TWM Latham scored 95 and 52 in this test to provide the 91st occasion of New Zealand batsman scoring twin fifties in a test. It also provides the seventh occasion of New Zealand batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against India.

TWM Latham scored 95 and 52 in this test to provide the 25th occasion of New Zealand batsman scoring twin fifties in a test. It also provides the second occasion of New Zealand opening batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against India. The first occasion was also by TWM Latham. He had scored 52 and 52 against India at Christchurch in Feb 2020

TWM Latham of New Zealand scored 90 and 52 against India in the just concluded test at Kanpur to provide the fourth occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman scoring a ninety and a half century in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first occasion of a a New Zealand opening batsman scoring a ninety and a half century in a test against India.

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	MJ Horne	93	60	NZl	SAF	Auckland	27.02.1999
2	MH Richardson	95	71	NZl	Win	St George’s	28.06.2002
3	MJ Guptill	97	67	NZl	Win	N Sound	25.07.2012
4	TWM Latham	95	52	NZl	Ind	Kanpur	25.11.2021

TWM Latham of New Zealand scored 90 and 52 against India in the just concluded test at Kanpur to provide the seventh occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety and a half century in a test against India. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	RT Spooner	71	92	Eng	Ind	Kolkata	30.12.1951
2	ML Hayden	97	67	Aus	Ind	Kolkata	11.03.2001
3	MA Butcher	51	92	Eng	Ind	Ahmedabad	11.12.2001
4	GC Smith	94	55	SAF	Ind	Cape Town	02.01.2007
5	AN Cook	95	70*	Eng	Ind	Southampton	27.07.2014
6	CJL Rogers	95	56	Aus	Ind	Sydney	06.01.2015
7	TWM Latham	95	52	NZl`	Ind	Kanpur	25.11.2021

TWM Latham of New Zealand scored 95 and 52 against India at Kanpur in the just concluded test to provide the 115^th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety and a half century in a test. It also provides the ninth occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a ninety and a half century in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	FB Smith	96	54*	NZl	Eng	Leeds	11.06.1949
2	NS Harford	93	64	NZl	Pak	Lahore	26.10.1955
3	CD McMillan	92	84	NZl	Ind	Hamilton	02.01.1999
4	MJ Horne	93	60	NZl	SAF	Auckland	27.02.1999
5	SP Fleming	57	99	NZl	SAF	Bloemfontein	17.11.2000
6	MH Richardson	95	71	NZl	Win	St George’s	28.06.2002
7	LRPL Taylor	94	59	NZl	Pak	Dunedin	24.11.2009
8	MJ Guptill	97	67	NZl	Win	North Sound	25.07.2012
9	TWM Latham	95	52	NZl	Ind	Kanpur	25.11.2021

It also provides the 19th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety and a half century in a test against India. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	RT Spooner	71	92	Eng	Ind	Kolkata	30.12.1951
2	GS Sobers	95	74*	Win	Ind	Chennai	13.01.1967
3	KD Walters	93	62*	Aus	Ind	Brisbane	19.01.1968
4	KJ Hughes	92	64*	Aus	Ind	Kolkata	26.10.1979
5	Wasim Raja	97	61	Pak	Ind	Delhi	04.12.1979
6	RL Dias	60	97	Srl	Ind	Chennai	17.09.1982
7	RL Dias	95	60*	Srl	Ind	Col-PSS	06.09.1985
8	Javed Miandad	94	54	Pak	Ind	Chennai	03.02.1987
9	RB Richardson	93	59	Win	Ind	Bridgetown	07.04.1989
10	Shoaib Mohammad	67	95	Pak	Ind	Karachi	15.11.1989
11	CD McMillan	92	84	NZl	Ind	Hamilton	02.01.1999
12	ML Hayden	97	67	Aus	Ind	Kolkata	11.03.2001
13	MA Butcher	51	92	Eng	Ind	Ahmedabad	11.12.2001
14	MJ Clarke	91	73	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	26.10.2004
15	GC Smith	94	55	SAF	Ind	Cape Town	02.01.2007
16	AN Cook	95	70*	Eng	Ind	Southampton	27.07.2014
17	CJL Rogers	95	56	Aus	Ind	Sydney	06.01.2015
18	M Labuschagne	91	73	Aus	Ind	Sydney	07.01.2021
19	TWM Latham	95	52	NZl	Ind	Kanpur	25.11.2021

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R Ashwin’s three wickets in New Zealand’s second innings fetched him an aggregate of 58 wickets against New Zealand. He now owns the record amongst the Indian bowlers who have captured most wickets against New Zealand. He went past BS Bedi who had captured 57 wickets.

R Ashwin’s three wickets in New Zealand’s second innings fetched him an aggregate of 419 wickets in his test career. He now occupies the third place amongst the Indian bowlers who have captured most wickets in their test career with Harbhajan Singh. He went past Harbhajan Singh has captured 417 wickets to occupy the third place. A Kumble {619} and Kapil Dev {434} occupy the first two places.

R Ashwin’s three wickets in New Zealand’s second innings fetched him an aggregate of 51 wickets against New Zealand on home soil. He became the first Indian bowler to capture 50 plus wickets against New Zealand on home soil.

R Ashwin’s 51 wickets against New Zealand on home soil provide the eleventh occasion of Indian bowlers capturing 50 plus wickets against various oppositions on home soil.  All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Opp	M	I	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts
1	Harbhajan	Aus	14	28	778.4	153	2187	86
2	R Ashwin	Eng	13	26	732.1	126	2055	74
3	Chandrasekhar	Eng	14	23	646.4	169	1538	64
4	A Kumble	Aus	10	20	552.0	115	1517	62
5	A Kumble	Pak	9	18	540.5	140	1572	57
6	A Kumble	Eng	9	17	547.3	145	1324	56
7	Kapil Dev	Pak	14	25	464.5	113	1221	55
8	Kapil Dev	Win	16	28	472.3	105	1407	54
9	R Ashwin	NZl	6	12	308.2	70	833	51
10	R Ashwin	Aus	8	16	466.4	125	1158	50
11	BS Bedi	Eng	10	18	670.5	240	1206	50

R Ashwin became the second Indian bowler to capture 50 plus wickets against three oppositions on home soil after A Kumble. The following table lists the performances of these two bowlers

No	Player	Opp	M	I	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts
1	A Kumble	Aus	10	20	552.0	115	1517	62
2	A Kumble	Pak	9	18	540.5	140	1572	57
3	A Kumble	Eng	9	17	547.3	145	1324	56
1	R Ashwin	Eng	13	26	732.1	126	2055	74
2	R Ashwin	NZl	6	12	308.2	70	833	51
3	R Ashwin	Aus	8	16	466.4	125	1158	50

This drawn test provides the 27^th drawn test between the two teams. The result summary is furnished below and does not include the abandoned test between the two teams.

Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw
India	61	21	13	0	27
New Zealand	61	13	21	0	27