NM Lyon captured five for 67 in India’s innings in the ongoing test which represents his seventh five wicket haul against India. This feat provides the 44^th occasion of a bowler capturing seven or more five wicket hauls against a specific opposition in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Team	Opp	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	5	10
1	RJ Hadlee	NZl	Aus	23	41	6099	2674	130	14	3
2	SF Barnes	Eng	Aus	20	36	5749	2288	106	12	1
3	SF Barnes	Eng	SAF	7	14	2124	818	83	12	6
4	SK Warne	Aus	Eng	36	72	10757	4535	195	11	4
5	DK Lillee	Aus	Eng	29	57	8516	3507	167	11	4
6	CV Grimmett	Aus	Eng	22	39	9164	3439	106	11	2
7	M Muralitharan	Srl	SAF	15	27	5908	2311	104	11	4
8	CTB Turner	Aus	Eng	17	30	5179	1670	101	11	2
9	TM Alderman	Aus	Eng	17	32	4717	2117	100	11	1
10	M Muralitharan	Srl	Ban	11	22	2712	1190	89	11	4
11	T Richardson	Eng	Aus	14	24	4498	2220	88	11	4
12	GD McGrath	Aus	Eng	30	60	7280	3286	157	10	0
13	A Kumble	Ind	Aus	20	38	6516	3366	111	10	2
14	IT Botham	Eng	Aus	36	66	8479	4093	148	9	2
15	H Trumble	Aus	Eng	31	55	7895	2945	141	9	3
16	MA Noble	Aus	Eng	39	66	6895	2860	115	9	2
17	AA Donald	SAF	Eng	17	30	3912	1982	86	9	1
18	M Muralitharan	Srl	Win	12	22	3735	1609	82	9	3
19	CEL Ambrose	Win	Eng	34	63	8284	3082	164	8	2
20	CEL Ambrose	Win	Aus	27	51	6696	2718	128	8	1
21	M Muralitharan	Srl	Eng	16	30	6613	2247	112	8	4
22	GD McGrath	Aus	Win	23	46	5475	2132	110	8	2
23	HMRKB Herath	Srl	Pak	21	40	6591	2976	106	8	2
24	WJ O’Reilly	Aus	Eng	19	33	7864	2587	102	8	3
25	RJ Hadlee	NZl	Eng	21	35	5853	2399	97	8	2
26	BS Chandrasekhar	Ind	Eng	23	38	6199	2591	95	8	0
27	CJ McDermott	Aus	Eng	17	27	4048	2210	84	8	1
28	Abdul Qadir	Pak	Eng	16	28	5593	2049	82	8	4
29	CV Grimmett	Aus	SAF	10	18	3913	1199	77	8	4
30	SK Warne	Aus	SAF	24	45	7928	3142	130	7	2
31	RGD Willis	Eng	Aus	35	69	7294	3346	128	7	0
32	M Muralitharan	Srl	Ind	22	32	7020	3425	105	7	2
33	AV Bedser	Eng	Aus	21	37	7065	2859	104	7	2
34	G Giffen	Aus	Eng	31	43	6391	2791	103	7	1
35	LR Gibbs	Win	Eng	26	47	8841	2889	100	7	2
36	N Kapil Dev	Ind	Pak	29	45	5944	2982	99	7	1
37	J Briggs	Eng	Aus	31	45	4941	1994	97	7	3
38	GF Lawson	Aus	Eng	21	37	5460	2763	97	7	1
39	Harbhajan Singh	Ind	Aus	18	35	5806	2846	95	7	3
40	FR Spofforth	Aus	Eng	18	30	4185	1731	94	7	4
41	MD Marshall	Win	Aus	19	36	4335	1959	87	7	1
42	N Kapil Dev	Ind	Aus	20	38	4746	2003	79	7	0
43	NM Lyon	Aus	Ind	16	30	4293	2404	77	7	1
44	HJ Tayfield	SAF	Eng	15	24	5286	1658	75	7	1

It also provides the 17^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing seven or more five wicket hauls against a specific opposition. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Team	Opp	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	5	10
1	SK Warne	Aus	Eng	36	72	10757	4535	195	11	4
2	DK Lillee	Aus	Eng	29	57	8516	3507	167	11	4
3	CV Grimmett	Aus	Eng	22	39	9164	3439	106	11	2
4	CTB Turner	Aus	Eng	17	30	5179	1670	101	11	2
5	TM Alderman	Aus	Eng	17	32	4717	2117	100	11	1
6	GD McGrath	Aus	Eng	30	60	7280	3286	157	10	0
7	H Trumble	Aus	Eng	31	55	7895	2945	141	9	3
8	MA Noble	Aus	Eng	39	66	6895	2860	115	9	2
9	GD McGrath	Aus	Win	23	46	5475	2132	110	8	2
10	WJ O’Reilly	Aus	Eng	19	33	7864	2587	102	8	3
11	CJ McDermott	Aus	Eng	17	27	4048	2210	84	8	1
12	CV Grimmett	Aus	SAF	10	18	3913	1199	77	8	4
13	SK Warne	Aus	SAF	24	45	7928	3142	130	7	2
14	G Giffen	Aus	Eng	31	43	6391	2791	103	7	1
15	GF Lawson	Aus	Eng	21	37	5460	2763	97	7	1
16	FR Spofforth	Aus	Eng	18	30	4185	1731	94	7	4
17	NM Lyon	Aus	Ind	16	30	4293	2404	77	7	1

NM Lyon became the second bowler after M  Muralitharan to capture seven or more five wicket hauls against India. Both thebowler have captured five wicket hauls on seven occasions against India.

No	Player	Tean	Opp	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	5	10
1	M Muralitharan	Srl	Ind	22	32	7020	3425	105	7	2
2	NM Lyon	Aus	Ind	16	30	4293	2404	77	7	1