PJ Cummins and JR Hazzlewood wreck India – India dismissed for its lowest total in tests.

PJ Cummins and JR Hazzlewood wreck India – India dismissed for its lowest total in tests.

First Test Australia Vs India Pink Test at Adelaide – Third day

India lost its six wickets for 19 in its second innings to provide the eighth occasion of a team losing six wickets for 19 or less than 19 runs in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoW/RITeamOppnGroundStart Date
16/193IndAusAdelaide17 Dec 2020
26/183AusEngLord’s16 Jul 1888
36/184SrlNZlKandy09 Mar 1984
46/183AusSAFCape Town09 Nov 2011
56/181EngNZlAuckland22 Mar 2018
66/171EngAusSydney28 Jan 1887
76/114AusEngThe Oval10 Aug 1896
86/073AusEngManchester30 Aug 1888

India lost its six wickets for 19 in its second innings to provide the second occasion of a team losing six wickets for 19 or less than 19 runs in the annals of test cricket against Australia. Both such occasions are tabulated below

NoW/RITeamOppnGroundStart Date
16/193IndAusAdelaide17 Dec 2020
26/171EngAusSydney28 Jan 1887

Thus it took 132 years and eleven months for Australia to capture six wickets for 19 or less than 19 runs.

JR Hazzlewood captured five wickets conceding eight runs in India’s second innings to provide the 12th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings conceding single digit runs {one to nine}. All such occasions  are tabulated below

NoPlayerW-RITeamOppGroundStart Date
1GA Lohmann8-74EngSAFP Elizabeth13 Feb 1896
2AER Gilligan6-72EngSAFBirmingham14 Jun 1924
3H Ironmonger5-61AusSAFMelbourne12 Feb 1932
4ERH Toshack5-22AusIndBrisbane28 Nov 1947
5TBA May5-93AusWinAdelaide23 Jan 1993
6JJC Lawson6-33WinBanDhaka08 Dec 2002
7MJ Clarke6-93AusIndMumbai03 Nov 2004
8VD Philander5-71SAFNZlCape Town02 Jan 2013
9DW Steyn6-82SAFPakJo’burg01 Feb 2013
10KAJ Roach5-81WinBanN Sound04 Jul 2018
11JJ Bumrah5-74IndWinN Sound22 Aug 2019
12JR Hazlewood5-83AusIndAdelaide17 Dec 2020

JR Hazzlewood captured five wickets conceding eight runs in India’s second innings to provide the fifth occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings conceding single digit runs {one to nine}. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerW-RITeamOppGroundStart Date
1H Ironmonger5-61AusSAFMelbourne12 Feb 1932
2ERH Toshack5-22AusIndBrisbane28 Nov 1947
3TBA May5-93AusWinAdelaide23 Jan 1993
4MJ Clarke6-93AusIndMumbai03 Nov 2004
5JR Hazlewood5-83AusIndAdelaide17 Dec 2020

JR Hazzlewood captured five wickets conceding eight runs in India’s second innings to provide the third occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against India conceding single digit runs {one to nine}. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerW-RITeamOppGroundStart Date
1ERH Toshack5-22AusIndBrisbane28 Nov 1947
2MJ Clarke6-93AusIndMumbai03 Nov 2004
3JR Hazlewood5-83AusIndAdelaide17 Dec 2020

India was dismissed for 36 in its second innings to provide the 23rd occasion of a team dismissed for a total less than 50 in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamScoreIOppGroundStart Date
1Eng451AusSydney28 Jan 1887
2Aus422EngSydney10 Feb 1888
3SAF472EngCape Town25 Mar 1889
4SAF433EngCape Town25 Mar 1889
5SAF304EngP Elizabeth13 Feb 1896
6Aus444EngThe Oval10 Aug 1896
7SAF354EngCape Town01 Apr 1899
8Aus362EngBirmingham29 May 1902
9SAF302EngBirmingham14 Jun 1924
10SAF361AusMelbourne12 Feb 1932
11SAF453AusMelbourne12 Feb 1932
12NZl421AusWellington29 Mar 1946
13NZl263EngAuckland25 Mar 1955
14NZl472EngLord’s19 Jun 1958
15Ind423EngLord’s20 Jun 1974
16Eng464WinPort of Spain25 Mar 1994
17Win473EngKingston11 Mar 2004
18Aus473SAFCape Town09 Nov 2011
19NZl451SAFCape Town02 Jan 2013
20Pak492SAFJohannesburg01 Feb 2013
21Ban431WinNorth Sound04 Jul 2018
22Ire384EngLord’s24 Jul 2019
23Ind363AusAdelaide17 Dec 2020

India was dismissed for 36 in its second innings to provide the fifth occasion of a team dismissed for a total less than 50 in the annals of test cricket by Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamScoreIOppGroundStart Date
1Eng451AusSydney28 Jan 1887
2SAF361AusMelbourne12 Feb 1932
3SAF453AusMelbourne12 Feb 1932
4NZl421AusWellington29 Mar 1946
5Ind363AusAdelaide17 Dec 2020

India was dismissed for 36 in its second innings to provide the second occasion of India dismissed for a total less than 50 in the annals of test cricket by Australia. Both such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamScoreIOppGroundStart Date
1Ind423EngLord’s20 Jun 1974
2Ind363AusAdelaide17 Dec 2020

In India’s second innings, no batsman reached double figures providing the second such occasion in the annals of test cricket. The first such occasion was witnessed when all the eleven batsman of South Africa scored single digit runs in the second innings of the test against England at Birmingham in Jun 1924

NoTeamScoreNumIOppnGroundMatch Date
1SAF30112EngBirmingham14 Jun 1924
2Ind36113AusAdelaide17 Dec 2020

Indian second innings contained three ducks to provide the 22nd occasion of three or more Indian batsmen scoring ducks in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the 14th occasion of three or more Indian batsmen scoring ducks in a test innings against Australia

TM Paine of Australia scored 73 not out as a wicket keeper batsman and effected five dismissals – all caught – to provide the 44th occasion of a wicket keeper scoring a fifty in an innings or in both innings and effecting five or more dismissals in an innings or in both innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerScoresCt+StTeamOppGroundMon/Yr
1DT Lindsay69+1826+0SAFAusJo’burgDec 66
2Wasim Bari635+0PakEngLeedsJul 71
3RW Marsh915+0AusEngManchesterJun 72
4RW Marsh565+0AusWinMelbourneDec 75
5SMH Kirmani665+0IndPakFaisalabadJan 83
6SAR Silva1115+0SrlIndCol-PSSSep 85
7RC Russell555+0EngWinBridgetownApr 90
8IA Healy585+0AusPakRawalpindiOct 94
9IA Healy705+0AusSrlAdelaideJan 96
10MV Boucher526+0SAFPakP ElizabethMar 98
11AJ Stewart565+0EngSAFLord’sJun 98
12AC Gilchrist7510+0AusNZlHamiltonMar 00
13MV Boucher635+0SAFSrlCenturionNov 02
14AC Gilchrist805+0AusSrlDarwinJul 04
15MV Boucher635+0SAFAusJo’burgMar 06
16AC Gilchrist625+0AusEngSydneyJan 07
17BB McCullum515+0NZlEngHamiltonMar 08
18MS Dhoni52+56*6+0IndNZlWellingtonApr 09
19D Ramdin545+0WinAusBrisbaneNov 09
20BB McCullum895+0NZlPakNapierDec 09
21MV Boucher6385+0SAFEngCenturionDec 09
22MJ Prior856+0EngAusMelbourneDec 10
23MJ Prior1185+0EngAusSydneyJan 11
24MV Boucher656+0SAFSrlCenturionDec 11
25MJ Prior735+1EngSAFLord’sAug 12
26de Villiers103*11+0SAFPakJo’burgFeb 13
27MJ Prior73+110*5+0EngNZlAucklandMar 13
28BJ Haddin65*5+0AusEngManchesterAug 13
29de Villiers745+0SAFIndDurbanDec 13
30BJ Watling1245+0NZlIndWellingtonFeb 14
31BJ Watling895+0NZlWinKingstonJun 14
32Q de Kock515+0SAFSrlGalleJul 14
33JC Buttler59*5+0EngWinN SoundApr 15
34JM Bairstow1405+0EngSrlLeedsMay 16
35Q de Kock82+505+0SAFNZlCenturionAug 16
36Q de Kock905+0SAFNZlHamiltonMar 17
37JM Bairstow1015+0EngNZlChristchurchMar 18
38JM Bairstow705+0EngIndBirminghamAug 18
39S Ahmed5010+0PakSAFJo’burgJan 19
40BJ Watling105*5+0NZlSrlCol-PSSAug 19
41TD Paine795+0AusNZlMelbourneDec 19
42Q de Kock956+0SAFEngCenturionDec 19
43Q de Kock505+0SAFEngCape TownJan 20
44TD Paine73*5+0AusIndAdelaideDec 20

It also provides the tenth occasion of an Australian wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in an innings or in both innings and effecting five or more dismissals in an innings or in both innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISICtStOppGroundStart Date
1RW Marsh9150EngManchester08 Jun 1972
2RW Marsh5650WinMelbourne26 Dec 1975
3IA Healy5850PakRawalpindi05 Oct 1994
4IA Healy7050SrlAdelaide25 Jan 1996
5AC Gilchrist75100NZlHamilton31 Mar 2000
6AC Gilchrist8050SrlDarwin01 Jul 2004
7AC Gilchrist6250EngSydney02 Jan 2007
8BJ Haddin65*50EngManchester01 Aug 2013
9TD Paine7950NZlMelbourne26 Dec 2019
10TD Paine73*50IndAdelaide17 Dec 2020

It also provides the fifth occasion of a wicket keeper against India.

NoPlayerFISICtStTeamGroundStart Date
1SAR Silva11150SrlCol-PSS06 Sep 1985
2AB de Villiers7450SAFDurban26 Dec 2013
3BJ Watling12450NZlWellington14 Feb 2014
4JM Bairstow7050EngBirmingham01 Aug 2018
5TD Paine73*50AusAdelaide17 Dec 2020

Australia won this test by eight wickets to post its 394th win and also its 43rd win against India. It also represents its eighth win in Pink Ball Tests. Australia is yet to lose a Pink Ball test.

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