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All round performance of a century and five or more wickets innings in Tests

All round performance of a century and five or more wickets innings in Tests

RA Jadeja of India scored 112 and captured five for 41 in the just concluded test against England at Rajkot to provide the 35th occasion of a cricketer scoring a century and capture five or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoRunsW-RPlayerTeamOppositionGroundSeason
1106 6-026JH SinclairSouth AfricaEnglandCape Town1898/99
2123 5-120GA FaulknerSouth AfricaEnglandJohannesburg1909/10
3114 5-033C KellewayAustraliaSouth AfricaManchester1912
4100 7-069JM GregoryAustraliaEnglandMelbourne1920/21
5184 5-196MH MankadIndiaEnglandLord’s1952
6219 5-056DS AtkinsonWest IndiesAustraliaBridgetown1954/55
7109 6-107KR MillerAustraliaWest IndiesKingston1954/55
8100 5-084R BenaudAustraliaSouth AfricaJohannesburg1957/58
9100 5-090OG SmithWest IndiesIndiaDelhi1958/59
10172*5-107PR UmrigarIndiaWest IndiesPort of Spain1961/62
11104 5-063GS SobersWest IndiesIndiaKingston1961/62
12105 5-086BR TaylorNew ZealandIndiaEden Gardens1964/65
13174 5-041GS SobersWest IndiesEnglandLeeds1966
14201 5-049Mushtaq MohdPakistanNew ZealandDunedin1972/73
15148 6-164AW GreigEnglandWest IndiesBridgetown1973/74
16121 5-028Mushtaq MohdPakistanWest IndiesPort of Spain1976/77
17103 5-073IT BothamEnglandNew ZealandChristchurch1977/78
18108 8-034IT BothamEnglandPakistanLord’s1978
19114 6-058 : 7-048IT BothamEnglandIndiaWankhede1979/80
20149*6-095IT BothamEnglandAustraliaLeeds1981
21117 6-098 : 5-052Imran KhanPakistanIndiaFaisalabad1982/83
22138 5-059IT BothamEnglandNew ZealandWellington1983/84
23123 5-100Wasim AkramPakistanAustraliaAdelaide1989/90
24106*5-212PA StrangZimbabwePakistanSheikhupura1996/97
25110 5-090JH KallisSouth AfricaWest IndiesCape Town1998/99
26139*5-021JH KallisSouth AfricaBangladeshPotchefstroom2002/03
27103 5-156R AshwinIndiaWest IndiesWankhede2011/12
28144 6-082Shakib Al HasanBangladeshPakistanMirpur2011/12
29101*6-077Sohag GaziBangladeshNew ZealandChittagong2013/14
30137 5-080 : 5-044Shakib Al HasanBangladeshZimbabweKhulna2014/15
31113 7-083R AshwinIndiaWest IndiesNorth Sound2016
32137*5-121RL ChaseWest IndiesIndiaKingston2016
33106 5-043R AshwinIndia          EnglandChepauk2020/21
34175*5-041RA JadejaIndia          Sri LanksMohali2021/22
35112 5-041RA JadejaIndia         EnglandRajkot2023/24

RA Jadeja scored 112 and captured five for 41 in this test to provide the seventh occasion of an Indian cricketer scoring a century and capture five or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoRunsW-RPlayerTeamOppositionGroundSeason
1184 5-196MH MankadIndiaEnglandLord’s1952
2172*5-107PR UmrigarIndiaWest IndiesPort of Spain1961/62
3103 5-156R AshwinIndiaWest IndiesWankhede2011/12
4113 7-083R AshwinIndiaWest IndiesNorth Sound2016
5106 5-043R AshwinIndia          EnglandChepauk2020/21
6175*5-041RA JadejaIndia          Sri LanksMohali2021/22
7112 5-041RA JadejaIndia         EnglandRajkot2023/24

RA Jadeja scored 112 and captured five for 41 in this test to provide the seventh occasion of a cricketer scoring a century and capture five or more wickets in a test against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoRunsW-RPlayerTeamOppositionGroundSeason
1106 6-026JH SinclairSouth AfricaEnglandCape Town1898/99
2123 5-120GA FaulknerSouth AfricaEnglandJohannesburg1909/10
3100 7-069JM GregoryAustraliaEnglandMelbourne1920/21
d184 5-196MH MankadIndiaEnglandLord’s1952
5174 5-041GS SobersWest IndiesEnglandLeeds1966
6106 5-043R AshwinIndia          EnglandChepauk2020/21
7112 5-041RA JadejaIndia         EnglandRajkot2023/24

RA Jadejs’s all round performance in this test represent the second of his scoring a century and captain five wickets in test. Prior to this he had scored 175 not out and captured five for 41 against Sri Lanka at Mohali in 2021/22.  He became the seventh cricketer in the annals of test cricket to score a century and capture five or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoNoRunsW-RPlayerTeamOppositionGroundSeason
11104 5-063GS SobersWest IndiesIndiaKingston1961/62
 2174 5-041GS SobersWest IndiesEnglandLeeds1966
         
21103 5-073IT BothamEnglandNew ZealandChristchurch1977/78
 2108 8-034IT BothamEnglandPakistanLord’s1978
 3114 6-058 : 7-048IT BothamEnglandIndiaWankhede1979/80
 4149*6-095IT BothamEnglandAustraliaLeeds1981
 5138 5-059IT BothamEnglandNew ZealandWellington1983/84
         
31110 5-090JH KallisSouth AfricaWest IndiesCape Town1998/99
 2139*5-021JH KallisSouth AfricaBangladeshPotchefstroom2002/03
         
41201 5-049Mushtaq MohdPakistanNew ZealandDunedin1972/73
 2121 5-028Mushtaq MohdPakistanWest IndiesPort of Spain1976/77
         
51103 5-156R AshwinIndiaWest IndiesWankhede2011/12
 2113 7-083R AshwinIndiaWest IndiesNorth Sound2016
 3106 5-043R AshwinIndia          EnglandChepauk2020/21
         
61175*5-041RA JadejaIndia          Sri LanksMohali2021/22
 2112 5-041RA JadejaIndia         EnglandRajkot2023/24
         
71144 6-082Shakib Al HasanBangladeshPakistanMirpur2011/12
 2137 5-080 : 5-044Shakib Al HasanBangladeshZimbabweKhulna2014/15

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India Vs England Third Test at Rajkot – Fourth day

India Vs England Third Test at Rajkot – Fourth day

Shubman Gill was dismissed run out for 91 in India’s second innings in this test to provide the 47th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a ninety in an innings against all oppositions. It also provides the 28th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a ninety in an innings against all oppositions on home soil

Shubman Gill was dismissed run out for 91 in India’s second innings in this test to provide the sixth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a ninety in an innings against all oppositions. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a ninety in an innings against all oppositions on home soil

Shubman Gill was dismissed run out for 91 in India’s second innings in this test to provide the eighth occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a ninety in an innings against England. It also provides the    seventh occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a ninety in an innings against England on home soil

Shubman Gill was dismissed run out for 91 in India’s second innings in this test to provide the second occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a ninety in an innings against England. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a ninety in an innings against England on home soil

Shubman Gill scored zero and 91 in this test to provide the 59th occasion of a batsman scoring zero and ninety in a test match in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISITeamOppositionGroundDate
1G H S Trott092AustraliaEnglandThe Oval14.08.1893
2C Hill098AustraliaEnglandAdelaide12.01.1912
3S J McCabe093AustraliaEnglandSydney18.12.1936
4J Hardstaff980EnglandWest IndiesBarbados21.01.1948
5P B H May091EnglandAustraliaMelbourne31.12.1954
6J W Guy910New ZealandIndiaEden Gardens28.12.1955
7R A McLean930South AfricaEnglandWanderers15.02.1957
8P Roy099IndiaAustraliaDelhi12.12.1959
9R B Simpson920AustraliaWest IndiesBrisbane09.12.1960
10P B H May950EnglandAustraliaOld Trafford27.07.1961
11C G Borde930IndiaWest IndiesKingston07.03.1962
12Hanumant Singh094IndiaAustraliaMadras-CS02.10.1964
13C Milburn094EnglandWest IndiesOld Trafford02.06.1966
14J M Parks910EnglandWest IndiesLord’s16.06.1966
15A L Wadekar091IndiaEnglandLeeds08.06.1967
16Nawab of Pataudi Jr950IndiaAustraliaBrabourne04.11.1969
17Mushtaq Mohammad990PakistanEnglandKarachi24.03.1973
18R B McCosker095*AustraliaEnglandLeeds14.08.1975
19G J Gilmour950AustraliaWest IndiesAdelaide23.01.1976
20G A Gooch091*EnglandNew ZealandThe Oval27.07.1978
21G P Howarth940New ZealandEnglandThe Oval27.07.1978
22G Boycott099*EnglandAustraliaPerth14.12.1979
23S Wettimuny096Sri LankaAustraliaKandy22.04.1983
24D B Vengsarkar940IndiaWest IndiesAntigua28.04.1983
25K C Wessels900AustraliaWest IndiesMelbourne22.12.1984
26M W Gatting096EnglandAustraliaSydney10.01.1987
27K Srikkanth940IndiaNew ZealandWankhede24.11.1988
28W V Raman096IndiaNew ZealandChristchurch02.02.1990
29A R Border091*AustraliaIndiaAdelaide25.01.1992
30K C Wessels095*South AfricaIndiaP Elizabeth26.12.1992
31G W Flower960ZimbabweIndiaDelhi13.03.1993
32B A Young094New ZealandEnglandLord’s16.06.1994
33A Ranatunga090Sri LankaNew ZealandDunedin18.03.1995
34G P Thorpe940EnglandWest IndiesOld Trafford27.07.1995
35S P Fleming910New ZealandAustraliaBrisbane07.11.1997
36SM W Goodwin091ZimbabweAustraliaHarare14.10.1999
37A M Blignaut092ZimbabweWest IndiesHarare27.07.2001
38A Flower920ZimbabweIndiaDelhi28.02.2002
39A J Hall099*South AfricaEnglandLeefs21.08.2003
40Mohammad Ashraful980BangladeshZimbabweHarare19.02.2004
41J A Rudolph93*0South AfricaNew ZealandWellington26.03.2004
42T Taibu920ZimbabweBangladeshChittagong06.01.2005
43I K Pathan093IndiaSri LankaDelhi10.12.2005
44Shahid Afridi920PakistanEnglandFaisalabad20.11.2005
45Mohammad Yousuf097PakistanIndiaKarachi29.01.2006
46H H Gibbs092South AfricaSri LankaCol-PSS04.08.2006
47K P Pietersen096EnglandPakistanThe Oval17.08.2006
48Mahmudullah96*0BangladeshIndiaMirpur24.01.2010
49Shahriar Nafees970BangladeshPakistanMirpur16.12.2011
50S P D Smith097AustraliaPakistanAbu Dhabi30.10.2014
51Azhar Ali091PakistanWest IndiesSharjah29.10.2016
52Misbah-ul-Haq990PakistanWest IndiesBarbados30.04.2017
53Litton Das094BangladeshSri LankaChittagong31.01.2018
54Babar Azam099PakistanAustraliaAbu Dhabi16.10.2018
55HE van der Dussen098South AfricaEnglandWanderers24.01.2020
56Q de Kock960South AfricaWest IndiesGros Islet18.06.2021
57T M Head920AustraliaSouth AfricaBrisbane17.12.2022
58D de Silva098Sri LankaNew ZealandWellington17.03.2023
59Shubman Gill091IndiaEnglandRajkot15.02.2024

Shubman Gill scored zero and 91 in this test to provide the tenth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring zero and ninety in a test match in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISITeamOppositionGroundDate
1P Roy099IndiaAustraliaDelhi12.12.1959
2C G Borde930IndiaWest IndiesKingston07.03.1962
3Hanumant Singh094IndiaAustraliaMadras-CS02.10.1964
4A L Wadekar091IndiaEnglandLeeds08.06.1967
5Nawab of Pataudi Jr950IndiaAustraliaBrabourne04.11.1969
6D B Vengsarkar940IndiaWest IndiesAntigua28.04.1983
7K Srikkanth940IndiaNew ZealandWankhede24.11.1988
8W V Raman096IndiaNew ZealandChristchurch02.02.1990
9I K Pathan093IndiaSri LankaDelhi10.12.2005
10Shubman Gill091IndiaEnglandRajkot15.02.2024

Shubman Gill scored zero and 91 in this test to provide the 13th occasion of a batsman scoring zero and ninety in a test match in the annals of test cricket against England.  All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISITeamOppositionGroundDate
1G H S Trott092AustraliaEnglandThe Oval14.08.1893
2C Hill098AustraliaEnglandAdelaide12.01.1912
3S J McCabe093AustraliaEnglandSydney18.12.1936
4R A McLean930South AfricaEnglandWanderers15.02.1957
5A L Wadekar091IndiaEnglandLeeds08.06.1967
6Mushtaq Mohammad990PakistanEnglandKarachi24.03.1973
7R B McCosker095*AustraliaEnglandLeeds14.08.1975
8G P Howarth940New ZealandEnglandThe Oval27.07.1978
9B A Young094New ZealandEnglandLord’s16.06.1994
10A J Hall099*South AfricaEnglandLeefs21.08.2003
11Shahid Afridi920PakistanEnglandFaisalabad20.11.2005
12HE van der Dussen098South AfricaEnglandWanderers24.01.2020
13Shubman Gill091IndiaEnglandRajkot15.02.2024

YBK Jaiswal scored 214 not out in India’s second innings to provide the 57th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a double century in a test innings against all oppositions. It also provides the 40th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a double century against all oppositions on home soil

YBK Jaiswal scored 214 not out in India’s second innings to provide the tenth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a double century in a test innings against England. It also provides the eighth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a double century against England on home soil

YBK Jaiswal scored 214 not out in India’s second innings to provide the 23rd occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a double century in a test innings against all oppositions. It also provides the 15th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a double century against all oppositions on home soil

YBK Jaiswal scored 214 not out in India’s second innings to provide the third occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a double century in a test innings against England. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a double century against England on home soil

YBK Jaiwal’s 214 not out in this game represent his second double century in a test innings. Prior to this he had scored 209 against England at Vizag in the ongoing series. He became the sixth Indian opening batsman to score two or more double centuries. All such occasions are tabulated below

No PlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
11MA Agarwal2151v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
 2MA Agarwal2432v BangladeshIndore14 Nov 2019
        
21SM Gavaskar2203v West IndiesPort of Spain13 Apr 1971
 2SM Gavaskar2051v West IndiesWankhede01 Dec 1978
 3SM Gavaskar2214v EnglandThe Oval30 Aug 1979
        
31W Jaffer2123v West IndiesSt John’s02 Jun 2006
 2W Jaffer2021v PakistanEden Gardens30 Nov 2007
        
41YBK Jaiswal2091v EnglandVisakhapatnamo2 Feb 2024
 2YBK Jaiswal214*3v EnglandRajkot15 Feb 2024
        
51MH Mankad2231v New ZealandBrabourne02 Dec 1955
 2MH Mankad2311v New ZealandChennai06 Jan 1956
        
61V Sehwag3091v PakistanMultan28 Mar 2004
 2V Sehwag2012v PakistanBengaluru24 Mar 2005
 3V Sehwag2542v PakistanLahore13 Jan 2006
 4V Sehwag3192v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
 5V Sehwag201*1v Sri LankaGalle31 Jul 2008
 6V Sehwag2932v Sri LankaBrabourne02 Dec 2009

YBK Jaiwal’s 214 not out in this game represent his second double century in a test innings. Prior to this he had scored 209 against England at Vizag in the ongoing series. Thus his 214 not out in this test represent his highest individual innings of his test career.

YBK Jaiswal’s 214 not out in this test provide the 109th occasion of a left hand batsman scoring double centuries in a test innings against all oppositions. It also provides the sixth occasion of an Indian left hand batsman scoring double centuries in a test innings against all oppositions

YBK Jaiswal’s 214 not out in this test provide the 48th occasion of a left hand opening batsman scoring double centuries in a test innings against all oppositions. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian left hand opening batsman scoring double centuries in a test innings against all oppositions

YBK Jaiswal’s 214 not out in this test provide the 12th occasion of a left hand batsman scoring double centuries in a test innings against England. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian left hand batsman scoring double centuries in a test innings against England

YBK Jaiswal’s 214 not out in this test provide the twelfth occasion of a left hand opening batsman scoring double centuries in a test innings against England. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian left hand opening batsman scoring double centuries in a test innings against England

YBK Jaiswal scored double centuries in consecutive tests – 209 at Vizag and 214 not out in this test – to provide the fourteenth occasion of a batsman scoring double centuries in two or more consecutive tests in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoNoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
11WR Hammond .2512Englandv AustraliaSydney14 Dec 1928
 2WR Hammond .2002Englandv AustraliaMelbourne29 Dec 1928
         
21DG Bradman .3042Australiav EnglandLord’s27 Jun 1930
 2DG Bradman .2441Australiav EnglandLeeds11 Jul 1930
 3DG Bradman .2322Australiav EnglandThe Oval16 Aug 1930
         
31WR Hammond .2271Englandv New ZealandChristchurch24 Mar 1933
 2WR Hammond .336*2Englandv New ZealandAuckland31 Mar 1933
         
41DG Bradman .3042Australiav EnglandLeeds20 Jul 1934
 2DG Bradman .2441Australiav EnglandThe Oval18 Aug 1934
         
51DG Bradman .2703Australiav EnglandMelbourne01 Jan 1937
 2DG Bradman .2123Australiav EnglandAdelaide29 Jan 1937
         
61VG Kambli .2242Indiav EnglandWankhede19 Feb 1993
 2VG Kambli .2271Indiav ZimbabweDelhi13 Mar 1993
         
71GC Smith2771South Africav EnglandBirmingham24 Jul 2003
 2GC Smith2591South Africav EnglandLord’s03 Aug 2003
         
81RT Ponting2421Australiav IndiaAdelaide12 Dec 2003
 2RT Ponting2572Australiav IndiaMelbourne26 Dec 2003
         
91KC Sangakkara200*2Sri Lankav BangladeshCol-PSS03 Jul 2007
 2KC Sangakkara222*2Sri Lankav BangladeshKandy11 Jul 2007
         
101TT Samaraweera231 Sri Lankav PakistanKarachi21 Feb 2009
 2TT Samaraweer214 Sri Lankav PakistanLahore01 Mar 2009
         
111MJ Clarke .259*2Australiav South AfricaBrisbane09 Nov 2012
 2MJ Clarke .2301Australiav South AfricaAdelaide22 Nov 2012
         
121BM McCullum2241New Zealandv IndiaAuckland06 Feb 2014
 2BM McCullum3023New Zealandv IndiaWellington12 Feb 2014
         
131V Kohli .2132Indiav Sri LankaNagpur24 Nov 2017
 2V Kohli .2431Indiav Sri LankaDelhi02 Dec 2017
         
141YBK Jaiswal .2091Indiav EnglandVisakhapatnam02 Feb 2024
 2YBK Jaiswal .214*3Indiav EnglandRajkot15 Feb 2024

YBK Jaiswal scored double centuries in consecutive tests – 209 at Vizag and 214 not out in this test – to provide the third occasion of an Indian batsman scoring double centuries in consecutive tests in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoNoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
11VG Kambli .2242Indiav EnglandWankhede19 Feb 1993
 2VG Kambli .2271Indiav ZimbabweDelhi13 Mar 1993
         
21V Kohli .2132Indiav Sri LankaNagpur24 Nov 2017
 2V Kohli .2431Indiav Sri LankaDelhi02 Dec 2017
         
31YBK Jaiswal .2091Indiav EnglandVisakhapatnam02 Feb 2024
 2YBK Jaiswal .214*3Indiav EnglandRajkot15 Feb 2024

SM Khan scored 62 and 68 not out in this test to provide the 43rd occasion of a batsman to score fifties in both innings on test debut. He also became the fourth Indian batsman to accomplish such a feat.

SM Khan scored 62 and 68 not out in this test to provide the 27th occasion of a batsman to score half centuries in both innings on test debut. He also became the third Indian batsman to accomplish such a feat.

SM Khan scored 62 and 68 not out in this test to provide the 1314th occasion of a batsman to score fifties in both innings of a test. It also provides the 159th occasion of an Indian batsman to accomplish such a feat.

SM Khan scored 62 and 68 not out in this test to provide the 692nd occasion of a batsman to score half centuries in both innings of a test. It also provides the 85th occasion of an Indian batsman to accomplish such a feat.

SM Khan scored 62 and 68 not out in this test to provide the 260th ocassion of a batsman to score fifties in both innings of a test against England. It also provides 34th occasion of an Indian batsman to accomplish such a feat against England

SM Khan scored 62 and 68 not out in this test to provide the 139th occasion of a batsman to score half centuries in both innings of a test against England. It also provides the 18th occasion of an Indian batsman to accomplish such a feat against England.

India posted 445 and 430 for four declared in this test to provide the  third occasion of India posting 400 plus runs in both innings of a test against all oppositions.

NoTeamScoreInnsOppositionGroundStart Date
1India4071v PakistanEden Gardens16 Mar 2005
 India407/9d3v PakistanEden Gardens16 Mar 2005
       
2India4261v Sri LankaAhmedabad16 Nov 2009
 India412/43v Sri LankaAhmedabad16 Nov 2009
       
3India4451v EnglandRajkot15 Feb 2024
 India430/4d3v EnglandRajkot15 Feb 2024

India posted 445 and 430 for four declared in this test to provide the first occasion of India posting 400 plus runs in both innings of a test against England.

NoTeamScoreInnsOppositionGroundStart Date
1India4451v EnglandRajkot15 Feb 2024
 India430/4d3v EnglandRajkot15 Feb 2024

YBK Jaiswal-Shubman Gill added 155 runs in an unfinished partnership for the second wicket in India’s second innings to provide the 120th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for all wickets against England. It also provided the 72nd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for all wickets against England on home soil

YBK Jaiswal-Shubman Gill added 155 runs in an unfinished partnership for the second wicket in India’s second innings to provide the 22nd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket against England. It also provided the 14th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket against England on home soil

YBK Jaiswal-SM Khan added 172 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fifth wicket in India’s second innings to provide the 121st occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for all wickets against England. It also provided the 73rd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for all wickets against England on home soil

YBK Jaiswal-Shubman Gill added 155 runs in an unfinished partnership for the second wicket in India’s second innings to provide the 20th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket against England. It also provided the 14th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket against England on home soil

YBK Jaiswal-Shubman Gill added 155 runs in an unfinished partnership for the second wicket and YBK Jaiswal-Shubman Gill added 155 runs in an unfinished partnership for the second wicket in India’s second innings to provide the 22nd occasion of Indian batsmen posting two three figure partnership in an innings against England. It also provides the eleventh occasion of Indian batsmen posting two three figure partnership in an innings against England on home soil

India won this test by 434 runs to post its victory by largest margin of runs. Its previous largest victory by runs margin was its 372 run win against New Zealand at Wankhede in Dec 2021. It also represent India’s first win by 400 plus run margin.

YBK Jaiswal scored 12 boundary sixes in his knock of 214 not out in this test. He now shares the record for most boundary sixes with Wasim Akram of Pakistan. Wasin Akram had scored 12 boundary sixes in his knock of 257 against Zimbabwe at Sheikupura in Oct 1996

RA Jadeja scored 112 and captured five for 41 in this test to provide the 35th occasion of a cricketer scoring a century and capture five or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoRunsW-RPlayerTeamOppositionGroundSeason
1106 6-026JH SinclairSouth AfricaEnglandCape Town1898/99
2123 5-120GA FaulknerSouth AfricaEnglandJohannesburg1909/10
3114 5-033C KellewayAustraliaSouth AfricaManchester1912
4100 7-069JM GregoryAustraliaEnglandMelbourne1920/21
5184 5-196MH MankadIndiaEnglandLord’s1952
6219 5-056DS AtkinsonWest IndiesAustraliaBridgetown1954/55
7109 6-107KR MillerAustraliaWest IndiesKingston1954/55
8100 5-084R BenaudAustraliaSouth AfricaJohannesburg1957/58
9100 5-090OG SmithWest IndiesIndiaDelhi1958/59
10172*5-107PR UmrigarIndiaWest IndiesPort of Spain1961/62
11104 5-063GS SobersWest IndiesIndiaKingston1961/62
12105 5-086BR TaylorNew ZealandIndiaEden Gardens1964/65
13174 5-041GS SobersWest IndiesEnglandLeeds1966
14201 5-049Mushtaq MohdPakistanNew ZealandDunedin1972/73
15148 6-164AW GreigEnglandWest IndiesBridgetown1973/74
16121 5-028Mushtaq MohdPakistanWest IndiesPort of Spain1976/77
17103 5-073IT BothamEnglandNew ZealandChristchurch1977/78
18108 8-034IT BothamEnglandPakistanLord’s1978
19114 6-058 : 7-048IT BothamEnglandIndiaWankhede1979/80
20149*6-095IT BothamEnglandAustraliaLeeds1981
21117 6-098 : 5-052Imran KhanPakistanIndiaFaisalabad1982/83
22138 5-059IT BothamEnglandNew ZealandWellington1983/84
23123 5-100Wasim AkramPakistanAustraliaAdelaide1989/90
24106*5-212PA StrangZimbabwePakistanSheikhupura1996/97
25110 5-090JH KallisSouth AfricaWest IndiesCape Town1998/99
26139*5-021JH KallisSouth AfricaBangladeshPotchefstroom2002/03
27103 5-156R AshwinIndiaWest IndiesWankhede2011/12
28144 6-082Shakib Al HasanBangladeshPakistanMirpur2011/12
29101*6-077Sohag GaziBangladeshNew ZealandChittagong2013/14
30137 5-080 : 5-044Shakib Al HasanBangladeshZimbabweKhulna2014/15
31113 7-083R AshwinIndiaWest IndiesNorth Sound2016
32137*5-121RL ChaseWest IndiesIndiaKingston2016
33106 5-043R AshwinIndia          EnglandChepauk2020/21
34175*5-041RA JadejaIndia          Sri LanksMohali2021/22
35112 5-041RA JadejaIndia         EnglandRajkot2023/24

RA Jadeja scored 112 and captured five for 41 in this test to provide the seventh occasion of an Indian cricketer scoring a century and capture five or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoRunsW-RPlayerTeamOppositionGroundSeason
1184 5-196MH MankadIndiaEnglandLord’s1952
2172*5-107PR UmrigarIndiaWest IndiesPort of Spain1961/62
3103 5-156R AshwinIndiaWest IndiesWankhede2011/12
4113 7-083R AshwinIndiaWest IndiesNorth Sound2016
5106 5-043R AshwinIndia          EnglandChepauk2020/21
6175*5-041RA JadejaIndia          Sri LanksMohali2021/22
7112 5-041RA JadejaIndia         EnglandRajkot2023/24

RA Jadeja scored 112 and captured five for 41 in this test to provide the seventh occasion of a cricketer scoring a century and capture five or more wickets in a test against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoRunsW-RPlayerTeamOppositionGroundSeason
1106 6-026JH SinclairSouth AfricaEnglandCape Town1898/99
2123 5-120GA FaulknerSouth AfricaEnglandJohannesburg1909/10
3100 7-069JM GregoryAustraliaEnglandMelbourne1920/21
d184 5-196MH MankadIndiaEnglandLord’s1952
5174 5-041GS SobersWest IndiesEnglandLeeds1966
6106 5-043R AshwinIndia          EnglandChepauk2020/21
7112 5-041RA JadejaIndia         EnglandRajkot2023/24

RA Jadejs’s all round performance in this test represent the second of his scoring a century and captain five wickets in test. Prior to this he had scored 175 not out and captured five for 41 against Sri Lanka at Mohali in 2021/22.  He became the seventh cricketer in the annals of test cricket to score a century and capture five or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoNoRunsW-RPlayerTeamOppositionGroundSeason
11104 5-063GS SobersWest IndiesIndiaKingston1961/62
 2174 5-041GS SobersWest IndiesEnglandLeeds1966
         
21103 5-073IT BothamEnglandNew ZealandChristchurch1977/78
 2108 8-034IT BothamEnglandPakistanLord’s1978
 3114 6-058 : 7-048IT BothamEnglandIndiaWankhede1979/80
 4149*6-095IT BothamEnglandAustraliaLeeds1981
 5138 5-059IT BothamEnglandNew ZealandWellington1983/84
         
31110 5-090JH KallisSouth AfricaWest IndiesCape Town1998/99
 2139*5-021JH KallisSouth AfricaBangladeshPotchefstroom2002/03
         
41201 5-049Mushtaq MohdPakistanNew ZealandDunedin1972/73
 2121 5-028Mushtaq MohdPakistanWest IndiesPort of Spain1976/77
         
51103 5-156R AshwinIndiaWest IndiesWankhede2011/12
 2113 7-083R AshwinIndiaWest IndiesNorth Sound2016
 3106 5-043R AshwinIndia          EnglandChepauk2020/21
         
61175*5-041RA JadejaIndia          Sri LanksMohali2021/22
 2112 5-041RA JadejaIndia         EnglandRajkot2023/24
         
71144 6-082Shakib Al HasanBangladeshPakistanMirpur2011/12
 2137 5-080 : 5-044Shakib Al HasanBangladeshZimbabweKhulna2014/15

England was dismissed for 122 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the 37th occasion of England dismissed all out for a total of 150 or less than 150 runs in the fourth innings of a test. It also provides the fourth occasion of England dismissed all out for a total of 150 or less than 150 runs in the fourth innings of a test against India

England had lost four wickets for 28 runs in its second innings to provide the fourth occasion of England losing its four wickets for 28 runs in an innings. It also provides the first occasion of India losing its first four wickets for a total less than 28 runs against India

RA Jadeja captured five for 41 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the 35th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test. It also provides the ninth    occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test against England

RA Jadeja captured five for 41 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the eighth occasion of an Indian left arm spin bowler capturing five or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian left arm spin bowler capturing five or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test against England

RA Jadeja captured five for 41 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the 74th occasion of an Indian left arm spin bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings. It also provides the 19th occasion of an Indian left arm spin bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against England

RA Jadeja captured five for 41 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the 13th occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in a test innings. It also provides the second occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against England

RA Jadeja’s 13 five wicket innings hauls places him in the second place amongst the Indian left arm spin bowlers who have taken most five wicket innings hauls. BS Bedi has 14 five wickets innings hauls to his credit.

India Vs England Third Test at Rajkot – Third day

India Vs England Third Test at Rajkot – Third day

BM Duckett scored 153 in England’s first innings to provide the 239th occasion of an England batsman scoring 150 plus runs in an innings against all oppositions. It also provides the 98th occasion of an England batsman scoring 150 plus runs in an innings against all oppositions on away soil

BM Duckett scored 153 in England’s first innings to provide the 43rd occasion of an England batsman scoring 150 plus runs in an innings against India. It also provides the 15th occasion of an England batsman scoring 150 plus runs in an innings against India on away soil

BM Duckett scored 153 in England’s first innings to provide the 94th occasion of an England opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in an innings  against all oppositions. It also provide the 39th occasion of an England opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in an innings against all oppositions on away soil

BM Duckett scored 153 in England’s first innings to provide the 16th occasion of an England batsman scoring 150 plus runs in an innings against India. It also provides the sixth occasion of an England batsman scoring 150 plus runs in an innings against India on away soil

YBK Jaiswal scored 104 and was retired not out hurt to provide the    sixth occasion of a batsman retired not out hurt after scoring a century in the annals of test cricket. He became the second Indian batsman to retire not out hurt after scoring a century. W Jaffer scored 138 not out before retiring hurt not out against Bangladesh at Mirpur in May 2007.

YBK Jaiswal scored 104 and was retired not out in the second innings of thid test to provide the 544th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings.  It also provides the 292nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings o

YBK Jaiswal scored 104 and was retired not out of this test to provide the 115th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against England.  It also provides the 67th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings on home soil against England.

YBK Jaiswal scored 104 and was retired not out in the second innings of this test to provide the 166th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings.  It also provides the 89th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings on home soil

YBK Jaiswal scored 104 and was retired not out in the second innings of this test to provide the 37th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against England.  It also provides the 22nd occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings on home soil against England.

Shubman Gill scored zero and 65 not out at the end of third day’s play in this test to provide the 17th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring zero and a half century against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISIOppositionGroundStart Date
1L Amarnath050v EnglandLord’s22 Jun 1946
2VM Merchant780v EnglandManchester20 Jul 1946
3SA Durani710v EnglandBrabourne11 Nov 1961
4AL Wadekar091v EnglandLeeds08 Jun 1967
5S Abid Ali580v EnglandDelhi20 Dec 1972
6FM Engineer860v EnglandLord’s20 Jun 1974
7DB Vengsarkar052v EnglandThe Oval30 Aug 1979
8RJ Shastri660v EnglandThe Oval08 Jul 1982
9MS Dhoni076*v EnglandLord’s19 Jul 2007
10SK Raina078v EnglandLord’s21 Jul 2011
11MS Dhoni520v EnglandEden Gardens05 Dec 2012
12MS Dhoni820v EnglandThe Oval15 Aug 2014
13GH Vihari560v EnglandThe Oval07 Sep 2018
14Washington Sundar85*0v EnglandChennai05 Feb 2021
15V Kohli062v EnglandChennai13 Feb 2021
16Mohammed Shami056*v EnglandLord’s12 Aug 2021
17Shubman Gill065*v EnglandRajkot15 Feb 2024

Shubman Gill scored zero and 65 not out at the end of third day’s play in this test to provide the seventh occasion of an Indian batsman scoring zero and a half century against England on home soi. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISIOppositionGroundStart Date
1SA Durani710v EnglandBrabourne11 Nov 1961
2S Abid Ali580v EnglandDelhi20 Dec 1972
3SK Raina078v EnglandLord’s21 Jul 2011
3MS Dhoni520v EnglandEden Gardens05 Dec 2012
5Washington Sundar85*0v EnglandChennai05 Feb 2021
6V Kohli062v EnglandChennai13 Feb 2021
7Shubman Gill065*v EnglandRajkot15 Feb 2024

This test witnessed three centuries by openers to provide the 24th occasion of a test witnessing centuries by opening batsmen in first, second and third innings of a test. The list includes two occasions of four centuries by opening batsmen in a test. In these two tests, both the opening batsmen have scored centuries in the first innings of the test

YBK Jaiswal scored 104 and was retired not out in the second innings of this test to provide the 18th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in the second innings of a test against England.  It also provides the tenth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings on home soil against England.

JM Bairstow was dismissed for zero in England’s first innings in this test to provide the 192nd occasion of an England batsman scoring a zero in an innings against India. It also provides the 100th occasion of an England batsman scoring a zero in an innings against India in India

JM Bairstow was dismissed for zero in England’s first innings in this test to provide the eighth occasion of his scoring a duck against India. He holds the dubious record for most zeroes in a test innings against India.  He went past D Kaneria and NM Lyon who had seven zeroes to their credit against India.

India Vs England Third Test at Rajkot – Second day

India Vs England Third Test at Rajkot – Second day

R Ashwin captured his 500th test wicket when he claimed the wicket of Z Crawley caught by R Patidar for 15 in England’s first innings. He became the the second Indian bowler to capture 500 test wickets after A Kumble. A Kumble has captured 619 wickets.

He became the ninth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 500 plus wickets.

NoPlayerTeamSpanMatInnsBallsRunsWkts
1M MuralidaranSrl1992-20101332304403918180800
2SK WarneAus1992-20071452734070517995708
3JM AndersonEng2003-20241853443957718371696
4A KumbleInd1990-20081322364085018355619
5SCJ BroadEng2007-20231673093369816719604
6GD McGrathAus1993-20071242432924812186563
7CA WalshWin1984-20011322423001912688519
8NM LyonAus2011-20241272383244015889517
9R AshwinInd2011-20240981842574911974500

He became the fifth spin bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 500 plus wickets.

NoPlayerTeamSpanMatInnsBallsRunsWkts
1M MuralidaranSrl1992-20101332304403918180800
2SK WarneAus1992-20071452734070517995708
3A KumbleInd1990-20081322364085018355619
4NM LyonAus2011-20241272383244015889517
5R AshwinInd2011-20240981842574911974500

R Ashwin took his 500th wicket and became the first Indian cricketer to score 3000 runs and capture 500 wickets. He has scored 3308 runs with the willow. He also became the third cricketer in the annals of test cricket to score 3000 plus runs and capture 500 plus wickets.

NoPlayerTeamSpanMatRunsWkts
1SK WarneAus1992-20071453154708
2SCJ BroadEng2007-20231673662604
3R AshwinInd2011-20240983308500

India was dismissed all out for 445 in its first innings to provide the 15th occasion of India dismissed all out in an innings against England on home soil. It also provides the sixth occasion of India dismissed all out in the first innings of a test against England on home soil.

BM Duckett scored 133 not out in England’s first innings at the end of second day’s play to provide the 130th occasion of an England batsman scoring a century in an innings against India. It also provides the 52nd occasion of an England batsman scoring a century in an innings against India in India

BM Duckett scored 133 not out in England’s first innings at the end of second day’s play to provide the 38th occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against India. It also provides the 17th occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against India in India

BM Duckett became the second England batsman to score a century against India at Rajkot. Prior to this AN Cook had scored 130 in Nov 2016. Thus BM Duckett’s 133 not out in this test provides the highest individual innings by an England batsman against India at Rajkot.

RG Sharma of India scored 131 and BM Duckett scored 133 not out in the first and second innings of this test respectively to provide the fifth occasion of rival openers scoring centuries in the first and second innings of a test in India-England test series.

RG Sharma of India scored 131 and BM Duckett scored 133 not out in the first and second innings of this test respectively to provide the third occasion of rival openers batting at number two scoring centuries in the first and second innings of a test in India-England test series.

Fourth innings centuries by batsmen in a test innings in winning cause

Fourth innings centuries by batsmen in a test innings in winning cause

KS Williamaon’s 133 not out in the fourth innings of the test fetched a win for New Zealand against South Africa at Hamilton in the just concluded test. It provides the 83rd occasion of a batsman’s fourth innings century in a winning cause. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1JT Brown1404Englandv AustraliaMelbourne01 Mar 1895
2J Darling1604Australiav EnglandSydney26 Feb 1898
3GL Jessop1044Englandv AustraliaThe Oval11 Aug 1902
4JB Hobbs126*4Englandv AustraliaMelbourne30 Dec 1911
5H Sutcliffe1354Englandv AustraliaMelbourne29 Dec 1928
6AR Morris1824Australiav EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1948
7DG Bradman173*4Australiav EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1948
8RN Harvey151*4Australiav South AfricaDurban20 Jan 1950
9AL Hassett1024Australiav West IndiesMelbourne31 Dec 1951
10CC Hunte1144West Indiesv PakistanGeorgetown13 Mar 1958
11GS Sobers109*4West Indiesv PakistanGeorgetown13 Mar 1958
12Rev.DS Sheppard1134Englandv AustraliaMelbourne29 Dec 1962
13CC Hunte108*4West Indiesv EnglandThe Oval22 Aug 1963
14Mohammad Ilyas1264Pakistanv New ZealandKarachi09 Apr 1965
15SM Nurse1684West Indiesv New ZealandAuckland27 Feb 1969
16GM Turner110*4New Zealandv AustraliaChristchurch08 Mar 1974
17GS Chappell109*4Australiav West IndiesBrisbane28 Nov 1975
18SM Gavaskar1024Indiav West IndiesPort of Spain07 Apr 1976
19GR Viswanath1124Indiav West IndiesPort of Spain07 Apr 1976
20AL Mann1054Australiav IndiaPerth16 Dec 1977
21GM Wood1264Australiav West IndiesGeorgetown31 Mar 1978
22CS Serjeant1244Australiav West IndiesGeorgetown31 Mar 1978
23CG Greenidge214*4West Indiesv EnglandLord’s28 Jun 1984
24Mudassar Nazar1064Pakistanv New ZealandHyd-Pak25 Nov 1984
25Javed Miandad103*4Pakistanv New ZealandHyd-Pak25 Nov 1984
26JV Coney111*4New Zealandv PakistanDunedin09 Feb 1985
27IVA Richards109*4West Indiesv IndiaDelhi25 Nov 1987
28DL Haynes112*4West Indiesv IndiaBridgetown07 Apr 1989
29JG Wright117*4New Zealandv AustraliaWellington15 Mar 1990
30BA Young1204New Zealandv PakistanChristchurch24 Feb 1994
31SA Thomson120*4New Zealandv PakistanChristchurch24 Feb 1994
32MA Atherton1184Englandv New ZealandChristchurch14 Feb 1997
33ME Waugh1164Australiav South AfricaGqeberha14 Mar 1997
34PA de Silva143*4Sri Lankav ZimbabweCol-SSC14 Jan 1998
35MA Taylor102*4Australiav IndiaBengaluru25 Mar 1998
36BC Lara153*4West Indiesv AustraliaBridgetown26 Mar 1999
37JL Langer1274Australiav PakistanHobart18 Nov 1999
38AC Gilchrist149*4Australiav PakistanHobart18 Nov 1999
39JL Langer122*4Australiav New ZealandHamilton31 Mar 2000
40MA Butcher173*4Englandv AustraliaLeeds16 Aug 2001
41RT Ponting100*4Australiav South AfricaCape Town08 Mar 2002
42HH Gibbs1044South Africav AustraliaDurban15 Mar 2002
43RR Sarwan1054West Indiesv AustraliaSt John’s09 May 2003
44S Chanderpaul1044West Indiesv AustraliaSt John’s09 May 2003
45Yasir Hameed1054Pakistanv BangladeshKarachi20 Aug 2003
46Mohammad Hafeez102*4Pakistanv BangladeshPeshawar27 Aug 2003
47Inzamam-ul-Haq138*4Pakistanv BangladeshMultan03 Sep 2003
48ML Hayden101*4Australiav ZimbabweSydney17 Oct 2003
49GC Smith125*4South Africav New ZealandWellington26 Mar 2004
50N Hussain103*4Englandv New ZealandLord’s20 May 2004
51GP Thorpe104*4Englandv New ZealandNottingham10 Jun 2004
52RT Ponting143*4Australiav South AfricaSydney02 Jan 2006
53DR Martyn1014Australiav South AfricaJohannesburg31 Mar 2006
54RT Ponting118*4Australiav BangladeshFatullaho9 Apr 2006
55M Jayawardene1234Sri Lankav South AfricaCol-PSS04 Aug 2006
56RR Sarwan1024West Indiesv Sri LankaPort of Spain03 Apr 2008
57AJ Strauss1064Englandv New ZealandManchester23 May 2008
58GC Smith154*4South Africav EnglandBirmingham30 Jul 2008
59SR Tendulkar103*4Indiav EnglandChennai11 Dec 2008
60GC Smith1084South Africav AustraliaPerth17 Dec 2008
61AB de Villiers106*4South Africav AustraliaPerth17 Dec 2008
62AN Cook109*4Englandv BangladeshMirpur20 Mar 2010
63VVS Laxman103*4Indiav Sri LankaCol-PSS03 Aug 2010
64GC Smith101*4South Africav AustraliaCape Town09 Nov 2011
65HM Amla1124South Africav AustraliaCape Town09 Nov 2011
66CJL Rogers1164Australiav EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2013
67Azhar Ali1034Pakistanv Sri LankaSharjah16 Jan 2014
68Shan Masood1254Pakistanv Sri LankaPallekele03 Jul 2015
69Younis Khan171*4Pakistanv Sri LankaPallekele03 Jul 2015
70KS Williamson108*4New Zealandv Sri LankaHamilton18 Dec 2015
71KS Williamson104*4New Zealandv BangladeshWellington12 Jan 2017
72SD Hope118*4West Indiesv EnglandLeeds25 Aug 2017
73MDKJ Perera153*4Sri Lankav South AfricaDurban13 Feb 2019
74FDM Karunaratne1224Sri Lankav New ZealandGalle14 Aug 2019
75BA Stokes135*4Englandv AustraliaLeeds22 Aug 2019
76KR Mayers210*4West Indiesv BangladeshChattogram03 Feb 2021
77JE Root115*4Englandv New ZealandLord’s02 Jun 2022
78JM Bairstow1364Englandv New ZealandNottingham10 Jun 2022
79JE Root142*4Englandv IndiaBirmingham01 Jul 2022
80JM Bairstow114*4Englandv IndiaBirmingham01 Jul 2022
81Abdullah Shafique160*4Pakistanv Sri LankaGalle16 Jul 2022
82KS Williamson121*4New Zealandv Sri LankaChristchurch09 Mar 2023
83KS Williamson133*4New Zealanthdv South AfricaHamilton13 Feb 2024

It provides the ninth occasion of a New Zealand batsman’s fourth innings century in a winning cause. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1GM Turner110*4New Zealandv AustraliaChristchurch08 Mar 1974
2JV Coney111*4New Zealandv PakistanDunedin09 Feb 1985
3JG Wright117*4New Zealandv AustraliaWellington15 Mar 1990
4BA Young1204New Zealandv PakistanChristchurch24 Feb 1994
5SA Thomson120*4New Zealandv PakistanChristchurch24 Feb 1994
6KS Williamson108*4New Zealandv Sri LankaHamilton18 Dec 2015
7KS Williamson104*4New Zealandv BangladeshWellington12 Jan 2017
8KS Williamson121*4New Zealandv Sri LankaChristchurch09 Mar 2023
9KS Williamson133*4New Zealandv South AfricaHamilton13 Feb 2024

It provides the eighth occasion of a batsman’s fourth innings century in a winning cause against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1RN Harvey151*4Australiav South AfricaDurban20 Jan 1950
2ME Waugh1164Australiav South AfricaGqeberha14 Mar 1997
3RT Ponting100*4Australiav South AfricaCape Town08 Mar 2002
4RT Ponting143*4Australiav South AfricaSydney02 Jan 2006
5DR Martyn1014Australiav South AfricaJohannesburg31 Mar 2006
6M Jayawardene1234Sri Lankav South AfricaCol-PSS04 Aug 2006
7MDKJ Perera153*4Sri Lankav South AfricaDurban13 Feb 2019
8KS Williamson133*4New Zealandv South AfricaHamilton13 Feb 2024

GC Smith of New Zealand and KS Williamson of New Zealand are the two batsmen in the annals of test cricket who have scored fourth innings centuries in a winning cause on four occasions.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1GC Smith125*4South Africav New ZealandWellington26 Mar 2004
2GC Smith154*4South Africav EnglandBirmingham30 Jul 2008
3GC Smith1084South Africav AustraliaPerth17 Dec 2008
4GC Smith101*4South Africav AustraliaCape Town09 Nov 2011
        
1KS Williamson108*4New Zealandv Sri LankaHamilton18 Dec 2015
2KS Williamson104*4New Zealandv BangladeshWellington12 Jan 2017
3KS Williamson121*4New Zealandv Sri LankaChristchurch09 Mar 2023
4KS Williamson133*4New Zealandv South AfricaHamilton13 Feb 2024

The following table lists the eleven occasions of two batsmen scoring fourth innings centuries in a winning cause

NoNoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
11CC Hunte1144West Indiesv PakistanGeorgetown13 Mar 1958
 2GS Sobers109*4West Indiesv PakistanGeorgetown13 Mar 1958
         
21SM Gavaskar1024Indiav West IndiesPort of Spain07 Apr 1976
 2GR Viswanath1124Indiav West IndiesPort of Spain07 Apr 1976
         
31GM Wood1264Australiav West IndiesGeorgetown31 Mar 1978
 2CS Serjeant1244Australiav West IndiesGeorgetown31 Mar 1978
         
41Mudassar Nazar1064Pakistanv New ZealandHyd-Pak25 Nov 1984
 2Javed Miandad103*4Pakistanv New ZealandHyd-Pak25 Nov 1984
         
51BA Young1204New Zealandv PakistanChristchurch24 Feb 1994
 2SA Thomson120*4New Zealandv PakistanChristchurch24 Feb 1994
         
61JL Langer1274Australiav PakistanHobart18 Nov 1999
 2AC Gilchrist149*4Australiav PakistanHobart18 Nov 1999
         
71RR Sarwan1054West Indiesv AustraliaSt John’s09 May 2003
 2S Chanderpaul1044West Indiesv AustraliaSt John’s09 May 2003
         
81GC Smith1084South Africav AustraliaPerth17 Dec 2008
 2AB de Villiers106*4South Africav AustraliaPerth17 Dec 2008
         
91GC Smith101*4South Africav AustraliaCape Town09 Nov 2011
 2HM Amla1124South Africav AustraliaCape Town09 Nov 2011
         
101Shan Masood1254Pakistanv Sri LankaPallekele03 Jul 2015
 2Younis Khan171*4Pakistanv Sri LankaPallekele03 Jul 2015
         
111JE Root142*4Englandv IndiaBirmingham01 Jul 2022
 2JM Bairstow114*4Englandv IndiaBirmingham01 Jul 2022
New Zealand bowlers capturing five or more wickets in an innings on test debut

New Zealand bowlers capturing five or more wickets in an innings on test debut

W O’Rourke of New Zealand captured five for 34 in the third innings of the test against South Africa in the just concluded test at Hamilton to provide the tenth occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings on test  debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1GF Cresswell41.20616862v EnglandThe Oval13 Aug 1949
2AM Moir56.31615562v EnglandChristchurch17 Mar 1951
3BR Taylor23.50208652v IndiaEden Gardens05 Mar 1965
4PJ Wiseman46.51708254v Sri LankaCol-RPS27 May 1998
5MR Gillespie30.00713652v South AfricaCenturion16 Nov 2007
6TG Southee23.10805551v EnglandNapier22 Mar 2008
7DAJ Bracewell25.00208554v ZimbabweBulawayo01 Nov 2011
8C de Grandhomme15.50504161v PakistanChristchurch17 Nov 2016
9AY Patel23.40405954v PakistanAbu Dhabi16 Nov 2018
10W O’Rourke13.50403453v South AfricaHamilton13 Feb 2024

He also became the second New Zealand bowler to capture five or more wickets in an innings on test debut against South Africa

NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1MR Gillespie30.00713652v South AfricaCenturion16 Nov 2007
2W O’Rourke13.50403453v South AfricaHamilton13 Feb 2024
India Vs England Third Test at Rajkot First day

India Vs England Third Test at Rajkot First day

India won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the 103rd occasion of India doing so against England. It also provides the 64th occasion of India doing so against England on home soil

India capped DC Jurel and SN Khan for this test. They became the 310th and 311th cricketer to represent Indian in Tests. They also became the 98th and 99th cricketers to make their test debut against England. 

India capped DC Jurel and SN Khan for this test. They became the 169th and 170th cricketer to represent Indian in Tests on home soil. They also became the 46th and 47th cricketers to make their test debut against England on home soil.

India capped DC Jurel and SN Khan for this test. It provides the 70th occasion of two or more Indian cricketers making their debut in a test. {excluding India’s inaugural test against England at Lord’s in Jun 1932, where the eleven Indian cricketers made their test debut}. It also provides the 41st occasion of two or more Indian cricketers making their debut in a test on home soil

India capped DC Jurel and SN Khan for this test. It provides the 21st occasion of two or more Indian cricketers making their debut in a test against England. {excluding India’s inaugural test against England at Lord’s in Jun 1932, where the eleven Indian cricketers made their test debut}. It also provides the twelfth occasion of two or more Indian cricketers making their debut in a test on home soil against England.

India capped DC Jurel and SN Khan for this test. It provides the 53rd occasion of two Indian cricketers making their debut in a test. It also provides the 31st occasion of two Indian cricketers making their debut in a test on home soil

India capped DC Jurel and SN Khan for this test. It provides the 15th occasion of two Indian cricketers making their debut in a test against England. It also provides the eighth occasion of two Indian cricketers making their debut in a test on home soil against England.

SN Khan scored 62 in the first innings of this test to provide the 50th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty on test debut. It also provides the 27th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty on test debut on home soil.

SN Khan scored 62 in the first innings of this test to provide the 19th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty on test debut against England. It also provides the ninth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty on test debut on home soil against England. The last occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty on test debut against England was M Azharuddin. M Azharuddin had scored 110 against England at Eden Gardens in Dec 1984

SN Khan was dismissed run out for 62 in the first innings of this test to provide the second occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty on test debut. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty on test debut on home soil.

SN Khan was dismissed run out for 62 in the first innings of this test to provide the 13tg occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out on test debut. It also provides the tenth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out on test debut on home soil.

SN Khan was dismissed run out for 62 in the first innings of this test to provide the second occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty on test debut against England. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty on test debut on home soil against England.

SN Khan was dismissed run out for 62 in the first innings of this test to provide the sixth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out on test debut against England. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out on test debut on home soil against England

RG Sharma scored 131 in the first innings of this test to provide the 542nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings.  It also provides the 290th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings on home soil

RG Sharma scored 131 in the first innings of this test to provide the 111th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against England.  It also provides the 63rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings on home soil against England.

RG Sharma scored 131 in the first innings of this test to provide the 165th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings.  It also provides the 88th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings on home soil

RG Sharma scored 131 in the first innings of this test to provide the 36th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against England.  It also provides the 21st occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings on home soil against England.

RG Sharma scored 131 in the first innings of this test to provide the 16th occasion of an Indian captain opening batsman scoring a century in an innings.  It also provides the eleventh occasion of an Indian captain opening batsman scoring a century in an innings on home soil

RG Sharma scored 131 in the first innings of this test to provide the second occasion of an Indian captain opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against England. The other was – SM Gavaskar who had scored 172 at Bengaluru in Dec 1981. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian captain opening batsman scoring a century in an innings on home soil against England.  The other was – SM Gavaskar who had scored 172 at  Bengaluru in Dec 1981.

RG Sharma scored 131 in the first innings of this test to provide the 77th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century in an innings.  It also provides the 45th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century in an innings on home soil

RG Sharma scored 131 in the first innings of this test to provide the 14th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century in an innings against England. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century in an innings on home soil against England. 

RA Jadeja scored 110 not out at the end of the first day in the first innings of this test to provide the 543rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings.  It also provides the 291st occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings on home soil

RA Jadeja scored 110 not out at the end of the first day in the first innings of this test to provide the 543rd occasion of an Indian left hand batsman scoring a century in an innings.  It also provides the 291st occasion of an Indian left hand batsman scoring a century in an innings on home soil

RA Jadeja scored 110 not out at the end of the first day in the first innings of this test to provide the 112th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings againstt England, It also provides the 64th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings on home soil against England.

RA Jadeja scored 110 not out at the end of the first day in the first innings of this test to provide the 13th occasion of an Indian left hand batsman scoring a century in an innings.  It also provides the sixth occasion of an Indian left hand batsman scoring a century in an innings on home soil against England

RG Sharma-RA Jadeja added 204 runs for the fourth wicket in India’s first innings to provide the 119th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against England. It also provides the 70th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against England on home soil.

RG Sharma-RA Jadeja added 204 runs for the fourth wicket in India’s first innings to provide the 18th occasion of Indian batsmen posting 200 plus partnership in an innings against England. It also provides the ninth occasion of Indian batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership in an innings against England on home soil.

RG Sharma-RA Jadeja added 204 runs for the fourth wicket in India’s first innings to provide the 18th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against England for the fourth wicket. It also provides the seventh occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against England on home soil for the fourth wicket

RG Sharma-RA Jadeja added 204 runs for the fourth wicket in India’s first innings to provide the third occasion of Indian batsmen posting 200 plus partnership in an innings against England for the fourth wicket. It also provides the first occasion of Indian batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership in an innings against England on home soil for the fourth wicket.

RG Sharma-RA Jadeja added 204 runs for the fourth wicket in India’s first innings to provide the record partnership by Indian batsmen against England on home soil for the fourth wicket. The previous best was the 190 runs partnership between M Amaranath and M Azharuddin at Chennai in Jan 1985

Indian score board read 3-33 at one stage in its first innings to provide the sixth occasion of India losing its three wickets for thirty three runs in an innings against all oppositions.  It also provides the third occasion of India losing its three wickets for thirty three runs in an innings against all oppositions on home soil

Indian score board read 3-33 at one stage in its first innings to provide the second occasion of India losing its three wickets for thirty three runs in an innings against England  It also provides the second occasion of India losing its three wickets for thirty three runs in an innings against all oppositions on home soil against England. The two occasions were witnessed in the test at Wanhede in Mar 2006 {4th innings of the test} and at  Rajkot in Feb 2024 {1st innings of the testa}

Test cricket has witnessed five occasions of teams posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket after it had lost its first three wickets for 33 runs. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoWktRunsInOutITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
142043/334/2371Indiav EnglandRajkot15 Feb 2024
241793/334/2121South Africav PakistanAbu Dhabi20 Nov 2010
341093/334/1421Englandv IndiaChennai14 Jan 1977
441063/334/1393Australiav New ZealandChristchurch08 Mar 1974
541063/334/1392West Indiesv AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 1992

India is the only team to post 200 plus runs for the fourth wicket after it had lost three wickets for 33 runs. India posted 204 runs for the fourth wicket in its first innings after it had lost three wickets for thiry three runs in this test. India’s 204 runs partnership in this test not only represents the first occasion of a team posting 200 plus runs for the fourth wicket, but also represents the highest partnership for the fourth wicket after a team had lost its three wickets for thirty three runs.  The previous best was 179 runs by South Africa against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi in Nov 2010

BA Stokes was playing his 100th test in this test. He became the 16th England cricketer to achieve the distinction of playing 100 plus tests. He also became the 76th cricketer in the annals of test cricket to appear in 100 plus tests

RA Jadeja’s run aggregate read 3003 at the end of the first day’s play. He has captured 280 wickets in tests. He became the 17th cricketer in the annals of test cricket to score 3000 plus runs and capture 200 plus wickets

NoPlayer                 SpanMatRunsWkts
1JH Kallis (ICC/SA)1995-201316613289292
2GS Sobers (WI)1954-1974938032235
3N Kapil Dev (IND)1978-19941315248434
4IT Botham (ENG)1977-19921025200383
5DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)1997-20141134531362
6Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)2007-2023664454233
7A Flintoff (ENG/ICC)1998-2009793845226
8Imran Khan (PAK)1971-1992883807362
9SM Pollock (SA)1995-20081083781421
10SCJ Broad (ENG)2007-20231673662604
11CL Cairns (NZ)1989-2004623320218
12R Ashwin (IND)2011-2024983271499
13SK Warne (AUS)1992-20071453154708
14Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)1973-1990863124431
15MM Ali (ENG)2014-2023683094204
16WPUJC Vaas (SL)1994-20091113089355
17RA Jadeja (IND)2012-2024703003280

He also became the the third Indian cricketer in the annals of test cricket to score 3000 plus runs and capture 200 plus wickets.

NoPlayer                 SpanMatRunsWkts
1N Kapil Dev (IND)1978-19941315248434
2R Ashwin (IND)2011-2024983271499
3RA Jadeja (IND)2012-2024703003280

RG Sharma’s 131 in this game represent his eleventh century in an innings against all oppositions. It also represents his eighth century in an innings as an opening batsman against all oppositions.  His third century as a captain opening batsman against all oppositions, his third century as captain in an innings against all oppositions

RG Sharma’s 131 in this game represent his ninth century in an innings against all oppositions on home soil. It also represents his sixth century in an innings as an opening batsman against all oppositions on home soil. It also represents his second century as a captain opening batsman against all oppositions on home soil and his second century as captain in an innings against all oppositions on home soil.

RG Sharma’s 131 in this game represent his third century in an innings against England. It also represents his third century in an innings as an opening batsman against England.  His first century as a captain opening batsman against England, his first century as captain in an innings against England

RG Sharma’s 131 in this game represent his second century in an innings against all against England on home soil. It also represents his second century in an innings as an opening batsman against England on home soil. It also represents his first century as a captain opening batsman against England on home soil and his first century as captain in an innings against England on home soil.

RG Sharma’s 131 in the first innings of this test represent his highest individual score as a captain against all oppositions. It also represents his highest individual score against all oppositions as captain opening batsman. The previous best was 120 against Australia at Chennai in Feb 2023 as captain and as captain opening batsman against all oppositions.

RA Jadeja’s 110 not at the end of the first day’s play in India’s first innings represent his fourth test century against all oppositions and his second century against England. His first century against England was his 104 at Birmingham in Jul 2022. Thus his 110 not out in this test represents his highest individual innings against England

RA Jadeja’s 110 not at the end of the first day’s play in India’s first innings represent his second test century against all oppositions at Rajkot. His first century at Rajkot was his 100 not out against West Indies in Oct 2018. Thus his 110 not out in this test represents his highest individual innings against all oppositions in a test at Rajkot.

DR Jurel became the 36th wicket keeper to represent India in tests. He also became the 18th wicket keeper to make his debut on home soil

DR Jurel became the twelfth wicket keeper to represent India in tests against England. He also became the fifth wicket keeper to make his debut on home soil against England. The last occasion when an Indian wicket keeper made his test debut against England on home soil was in 1961. FM Engineer had made his test debut at Kanpur in Dec 1961. The interval between DR Jurel and FM Engineer making their test debut against England on home soil is 63 years.

Approaching milestones ahead of the third test between India and England – Records galore for R Ashwin

Approaching milestones ahead of the third test between India and England – Records galore for R Ashwin

BA Stokes of England is all set to play his 100th test. He would become the 16th England cricketer to appear in 100 plus tests and also would become the 76th cricketer overall.

R Ashwin of India need one wicket more for his 500 test wickets. If he gets it, he would then become the ninth bowler to capture 500 plus wickets in the annals of test cricket. He would also become the second Indian bowler to capture 500 test wickets after A Kumble. A Kumble has captured 619 wickets.

R Ashwin has captured five or more wickets in an innings on 34 occasions. One more five wicket haul would fetch him 35th five wicket haul. He would then become the fifth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 35   five wicket hauls. Others are – M Muralitharan {67}, SK Warne {37}, RJ Hadlee {36} and A Kumble {35}

R Ashwin has captured five or more wickets in an innings on 34 occasions. One more five wicket haul would fetch him 35th five wicket haul. He would then become the fourth spin bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 35 five wicket hauls. Others are – M Muralitharan {67}, SK Warne {37} and A Kumble {35}

R Ashwin has captured five or more wickets in an innings on 34 occasions. One more five wicket haul would fetch him 35th five wicket haul. He would then become the second Indian bowler and also the second Indian spin bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 35 five wicket hauls after A Kumble. A Kumble has captured five wicket hauls on 35 occasions.

R Ashwin has captured five or more wickets in an innings on 26 occasions on home soil. One more five wicket haul would fetch him 27th five wicket haul. He would then become the second bowler in the list of bowlers who have captured most five wicket hauls on home soil. He would go past HMRKB Herath of Sri Lanka who has taken 26 five wicket hauls on home soil, to occupy the second place. M Muralitharan occupy the first place with 45 five wicket hauls on home soil.

R Ashwin has captured 346 wickets on home soil. Four more wickets would fetch him 350 wickets on home soil. He would then become the second Indian bowler and also the fifth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 350 wickets on home soil. Others are – M Muralitharan {493], JM Anderson {434}, SCJ Broad {398} and A Kumble {350}

R Ashwin has captured 97 wickets against England prior to the start of this test. Three more wickets would fetch him 100 wickets against England. He would then become the first Indian bowler to capture 100 plus wickets against England. He would also become the 20th bowler over all to capture 100 plus wickets against England.

R Ashwin has captured 97 wickets against England prior to the start of this test. Three more wickets would fetch him 100 wickets against England. It would provide the third occasion of an Indian bowler to capture 100 plus wickets against an opposition. Others occasions are – R Ashwin – 114  vs Australia and A Kumble – 111 vs Australia

R Ashwin has captured 97 wickets against England prior to the start of this test. Three more wickets would fetch him 100 wickets against England. He would also become the 44th bowler over all to capture 100 plus wickets against an opposition in the annals of test cricket.

R Ashwin has captured 97 wickets against England prior to the start of this test. Three more wickets would fetch him 100 wickets against England. He would then become the first Indian bowler and the ninth bowler overall to capture 100 plus wickets against two or more oppositions in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoNoPlayerSpanMIBallsRunsWktsTeamOpposition
11CEL Ambrose1988-1999275166962718128West Indies   v Australia
 2CEL Ambrose1988-2000346382843082164West Indiesv England
           
21JM Anderson2006-2023397285994209117Englandv Australia
 2JM Anderson2006-2024366878683537144Englandv India
 3JM Anderson2003-2022295263883098103Englandv South Africa
           
31R Ashwin2011-2023224271633234114Indiav Australia
 2R Ashwin2012-2024213959242843097Indiav England
           
41LR Gibbs1961-1976244493583222103West Indiesv Australia
 2LR Gibbs1963-1974264788412889100West Indiesv England
           
51NM Lyon2013-2023305469813236110Australiav England
 2NM Lyon2011-2023274974953819121Australiav India
           
61GD McGrath1994-2007306072803286157Australiav England
 2GD McGrath1995-2005234654752132110Australiav West Indies
           
71M Muralidaran1993-2007163066132247112Sri Lankav England
 2M Muralidaran1993-2010223270203425105Sri Lankav India
 3M Muralidaran1993-2006152759082311104Sri Lankav South Africa
           
81CA Walsh1984-2001386985603872135West Indiesv Australia
 2CA Walsh1986-2000366888183683145West Indiesv England
           
91SK Warne1993-20073672107574535195Australiav England
 2SK Warne1993-2005203957702511103Australiav New Zealand
 3SK Warne1993-2006244579283142130Australiav South Africa

R Ashwin has captured 97 wickets against England prior to the start of this test. Three more wickets would fetch him 100 wickets against England. He would then become the first Indian bowler and the sixth bowler overall to capture 100 plus wickets against two oppositions in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoNoPlayerSpanMIBallsRunsWktsTeamOpposition
11CEL Ambrose1988-1999275166962718128West Indies   v Australia
 2CEL Ambrose1988-2000346382843082164West Indiesv England
           
21R Ashwin2011-2023224271633234114Indiav Australia
 2R Ashwin2012-2024213959242843097Indiav England
           
31LR Gibbs1961-1976244493583222103West Indiesv Australia
 2LR Gibbs1963-1974264788412889100West Indiesv England
           
41NM Lyon2013-2023305469813236110Australiav England
 2NM Lyon2011-2023274974953819121Australiav India
           
41GD McGrath1994-2007306072803286157Australiav England
 2GD McGrath1995-2005234654752132110Australiav West Indies
           
61CA Walsh1984-2001386985603872135West Indiesv Australia
 2CA Walsh1986-2000366888183683145West Indiesv England

R Ashwin takes three wickets against England which would fetch him 100 wickets, he would then become the first Indian cricketers to score 1000 runs and capture 100 wickets against England. Others to accomplish such a feat against England are MA Noble of Australia and GS Sobers of West Indies

NoPlayerTeamSpanMRunsWkts
1MA NobleAua1898-1909391905115
2GS SobersWin1954-1974363214102
3R AshwinInd2012-2024211048097

R Ashwin takes one more wicket which would fetch him 500 wickets, he would then become the first Indian cricketers to score 1000 runs and capture 500 wickets. He also would become the seventh cricketer in the annals of test cricket to score 1000 plus runs and capture 500 plus wickets.

NoPlayerTeamSpanMatRunsWkts
1M MuralidaranSrl1992-20101331261800
2SK WarneAus1992-20071453154708
3JM AndersonEng2003-20241841351695
4A KumbleInd1990-20081322506619
5SCJ BroadEng2007-20231673662604
6NM LyonAus2011-20241271455517
7R AshwinInd2011-2024973271499

R Ashwin takes one more wicket which would fetch him 500 wickets, he would then become the first Indian cricketer to score 3000 runs and capture 500 wickets. He also would become the third cricketer in the annals of test cricket to score 3000 plus runs and capture 500 plus wickets.

NoPlayerTeamSpanMatRunsWkts
1SK WarneAus1992-20071453154708
2SCJ BroadEng2007-20231673662604
3R AshwinInd2011-2024973271499

BA Stokes of England needs 93 more runs for his 1000 runs against India If he gets them, then he would become the 13th England batsman to score 1000 plus runs against India

If Ashwin takes three wickets which would fetch him 100 wickets against England and if JM Anderson plays in this test, then for the first time in India-England test series, a test with rival bowlers capturing 100 plus wicket against each other would be witnessed. JM Anderson has taken 144 wickets against India

Indian and New Zealand left hand batsmen scoring double centuries in a test innings.

Indian and New Zealand left hand batsmen scoring double centuries in a test innings.

YBK Jaiswal’s 209 against England at Vizag in the second test in the ongoing test series provides the fifth occasion of an Indian left hand batsmen scoring a double century in a test innings. R Ravindra’s 240 against South Africa at Mount Maunganui in the first test provides the eleventh occasion of a New Zealand left hand batsman scoring a double century in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1VG Kambli22402Indiav EnglandWankhede19 Feb 1993
3VG Kambli22701Indiav ZimbabweDelhi13 Mar 1993
4SC Ganguly23901Indiav PakistanBengaluru08 Dec 2007
5G Gambhir20601Indiav AustraliaDelhi29 Oct 2008
5YBK Jaiswal20901Indiav EnglandVisakhapatnam02 Feb 2024
        
NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1MP Donnelly20602New Zealandv EnglandLord’s25 Jun 1949
2B Sutcliffe230*01New Zealandv IndiaDelhi16 Dec 1955
3SP Fleming274*01New Zealandv Sri LankaColombo (PSS)25 Apr 2003
4SP Fleming20201New Zealandv BangladeshChattogram26 Oct 2004
5SP Fleming26201New Zealandv South AfricaCape Town27 Apr 2006
6JD Ryder20101New Zealandv IndiaNapier26 Mar 2009
7TWM Latham264*02New Zealandv Sri LankaWellington15 Dec 2018
8DP Conway20001New Zealandv EnglandLord’s02 Jun 2021
9TWM Latham25201New Zealandv BangladeshChristchurch09 Jan 2022
10HM Nicholls200*01New Zealandv Sri LankaWellington17 Mar 2023
11R Ravindra24001New Zealandv South AfricaMount Maunganui04 Feb 2024

YBK Jaiswal’s 209 against England at Vizag in the second test in the ongoing test series provides the second occasion of an Indian left hand batsmen scoring a double century in a test innings against England. R Ravindra’s 240 against South Africa at Mount Maunganui in the first test provides the second occasion of a New Zealand left hand batsman scoring a double century in a test innings against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1VG Kambli22402Indiav EnglandWankhede19 Feb 1993
2YBK Jaiswal20901Indiav EnglandVisakhapatnam02 Feb 2024
        
NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1SP Fleming26201New Zealandv South AfricaCape Town27 Apr 2006
2R Ravindra24001New Zealandv South AfricaMount Maunganui04 Feb 2024
Left hand opening batsmen scoring double centuries in a test innings

Left hand opening batsmen scoring double centuries in a test innings

YBK Jaiswal of India scored 209 against England at Vizag in the second test of the ongoing series to provide the 47th occasion of a left hand opening batsman scoring double century in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1AR Morris20601Australiav EnglandAdelaide02 Feb 1951
2B Sutcliffe230*01New Zealandv IndiaDelhi16 Dec 1955
3WM Lawry21001Australiav West IndiesBridgetown05 May 1965
4JH Edrich310*01Englandv New ZealandLeeds08 Jul 1965
5D Lloyd214*02Englandv IndiaBirmingham04 Jul 1974
6G Fowler20102Englandv IndiaChennai13 Jan 1985
7MA Taylor21901Australiav EnglandNottingham10 Aug 1989
8Aamer Sohail20501Pakistanv EnglandManchester02 Jul 1992
9BC Lara27702West Indiesv AustraliaSydney02 Jan 1993
10ST Jayasuriya34002Sri Lankav IndiaColombo (RPS)02 Aug 1997
11G Kirsten21001South Africav EnglandManchester02 Jul 1998
12ST Jayasuriya21302Sri Lankav EnglandThe Oval27 Aug 1998
13MA Taylor334*01Australiav PakistanPeshawar15 Oct 1998
14G Kirsten27503South Africav EnglandDurban26 Dec 1999
15ML Hayden20301Australiav IndiaChennai18 Mar 2001
16G Kirsten22001South Africav ZimbabweHarare07 Sep 2001
17GC Smith20001South Africav BangladeshEast London18 Oct 2002
18JL Langer25001Australiav EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2002
19GC Smith27701South Africav EnglandBirmingham24 Jul 2003
20GC Smith25902South Africav EnglandLord’s31 Jul 2003
21ME Trescothick21902Englandv South AfricaThe Oval04 Sep 2003
22ML Hayden38001Australiav ZimbabwePerth09 Oct 2003
23ST Jayasuriya25303Sri Lankav PakistanFaisalabad20 Oct 2004
24JL Langer21501Australiav New ZealandAdelaide26 Nov 2004
25WW Hinds21301West Indiesv South AfricaGeorgetown31 Mar 2005
26CH Gayle31702West Indiesv South AfricaSt John’s29 Apr 2005
27GC Smith23201South Africav BangladeshChattogram29 Feb 2008
28G Gambhir20601Indiav AustraliaDelhi29 Oct 2008
29JD Ryder20101New Zealandv IndiaNapier26 Mar 2009
30CH Gayle33301West Indiesv Sri LankaGalle15 Nov 2010
31AN Cook235*03Englandv AustraliaBrisbane25 Nov 2010
32AN Cook29402Englandv IndiaBirmingham10 Aug 2011
33Taufeeq Umar23602Pakistanv Sri LankaAbu Dhabi18 Oct 2011
34GC Smith23402South Africav PakistanDubai (DSC)23 Oct 2013
35Tamim Iqbal20603Bangladeshv PakistanKhulna28 Apr 2015
36AN Cook26302Englandv PakistanAbu Dhabi13 Oct 2015
37DA Warner25301Australiav New ZealandPerth13 Nov 2015
38AN Cook24301Englandv West IndiesBirmingham17 Aug 2017
39AN Cook244*02Englandv AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2017
40TWM Latham264*02New Zealandv Sri LankaWellington15 Dec 2018
41DA Warner335*01Australiav PakistanAdelaide29 Nov 2019
42FDM Karunaratne24402Sri Lankav BangladeshPallekele21 Apr 2021
43DP Conway20001New Zealandv EnglandLord’s02 Jun 2021
44DA Warner20002Australiav South AfricaMelbourne26 Dec 2022
45T Chanderpaul207*01West Indiesv ZimbabweBulawayo04 Feb 2023
46HM Nicholls200*01New Zealandv Sri LankaWellington17 Mar 2023
47YBK Jaiswal20901Indiav EnglandVisakhapatnam02 Feb 2024

YBK Jaiswal of India scored 209 against England at Vizag in the second test of the ongoing series to provide the second occasion of an Indian left hand opening batsman scoring double century in a test innings. Both such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1G Gambhir20601Indiav AustraliaDelhi29 Oct 2008
2YBK Jaiswal20901Indiav EnglandVisakhapatnam02 Feb 2024