Delhi Test – Fourth day highlights
V Kohli and AM Rahane added 154 runs for the fifth wicket in its second innings to provide the 181st occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnerships against various oppositions. It also provides the 26th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnerships for the fifth wicket against various oppositions.
V Kohli and AM Rahane added 154 runs for the fifth wicket in its second innings to provide the 101st occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnerships against various opposition at home. It also provides the 17th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnerships for the fifth wicket against various oppositions at home.
V Kohli and AM Rahane added 154 runs for the fifth wicket in its second innings to provide the 16th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnerships against South Africa. It also provides the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnerships for the fifth wicket against various oppositions.
V Kohli and AM Rahane added 154 runs for the fifth wicket in its second innings to provide the eighth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnerships against South Africa at home. It also provides the first occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnership for the fifth wicket against South Africa at home.
V Kohli and AM Rahane added 154 runs for the fifth wicket in its second innings to provide the record partnership for the fifth wicket against South Africa at home. The previous best was the 110 runs partnership between SC Ganguly and MS Dhoni at Ahmedabad in Apr 2008.
V Kohli and AM Rahane added 154 runs for the fifth wicket in its second innings to provide the 46th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in tests played at Delhi. It also provides the fifth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket in tests played at Delhi.
AM Rahane scored 127 and 100 not out in the ongoing test against South Africa to provide the 81st occasion of a batsman scoring centuries in each innings of a test in the annals of test cricket.
AM Rahane scored 127 and 100 not out in the ongoing test against South Africa to provide the eighth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring centuries in each innings of a test. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | VS Hazare | 116 | 145 | v Australia | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1948 |
| 2 | SM Gavaskar | 124 | 220 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 13 Apr 1971 |
| 3 | SM Gavaskar | 111 | 137 | v Pakistan | Karachi | 14 Nov 1978 |
| 4 | SM Gavaskar | 107 | 182* | v West Indies | Kolkata | 29 Dec 1978 |
| 5 | R Dravid | 190 | 103* | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 02 Jan 1999 |
| 6 | R Dravid | 110 | 135 | v Pakistan | Kolkata | 16 Mar 2005 |
| 7 | V Kohli | 115 | 141 | v Australia | Adelaide | 09 Dec 2014 |
| 8 | AM Rahane | 127 | 100* | v South Africa | Delhi | 03 Dec 2015 |
AM Rahane scored 127 and 100 not out in the ongoing test against South Africa to provide the tenth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring centuries in each innings of a test against South Africa All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Runs | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | CAG Russell | 140 | 111 | 251 | Eng | SAF | Durban | 16 Feb 1923 |
| 2 | H Sutcliffe | 104 | 109* | 213 | Eng | SAF | The Oval | 17 Aug 1929 |
| 3 | E Paynter | 117 | 100 | 217 | Eng | SAF | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1938 |
| 4 | J Moroney | 118 | 101* | 219 | Aus | SAF | Johannesburg | 10 Feb 1950 |
| 5 | A Flower | 142 | 199* | 341 | Zim | SAF | Harare | 07 Sep 2001 |
| 6 | RT Ponting | 120 | 143* | 263 | Aus | SAF | Sydney | 02 Jan 2006 |
| 7 | RT Ponting | 103 | 116 | 219 | Aus | SAF | Durban | 24 Mar 2006 |
| 8 | PJ Hughes | 115 | 160 | 275 | Aus | SAF | Durban | 06 Mar 2009 |
| 9 | DA Warner | 135 | 145 | 280 | Aus | SAF | Cape Town | 01 Mar 2014 |
| 10 | AM Rahane | 127 | 100* | 227 | Ind | SAF | Delhi | 03 Dec 2015 |
AM Rahane scored 127 and 100 not out in the ongoing test against South Africa to provide the eighth occasion of a batsman scoring centuries in each innings of a test on Indian soil. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Bat1 | Bat2 | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | ED Weekes | 162 | 101 | Win | Ind | Kolkata | 31 Dec 1948 |
| 2 | SM Gavaskar | 107 | 182* | Ind | Win | Kolkata | 29 Dec 1978 |
| 3 | LRD Mendis | 105 | 105 | Srl | Ind | Chennai | 17 Sep 1982 |
| 4 | G Kirsten | 102 | 133 | SAF | Ind | Kolkata | 27 Nov 1996 |
| 5 | R Dravid | 110 | 135 | Ind | Pak | Kolkata | 16 Mar 2005 |
| 6 | AJ Strauss | 123 | 108 | Eng | Ind | Chennai | 11 Dec 2008 |
| 7 | HM Amla | 114 | 123* | SAF | Ind | Kolkata | 14 Feb 2010 |
| 8 | AM Rahane | 127 | 100* | Ind | SAF | Delhi | 03 Dec 2015 |
AM Rahane scored 127 and 100 not out in the ongoing test against South Africa to provide the third occasion of an Indian batsman scoring centuries in each innings of a test on Indian soil. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Bat1 | Bat2 | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SM Gavaskar | 107 | 182* | Ind | Win | Kolkata | 29 Dec 1978 |
| 2 | R Dravid | 110 | 135 | Ind | Pak | Kolkata | 16 Mar 2005 |
| 3 | AM Rahane | 127 | 100* | Ind | SAF | Delhi | 03 Dec 2015 |
AM Rahane scored 127 and 100 not out in the ongoing test against South Africa to provide the first occasion of an Indian batsman scoring centuries in each innings of a test against South Africa. It also provides the first occasion of a batsman scoring centuries in each innings of a test in the tests played at Delhi.
AM Rahane scored 100 not out India’s second innings to provide the 453rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the 240th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings at home
AM Rahane scored 100 not out India’s second innings to provide the 27th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings against Saouth Africa. It also provides the 14th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings against South Africa at home.
AM Rahane’s 100 not out in the second innings of this test represent his sixth test century and his second test century at home. His sic test centuries are listed below
| No | Runs | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 147 | 2 | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2014 |
| 2 | 127 | 1 | SAF | Delhi | 03 Dec 2015 |
| 3 | 126 | 3 | Srl | Col-PSS | 20 Aug 2015 |
| 4 | 118 | 2 | NZl | Wellington | 14 Feb 2014 |
| 5 | 103 | 1 | Eng | Lord’s | 17 Jul 2014 |
| 6 | 100* | 3 | SAF | Delhi | 03 Dec 2015 |
AM Rahane’s 100 not out in the second innings of this test provides the 60th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in tests at Delhi. It also represents the 34th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in tests played at Delhi.
AM Rahane’s 100 not out in the second innings of this test provides the 60th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in tests at Delhi. Delhi became the second ground on Indian soil to witness 60 plus centuries scored on it. Kolkata has witnessed most centuries – 75 centuries
Delhi became the 25th ground to witness 60 plus centuries in the annals of test cricket. The complete list is furnished below.
| No | Ground | 100s |
| 1 | Lord’s, London | 233 |
| 2 | Adelaide Oval | 176 |
| 3 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 175 |
| 4 | Sydney Cricket Ground | 169 |
| 5 | Kennington Oval, London | 165 |
| 5 | Old Trafford, Manchester | 126 |
| 7 | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane | 109 |
| 7 | Headingley, Leeds | 105 |
| 9 | Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad | 102 |
| 10 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 102 |
| 11 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | 100 |
| 12 | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 91 |
| 13 | Newlands, Cape Town | 90 |
| 14 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | 89 |
| 15 | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 85 |
| 16 | WACA Ground, Perth | 83 |
| 17 | Eden Park, Auckland | 79 |
| 18 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 78 |
| 19 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 75 |
| 20 | National Stadium, Karachi | 73 |
| 21 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 71 |
| 22 | Kingsmead, Durban | 70 |
| 23 | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | 61 |
| 24 | Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana | 61 |
| 25 | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | 60 |
V Kohli {640}, AM Rahane {593} and M Vijay {522} are the three Indian batsmen to score 500 plus runs in the calendar year 2015.