Second Day Second Test Australia vs India at Melbourne

RR Pant became MA Starc’s 250^th victim in tests. MA Starc became the 46^th bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 250 plus wickets. He also became the ninth Australian bowler to reach the landmark.

MA Starc became the 33^rd pace bowler to capture 250 plus wickets. He also became the seventh Australian pace bowler to reach the landmark.

MA Starc became the tenth left arm bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 250 plus wickets. He also became the second left arm Australian bowler to reach the landmark after MG Johnson. MG Johnson has an aggregate of 313 wickets.

MA Starc became the sixth left arm pace bowler to capture 250 plus wickets. He also became the second Australian left arm pace bowler to reach the landmark after MG Johnson. MG Johnson has an aggregate of 313 wickets.

RA Jadeja was making his 50^th test appearance in this test. He became the 34^th Indian cricketer to play 50 plus tests. 

AM Rahane scored 53 not out at Tea on the second day of the test. His fifty provide the 41st occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the 23^rd occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty against Australia in Australia.

AM Rahane scored 104 not out at the end of the second day of the test. His century provide the 74^th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the 31^st occasion of an an Indian captain scoring a century in a test innings on away soil

AM Rahane scored 104 not out at the end of the second day of the test. His century provide the 14^th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century in a test innings against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	MAK Pataudi	128*	2	Aus	Chennai	02 Oct 1964
2	SM Gavaskar	115	1	Aus	Delhi	13 Oct 1979
3	SM Gavaskar	123	1	Aus	Mumbai	03 Nov 1979
4	N Kapil Dev	119	2	Aus	Chennai	18 Sep 1986
5	M Azharuddin	106	4	Aus	Adelaide	25 Jan 1992
6	M Azharuddin	163*	2	Aus	Kolkata	18 Mar 1998
7	SR Tendulkar	116	2	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 1999
8	SC Ganguly	144	2	Aus	Brisbane	04 Dec 2003
9	MS Dhoni	224	2	Aus	Chennai	22 Feb 2013
10	V Kohli	115	2	Aus	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
11	V Kohli	141	4	Aus	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
12	V Kohli	147	2	Aus	Sydney	06 Jan 2015
13	V Kohli	123	2	Aus	Perth	14 Dec 2018
14	AM Rahane	104*	2	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2020

It also provides the eighth occasion of an an Indian captain scoring a century in a test innings on away soil against Australia

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	M Azharuddin	106	4	Aus	Adelaide	25 Jan 1992
2	SR Tendulkar	116	2	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 1999
3	SC Ganguly	144	2	Aus	Brisbane	04 Dec 2003
4	V Kohli	115	2	Aus	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
5	V Kohli	141	4	Aus	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
6	V Kohli	147	2	Aus	Sydney	06 Jan 2015
7	V Kohli	123	2	Aus	Perth	14 Dec 2018
8	AM Rahane	104*	2	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2020

AM Rahane became the second Indian captain to score a century against Australia at Melbourne after SR Tendulkar. SR Tendulkar had scored 116 at Melbourne in Dec 1999.

AM Rahane scored 104 not out at the end of the second day of the test. His century provide the 84^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the 46th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings on away soil against Australia.

AM Rahane scored 104 not out at the end of the second day of the test. His century provide the 518th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings against all oppositions. It also provides the 240th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings on away soil against all oppositions.

AM Rahane-RA Jadeja added 104 runs in an unfinished partnership for the sixth wicket to provide the 582nd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings. It also provide the 46^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings for the sixth wicket

AM Rahane-RA Jadeja added 104 runs in an unfinished partnership for the sixth wicket to provide the 264^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on away soil. It also provide the 17^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings for the sixth wicket on away soil

AM Rahane-RA Jadeja added 104 runs in an unfinished partnership for the sixth wicket to provide the 103rd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the tenth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings for the sixth wicket

AM Rahane-RA Jadeja added 104 runs in an unfinished partnership for the sixth wicket to provide the 51^st occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on away soil against Australia. It also provides the sixth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings for the sixth wicket on away soil against Australia.

AM Rahane-RA Jadeja added 104 runs in an unfinished partnership for the sixth wicket to provide the 12th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against Australia at Melbourne. It also provides the first occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings for the sixth wicket in tests at Melbourne.

AM Rahane-RA Jadeja added 104 runs in an unfinished partnership for the sixth wicket to provide the ground record by Indian batsmen for the sixth wicket partnership at Melbourne. The previous best was the 79 runs partnership between N Kapil Dev and RJ Shastri in Dec 1985.

AM Rahane’s 104 not out in this test represent his 12^th century in a test innings against various oppositions. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	118	2	v New Zealand	Wellington	14 Feb 2014
2	103	1	v England	Lord’s	17 Jul 2014
3	147	2	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2014
4	126	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	20 Aug 2015
5	127	1	v South Africa	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
6	100*	3	v South Africa	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
7	108*	2	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Jul 2016
8	188	1	v New Zealand	Indore	08 Oct 2016
9	132	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	03 Aug 2017
10	102	3	v West Indies	North Sound	22 Aug 2019
11	115	1	v South Africa	Ranchi	19 Oct 2019
12	104*	2	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2020

AM Rahane’s 104 not out in this test represent his second century in a test innings against Australia. He had scored 147 at Melbourne in Dec 2014. Both the occasions are tabulated below

No	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	147	2	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2014
2	104*	2	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2020

The following table lists the Indian batsmen who have scored centuries against Australia at Melbourne

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	MH Mankad	116	2	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948
2	MH Mankad	111	2	Aus	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948
3	SM Gavaskar	118	3	Aus	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977
4	GR Viswanath	114	1	Aus	Melbourne	07 Feb 1981
5	SR Tendulkar	116	2	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 1999
6	V Sehwag	195	1	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2003
7	V Kohli	169	2	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2014
8	AM Rahane	147	2	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2014
9	CA Pujara	106	1	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2018
10	AM Rahane	104*	2	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2020