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NM Lyon with his 8 for 50 in the ongoing test between India and Australia at Bangalore became the fourth bowler to capture eight or more wickets in a test innings against India in India All the four bowlers with their performances are listed below. NM Lyons’s eight for 50 represent the best innings bowling effort by a visiting bowler against India in India.The previous best was L Klusener’s 8 for 64 at Kolkata in Nov 1996

No	Player	Team	O	M	Runs	W	Inns	oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	NM Lyon	Aus	22.2	4	50	8	1	Ind	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017
2	L Klusener	SAF	21.3	4	64	8	4	Ind	Kolkata	27 Nov 1996
3	Sikander Bakht	Pak	21.0	3	69	8	2	Ind	Delhi	04 Dec 1979
4	JJ Krejza	Aus	43.5	1	215	8	1	Ind	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008

NM Lyon with his 8 for 50 in the ongoing test between India and Australia at Bangalore became the ninth bowler to capture eight or more wickets in a test innings against India. All the nine bowlers with their performances are listed below

No	Player	Team	O	M	Runs	W	Inns	oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	JM Noreiga	Win	49.4	16	95	9	2	Ind	Port of Spain	06 Mar 1971
2	FS Trueman	Eng	8.4	2	31	8	2	Ind	Manchester	17 Jul 1952
3	LR Gibbs	Win	53.3	37	38	8	3	Ind	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1962
4	NM Lyon	Aus	22.2	4	50	8	1	Ind	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017
5	Imran Khan	Pak	20.1	4	60	8	3	Ind	Karachi	23 Dec 1982
6	L Klusener	SAF	21.3	4	64	8	4	Ind	Kolkata	27 Nov 1996
7	Sikander Bakht	Pak	21.0	3	69	8	2	Ind	Delhi	04 Dec 1979
8	M Muralitharan	Srl	34.1	9	87	8	1	Ind	Col-SSC	29 Aug 2001
9	JJ Krejza	Aus	43.5	1	215	8	1	Ind	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008

NM Lyon’s aggregate of wickets against India at the end of India’s first innings in the ongoing Bangalore test read 58. He is one of the five Australian bowlers who have captured 50 plus wickets against India. The following table lists all the Australian bowlers who have captured 50 plus wickets against India. NM Lyon with his 58 wickets now holds the record for most wickets by Australian bowlers against India. He went past B Lee who had an aggregate of 53 wickets. He also holds the record for the most wickets by Australian spin bowlers against India. He went past R Benaud who had an aggregate of 52 wickets.

No	Player	Team	M	I	Balls	Runs	W	BBI	BBM	Ave	5	10
1	NM Lyon	Aus	12	23	2955	1776	58	8/50	12/286	30.62	4	1
2	B Lee	Aus	12	24	3028	1695	53	5/47	7/78	31.98	2	0
3	R Benaud	Aus	08	16	2953	956	52	7/72	11/105	18.38	5	1
4	GD McGrath	Aus	11	22	2558	951	51	5/48	10/103	18.64	2	1
5	MG Johnson	Aus	14	28	3325	1833	50	5/64	6/159	36.66	1	0

 

NM Lyon’s aggregate of wickets against India at the end of India’s first innings in the ongoing Bangalore test read 58. He is one of the 24 bowlers who have captured 50 plus wickets against India. The following table lists all the  bowlers who have captured 50 plus wickets against India.

No	Player	Team	M	I	Balls	Runs	W	BBI	BBM	Ave	5	10
1	M Muralitharan	Srl	22	32	7020	3425	105	8/87	11/110	32.61	7	2
2	Imran Khan	Pak	23	38	5078	2260	94	8/60	11/79	24.04	6	2
3	JM Anderson	Eng	22	42	4935	2423	86	5/42	7/77	28.17	3	0
4	MD Marshall	Win	17	30	3507	1671	76	6/37	11/89	21.98	6	1
5	AME Roberts	Win	14	25	3030	1454	67	7/64	12/121	21.70	4	1
6	RJ Hadlee	NZl	14	24	3106	1493	65	7/23	11/58	22.96	4	2
7	WW Hall	Win	13	26	2774	1221	65	6/49	11/126	18.78	4	1
8	CA Walsh	Win	15	25	3124	1316	65	6/62	10/101	20.24	4	1
9	LR Gibbs	Win	15	30	4793	1467	63	8/38	9/63	23.28	4	0
10	DW Steyn	SAF	13	22	2616	1349	63	7/51	10/108	21.41	5	1
11	DL Underwood	Eng	20	36	4995	1699	62	5/84	9/173	27.40	1	0
12	RGD Willis	Eng	17	30	2941	1441	62	6/53	9/142	23.24	3	0
13	MA Holding	Win	15	26	3142	1543	61	6/65	7/117	25.29	2	0
14	IT Botham	Eng	14	23	3371	1558	59	7/48	13/106	26.40	6	1
15	GS Sobers	Win	18	34	4301	1516	59	5/63	7/98	25.69	1	0
16	NM Lyon	Aus	12	23	2955	1776	58	8/50	12/286	30.62	4	1
17	AA Donald	SAF	11	20	2494	987	57	7/84	12/139	17.31	3	1
18	SCJ Broad	Eng	15	26	2953	1322	54	6/25	8/76	24.48	2	0
19	B Lee	Aus	12	24	3028	1695	53	5/47	7/78	31.98	2	0
20	FS Trueman	Eng	09	17	1784	787	53	8/31	9/40	14.84	2	0
21	R Benaud	Aus	08	16	2953	956	52	7/72	11/105	18.38	5	1
22	SM Pollock	SAF	12	23	2710	1021	52	6/56	10/147	19.63	2	1
23	GD McGrath	Aus	11	22	2558	951	51	5/48	10/103	18.64	2	1
24	MG Johnson	Aus	14	28	3325	1833	50	5/64	6/159	36.66	1	0

 

SPD Smith of Australia  scored his  tenth test  century as captain when he scored 109 against India at Pune. All his ten centuries are listed below

No	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	133	2	v India	Brisbane	17 Dec 2014
2	192	1	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2014
3	117	1	v India	Sydney	06 Jan 2015
4	138	3	v New Zealand	Perth	13 Nov 2015
5	134*	1	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 2015
6	138	2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	20 Feb 2016
7	119	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Aug 2016
8	130	1	v Pakistan	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016
9	165*	2	v Pakistan	Melbourne	26 Dec 2016
10	109	3	v India	Pune	23 Feb 2017

With ten centuries to his credit, SPD Smith joined the elite band of Australian captains who have scored ten or more centuries. He became the eighth Australian captain to accomplish the feat. The following table lists all the eight captains with their performances

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0
1	RT Ponting	77	140	13	6542	209	51.51	19	35	7
2	AR Border	93	154	24	6623	205	50.94	15	36	7
3	SR Waugh	57	83	12	3714	199	52.30	15	10	6
4	DG Bradman	24	38	7	3147	270	101.51	14	7	5
5	MJ Clarke	47	86	10	3946	329*	51.92	14	7	4
6	GS Chappell	48	86	10	4209	235	55.38	13	19	7
7	RB Simpson	39	71	4	3623	311	54.07	10	16	3
8	SPD Smith	21	37	5	2348	192	73.37	10	9	1