No Wickets falling in a day’s play in the annals of Test Cricket
The first day’s play in the first test between India and South Africa on 02.10.19 witnessed no wickets falling to provide the 25th occasion of no wickets falling in a day’s play. All such occasions are tabulated below with foot notes.
| No | Match | Players | Day | Runs | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Aus v Eng | JB Hobbs, H Sutcliffe (Win) | 3 | 283 | Melbourne | 03.01.25 |
| 2 | Win v Aus | DS Atkinson, CC Depeiaza (Win) | 4 | 307 | Bridgetown | 18.05.55 |
| 3 | Ind v NZl | MH Mankad, P Roy (Ind) | 1 | 234 | Chennai | 06.01.56 |
| 4 | Win v Pak | CC Hunte, GS Sobers (Win) | 3 | 357 | Kingston | 28.02.58 |
| 5 | Win v Eng | GS Sobers, FMM Worrell (Win) | 5 | 207 | Bridgetown | 11.01.60 |
| 6 | Win v Eng | † GS Sobers, SM Nurse (Win) | 3 | 210 | Kingston | 19.02.60 |
| 7 | Win v Aus | WM Lawry, RB Simpson (Aus) | 1 | 263 | Bridgetown | 05.05.65 |
| 8 | Win v NZl* | GM Turner, TW Jarvis (NZ) : BE Congdon, BF Hastings (Win) | 3 | 218 | Georgetown | 08.04.72 |
| 9 | Ind v Win * | SMGavaskar, Vengsarkar (Ind) :SFABachhus,DA Murray {Win} | 4 | 306 | Kolkata | 02.01.79 |
| 10 | Ind v Eng | GR Viswanath, Yashpal Sharma (Ind) | 2 | 217 | Chennai | 14.01.82 |
| 11 | Srl v Pak | AP Gurusinha, A Ranatunga (Srl) | 5 | 240 | Col-PSS | 27.03.86 |
| 12 | Ind v Aus * | DB Vengsarkar, RJ Shastri (Ind) : GR Marsh, DC Boon (Aus) | 4 | 235 | Mumbai | 18.10.86 |
| 13 | Eng v Aus | GR Marsh, MA Taylor (Aus) | 1 | 301 | Nottingham | 10.08.89 |
| 14 | SAF v Aus | SR Waugh, GS Blewett (Aus) | 3 | 288 | Johannesburg | 02.03.97 |
| 15 | Srl v Ind | ST Jayasuriya, RS Mahanama (Srl) | 3 | 283 | Col-RPS | 04.08.97 |
| 16 | Srl v Ind | ST Jayasuriya, RS Mahanama (Srl) | 4 | 265 | Col-RPS | 05.08.97 |
| 17 | Win v Aus | BC Lara, JC Adams (Win) | 2 | 340 | Kingston | 14.03.99 |
| 18 | Ind v Aus | VVS Laxman, R Dravid (Ind) | 4 | 335 | Kolkata | 14.03.01 |
| 19 | Ban v SAF | JA Rudolph, HH Dippenaar (SAF) | 2 | 280 | Chittagong- MAA | 25.04.03 |
| 20 | Srl v SAF | KC Sangakkara, M Jayawaene (Srl) | 2 | 357 | Col-SSC | 28.07.06 |
| 21 | Ban v Ind | R Dravid, SR Tendulkar (Ind) | 1 | 326 | Dhaka-SBNS | 25.05.07 |
| 22 | Ban v SAF | ND McKenzie, GC Smi (SAF) | 1 | 405 | Chittagong | 29.02.08 |
| 23 | NZl v Srl | BKG Mendis, AD Maews (Srl) | 4 | 239 | Wellington | 18.12.18 |
| 24 | Win v Eng * | SO Dowrich, JO Holder (Win) : RJ Burns, KK Jennings (Eng) | 3 | 344 | Bridgetown | 25.01.19 |
| 25 | Ind v SAF | MA Agarwal, RG Sharma | 1 | 202 | Vishakapatnam | 02.10.19 |
Runs scored include both teams if they batted on the same day. † EDAS McMorris retired hurt and West Indies lost no further wickets in the day. * Both the teams batted on the day and there was no wicket lost
It also provides the fifth occasion of No wickets falling on a first day’s play in test. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Match | Players | Day | Runs | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Ind v NZl | MH Mankad, P Roy (Ind) | 1 | 234 | Chennai | 06.01.56 |
| 2 | Win v Aus | WM Lawry, RB Simpson (Aus) | 1 | 263 | Bridgetown | 05.05.65 |
| 3 | Eng v Aus | GR Marsh, MA Taylor (Aus) | 1 | 301 | Nottingham | 10.08.89 |
| 4 | Ban v SAF | ND McKenzie, GC Smi (SAF) | 1 | 405 | Chittagong | 29.02.08 |
| 5 | Ind v SAF | MA Agarwal, RG Sharma (Ind) | 1 | 202 | Vishakapatnam | 02.10.19 |
It also provides the second such occasion against South Africa. Both the occasions are listed below
| No | Match | Players | Day | Runs | Ground | Date |
| 1 | SAF v Aus | SR Waugh, GS Blewett (Aus) | 3 | 288 | Johannesburg | 02.03.97 |
| 2 | Ind v SAF | MA Agarwal, RG Sharma (Ind) | 1 | 202 | Vishakapatnam | 02.10.19 |
It also provides the ninth occasion in a test involving India as one of the teams. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Match | Players | Day | Runs | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Ind v NZl | MH Mankad, P Roy (Ind) | 1 | 234 | Chennai | 06.01.56 |
| 2 | Ind v Win * | SMGavaskar, Vengsarkar (Ind) :SFABachhus,DAMurray {Win} | 4 | 306 | Kolkata | 02.01.79 |
| 3 | Ind v Eng | GR Viswanath, Yashpal Sharma (Ind) | 2 | 217 | Chennai | 14.01.82 |
| 4 | Ind v Aus * | DB Vengsarkar, RJ Shastri (Ind) : GR Marsh, DC Boon (Aus) | 4 | 235 | Mumbai | 18.10.86 |
| 5 | Srl v Ind | ST Jayasuriya, RS Mahanama (Srl) | 3 | 283 | Col-RPS | 04.08.97 |
| 6 | Srl v Ind | ST Jayasuriya, RS Mahanama (Srl) | 4 | 265 | Col-RPS | 05.08.97 |
| 7 | Ind v Aus | VVS Laxman, R Dravid (Ind) | 4 | 335 | Kolkata | 14.03.01 |
| 8 | Ban v Ind | R Dravid, SR Tendulkar (Ind) | 1 | 326 | Dhaka-SBNS | 25.05.07 |
| 9 | Ind v SAF | MA Agarwal, RG Sharma (Ind) | 1 | 202 | Vishakapatnam | 02.10.19 |
Runs scored include both teams if they batted on the same day.
It also provides the fiftth occasion in a test involving South Africa as one of the teams. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Match | Players | Day | Runs | Ground | Date |
| 1 | SAF v Aus | SR Waugh, GS Blewett (Aus) | 3 | 288 | Johannesburg | 02.03.97 |
| 2 | Ban v SAF | JA Rudolph, HH Dippenaar (SAF) | 2 | 280 | Chittagong- MAA | 25.04.03 |
| 3 | Srl v SAF | KC Sangakkara, M Jayawaene (Srl) | 2 | 357 | Col-SSC | 28.07.06 |
| 4 | Ban v SAF | ND McKenzie, GC Smi (SAF) | 1 | 405 | Chittagong | 29.02.08 |
| 5 | Ind v SAF | MA Agarwal, RG Sharma (Ind) | 1 | 202 | Vishakapatnam | 02.10.19 |