First Test Australia Vs India Pink Test at Adelaide – First Day

This test provides the 16^th Pink Ball Test in the annals of Test Cricket. It also provides the eighth Pink Ball Test for Australia and the second Pink Ball Test for India.

PP Shaw was dismissed for a duck in this test to provide the tenth occasion of an opening batsman dismissed for a duck in a Pink Ball Test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	R	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	D Elgar	0	3	SAF	Aus	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016
2	KC Brathwaite	0	2	Win	Eng	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017
3	H Masakadza	0	2	Zim	SAF	P Elizabeth	26 Dec 2017
4	MDKJ Perera	0	2	Srl	Win	Bridgetown	23 Jun 2018
5	DS Smith	0	3	Win	Srl	Bridgetown	23 Jun 2018
6	ML Udawatte	0	4	Srl	Win	Bridgetown	23 Jun 2018
7	Shadman Islam	0	3	Ban	Ind	Kolkata	22 Nov 2019
8	Imam-ul-Haq	0	3	Pak	Aus	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
9	TWM Latham	0	2	NZl	Aus	Perth	12 Dec 2019
10	PP Shaw	0	1	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020

It also provides the first occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed without scoring in a Pink Ball Test.

It also provides the first occasion of an opening batsman dismissed without scoring in the first innings of a Pink Ball Test.

It also provides the fourth occasion of an opening batsman dismissed without scoring in the Pink Ball Test against Australia

No	Player	R	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	D Elgar	0	3	SAF	Aus	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016
2	Imam-ul-Haq	0	3	Pak	Aus	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
3	TWM Latham	0	2	NZl	Aus	Perth	12 Dec 2019
4	PP Shaw	0	1	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020

PP Shaw became the second opening batsman to be dismissed by the second ball of the innings for a duck in a Pink Ball test after TWM Latham of New Zealand.  TWM Latham was dismissed by the second ball of the innings for a duck against Australia at Perth in Dec 2019.

No	Player	R	BF	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	TWM Latham	0	2	2	NZl	Aus	Perth	12 Dec 2019
2	PP Shaw	0	2	1	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020

India lost its first wicket without a run on the board in this test to provide the fifth occasion of a team losing its first wicket without a run on the board in an innings in a pink test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	W/R	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	1/0	2	Win	Eng	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017
2	1/0	2	Zim	SAF	P Elizabeth	26 Dec 2017
3	1/0	2	Srl	Win	Bridgetown	23 Jun 2018
4	1/0	3	Ban	Ind	Kolkata	22 Nov 2019
5	1/0	1	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020

V Kohli scored 74 in this test to provide the 15^th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in a Pink Ball Test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	R	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	SPD Smith	53	2	Aus	NZl	Adelaide	27 Nov 2015
2	F du Plessis	118*	1	SAF	Aus	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016
3	SPD Smith	59	2	Aus	SAF	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016
4	SPD Smith	130	1	Aus	Pak	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016
5	SPD Smith	63	3	Aus	Pak	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016
6	JE Root	136	1	Eng	Win	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017
7	LD Chandimal	62	1	Srl	Pak	Dub-DSC	06 Oct 2017
8	Sarfaraz Ahmed	68	4	Pak	Srl	Dub-DSC	06 Oct 2017
9	JE Root	67	4	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	02 Dec 2017
10	AB de Villiers	53	1	SAF	Zim	P Elizabeth	26 Dec 2017
11	KS Williamson	102	2	NZl	Eng	Auckland	22 Mar 2018
12	JE Root	51	3	Eng	NZl	Auckland	22 Mar 2018
13	JO Holder	74	1	Win	Srl	Bridgetown	23 Jun 2018
14	V Kohli	136	2	Ind	Ban	Kolkata	22 Nov 2019
15	V Kohli	74	1	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020

V Kohli became the third captain to score fifty on two or more occasions in a Pink Ball Test after SPD Smith and JE Root. SPD Smith has scored fifties on four occasions, while JE Root has scored on three occasions.

No	Player	R	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	SPD Smith	53	2	Aus	NZl	Adelaide	27 Nov 2015
2	SPD Smith	59	2	Aus	SAF	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016
3	SPD Smith	130	1	Aus	Pak	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016
4	SPD Smith	63	3	Aus	Pak	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016
1	JE Root	136	1	Eng	Win	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017
2	JE Root	67	4	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	02 Dec 2017
3	JE Root	51	3	Eng	NZl	Auckland	22 Mar 2018
1	V Kohli	136	2	Ind	Ban	Kolkata	22 Nov 2019
2	V Kohli	74	1	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020

V Kohli became the third captain to score a fifty against Australia in a Pink Ball Test after F du Plessis and JE Root.

No	Player	R	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	F du Plessis	118*	1	SAF	Aus	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016
2	JE Root	67	4	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	02 Dec 2017
3	V Kohli	74	1	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020

V Kohli became the second captain to be dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in a Pink Ball Test after SPD Smith of Australia. SPD Smith was dismissed run out for 59 against South Africa at Adelaide in Nov 2016.

No	Player	R	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	SPD Smith	59	2	Aus	SAF	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016
2	V Kohli	74	1	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020

V Kohli became the second captain to be dismissed run out in a Pink Ball Test after SPD Smith of Australia. SPD Smith was dismissed run out for 59 against South Africa at Adelaide in Nov 2016.

No	Player	R	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	SPD Smith	59	2	Aus	SAF	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016
2	V Kohli	74	1	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020

V Kohli became the fifteenth batsman to be dismissed run out in a Pink Ball Test. He also became the fourth batsman to be dismissed run out in a Pink Ball Test against Australia

No	Player	R	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Rahat Ali	4	2	Pak	Aus	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016
2	Yasir Shah	33	4	Pak	Aus	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016
3	Mohd Abbas	1	3	Pak	Aus	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
4	V Kohli	74	1	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020

V Kohli’s run out for 74 in this game provides the 40^th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out in an innings against Australia. It also provides the second occasion of his run out against Australia. Prior to this he was dismissed run out for 22 against Australia at Adelaide in Nov 2012. He became the seventh Indian batsman to be dismissed run out on two or more occasions in a test innings against Australia. Others are – SR Tendulkar {03}, SC Ganguly {03}, SMH Kirmani {02}, CA Pujara {02}, S Ramesh {02} and S Venkataraghavan {02}.

V Kohli’s run out for 74 in this game provides the sixth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out in an innings after scoring a fifty against Australia.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	R Dravid	180	3	Aus	Kolkata	11 Mar 2001
2	CA Pujara	123	1	Aus	Adelaide	06 Dec 2018
3	V Subramanya	75	4	Aus	Adelaide	23 Dec 1967
4	V Kohli	74	1	Aus	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020
5	M Kaif	64	2	Aus	Chennai	14 Oct 2004
6	NS Sidhu	62	1	Aus	Chennai	06 Mar 1998

V Kohli’s 74 in this game represent his tenth fifty against Australia in Australia.  He became the second Indian batsman to score ten or more fifties against Australia in Australia after SR Tendulkar. SR Tendulkar has scored 13 fifties.

V Kohli’s 74 in this game represent his tenth fifty against Australia in Australia.  He became the 16th batsman in the annals of test cricket to score ten or more fifties against Australia in Australia

V Kohli’s 74 in this game represent his sixth fifty against Australia in Australia while captaining India.  He became the third captain in the annals of test cricket to score six or more fifties against Australia in Australia. Others are – CH Lloyd of West Indies {11} and AC Maclaren of England {06}

V Kohli’s 74 in this game represent his sixth fifty against Australia while captaining India.  He became the third Indian captain in the annals of test cricket to score six or more fifties against Australia. Others are – MAK Pataudi {09} and MS Dhoni {06}

V Kohli’s 74 in this game provide the 50^th fifty of his test career. He became the 55^th batsman in the history of test cricket to score 50 fifties and also the eighth Indian batsman to achieve the feat.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	C	HC	50+
1	SR Tendulkar	200	329	33	15921	51	68	119
2	R Dravid	163	284	32	13265	36	63	99
3	SM Gavaskar	125	214	16	10122	34	45	79
4	VVS Laxman	134	225	34	08781	17	56	73
5	V Sehwag	103	178	06	08503	23	31	54
6	DB Vengsarkar	116	185	22	06868	17	35	52
7	SC Ganguly	113	188	17	07212	16	35	51
8	V Kohli	087	146	10	07314	27	23	50

PP Shaw was dismissed for a duck in this game to provide the 37^th occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed for a duck in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the 23rd occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed for a duck in a test innings against Australia in Australia.

PP Shaw was dismissed for a duck in this game to provide the 37^th occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed for a duck in a test innings against Australia at Adelaide. Others are MH Mankad in Jan 1948, DJ Gandhi in Dec 1999 and IK Pathan in Jan 2008

India lost its first wicket without a run on the board to provide the 20^th such occasion against Australia in a test innings. It also provides the 12^th such occasion against Australia in Australia and also the third such occasion in a test at Adelaide.

V Kohli’s run aggregate against Australia at Adelaide read 505 at the end of India’s first innings. He became the fourth batsman to total 500 plus runs in tests at Adelaide against Australia. Others are – BC Lara {610}, JB Hobbs {601} and IVA Richards {552}.