India vs New Zealand – Second Test at Mum-WS – Third day’s play

India vs New Zealand – Second Test at Mum-WS – Third day’s play

MA Agarwal of India scored 150 and 62 in the ongoing test against New Zealand at Mumbai to provide the 41st occasion of an opening batman scoring 150 and fifty in a match in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the tenth occasion of Indian opening batsman performing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISITeamOppGroundMon/Yesr
1MH Mankad72184IndEngLord’sJun 1952
2P Roy85150IndWinKingstonMar 1953
3SM Gavaskar124220IndWinTrinidadApr 1971
4SM Gavaskar20573IndWinMumbaiDec 1978
5SM Gavaskar107182*IndWinKolkataDec 1978
6W Jaffer20256IndPakKolkataNov 2007
7V Sehwag63151IndAusAdelaideJan 2008
8V Sehwag201*50IndSrlGalleJul 2008
9G Gambhir17997IndEngMohaliDec 2008
10RG Sharma176127IndSAFVizagOct 2019
11MA Agarwal15062IndNZlMum-WSDec 2021

It also provides the sixth occasion of an opening batsman performing such a feat against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISITeamOppGroundMon/Yesr
1GW Flower104151ZimNZlHarareSep 1997
2Sadiq Mohd16668PakNZlWellingtonFeb 1973
3CH Gayle15064*WinNZlN SoundJul 2012
4DA Warner163116AusNZlBrisbaneNov 2015
5JA Burns17065AusNZlCh’churchFeb 2016
6MA Agarwal15062IndNZlMum-WSDec 2021

AY Patel of New Zealand captured 14 wickets conceding 225 runs in the ongoing test against India at Mum-WS to provide the 25th occasion of a bowler capturing 14 or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below. AY Patel became the first bowler to capture 14 wickets against India.

AY Patel became the second New Zealand bowler to capture 14 plus wickets in a test after RJ Hadlee. RJ Hadlee had captured 15 wickets conceding 123 runs against Australia at Brisbane in Nov 1985.

NoPlayerWktsTeamOppGroundMon/Year
1RJ Hadlee15-123NZlAusBrisbaneNov 1985
2AY Patel14-225NZlIndMumbaiDec 2021

AP Patel became the second bowler to capture 14 plus wickets in a test conceding 200 plus runs after M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka. M Muralitharan had returned with match figures of 16 for 220 against England at The Oval in Aug 1998

NoPlayerWktsTeamOppGroundMon/Year
1Muralitharan16-220SrlEngThe OvalAug 1998
2AY Patel14-225NZlIndMumbaiDec 2021

AY Patel’s 14 for 225 in this test represent the best match bowling figures against India. It was an improvement over IT Botham’s 13 for 106 in the Golden Jubilee Test between India and England at Mum-WS in Feb 1980.

Thus AY Patel’s 14 for 225 in this test represent the best match bowling figures against India at Mum-WS.

MA Agarwal-CA Pujara added 107 runs for the first wicket to provide the   596th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings. It also provides the 324th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on home soil

MA Agarwal-CA Pujara added 107 runs for the first wicket to provide the   70th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against New Zealand. It also provides the 47th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on home soil against New Zealand.

MA Agarwal-CA Pujara added 107 runs for the first wicket to provide the   84th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings for the first wicket. It also provides the 48th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on home soil for  the first wicket

MA Agarwal-CA Pujara added 107 runs for the first wicket to provide the   twelfth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings for the first wicket against New Zealand. It also provides the  ninth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on home soil for the first wicket against New Zealand.

MA Agarwal-CA Pujara added 107 runs for the first wicket to provide the 29th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings at Mum-WS. It also provides the sixth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in a test innings at Mum-WS.

MA Agarwal-CA Pujara added 107 runs for the first wicket to provide the  fourth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings at Mum-WS against New Zealand. It also provides the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in a test innings at Mum-WS against New Zealand.

CA Pujara’s and V Kohli’s run aggregates against New Zealand at the end of this test read 867 and 866 respectively. They occupy the fourth and fifth places in the list of Indian batsmen who have scored most runs against New Zealand. The first three places are occupied by R Dravid {1659}, SR Tendulkar {1595} and V Sehwag {883}

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