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Australia won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the  96^th occasion of Australia doing so against India. It also provides the 42^nd occasion of Australia doing so against India on home soil.

Australia opened its innings through DA Warner and MS Harris. They became the 46^th pair to open the Australian innings against India.

India capped T Natarajan and Washington Sundar for this test. They became the 299^th and 300th cricketers to represent India in Tests. They also became the 136th and 137^th Indian cricketers to make their test debut on away soil.

They also became the 49^th and 50th Indian cricketers to make their test debut against Australia and also became the 23^rd and 24^th Indian cricketers to make their test debut against Australia in Australia. They also became the sixth and seventh Indian cricketers to make their test debut against Australia at Brisbane.

T Natarajan became the 45^th left arm pace bowler to represent India in tests. He became the seventh Indian left arm pace bowler to make his test debut against Australia and also became the third Indian left arm bowler to make his test debut against Australia in Australia. Others are – UN Kulakarni at Adelaide in Dec 1967 and IK Pathan at Adelaide in Dec 2003. Thus India capped a left arm pace bowler after a gap of 18 years, one month and three days.

T Natarajan and Washington Sundar were capped by India in this test at Brisbane after a gap of 30 years. J Srinath was capped by India at Brisbane in 1991.

SPD Smith has a run aggregate of 991 runs against India on home soil prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He required nine more runs for his 1000 runs. He scored 36 runs and his aggregate read 1027. He became the third Australian batsman to score 1000 plus runs against India on home soil. Others are – RT Ponting {1894} and MJ Clarke {1077}

M Labuschagne and MS Wade added 113 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 922nd occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings. It also provides the 528th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership on home soil

It also provides the 168th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in an innings. It also provides the 104th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket on home soil

It also provides the 121^st occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against India. It also provides the 75th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership on home soil against India.

It also provides the 24th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership fourth wicket in an innings against India. It also provides the 15^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket on home soil against India.

It also provides the third occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket at Brisbane against India. It also provides the 19th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket at Brisbane against various oppositions.

M Labuschagne scored 108 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 105^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century against India. It also provides the 66^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century against India on home soil.

M Labuschagne scored 108 in Australia’s first innings to provide the fourth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century against India at Brisbane. The following table lists the four batsmen.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	DG Bradman	185	1	Ind	Brisbane	Nov 1947
2	JL Langer	121	1	Ind	Brisbane	Dec 2003
3	SPD Smith	133	2	Ind	Brisbane	Dec 2014
4	M Labuschagne	108	1	Ind	Brisbane	Jan 2021

M Labuschagne scored 108 in Australia’s first innings to provide his fifth test century and first against India. The following table lists his five centuries

No	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	185	2	Pak	Brisbane	Nov 2019
2	162	1	Pak	Adelaide	Nov 2019
3	143	1	NZl	Perth	Dec 2019
4	215	1	NZl	Sydney	Jan 2020
5	108	1	Ind	Brisbane	Jan 2021

M Labuschagne scored 108 in Australia’s first innings to provide his highest score against India. His previous best was 91 at Sydney in Jan 2021, the previous test of the ongoing test series. It also represents his third fifty and third consecutive fifty in an innings. In the previous test at Sydney he had scored 91 and 73

N Lyon was playing his 100^th test. He became the 13^th Australian cricketer to appear in 100 plus tests and also the 68th overall cricketer to appear in 100 plus tests.

RR Pant has effected 24 dismissals against Australia prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He needed one more dismissal which would fetch him 25 dismissals. He caught M Labuschagne for 108 of T Natarajan which gave him 25 dismissals. He became the third Indian wicket keeper to effect 25 plus dismissals against Australia. Others are – MS Dhoni {71} and SMH Kirmani {41}

RR Pant has effected 24 catches against Australia in Australia prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He needed one more dismissal which would fetch him 25 dismissals. He caught M Labuschagne for 108 of T Natarajan which gave him 25 dismissals. He became the third Indian wicket keeper to effect 25 plus dismissals against Australia in Australia. Others are – MS Dhoni {35} and SMH Kirmani {27}

Washington Sundar’s first victim was SPD Smith whom he had caught by RG Sharma for 36. T Natarajan’s first victim was M Labuschagne whom he had caught by RR Pant for 108.

RR Pant has effected 24 dismissals against Australia prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He needs one more dismissal which would fetch him 25 dismissals. If he effects it, he would then become the third Indian wicket keeper to effect 25 plus dismissals against Australia. Others are – MS Dhoni {71} and SMH Kirmani {41}

RR Pant has effected 24 catches against Australia in Australia prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He needs one more dismissal which would fetch him 25 catches. If he effects it, he would then become the third Indian wicket keeper to effect 25 plus catches against Australia in Australia. Others are – MS Dhoni {35} and SMH Kirmani {27}

RR Pant has effected 58 dismissals on away soil prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He needs two more dismissals which would fetch him 60 dismissals. If he effects it, he would then become the fourth Indian wicket keeper to effect 60 plus dismissals on away soil. Others are – MS Dhoni {167}, SMH Kirmani {90} and KS More {81}

RR Pant has pouched 58 catches on away soil prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He needs two more catches which would fetch him 60 catches. If he catches them, he would then become the fourth Indian wicket keeper to pouch 60 plus catches on away soil. Others are – MS Dhoni {154}, KS More {77} and SMH Kirmani {71}

RA Jadeja has an aggregate of 1954 runs prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires 46 more runs for his 2000 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the 41st Indian batsman to total 2000 plus runs in tests.  RA Jadeja has already taken 220 wickets in tests. If he scores 2000 runs, then he would become the fifth Indian all rounder to score 2000 runs and capture 200 plus wickets.

No	Player	Mat	Runs	Wkts
1	A Kumble	132	2506	619
2	N Kapil Dev	131	5248	434
3	Harbhajan Singh	103	2224	417
4	R Ashwin	073	2467	377
5	RA Jadeja	050	1954	220

If he scores 46 runs, then he would become the 21^st all rounder in the history of test cricket to score 2000 plus runs and capture 200 plus wickets. The following table lists all the 21 cricketers.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Runs	Wkts
1	SK Warne	Aus	145	3154	708
2	A Kumble	Ind	132	2506	619
3	SCJ Broad	Eng	143	3335	514
4	N Kapil Dev	Ind	131	5248	434
5	RJ Hadlee	NZl	086	3124	431
6	SM Pollock	SAF	108	3781	421
7	Harbhajan Singh	Ind	103	2224	417
8	Wasim Akram	Pak	104	2898	414
9	IT Botham	Eng	102	5200	383
10	R Ashwin	Ind	073	2418	375
11	Imran Khan	Pak	088	3807	362
12	DL Vettori	NZl	113	4531	362
13	WPUJC Vaas	Srl	111	3089	355
14	MG Johnson	Aus	073	2065	313
15	JH Kallis	SAF	166	13289	292
16	R Benaud	Aus	063	2201	248
17	GS Sobers	Win	093	8032	235
18	A Flintoff	Eng	079	3845	226
19	CL Cairns	NZl	062	3320	218
20	RA Jadeja	Ind	050	1926	216
21	Shakib Al Hasan	Ban	056	3862	210

NM Lyon has an aggregate of 197 wickets on home soil prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires three more wickets for his 200 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the fourth Australian bowler to capture 200 test wickets on home soil. Others are – SK Warne {319}, GD McGrath {289} and DK Lillee {231}.

NM Lyon has an aggregate of 197 wickets on home soil prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires three more wickets for his 200 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the 20^th bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 200 test wickets on home soil.

NM Lyon has an aggregate of 91 wickets against India prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires nine more runs for his 100 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the first Australian bowler to capture 100 test wickets against India.

R Ashwin has an aggregate of 89 wickets against Australia prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires one more wicket for his 90 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the third Indian bowler to capture 90 plus test wickets against Australia. Others are – A Kumble {111} and Harbhajan Singh {95}.

R Ashwin has an aggregate of 39 wickets against Australia in Australia prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires one wicket for his 40 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the third Indian bowler to capture 40 plus test wickets against Australia in Australia. Others are – N Kapil Dev {51} and A Kumble {49}.

NM Lyon has pouched 49 catches prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires one more catch for his 50 catches. If he catches it, then he would become the 21^st Australian fieldsman, other than the wicket keepers to catch 50 plus catches.

SPD Smith has pouched 119 catches prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires one more catch for his 120 catches. If he catches it, then he would become the ninth Australian fieldsman, other than the wicket keepers to catch 120 plus catches.

SPD Smith has pouched 18 catches against India prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires two more catches for his 20 catches. If he catches it, then he would become the seventh Australian fieldsman, other than the wicket keepers to catch 20 plus catches against India. Others are – RT Ponting {36}, MJ Clarke {29}, ME Waugh {29}, ML Hayden {23}, RB Simpson {21} and MEK Hussey {20}

TM Paine has pouched 147 catches prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires three more catches for his 150 dismissals. If he pouches them, then he would become the sixth Australian wicket keeper to pouch 150 plus catches. Others are – AC Gilchrist {379} and BJ Haddin {366}, RW Marsh {343}, BJ Haddin {262} and ATW Grout {163}

TM Paine has effected 35 dismissals against India prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires five more dismissals for his 40 dismissals. If he effected them, then he would become the third Australian wicket keeper to effect 40 plus dismissals against India. Others are – AC Gilchrist {75} and BJ Haddin {58}

SPD Smith has a run aggregate of 7449 runs prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires 51 more runs for his 7500 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the ninth Australian batsman to score 7500 plus runs in Tests. Others are – RT Ponting {13378}, AR Border {11178}, SR Waugh {10927}, MJ Clarke {8643}, ML Hayden {8625} and ME Waugh {8029}, JL Langer {7696} and MA Taylor {7525}

SPD Smith has a run aggregate of 991 runs against India on home soil prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires nine more runs for his 1000 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the third Australian batsman to score 1500 plus runs against India on home soil. Others are – RT Ponting {1894} and MJ Clarke {1077}

DA Warner has a run aggregate of 4492 runs as an opening batsman on home soil prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires eight more runs for his 4500 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the second Australian opening batsman to score 4500 plus runs on home soil after ML Hayden. ML Hayden has an aggregate of 5210 runs.

DA Warner has a run aggregate of 4492 runs as a left hand opening batsman on home soil prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires eight more runs for his 4500 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the second Australian left hand opening batsman to score 4500 plus runs on home soil after ML Hayden. ML Hayden has an aggregate of 5210 runs.

DA Warner has scored seven boundary sixes and SPD Smith has scored six boundary sixes against India on home soil. DA Warner requires two more boundary sixes and SPD Smith requires three more boundary sixes to overhaul KR Miller’s eight boundary sixes which is the present record for most boundary sixes by an Australian batsman against India on home soil.

DA Warner has scored 56 boundary sixes in his test career. He requires four more boundary sixes which would fetch him 60 boundary sixes. If he scores them, then he would then become the fourth Australian batsman to score 60 plus boundary sixes. Others are – AC Gilchrist {100}, ML Hayden {82} and RT Ponting {73}

DA Warner has scored 56 boundary sixes in his test career as an opening batsman. He requires four more boundary sixes which would fetch him 60 boundary sixes. If he scores them, then he would then become the second Australian opening batsman to score 60 plus boundary sixes after ML Hayden. ML Hayden has scored 82 boundary fours

DA Warner has scored 56 boundary sixes in his test career as left handed opening batsman. He requires four more boundary sixes which would fetch him 60 boundary sixes. If he scores them, then he would then become the second left handed Australian opening batsman to score 60 plus boundary sixes after ML Hayden. ML Hayden has scored 82 boundary fours

DA Warner has scored 24 centuries in his test career as left handed opening batsman. He requires one more century which would fetch him 25 centuries.  If he scores them, then he would then become the fourth left handed opening batsman to score 25 centuries. Others are – AN Cook {31}, ML Hayden {30} and GC Smith {27}

DA Warner has scored 24 centuries in his test career as left handed opening batsman. He requires one more century which would fetch him 25 centuries.  If he scores them, then he would then become the second left handed Australian opening batsman to score 25 centuries after ML Hayden. ML Hayden has scored 30 centuries.

DA Warner has scored 24 centuries in his test career as an opening batsman. He requires one more century which would fetch him 25 centuries.  If he scores them, then he would then become the fifth opening batsman to score 25 centuries. Others are – SM Gavaskar {33}, AN Cook {31}, ML Hayden {30} and GC Smith {27}

AM Rahane has a run aggregate of 2917 runs on away soil prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires 83 more runs for his 3000 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the tenth Indian batsman to score 3000 plus runs on away soil. The following table lists all the ten batsmen.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS
1	SR Tendulkar	106	176	17	8705	248*
2	R Dravid	093	164	21	7667	270
3	SM Gavaskar	060	106	09	5055	221
4	VVS Laxman	077	134	16	5014	178
5	SC Ganguly	063	104	07	4032	147
6	V Sehwag	051	089	03	3847	309
7	V Kohli	048	087	02	3760	200
8	DB Vengsarkar	062	105	09	3143	157
9	M Amarnath	037	063	05	3008	138
10	AM Rahane	042	073	08	2917	147

AM Rahane has scored 23 fifties on away soil prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires two more fifties for his 25 fifties. If he scores them, then he would become the eighth Indian batsman to score 25 plus fifties on away soil. The following table lists these eight batsmen.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	C	HC	50+
1	SR Tendulkar	106	176	17	8705	29	36	65
2	R Dravid	093	164	21	7667	21	36	57
3	VVS Laxman	077	134	16	5014	09	32	41
4	SM Gavaskar	060	106	09	5055	18	22	40
5	SC Ganguly	063	104	07	4032	08	22	30
6	V Kohli	048	087	02	3760	14	13	27
7	M Amarnath	037	063	05	3008	09	17	26
8	AM Rahane	040	071	08	2891	08	15	23

AM Rahane has pouched 48 catches on away soil prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires two more catches for his 50 catches. If he pouches them, then he would become the sixth Indian fieldsman other than the wicket keepers to pouch 50 plus catches on away soil. Others are – R Dravid {111}, VVS Laxman {74}, SR Tendulkar {68}, SM Gavaskar {57} and M Azharuddin {53}

AM Rahane has pouched 18 catches against Australia prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires two more catches for his 20 catches. If he pouches them, then he would become the sixth Indian fieldsman other than the wicket keepers to pouch 20 plus catches against Australia. Others are – R Dravid {46}, VVS Laxman {36}, SR Tendulkar {23}, V Sehwag {22} and V Kohli {20}

CA Pujara has scored 14 fifties against Australia prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires one more fifty for his 15 fifties. If he scores them, then he would become the fourth Indian batsman to score 15 plus fifties against Australia. Others are – SR Tendulkar {27}, VVS Laxman {18} and R Dravid {15}

CA Pujara has scored five centuries against Australia to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires one more century for his six century. If he scores them, then he would become the fifth Indian batsman to score six or more centuries against Australia. Others are – SR Tendulkar {11}, SM Gavaskar {08}, V Kohli {07} and VVS Laxman {06}

CA Pujara has an aggregate of 912 runs against Australia in Australia prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires 88 more runs for his 1000 runs.  If he scores them, then he would become the fifth Indian batsman to score 1000 plus runs against Australia in Australia.  Others are – SR Tendulkar {1809}, V Kohli {1352}, VVS Laxman {1236} and R Dravid {1143}

AM Rahane has an aggregate of 2917 runs against Australia in Australia prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires 83 more runs for his 3000 runs. If he gets them, he would then become the tenth Indian batsman to aggregate 3000 plus runs against Australia in Australia. The following table lists the ten batsmen.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS
1	SR Tendulkar	106	176	17	8705	248*
2	R Dravid	93	164	21	7667	270
3	SM Gavaskar	60	106	9	5055	221
4	VVS Laxman	77	134	16	5014	178
5	SC Ganguly	63	104	7	4032	147
6	V Sehwag	51	89	3	3847	309
7	V Kohli	48	87	2	3760	200
8	DB Vengsarkar	62	105	9	3143	157
9	M Amarnath	37	63	5	3008	138
10	AM Rahane	42	73	8	2917	147

SPD Smith has an aggregate of 7449 runs prior to the prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires 51 more runs for his 7500 runs.  If he scores them, then he would become the ninth Australian batsman to score 7500 plus. The following table lists all the nine batsmen.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS
1	RT Ponting	168	287	29	13378	257
2	AR Border	156	265	44	11174	205
3	SR Waugh	168	260	46	10927	200
4	MJ Clarke	115	198	22	8643	329*
5	ML Hayden	103	184	14	8625	380
6	ME Waugh	128	209	17	8029	153*
7	JL Langer	105	182	12	7696	250
8	MA Taylor	104	186	13	7525	334*
9	SPD Smith	77	138	18	7449	239

SPD Smith of Australia became the fourth batsman in the annals of test cricket to score eight centuries against India, when he scored 131 in the first innings of the just concluded Sydney Test. Others to score eight centuries against India are – RT Ponting, IVA Richards and GS Sobers. SPD Smith also became the second Australian batsman to score eight centuries against India after RT Ponting. The following table lists the centuries scored by these four batsmen

Batsman	No	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
RT Ponting	1	125	1	Ind	Adelaide	Dec 1999
	2	141*	2	Ind	Sydney	Jan 2000
	3	242	1	Ind	Adelaide	Dec 2003
	4	257	2	Ind	Melbourne	Dec 2003
	5	140	2	Ind	Adelaide	Jan 2008
	6	123	1	Ind	Bengaluru	Oct 2008
	7	134	2	Ind	Sydney	Jan 2012
	8	221	1	Ind	Adelaide	Jan 2012
Batsman	No	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
IVA Richards	1	192*	2	Ind	Delhi	Dec 1974
	2	142	2	Ind	Bridgetown	Mar 1976
	3	130	1	Ind	Trinidad	Mar 1976
	4	177	1	Ind	Trinidad	Apr 1976
	5	109	1	Ind	Georgetown	Mar 1983
	6	120	2	Ind	Mumbai	Nov 1983
	7	109*	4	Ind	Delhi	Nov 1987
	8	110	2	Ind	Kingston	Apr 1989
Batsman	No	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
SPD Smith	1	162*	1	Ind	Adelaide	Dec 2014
	2	133	2	Ind	Brisbane	Dec 2014
	3	192	1	Ind	Melbourne	Dec 2014
	4	117	1	Ind	Sydney	Jan 2015
	5	109	3	Ind	Pune	Feb 2017
	6	178*	1	Ind	Ranchi	Mar 2017
	7	111	1	Ind	Dharamsala	Mar 2017
	8	131	1	Ind	Sydney	Jan 2021
Batsman	No	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
GS Sobers	1	142*	3	Ind	Mum-BS	Nov 1958
	2	198	3	Ind	Kanpur	Dec 1958
	3	106*	1	Ind	Kolkata	Dec 1958
	4	153	2	Ind	Kingston	Mar 1962
	5	104	1	Ind	Kingston	Apr 1962
	6	108*	3	Ind	Georgetown	Mar 1971
	7	178*	1	Ind	Bridgetown	Apr 1971
	8	132	2	Ind	Trinidad	Apr 1971

India posted 334 for 5 in 131.0 overs in the fourth innings of the just concluded Sydney test against Australia to ensure a draw to provide the 33^rd occasion of team posting 300 plus runs in 100 plus overs in the fourth innings of a test to ensure a draw. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	Eng	654/5	218.2×8	4	SAF	Durban	Mar 39
2	Eng	351/5	165.0	4	SAF	Jo’burg	Nov 95
3	Win	408/5	164.3	4	Eng	Kingston	Apr 30
4	SAF	326/5	117.0×8	4	Aus	Sydney	Jan 64
5	Aus	328/3	115.0×8	4	Eng	Adelaide	Jan 71
6	Ind	429/8	150.5	4	Eng	The Oval	Aug 79
7	Eng	315/9	143.0	4	NZl	Auckland	Mar 13
8	SAF	423/7	141.0	4	Eng	The Oval	Aug 47
9	Aus	362/8	139.5	4	Pak	Dub-DSC	Oct 18
10	Ind	325/3	136.0	4	Win	Kolkata	Dec 48
11	SAF	450/7	136.0	4	Ind	Jo’burg	Dec 13
12	Srl	391/4	134.0	4	Pak	Col-SSC	Jul 09
13	Eng	310/7	100.0×8	4	Aus	Melbourne	Jan 47
14	Ind	364/6	131.0	4	Pak	Delhi	Dec 79
15	Ind	334/5	131.0	4	Aus	Sydney	Jan 21
16	Win	350/7	129.4	4	Eng	N Sound	Apr 15
17	Pak	341/9	129.0	4	Win	Trinidad	Apr 88
18	NZl	304/8	128.0	4	Zim	Harare	Sep 97
19	Win	370/9	128.0	4	Eng	St John’s	Feb 09
20	Srl	344/6	125.0	4	NZl	Hamilton	Feb 91
21	Aus	344/7	121.4	4	Eng	Sydney	Jan 95
22	Pak	337/4	121.0	4	Srl	Col-SSC	Mar 06
23	Pak	343/3	117.0	4	SAF	Dub-DSC	Nov 10
24	Aus	339/9	84.0×8	4	Win	Adelaide	Jan 69
25	Aus	381/7	110.0	4	NZl	Perth	Nov 01
26	Eng	369/6	110.0	4	Ind	The Oval	Aug 07
27	Aus	329/3	109.0	4	Eng	Lord’s	Jul 75
28	Aus	371/9	108.0	4	Eng	Manchester	Aug 05
29	Ind	355/8	107.0	4	Win	Mum-BS	Feb 49
30	Pak	316/4	107.0	4	SAF	Lahore	Oct 07
31	Eng	308/4	104.2	4	SAF	The Oval	Aug 65
32	Srl	307/7	102.0	4	Ind	Kandy	Sep 85
33	Win	354/5	100.0	4	SAF	Cape Town	Jan 04

It also provides the fifth occasion of India posting a total of 300 plus runs  in 100 plus overs in fourth innings to ensure a draw. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	Ind	429/8	150.5	4	Eng	The Oval	Aug 79
2	Ind	325/3	136.0	4	Win	Kolkata	Dec 48
3	Ind	364/6	131.0	4	Pak	Delhi	Dec 79
4	Ind	334/5	131.0	4	Aus	Sydney	Jan 21
5	Ind	355/8	107.0	4	Win	Mum-BS	Feb 49

It also provides the third occasion of a team posting a total of 300 plus runs  in 100 plus overs in fourth innings against Australia to ensure a draw. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	SAF	326/5	117.0×8	4	Aus	Sydney	Jan 64
2	Eng	310/7	100.0×8	4	Aus	Melbourne	Jan 47
3	Ind	334/5	131.0	4	Aus	Sydney	Jan 21

NM Lyon captured his 90^th wicket against India when he had Indian captain AM Rahane caught by MS Wade for 4 in India’s second innings. At the end of this test, his aggregate of wickets against India read 91. 

He became the fourth bowler to capture 90 plus wickets against India. Others are – JM Anderson of England {110}, M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka {105} and Imran Khan of Pakistan {94}.

He also became the second spin bowler to capture 90 plus wickets against India after M Muralitharan.

RG Sharma scored 52 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the 42nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty against Australia in the fourth innings of a test. It also provides the 23rd such occasion against Australia in Australia.

It also provides the fourth such occasion at Sydney. Others are – Abid Ali {81} in Jan 68, SC Ganguly {51} in Jan 08 and M Vijay {80] in Jan 15

RG Sharma scored 52 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the twelfth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty against Australia in the fourth innings of a test. It also provides the sixth such occasion against Australia in Australia.

It also provides the third such occasion at Sydney. Others are – Abid Ali {81} in Jan 68 and M Vijay {80] in Jan 15

RR Pant scored 97 in the fourth innings of this test and his knock has the following statistical accreditations

It provides the 21^st occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against Australia. It also provides the eighth such occasion by an Indian wicket keeper batsman against Australia in Australia.

It also provides the third such occasion in the fourth innings of a test. The other two occasions are – SMH Kirmani {55} at Brisbane in Dec 1977 and SMH Kirmani {51} at Adelaide in Jan 1978. Thus RR Pant’s 97 represent the highest individual innings by an Indian wicket keeper batsman against Australia in the fourth innings of a test.

CA Pujara-RR Pant added 148 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 104^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the 52nd such occasion by Indian batsmen against Australia in Australia.

It also provides the 19th such occasion for the fourth wicket by Indian batsmen against Australia in Australia.  It also provides the eleventh such occasion for the fourth wicket by Indian batsmen against Australia in Australia.

It also provides the fifth such occasion for the fourth wicket by Indian batsmen against Australia at Sydney.

No	Partners	W	Runs	I	Mon/Year
1	Vengsarkar, GR Viswanath	4	125	2	Jan 1978
2	VVS Laxman, SR Tendulkar	4	353	1	Jan 2004
3	SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar	4	108	2	Jan 2008
4	VVS Laxman, SR Tendulkar	4	103	3	Jan 2012
5	RR Pant, CA Pujara	4	148	4	Jan 2021

CA Pujara completed 6000 runs in his test career when he was on 47 during his second innings knock of 47 in this test. His run aggregate read at the end of the test. He became the 69th batsman and also the eleventh Indian batsman to total 6000 plus runs in test cricket

RR Panth scored 97 in India’s second innings to provide the 120th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings. It also provides the 56^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings on away soil.

It also provides the 23rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the eighth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against Australia on away soil.

RR Panth scored 97 in India’s second innings to provide the tenth occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings on away soil.

It also provides the second occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian wicket batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against Australia on away soil.

MS Dhoni is the other Indian wicket keeper to score ninety against Australia. He scored 92 at Mohali in Oct 2008

CA Pujara scored 50 and 77 in this test to provide the 151st occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test. It also provides the 78^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test on away soil.

It also provides the 37th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against Australia. It also provides the 19^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against Australia in Australia.

CA Pujara scored 50 and 77 in this test to provide the second occasion of his scoring twin fifties in a test against Australia in Australia. Prior to this he had scored 123 and 71 at Adelaide in Dec 2018. He became the fifth Indian batsman to score twin fifties against Australia in Australia. Others are – GR Viswanath, RF Surti, SR Tendulkar and V Kohli

No	Player	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	CA Pujara	123	71	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2018
2	CA Pujara	50	77	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2021
1	GR Viswanath	59	54	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1977
2	GR Viswanath	89	73	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1978
1	RF Surti	70	53	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 1967
2	RF Surti	52	64	Aus	Brisbane	Jan 1968
1	Tendulkar	116	52	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1999
2	Tendulkar	241*	60*	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2004
1	V Kohli	115	141	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2014
2	V Kohli	169	54	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 2014

Four Indian batsmen have scored exact 23 runs as tabulated below. GH Vihari played 161 deliveries which is a record for most deliveries played while scoring 23 runs. The previous best was RJ Shastri. He had played 139 deliveries for his 23 against South Africa at Johannesburg in Nov 92.

No	Player	R	BF	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	GH Vihari	23*	161	4	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2021
2	RJ Shastri	23	139	4	SAF	Jo’burg	Nov 1992
3	R Dravid	23	127	4	SAF	Kolkata	Nov 1996
4	SM Gavaskar	23	100	2	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1981

Test cricket has witnessed two batsmen playing 150 plus deliveries while scoring 23 not out. Apart from GH Vihari who played 161 deliveries for his 23 not out, H Verity of England was the other batsman. He faced 157 deliveries for his 23 not out against Australia at Brisbane in Feb 1933.

No	Player	Runs	BF	I	Team	Oppn	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	GH Vihari	23*	161	4	Ind	Aus	Sydney	Jan 21
2	H Verity	23*	157	2	Eng	Aus	Brisbane	Feb 33

The following table lists 29 batsmen who have played 100 plus deliveries while scoring 23.

No	Player	Runs	BF	I	Team	Oppn	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	GH Vihari	23*	161	4	Ind	Aus	Sydney	Jan 21
2	H Verity	23*	157	2	Eng	Aus	Brisbane	Feb 33
3	JC Adams	23	148	4	Win	Ind	Nagpur	Dec 94
4	RJ Shastri	23	139	4	Ind	SAF	Jo’burg	Nov 92
5	MJ Guptill	23	133	4	NZl	Aus	Brisbane	Nov 15
6	R Dravid	23	127	4	Ind	SAF	Kolkata	Nov 96
7	KD Mackay	23	125	2	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	Feb 59
8	AJ Pithey	23	122	1	SAF	Eng	P E’beth	Feb 65
9	MC Snedden	23	122	2	NZl	Aus	Wellington	Mar 90
10	MTG Elliott	23	121	2	Aus	SAF	P E’beth	Mar 97
11	JDP Oram	23	121	2	NZl	Ban	Dhaka	Oct 04
12	JK Lever	23	120	1	Eng	Ind	Chennai	Jan 77
13	MW Gatting	23	114	3	Eng	Pak	Lahore	Nov 87
14	Mushtaq Mohd	23	109	1	Pak	Aus	Perth	Mar 79
15	JM Brearley	23	108	2	Eng	Pak	Lahore	Dec 77
16	RC Russell	23	108	2	Eng	Win	Trinidad	Mar 94
17	CR Woakes	23	108	4	Eng	Pak	Lord’s	Jul 16
18	BW Luckhurst	23	107	3	Eng	Aus	Perth	Dec 74
19	RWT Key	23	106	3	Eng	Aus	Perth	Nov 02
20	KWR Fletcher	23	103	1	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Jan 71
21	DW Randall	23	103	1	Eng	Pak	Karachi	Jan 78
22	G Boycott	23	103	3	Eng	Aus	Perth	Dec 78
23	Chanderpaul	23	103	2	Win	Eng	Ch-le-St	May 09
24	N Hussain	23	102	2	Eng	Pak	Faisalabad	Nov 00
25	MHN Walker	23*	101	4	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	Dec 74
26	BE Congdon	23	100	3	NZl	Eng	Auckland	Mar 66
27	KD Walters	23	100	4	Aus	SAF	P E’beth	Mar 70
28	SM Gavaskar	23	100	2	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 81
29	CJL Rogers	23	100	1	Aus	Eng	The Oval	Aug 13

R Ashwin scored 39 not out in the second innings of this test to provide the third occasion of an Indian batsman scoring exact 39 not out in an innings. Others are SMH Kirmani and Sarandeep Singh. SMH Kirmani scored 39 not out against Pakistan at Lahore in Oct 1978, while Sarandeep Singh scored 39 not against West Indies at Georgetown in Apr 2002

Australia declared the third innings of this test closed with the score reading 312 for 6 to provide the sixth occasion of Australia declaring its third innings closed against India. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Ground	Mon/Year
1	Aus	367/6d	113.3	3	Perth	Feb 1992
2	Aus	329/5d	098.1	3	Nagpur	Oct 2004
3	Aus	351/7d	088.0	3	Melbourne	Dec 2007
4	Aus	401/7d	107.0	3	Sydney	Jan 2008
5	Aus	318/9d	098.0	3	Melbourne	Dec 2014
6	Aus	312/6d	087.0	3	Sydney	Jan 2021

It is interesting to note out of the six occasions, two tests – at Melbourne in Dec 2014 and this test at Sydney in Jan 2021 have ended in a draw, while the other four tests have been won by Australia.

Four Indian batsmen have scored exact 23 runs as tabulated below. GH Vihari played 161 deliveries which is a record for most deliveries played while scoring 23 runs. The previous best was RJ Shastri. He had played 139 deliveries for his 23 against South Africa at Johannesburg in Nov 92.

No	Player	R	BF	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	GH Vihari	23*	161	4	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2021
2	RJ Shastri	23	139	4	SAF	Jo’burg	Nov 1992
3	R Dravid	23	127	4	SAF	Kolkata	Nov 1996
4	SM Gavaskar	23	100	2	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1981

The following table lists ten occasions of Indian batsmen who have played 100 plus deliveries while scoring 39.

No	Player	Runs	BF	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	R Dravid	39	196	3	Aus	Mumbai	Feb 2001
2	CPS Chauhan	39	160	2	Aus	Kolkata	Oct 1979
3	NR Mongia	39	150	1	Win	Georgetown	Apr 1997
4	SM Gavaskar	39	135	2	Eng	Chennai	Jan 1977
5	R Ashwin	39*	128	4	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2021
6	NS Sidhu	39	123	2	Srl	Col-PSS	Aug 1993
7	Sarandeep Singh	39*	120	2	Win	Georgetown	Apr 2002
8	SC Ganguly	39	115	3	Srl	Delhi	Dec 2005
9	SV Manjrekar	39	111	1	Srl	Bengaluru	Jan 1994
10	R Dravid	39	100	3	NZl	Hamilton	Dec 2002

This test witnessed the overnight batsmen at the end of each day. Perhaps the first such occasion in the annals of test cricket

Day 1	M Labuschagne	and	SPD Smith
Day 2	CA Pujara	and	AM Rahane
Day 3	M Labuschagne	and	SPD Smith
Day 4	CA Pujara	and	AM Rahane

NM Lyon has captured 91 wickets conceding 3117 runs against India. He became the second bowler to concede 3000 plus runs against India after M Muralitharan. M Muralitharan has conceded 3425 runs for his 105 wickets

NM Lyon has captured 57 wickets conceding 2077 runs against India on home soil. He became the first bowler to concede 2000 plus runs against India on home soil

TM Paine’s aggregate of dismissals against India read 35 at the end of this test. He became the third wicket keeper to effect 35 plus dismissals against India. Others are – AC Gilchrist {75} and BJ Haddin {58}

TM Paine’s aggregate of dismissals against India on home soil read 30 at the end of this test. He became the third wicket keeper to effect 35 plus dismissals against India on home soil. Others are – AC Gilchrist {46} and BJ Haddin {40}

This test ended in a draw providing the 42^nd occasion of a drawn test at Sydney and also providing the seventh drawn test at Sydney in Australia-India test series.

India scored 334 for 5 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the seventh occasion of India scoring 300 plus runs in the fourth innings of a test to draw the test. All such seven occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first such occasion against Australia.

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	India	429/8	150.5	4	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1979
2	India	364/6	131.0	4	Pak	Delhi	Dec 1979
3	India	355/8	107.0	4	Win	Mum-BS	Feb 1949
4	India	343/6	90.0	4	Eng	Manchester	Aug 1990
5	India	334/5	131.0	4	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2021
6	India	325/3	136.0	4	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1948
7	India	303/3	96.0	4	Pak	Karachi	Nov 1989

India scored 334 for 5 in 131.0 overs in the fourth innings of this test to provide the fifth occasion of India scoring 300 plus runs 100 plus overs in the fourth innings of a test to draw the test. All such five occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first such occasion against Australia.

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	India	429/8	150.5	4	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1979
2	India	325/3	136.0	4	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1948
3	India	364/6	131.0	4	Pak	Delhi	Dec 1979
4	India	334/5	131.0	4	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2021
5	India	355/8	107.0	4	Win	Mum-BS	Feb 1949

India scored 334 for 5 in 131.0 overs in the fourth innings of this test to provide the seconf occasion of India scoring 300 plus runs 100 plus overs in the fourth innings of a test to draw the test on away soil. The first such occasion was against England at The Oval in Aug 1979. India posted 429 for 8 in 150.5 overs. Both such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first such occasion against Australia.

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	India	429/8	150.5	4	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1979
2	India	334/5	131.0	4	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2021

W Pucovski was caught by substitute wicketkeeper WP Saha in Australia’s second innings. He became the eighth batsman to be caught by a substitute wicketkeeper in the annals of test cricket. The following table lists all the batsmen

No	Batsman/Wkt keeper	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Season
1	WW Armstrong c AO Jones	1	Aus	Eng	The Oval	1905
2	LT Ngidi c KD Karthik	2	SAF	Ind	Jo’burg	2017/18
3	UT Yadav c JM Hamilton	1	Ind	Win	Hyd-RGS	2018/19
4	CA Pujara c JM Hamilton	1	Ind	Win	Hyd-RGS	2018/19
5	M Labuschagne c Mohd Rizwan	2	Aus	Pak	Abu Dhabi	2018/19
6	TM Head c Mohd Rizwan	2	Aus	Pak	Abu Dhabi	2018/19
7	RJ Burns c J Da Silva	2	Eng	Win	Manchester	2020
8	W Pucovski c WP Saha	3	Aus	Ind	Sydney	2020/21

GH Vihari was dismissed run out for 4 in India’s first innings to provide the 287^th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out in an innings It also provides the 143rd occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out in an innings on away soil.

It also provides the 115th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out in an innings for single digit runs {Zero to 9}. It also provides the 56^th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out for single digit runs {0 to 9} in an innings on away soil

It also provides the 42nd occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out in an innings against Australia. It also provides the 22^nd occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out in an innings against Australia on away soil.

It also provides the 20th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out in an innings for single digit runs {Zero to 9}. It also provides the eleventh occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out for single digit runs {0 to 9} in an innings on away soil

It is interesting to note that in each of the three tests of the series, Indian innings has witnessed one of its batsman dismissed run out. At Adeliade, V Kohli was dismissed run out for 74, at Melbourne, AM Rahane was dismissed run out for 112 and now at Sydney, GH Vihari was dismissed run out for 4.

GH Vihari was dismissed run out for 4 in India’s first innings to provide the fourth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out in an innings at Sydney against Australia. The other three batsmen are – CS Pandit for 9 in Jan 1992, J Srinath for 1 in Jan 1992 and BKV Prasad for 3 in Jan 2000.

SPD Smith’s 131 in Australia’s first innings was his eighth century against India. He now shares the record for most centuries by an Australian batsman against India with RT Ponting. RT Ponting has also scored eight centuries.

Player	No	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
RT Ponting	1	125	1	Ind	Adelaide	Dec 1999
RT Ponting	2	141*	2	Ind	Sydney	Jan 2000
RT Ponting	3	242	1	Ind	Adelaide	Dec 2003
RT Ponting	4	257	2	Ind	Melbourne	Dec 2003
RT Ponting	5	140	2	Ind	Adelaide	Jan 2008
RT Ponting	6	123	1	Ind	Bengaluru	Oct 2008
RT Ponting	7	134	2	Ind	Sydney	Jan 2012
RT Ponting	8	221	1	Ind	Adelaide	Jan 2012
Player	No	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
SPD Smith	1	162*	1	Ind	Adelaide	Dec 2014
SPD Smith	2	133	2	Ind	Brisbane	Dec 2014
SPD Smith	3	192	1	Ind	Melbourne	Dec 2014
SPD Smith	4	117	1	Ind	Sydney	Jan 2015
SPD Smith	5	109	3	Ind	Pune	Feb 2017
SPD Smith	6	178*	1	Ind	Ranchi	Mar 2017
SPD Smith	7	111	1	Ind	Dharamsala	Mar 2017
SPD Smith	8	131	1	Ind	Sydney	Jan 2021

SPD Smith was dismissed run out for 131 in Australia’s first innings to provide the fourth occasion of an Australian batsman dismissed run out against India after scoring a century. The following table lists the four batsmen.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	AR Border	162	1	Ind	Chennai	Sep 1979
2	DC Boon	135	3	Ind	Adelaide	Jan 1992
3	RT Ponting	125	1	Ind	Adelaide	Dec 1999
4	SPD Smith	131	1	Ind	Sydney	Jan 2021

SPD Smith became the fourth batsman in the annals of test cricket to score eight centuries against India. Others are – GS Sobers {08}, IVA Richards {08} and RT Ponting {08}

Shubhman Gill and CA Pujara scored 50 runs in India’s first innings to provide the 42^nd and 43^rd occasions of Indian batsmen scoring exact 50 runs in an innings. It also provides the seventh and eighth occasion of Indian batsmen scoring exact 50 runs in an innings against Australia.

Shubhman Gill and CA Pujara scored 50 runs in India’s first innings to provide the first occasion of two Indian batsmen scoring exact 50 runs in the same innings. It also provides the 12^th such occasion of two batsmen scoring exact 50 runs in the same innings

Shubhman Gill and CA Pujara scored 50 runs in India’s first innings to provide the first occasion of two batsmen scoring exact 50 runs in the same innings batting at number two and three consecutive positions.

GH Vihari, R Ashwin and J Bumrah were dismissed run out in India’s innings to provide the 37th occasion of three or more batsmen dismissed run out in an innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the fourth such occasion against Australia.

It also provides the seventh such occasion of three Indian batsmen dismissed run out in an innings and the first such occasion against Australia.

W Pucovski was caught by substitute wicketkeeper WP Saha in Australia’s second innings. He became the eighth batsman to be caught by a substitute wicketkeeper in the annals of test cricket. The following table lists all the batsmen

No	Batsman/Wkt keeper	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Season
1	WW Armstrong c AO Jones	1	Aus	Eng	The Oval	1905
2	LT Ngidi c KD Karthik	2	SAF	Ind	Jo’burg	2017/18
3	UT Yadav c JM Hamilton	1	Ind	Win	Hyd-RGS	2018/19
4	CA Pujara c JM Hamilton	1	Ind	Win	Hyd-RGS	2018/19
5	M Labuschagne c Mohd Rizwan	2	Aus	Pak	Abu Dhabi	2018/19
6	TM Head c Mohd Rizwan	2	Aus	Pak	Abu Dhabi	2018/19
7	RJ Burns c J Da Silva	2	Eng	Win	Manchester	2020
8	W Pucovski c WP Saha	3	Aus	Ind	Sydney	2020/21

JJ Bumrah was dismissed run out for a duck in India’s innings to provide the 35^th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for a duck in a test innings. It also provides the 21^st occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for a duck in a test innings on away soil.

It also provide the sixth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for a duck in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for a duck in a test innings on away soil against Australia.

W Pucovski-M Labuschagne added 100 runs for the second wicket and M Labuschagne-SPD Smith added 100 runs for the third wicket in Australia’s first innings to provide the first occasion of batsmen posting two partnerships of exact 100 runs in the same innings in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the very first occasion of batsmen posting exact 100 runs for the consecutive second and third wicket in a test innings in the annals of test cricket.

M Labuschagne scored 91 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 190th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety in an innings. It also provides the 25^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety in an innings against India.

It also provides the 111^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety in an innings on home soil.  It also provides the twelfth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety in an innings against India on home soil.

M Labuschagne’s 91 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 24th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety in an innings at Sydney and the fourth such occasion against India at Sydney. All the four occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	KD Walters	94*	1	Ind	Sydney	26 Jan 1968
2	GR Marsh	92	2	Ind	Sydney	02 Jan 1986
3	CJL Rogers	95	1	Ind	Sydney	06 Jan 2015
4	M Labuschagne	91	1	Ind	Sydney	07 Jan 2021

M Labuschagne’s 91 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 100th occasion of a batsman dismissed for exact ninety one in an innings. It also provides the 20^th such occasion by Australian batsmen and fifth such occasion by Australian batsmen against India

M Labuschagne and SPD Smith added 100 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 919^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings. It also provides the 163rd occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings for the third wicket.

It also provides the 118th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against India. It also provides the 24th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings for the third wicket against India.

It also provides the 19th occasion of Australian batsmen posting exact 100 runs partnership in a test innings. It also provides the first occasion of Australian batsmen posting exact 100 runs partnership in a test innings for the third wicket.

It also provides the third occasion of Australian batsmen posting exact 100 runs partnership in a test innings against India. The other occasions were – RB Simpson and PM Toohey adding 100 runs for the fifth wicket against India at Perth in Dec 1977 and W Pucovski and M Labuschagne adding 100 runs in this test for the second wicket. It also provides the first occasion of Australian batsmen posting exact 100 runs partnership in a test innings for the third wicket against India.

W Pucovski-M Labuschagne added 100 runs for the second wicket and M Labuschagne-SPD Smith added 100 runs for the third wicket in Australia’s first innings to provide the first occasion of batsmen posting two partnerships of exact 100 runs in the same innings. It also provides the very first occasion of batsmen posting exact 100 runs for the consecutive second and third wicket in a test innings.

W Pucovski {62}, M Labuschagne {91} and SPD Smith {131} scored fifties in Australia’s innings to provide the 38th occasion of three Australian batsmen scoring fifties in an innings against India. It also provides the 20^th such occasion on home soil and eighth such occasion at Sydney.

SPD Smith completed 1500 runs against India on home soil when he was on 61 during the course of his knock of 131 in Australia’s first innings. His run aggregate read 1570 at the end of Australian first innings. He became the fifth Australian batsman to total 1500 plus runs against India. Others are – RT Ponting {2555}, MJ Clarke {2049}, ML Hayden {1888} and AR Border {1567}

C Green, P Cummins and NM Lyon were dismissed for ducks in Australia’s first innings to provide the 179^th, 180^{th and} 181^st occasion of Australian batsmen dismissed for ducks against India. It also provides the 79^th, 80^th and 81^st occasion of Australian batsmen dismissed for ducks against India on home soil.

C Green, P Cummins and NM Lyon were dismissed for ducks in Australia’s first innings to provide the 13th occasion of three Australian batsmen scoring ducks against India. It also provides the fourth occasion of Australian batsmen dismissed for ducks against India on home soil and the second such occasion at Sydney. The first such occasion at Sydney was in Jan 1978 – the match had a start date of 07 Jan 1978 – when AL Mann, WM Clarke and JB Gannon – failed to open the account in Australia’s first innings.

SPD Smith scored 131 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 104th occasion of Australian batsman scoring a century against India. It also provides the 65^th occasion of Australian batsman scoring a century against India in Australia.

It also provides the 104th occasion of Australian batsman scoring a century at Sydney and also provides the 17th occasion of Australian batsman scoring a century at Sydney against India.

SPD Smith posted his second century against India at Sydney when he scored in Australia’s first innings. Prior to this he had scored 117 in Jan 2015. SPD Smith became the fifth Australian batsman to score centuries on two occasions against India at Sydney. The following table lists these five batsmen

No	No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	1	DC Boon	131	2	Ind	Sydney	Jan 1986
	2	DC Boon	129*	1	Ind	Sydney	Jan 1992
2	1	MEK Hussey	145*	3	Ind	Sydney	Jan 2008
	2	MEK Hussey	150*	2	Ind	Sydney	Jan 2012
3	1	JL Langer	223	2	Ind	Sydney	Jan 2000
	2	JL Langer	117	2	Ind	Sydney	Jan 2004
4	1	RT Ponting	141*	2	Ind	Sydney	Jan 2000
	2	RT Ponting	134	2	Ind	Sydney	Jan 2012
5	1	SPD Smith	117	1	Ind	Sydney	Jan 2015
	2	SPD Smith	131	1	Ind	Sydney	Jan 2021

SPD Smith was dismissed run out for 131 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 21st occasion of Australian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century. It also provides the eleventh occasion of Australian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century on home soil.

It also provides the 21^st occasion of Australian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century against India. It also provides the eleventh occasion of Australian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century on home soil against India.

It also provides the third occasion of Australian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century at Sydney. It also provides the first occasion of Australian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century on home soil against India.

RA Jadeja captured four wickets conceding 62 runs in Australia’s first innings which fetched him an aggregate of 63 wickets against Australia. He became the sixth Indian bowler to capture 60 plus wickets against Australia. Others  are – A Kumble {111}, Harbhajan Singh {95}, R Ashwin {87}, N Kapil Dev {79} and Z Khan {61}

India opened its first innings through RG Sharma and Shubman Gill. They became 159^th pair to have opened India’s innings in tests. They also became the 102nd pair to open the India’s innings on away soil.

They also became the 41st pair to open the India’s innings against Australia and also became the 25th pair to open the India’s innings against Australia in Australia