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TM Head scored 112 runs in the last session of the day. He was not out on zero at the Tea and scored 112 runs during Tea and the close of play. His feat of scoring 100 plus runs during Tea and close of play provides the 37^th occasion of batsman performing such a feat in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Runs	Player	Team	Opp	Venue	Year
1	113	GJ Bonnor (128)	Aus	Eng	Sydney	1884-85
2	112	VT Trumper (185*)	Aus	Eng	Sydney	1903-04
3	133	VT Trumper (159)	Aus	SAF	Melbourne	1910-11
4	102	CAG Russell (102*)	Eng	Aus	The Oval	1921
5	101	DG Bradman (254)	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	1930
6	102	DG Bradman (304)	Aus	Eng	Leeds	1934
7	118*	WR Hammond (167)	Eng	Ind	Manchester	1936
8	104	A Melville (104*)	SAF	Eng	Nottingham	1947
9	107	DG Bradman (201)	Aus	Ind	Adelaide	1947-48
10	114*	ED Weekes (156)	Win	NZl	Wellington	1955-56
11	110*	ED Weekes (123)	Win	NZl	Dunedin	1955-56
12	105	DT Lindsay (182)	SAF	Aus	Jo’burg	1966-67
13	100	KD Walters (103)	Aus	Eng	Perth	1974-75
14	106	IT Botham (149*)	Eng	Aus	Leeds	1981
15	140	IDS Smith (173)	NZl	Ind	Auckland	1989-90
16	110	ME Waugh (139*)	Aus	Win	St.John’s	1990-91
17	106	RB Richardson (182)	Win	Aus	Georgetown	1990-91
18	121	VVS Laxman (167)	Ind	Aus	Sydney	1999-00
19	111	SM Pollock (111)	SAF	Srl	Centurion	2000-01
20	139	NJ Astle (222)	NZl	Eng	Ch’church	2001-02
21	112	CH Gayle (116)	Win	SAF	Cape Town	2003-04
22	107	ML Hayden (380)	Aus	Zim	Perth	2003-04
23	105	DR Smith (105*)	Win	SAF	Cape Town	2003-04
24	105	CL Cairns (158)	NZl	SAF	Auckland	2003-04
25	105	DS Lehmann (177)	Aus	Ban	Cairns	2003-04
26	127	DL Vettori (127)	NZl	Zim	Harare	2005-06
27	102	AC Gilchrist (102*)	Aus	Eng	Perth	2006-07
28	121	MJ Prior (126*)	Eng	Win	Lord’s	2007
29	100	KC Sangakkara (222*)	Srl	Ban	Kandy	2007
30	102	Yuvraj Singh (169)	Ind	Pak	Bangalore	2007-08
31	119	MG Johnson (123*)	Aus	SAF	Cape Town	2008-09
32	133	V Sehwag (293)	Ind	Srl	Mum-BS	2009-10
33	104	DA Warner (104*)	Aus	Ind	Perth	2011-12
34	109	MS Dhoni (224)	Ind	Aus	Chennai	2012-13
35	108	KK Nair (303*)	Ind	Eng	Chennai	2016-17
36	105	de Grandhomme (105)	NZl	Win	Wellington	2017-18
37	112	TM Head (112*)	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	2021-22

His feat provides the ninth such occasion in the Ashes series – seven Australian batsmen and two England batsmen. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Runs	Player	Team	Opp	Venue	Year
1	113	GJ Bonnor (128)	Aus	Eng	Sydney	1884-85
2	112	VT Trumper (185*)	Aus	Eng	Sydney	1903-04
3	101	DG Bradman (254)	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	1930
4	102	DG Bradman (304)	Aus	Eng	Leeds	1934
5	100	KD Walters (103)	Aus	Eng	Perth	1974-75
6	102	AC Gilchrist (102*)	Aus	Eng	Perth	2006-07
7	112	TM Head (112*)	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	2021-22
1	102	CAG Russell (102*)	Eng	Aus	The Oval	1921
2	106	IT Botham (149*)	Eng	Aus	Leeds	1981

DA Warner-M Labuschagne added 156 runs for the second wicket in this test to provide the 923^rd occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings.  It also provides the 529th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on home soil.

DA Warner-M Labuschagne added 156 runs for the second wicket in this test to provide the 177th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in a test innings.  It also provides the 100th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in a test innings on home soil.

DA Warner-M Labuschagne added 156 runs for the second wicket in this test to provide the 342nd occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against England.  It also provides the 187th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on home soil against England

DA Warner-M Labuschagne added 156 runs for the second wicket in this test to provide the 66th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in a test innings against England.  It also provides the 32nd occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in a test innings on home soil against England.

DA Warner-M Labuschagne added 156 runs for the second wicket in this test to provide the 33^rd occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings at Brisbane.  It also provides the sixth occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in a test innings at Brisbane.

DA Warner-M Labuschagne added 156 runs for the second wicket in this test to provide the 358^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnership in a test innings.  It also provides the 217th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnership in a test innings on home soil.

DA Warner-M Labuschagne added 156 runs for the second wicket in this test to provide the 128th occasion of Australian batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership for the second wicket in a test innings against England.  It also provides the 76th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnership for the second wicket in a test innings on home soil against England.

DA Warner-M Labuschagne added 156 runs for the second wicket in this test to provide the 72nd occasion of Australian batsmen posting 150 plus runs  partnership for the second wicket in a test innings.  It also provides the 40^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership for the second wicket in a test innings on home soil.

DA Warner-M Labuschagne added 156 runs for the second wicket in this test to provide the 25th occasion of Australian batsmen posting 150 plus runs  partnership for the second wicket in a test innings against England.  It also provides the eleventh occasion of Australian batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership for the second wicket in a test innings on home soil against England.

DA Warner-M Labuschagne added 156 runs for the second wicket in this test to provide the 17^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnership in a test innings at Brisbane.  It also provides the fourth occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnership for the second wicket in a test innings at Brisbane.

DA Warner scored 94 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 191^st occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings. It also provides the 68th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against England.

DA Warner scored 94 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 112th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings. It also provides the 41st occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against England on home soil

DA Warner scored 94 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 60th occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings. It also provides the 15th occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against England.

DA Warner scored 94 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 41^st occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings. It also provides the eleventh occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against England on home soil

DA Warner scored 94 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 15th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety in a test at Brisbane. It also provides the fifth occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a ninety in a test at Brisbane

DA Warner scored 94 in Australia’s first innings to provide the eighth occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a ninety in a test against England at Brisbane. It also provides the second occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a ninety against England in a test at Brisbane. Prior to DA Warner, WM Lawry has scored 98 as an opening batsman against England at Brisbane in Nov 1962.

DA Warner’s run aggregate against England on home soil at the end of Australia’s first innings read 1058. He became the 22^nd Australian batsman to score 1000 plus runs against England at home.

DA Warner’s run aggregate against England on home soil at the end of Australia’s first innings read 1058. He became the eighth Australian left hand batsman to score 1000 plus runs against England at home.

DA Warner’s run aggregate against England on home soil at the end of Australia’s first innings read 1058. He became the fourth Australian opening batsman to score 1000 plus runs against England at home.

DA Warner’s run aggregate against England on home soil at the end of Australia’s first innings read 1058. He became the third left hand Australian opening batsman to score 1000 plus runs against England at home. Others are WM Lawry {1226} and AR Morris {1047}

C Green collected the first ball duck in Australia’s first innings to provide the 110^th occasion of an Australian batsman dismissed by the first ball for a duck in an innings against England. It also provides the 61^st occasion of an Australian batsman dismissed by the first ball for a duck in an innings against England on home soil. It also provides the sixth occasion of Australian batsman dismissed by the first ball for a duck in an innings against England at Brisbane.

DA Warner’s 94 in this game represent his second ninety in his test career. Prior to this he had scored 97 against South Africa at Perth in Nov 2016. It also represents his second ninety while opening the innings for Australia. It was his first ninety against England.

TM Head scored 112 runs in the last session of the day. He was not out on zero at the Tea and scored 112 runs during Tea and the close of play. His feat of scoring 100 plus runs during Tea and close of play provides the 37^th occasion of batsman performing such a feat in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Runs	Player	Team	Opp	Venue	Year
1	113	GJ Bonnor (128)	Aus	Eng	Sydney	1884-85
2	112	VT Trumper (185*)	Aus	Eng	Sydney	1903-04
3	133	VT Trumper (159)	Aus	SAF	Melbourne	1910-11
4	102	CAG Russell (102*)	Eng	Aus	The Oval	1921
5	101	DG Bradman (254)	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	1930
6	102	DG Bradman (304)	Aus	Eng	Leeds	1934
7	118*	WR Hammond (167)	Eng	Ind	Manchester	1936
8	104	A Melville (104*)	SAF	Eng	Nottingham	1947
9	107	DG Bradman (201)	Aus	Ind	Adelaide	1947-48
10	114*	ED Weekes (156)	Win	NZl	Wellington	1955-56
11	110*	ED Weekes (123)	Win	NZl	Dunedin	1955-56
12	105	DT Lindsay (182)	SAF	Aus	Jo’burg	1966-67
13	100	KD Walters (103)	Aus	Eng	Perth	1974-75
14	106	IT Botham (149*)	Eng	Aus	Leeds	1981
15	140	IDS Smith (173)	NZl	Ind	Auckland	1989-90
16	110	ME Waugh (139*)	Aus	Win	St.John’s	1990-91
17	106	RB Richardson (182)	Win	Aus	Georgetown	1990-91
18	121	VVS Laxman (167)	Ind	Aus	Sydney	1999-00
19	111	SM Pollock (111)	SAF	Srl	Centurion	2000-01
20	139	NJ Astle (222)	NZl	Eng	Ch’church	2001-02
21	112	CH Gayle (116)	Win	SAF	Cape Town	2003-04
22	107	ML Hayden (380)	Aus	Zim	Perth	2003-04
23	105	DR Smith (105*)	Win	SAF	Cape Town	2003-04
24	105	CL Cairns (158)	NZl	SAF	Auckland	2003-04
25	105	DS Lehmann (177)	Aus	Ban	Cairns	2003-04
26	127	DL Vettori (127)	NZl	Zim	Harare	2005-06
27	102	AC Gilchrist (102*)	Aus	Eng	Perth	2006-07
28	121	MJ Prior (126*)	Eng	Win	Lord’s	2007
29	100	KC Sangakkara (222*)	Srl	Ban	Kandy	2007
30	102	Yuvraj Singh (169)	Ind	Pak	Bangalore	2007-08
31	119	MG Johnson (123*)	Aus	SAF	Cape Town	2008-09
32	133	V Sehwag (293)	Ind	Srl	Mum-BS	2009-10
33	104	DA Warner (104*)	Aus	Ind	Perth	2011-12
34	109	MS Dhoni (224)	Ind	Aus	Chennai	2012-13
35	108	KK Nair (303*)	Ind	Eng	Chennai	2016-17
36	105	de Grandhomme (105)	NZl	Win	Wellington	2017-18
37	112	TM Head (112*)	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	2021-22

His feat provides the ninth such occasion in the Ashes series – seven Australian batsmen and two England batsmen. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Runs	Player	Team	Opp	Venue	Year
1	113	GJ Bonnor (128)	Aus	Eng	Sydney	1884-85
2	112	VT Trumper (185*)	Aus	Eng	Sydney	1903-04
3	101	DG Bradman (254)	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	1930
4	102	DG Bradman (304)	Aus	Eng	Leeds	1934
5	100	KD Walters (103)	Aus	Eng	Perth	1974-75
6	102	AC Gilchrist (102*)	Aus	Eng	Perth	2006-07
7	112	TM Head (112*)	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	2021-22
1	102	CAG Russell (102*)	Eng	Aus	The Oval	1921
2	106	IT Botham (149*)	Eng	Aus	Leeds	1981

PJ Cummins became the 14th captain to capture five or more wickets in a test innings on his captaincy debut in the annals of test cricket. His feat provides the 19th such occasion. The performance of these captains who have performed the fear is tabulated below

No	No	W-R	Captain	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	1	5-019	CA Smith	Eng	SAF	P Elizabeth	Mar 1889
2	2	6-155	G Giffen	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	Dec 1894
3	3	5-052	Hon FS Jackson	Eng	Aus	Nottingham	May 1905
4	4	6-007	AER Gilligan	Eng	SAF	Birmingham	Jun 1924
	5	5-083	AER Gilligan	Eng	SAF	Birmingham	Jun 1924
5	6	5-063	EP Nupen	SAF	Eng	Jo’burg	Dec 1930
	7	6-087	EP Nupen	SAF	Eng	Jo’burg	Dec 1930
6	8	5-035	GOB Allen	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	Jun 1936
	9	5-043	GOB Allen	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	Jun 1936
7	10	5-031	JDC Goddard	Win	Eng	Georgetown	Mar 1948
8	11	6-101	RGD Willis	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	Jun 1982
9	12	7-052	Imran Khan	Pak	Eng	Birmingham	Jul 1982
10	13	7-091	Waqar Younis	Pak	Zim	Karachi	Dec 1993
	14	6-044	Waqar Younis	Pak	Zim	Karachi	Dec 1993
11	15	6-132	Naimur Rahman	Ban	Ind	Dhaka	Nov 2000
12	16	5-070	Shakib Al Hasan	Ban	Win	St George’s	Jul 2009
13	17	5-055	Rashid Khan	Afg	Ban	Chattogram	Sep 2019
	18	6-049	Rashid Khan	Afg	Ban	Chattogram	Sep 2019
14	19	5-038	PJ Cummins	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	Dec 2021

Australia was led by P Cummins in this test. He became the 47th cricketer to lead Australia in tests. He also became the 37th cricketer to lead Australia in a home test

Australia was led by P Cummins in this test. He became the 42nd cricketer to lead Australia in tests against England. He also became the 34th cricketer to lead Australia in a home test against England

England won the toss in this test and opted to bat first to provide the 147th occasion of England doing so against Australia. It also provides the 64th occasion of England doing so against Australia in Australia.

Australia capped AT Carey for this test. He became the 461^st cricketer to make his test debut for Australia. He also became the 402nd cricketer to make his test debut against Australia on home soil

Australian cricketers AT Carey amd C Green made their first appearance in this test against England. They became the 382nd and 383^rd cricketers to make their first appearance for Australia against England.

Australian cricketers – AT Carey, C Green, MS Harris, T Head and M Labuschagne – made their first appearance against England. The Australian cricketers who have played against England on home soil stood at 322 at the end of this test.

Australia capped AT Carey for this test as a wicket keeper. He became the 34^th wicket keeper to represent Australia in tests. He also became the 28th wicket keeper to represent Australia on home soil

AT Carey was making his first appearance as wicket keeper in this test against England. He became the 30^th Australian wicket keeper cricketer to make his first appearance for Australia against England. He also became 23^rd Australian wicket keeper cricketer to make his first appearance against England Australia on home soil

RJ Burns was dismissed for a duck in this test to provide the 95^th occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for a duck in an innings against Australia. It also provides the 64^th occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for a duck in an innings against Australia in Australia and also provided the ninth occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for a duck in an innings at Brisbane

RJ Burns was dismissed for a first ball duck in this test to provide the 17^th occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for a first ball duck in an innings against Australia. It also provides the 15^th occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for a first ball duck in an innings against Australia in Australia and also provided the fifth occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for a first ball duck in an innings at Brisbane

JE Root was dismissed for a duck in this test to provide the 49^th occasion of an England captain dismissed for a duck in an innings against Australia. It also provides the 28^th occasion of an England captain dismissed for a duck in an innings against Australia in Australia and also provided the third occasion of an England captain dismissed for a duck in an innings at Brisbane

JE Root’s duck in England’s first innings represent his fourth duck while leading England against Australia. He now shares the record for most ducks by an England captain against Australia with JM Brearley. JM Brearley has also scored four ducks against Australia. The following table lists the ducks scored by these two captains.

Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
JE Root	0	3	Aus	Lord’s	14 Aug 2019
JE Root	0	2	Aus	Leeds	22 Aug 2019
JE Root	0	4	Aus	Manchester	04 Sep 2019
JE Root	0	1	Aus	Brisbane	08 Dec 2021
JM Brearley	0	1	Aus	Leeds	11 Aug 1977
JM Brearley	0	3	Aus	Perth	15 Dec 1978
JM Brearley	0	4	Aus	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978
JM Brearley	0	2	Aus	The Oval	27 Aug 1981

JE Root’s duck in England’s first innings represent his sixth duck while leading England against various oppositions. He now shares the second place with AJ Strauss for record for most ducks by an England captain against vsrious opposition. MA Atherton with eight ducks occupies the first place.

RJ Burns was dismissed by the first ball for a duck in this test to provide the sixth occasion of an England batsmen dismissed by the first ball for a duck in a test innings.

No	Player	Runs	BF	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AC MacLaren	0	1	1	Aus	Melbourne	29 Dec 1894
2	TW Hayward	0	1	1	SAF	The Oval	19 Aug 1907
3	H Sutcliffe	0	1	1	NZl	Ch’church	24 Mar 1933
4	TS Worthington	0	1	1	Aus	Brisbane	04 Dec 1936
5	AJ Strauss	0	1	1	SAF	Jo’burg	14 Jan 2010
6	RJ Burns	0	1	1	Aus	Brisbane	08 Dec 2021

RJ Burns was dismissed by the first ball for a duck in this test to provide the third occasion of an England batsmen dismissed by the first ball for a duck in a test innings against Australia.

No	Player	Runs	BF	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AC MacLaren	0	1	1	Aus	Melbourne	29 Dec 1894
2	TS Worthington	0	1	1	Aus	Brisbane	04 Dec 1936
3	RJ Burns	0	1	1	Aus	Brisbane	08 Dec 2021

RJ Burns was dismissed by the first ball for a duck in this test to provide the 34th occasion of a batsmen dismissed by the first ball for a duck in a test match in the annals of test cricket.

RJ Burns was dismissed by the first ball for a duck in this test to provide the fourth occasion of a batsmen dismissed by the first ball for a duck in a test match in the annals of test cricket in Australia-England test series.

P Cummins captured five for 38 in England’s innings to provide the 128^th occasion of an Australian captain capturing five or more wickets in a test innings. It also provides the twelfth occasion of an Australian captain capturing five or more wickets in a test innings on home soil

P Cummins captured five for 38 in England’s innings to provide the tenth occasion of an Australian captain capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against England. It also provides the ninth occasion of an Australian captain capturing five or more wickets in a test innings on home soil against England.

It also provides the second occasion of an Australian captain capturing five or more wickets in a test innings at Brisbane against England. The first such occasion was R Benaud’s six for 115 in Nov 1962. Thus an Australian captain captured five or more wickets in a Briabane test after a gap of 59 years.P Cummin’s effort came in his first test as captain.

England wad dismissed for 147 in its first innings to provide the 151st occasion of England dismissed for a total less than 150 runs in a test innings. It also provides the 87th occasion of England dismissed for a total less than 150 runs in a test innings on away soil

England wad dismissed for 147 in its first innings to provide the 75th occasion of England dismissed for a total less than 150 runs in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the 45th occasion of England dismissed for a total less than 150 runs in a test innings on away soil against Australia

England wad dismissed for 147 in its first innings to provide the seventh occasion of England dismissed for a total less than 150 runs in a test innings at Brisbane.

PJ Cummins’ 5 for 38 in this test provide the 29^th occasion of a captain capturing five or more wickets in the first innings of a test. It also provides the sixth occasion of an Australian captain capturing five or more wickets in the first innings of a test. It also provides the third occasion of an Australian captain capturing five or more wickets in the first innings of a test against England.

PJ Cummins became the 14th captain to capture five or more wickets in a test innings on his captaincy debut in the annals of test cricket. His feat provides the 19th such occasion. The performance of these captains who have performed the fear is tabulated below

No	No	W-R	Captain	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	1	5-019	CA Smith	Eng	SAF	P Elizabeth	Mar 1889
2	2	6-155	G Giffen	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	Dec 1894
3	3	5-052	Hon FS Jackson	Eng	Aus	Nottingham	May 1905
4	4	6-007	AER Gilligan	Eng	SAF	Birmingham	Jun 1924
	5	5-083	AER Gilligan	Eng	SAF	Birmingham	Jun 1924
5	6	5-063	EP Nupen	SAF	Eng	Jo’burg	Dec 1930
	7	6-087	EP Nupen	SAF	Eng	Jo’burg	Dec 1930
6	8	5-035	GOB Allen	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	Jun 1936
	9	5-043	GOB Allen	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	Jun 1936
7	10	5-031	JDC Goddard	Win	Eng	Georgetown	Mar 1948
8	11	6-101	RGD Willis	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	Jun 1982
9	12	7-052	Imran Khan	Pak	Eng	Birmingham	Jul 1982
10	13	7-091	Waqar Younis	Pak	Zim	Karachi	Dec 1993
	14	6-044	Waqar Younis	Pak	Zim	Karachi	Dec 1993
11	15	6-132	Naimur Rahman	Ban	Ind	Dhaka	Nov 2000
12	16	5-070	Shakib Al Hasan	Ban	Win	St George’s	Jul 2009
13	17	5-055	Rashid Khan	Afg	Ban	Chattogram	Sep 2019
	18	6-049	Rashid Khan	Afg	Ban	Chattogram	Sep 2019
14	19	5-038	PJ Cummins	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	Dec 2021

AY Patel’s 14 for 225 in the test at Mum-WS between India and New Zealand was in a losing cause to provide the 37^th occasion of a spin bowler’s ten plus wickets in a test going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of wickets captured by the bowler.

No	Player	W-Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	AY Patel	14-225	NZl	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 2021
2	H Trumble	12-089	Aus	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1896
3	SK Warne	12-128	Aus	SAF	Sydney	Jan 1994
4	DL Vettori	12-149	NZl	Aus	Auckland	Mar 2000
5	H Trumble	12-173	Aus	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1902
6	KA Maharaj	12-283	SAF	Srl	Col-SSC	Jul 2018
7	JJ Krejza	12-358	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	Nov 2008
8	NGB Cook	11-083	Eng	Pak	Karachi	Mar 1984
9	Saeed Ajmal	11-111	Pak	Win	Providence	May 2011
10	RG Nadkarni	11-122	Ind	Aus	Chennai	Oct 1964
11	Taijul Islam	11-170	Ban	Zim	Sylhet	Nov 2018
12	AL Valentine	11-204	Win	Eng	Manchester	Jun 1950
13	Muralitharan	11-212	Srl	Aus	Galle	Mar 2004
14	DL Underwood	11-215	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1975
15	Harbhajan Singh	11-224	Ind	Aus	Bengaluru	Oct 2004
16	BS Chandrasekhar	11-235	Ind	Win	Mumb-BS	Dec 1966
17	RJ Bright	10-111	Aus	Pak	Karachi	Feb 1980
18	Muralitharan	10-115	Srl	Eng	Birmingham	May 2006
19	Maninder Singh	10-126	Ind	Pak	Bengaluru	Mar 1987
20	Ghulam Ahmed	10-130	Ind	Aus	Kolkata	Nov 1956
21	Mushtaq Ahmed	10-143	Pak	NZl	Lahore	Nov 1996
22	Saeed Ajmal	10-146	Pak	SAF	Cape Town	Feb 2013
23	PA Strang	10-158	Zim	NZl	Bulawayo	Sep 2000
24	R Ashwin	10-160	Ind	Srl	Galle	Aug 2015
25	HV Hordern	10-161	Aus	Eng	Sydney	Feb 1912
26	SK Warne	10-162	Aus	Eng	Birmingham	Aug 2005
27	EAS Prasanna	10-174	Ind	Aus	Chennai	Dec 1969
28	D Bishoo	10-174	Win	Pak	Dub-DSC	Oct 2016
29	Iqbal Qasim	10-175	Pak	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 1979
30	DL Vettori	10-184	NZl	Srl	Wellington	Dec 2006
31	BS Bedi	10-194	Ind	Aus	Perth	Dec 1977
32	CV Grimmett	10-201	Aus	Eng	Nottingham	Jun 1930
33	BAW Mendis	10-209	Srl	Ind	Galle	Jul 2008
34	L Embuldeniya	10-210	Srl	Eng	Galle	Jan 2021
35	Saqlain Mushtaq	10-216	Pak	Ind	Delhi	Feb 1999
36	S Shillingford	10-219	Win	Aus	Roseau	Apr 2012
37	SP Gupte	10-223	Ind	Win	Kanpur	Dec 1958

It also provides the third occasion of a New Zealand spin bowler witnessing his ten wicket haul in a losing cause. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	W-Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	AY Patel	14-225	NZl	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 2021
2	DL Vettori	12-149	NZl	Aus	Auckland	Mar 2000
3	DL Vettori	10-184	NZl	Srl	Wellington	Dec 2006

It also provides the fifth occasion of a spin bowler witnessing his ten wicket haul in a losing cause against India. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	W-Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	AY Patel	14-225	NZl	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 2021
2	JJ Krejza	12-358	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	Nov 2008
3	Iqbal Qasim	10-175	Pak	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 1979
4	BAW Mendis	10-209	Srl	Ind	Galle	Jul 2008
5	Saqlain Mushtaq	10-216	Pak	Ind	Delhi	Feb 1999

It also provides the fourth occasion of a visiting spin bowler witnessing his ten wicket haul in a losing cause against India on Indian soil. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	W-Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	AY Patel	14-225	NZl	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 2021
2	JJ Krejza	12-358	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	Nov 2008
3	Iqbal Qasim	10-175	Pak	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 1979
4	Saqlain Mushtaq	10-216	Pak	Ind	Delhi	Feb 1999

It also provides the second occasion of a visiting spin bowler witnessing his ten wicket haul in a losing cause against India at Mum-WS. Both such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	W-Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	AY Patel	14-225	NZl	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 2021
2	Iqbal Qasim	10-175	Pak	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 1979

AY Patel’s 14 for 225 in the test at Mum-WS between India and New Zealand was in a losing cause to provide the 77^th occasion of a bowler’s ten plus wickets in a test going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of wickets captured by the bowler.

No	Player	W-Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	AY Patel	14-225	NZl	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 2021
2	J Srinath	13-132	Ind	Pak	Kolkata	Feb 1999
3	SF Barnes	13-163	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	Jan 1902
4	MG Hughes	13-217	Aus	Win	Perth	Dec 1988
5	T Richardson	13-244	Eng	Aus	Manchester	Jul 1896
6	CTB Turner	12-087	Aus	Eng	Sydney	Feb 1888
7	H Trumble	12-089	Aus	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1896
8	AME Roberts	12-121	Win	Ind	Chennai	Jan 1975
9	AK Davidson	12-124	Aus	Ind	Kanpur	Dec 1959
10	SK Warne	12-128	Aus	SAF	Sydney	Jan 1994
11	DL Vettori	12-149	NZl	Aus	Auckland	Mar 2000
12	G Dymock	12-166	Aus	Ind	Kanpur	Oct 1979
13	H Trumble	12-173	Aus	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1902
14	KA Maharaj	12-283	SAF	Srl	Col-SSC	Jul 2018
15	JJ Krejza	12-358	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	Nov 2008
16	WH Lockwood	11-076	Eng	Aus	Manchester	Jul 1902
17	NGB Cook	11-083	Eng	Pak	Karachi	Mar 1984
18	MA Starc	11-094	Aus	Srl	Galle	Aug 2016
19	CR Woakes	11-102	Eng	Pak	Lord’s	Jul 2016
20	MA Holding	11-107	Win	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1981
21	ARC Fraser	11-110	Eng	Win	Trinidad	Feb 1998
22	Wasim Akram	11-110	Pak	Win	St John’s	May 2000
23	Saeed Ajmal	11-111	Pak	Win	Providence	May 2011
24	AE Hall	11-112	SAF	Eng	Cape Town	Jan 1923
25	FR Spofforth	11-117	Aus	Eng	Sydney	Jan 1883
26	RG Nadkarni	11-122	Ind	Aus	Chennai	Oct 1964
27	CD Collymore	11-134	Win	Pak	Kingston	Jun 2005
28	C Pringle	11-152	NZl	Pak	Faisalabad	Oct 1990
29	MG Johnson	11-159	Aus	SAF	Perth	Dec 2008
30	Wasim Akram	11-160	Pak	Aus	Melbourne	Jan 1990
31	Taijul Islam	11-170	Ban	Zim	Sylhet	Nov 2018
32	IT Botham	11-176	Eng	Aus	Perth	Dec 1979
33	GF Lawson	11-181	Aus	Win	Adelaide	Dec 1984
34	SF Burke	11-196	SAF	NZl	Cape Town	Jan 1962
35	AL Valentine	11-204	Win	Eng	Manchester	Jun 1950
36	Muralitharan	11-212	Srl	Aus	Galle	Mar 2004
37	DL Underwood	11-215	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1975
38	Harbhajan Singh	11-224	Ind	Aus	Bengaluru	Oct 2004
39	MW Tate	11-228	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Dec 1924
40	BS Chandrasekhar	11-235	Ind	Win	Mumb-BS	Dec 1966
41	TG Southee	10-108	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	May 2013
42	RJ Bright	10-111	Aus	Pak	Karachi	Feb 1980
43	GE Gomez	10-113	Win	Aus	Sydney	Jan 1952
44	NJN Hawke	10-115	Aus	Win	Georgetown	Apr 1965
45	Muralitharan	10-115	Srl	Eng	Birmingham	May 2006
46	CB Llewellyn	10-116	SAF	Aus	Johannesburg	Oct 1902
47	CA Walsh	10-117	Win	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 2000
48	RM Hogg	10-122	Aus	Eng	Perth	Dec 1978
49	Maninder Singh	10-126	Ind	Pak	Bengaluru	Mar 1987
50	Wasim Akram	10-128	Pak	NZl	Dunedin	Feb 1985
51	Ghulam Ahmed	10-130	Ind	Aus	Kolkata	Nov 1956
52	Waqar Younis	10-133	Pak	SAF	P Elizabeth	Mar 1998
53	N Kapil Dev	10-135	Ind	Win	Ahmedabad	Nov 1983
54	RJ Sidebottom	10-139	Eng	NZl	Hamilton	Mar 2008
55	J Cowie	10-140	NZl	Eng	Manchester	Jul 1937
56	GA Lohmann	10-142	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Jan 1892
57	Mushtaq Ahmed	10-143	Pak	NZl	Lahore	Nov 1996
58	Saeed Ajmal	10-146	Pak	SAF	Cape Town	Feb 2013
59	BKV Prasad	10-153	Ind	SAF	Durban	Dec 1996
60	PA Strang	10-158	Zim	NZl	Bulawayo	Sep 2000
61	R Ashwin	10-160	Ind	Srl	Galle	Aug 2015
62	HV Hordern	10-161	Aus	Eng	Sydney	Feb 1912
63	SK Warne	10-162	Aus	Eng	Birmingham	Aug 2005
64	EAS Prasanna	10-174	Ind	Aus	Chennai	Dec 1969
65	D Bishoo	10-174	Win	Pak	Dub-DSC	Oct 2016
66	Iqbal Qasim	10-175	Pak	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 1979
67	M Ntini	10-178	SAF	Aus	Jo’burg	Mar 2006
68	K Farnes	10-179	Eng	Aus	Nottingham	Jun 1934
69	DL Vettori	10-184	NZl	Srl	Wellington	Dec 2006
70	BS Bedi	10-194	Ind	Aus	Perth	Dec 1977
71	CV Grimmett	10-201	Aus	Eng	Nottingham	Jun 1930
72	T Richardson	10-204	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Feb 1898
73	BAW Mendis	10-209	Srl	Ind	Galle	Jul 2008
74	L Embuldeniya	10-210	Srl	Eng	Galle	Jan 2021
75	Saqlain Mushtaq	10-216	Pak	Ind	Delhi	Feb 1999
76	S Shillingford	10-219	Win	Aus	Roseau	Apr 2012
77	SP Gupte	10-223	Ind	Win	Kanpur	Dec 1958

It also provides the sixth occasion of a New Zealand bowler’s ten plus wickets in a test going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	W-Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	AY Patel	14-225	NZl	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 2021
2	DL Vettori	12-149	NZl	Aus	Auckland	Mar 2000
3	C Pringle	11-152	NZl	Pak	Faisalabad	Oct 1990
4	TG Southee	10-108	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	May 2013
5	J Cowie	10-140	NZl	Eng	Manchester	Jul 1937
6	DL Vettori	10-184	NZl	Srl	Wellington	Dec 2006

It also provides the eighth occasion of a bowler’s ten plus wickets in a test going in vain against India. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	W-Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	AY Patel	14-225	NZl	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 2021
2	AME Roberts	12-121	Win	Ind	Chennai	Jan 1975
3	AK Davidson	12-124	Aus	Ind	Kanpur	Dec 1959
4	G Dymock	12-166	Aus	Ind	Kanpur	Oct 1979
5	JJ Krejza	12-358	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	Nov 2008
6	Iqbal Qasim	10-175	Pak	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 1979
7	BAW Mendis	10-209	Srl	Ind	Galle	Jul 2008
8	Saqlain Mushtaq	10-216	Pak	Ind	Delhi	Feb 1999

DL Vettori {02}, H Trumble {02}, M Muralitharan {02}, Saeed Ajmal {02}, SK Warne {02}, T Richardson {02} and Wasim Akram {03} are the bowlers who have witnessed two or more occasions of their ten wicket haul in a losing cause. Wasim Akram has witnessed most number of occasions – three.

No	Player	W-Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	DL Vettori	12-149	NZl	Aus	Auckland	Mar 2000
2	DL Vettori	10-184	NZl	Srl	Wellington	Dec 2006
1	H Trumble	12-089	Aus	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1896
2	H Trumble	12-173	Aus	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1902
1	Muralitharan	11-212	Srl	Aus	Galle	Mar 2004
2	Muralitharan	10-115	Srl	Eng	Birmingham	May 2006
1	Saeed Ajmal	11-111	Pak	Win	Providence	May 2011
2	Saeed Ajmal	10-146	Pak	SAF	Cape Town	Feb 2013
1	SK Warne	12-128	Aus	SAF	Sydney	Jan 1994
2	SK Warne	10-162	Aus	Eng	Birmingham	Aug 2005
1	T Richardson	13-244	Eng	Aus	Manchester	Jul 1896
2	T Richardson	10-204	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Feb 1898
1	Wasim Akram	11-110	Pak	Win	St John’s	May 2000
2	Wasim Akram	11-160	Pak	Aus	Melbourne	Jan 1990
3	Wasim Akram	10-128	Pak	NZl	Dunedin	Feb 1985

The following table lists 18 occasions of bowlers conceding 200 plus runs for their ten plus wickets which have gone in vain. J Kreza of Australia is the only bowler to concede 350 plus runs in this list. His 12 for 358 against India at Nagpur in Nov 2008 was in losing cause.

No	Player	W-Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	AY Patel	14-225	NZl	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 2021
2	T Richardson	13-244	Eng	Aus	Manchester	Jul 1896
3	MG Hughes	13-217	Aus	Win	Perth	Dec 1988
4	JJ Krejza	12-358	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	Nov 2008
5	KA Maharaj	12-283	SAF	Srl	Col-SSC	Jul 2018
6	BS Chandrasekhar	11-235	Ind	Win	Mumb-BS	Dec 1966
7	MW Tate	11-228	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Dec 1924
8	Harbhajan Singh	11-224	Ind	Aus	Bengaluru	Oct 2004
9	DL Underwood	11-215	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1975
10	Muralitharan	11-212	Srl	Aus	Galle	Mar 2004
11	AL Valentine	11-204	Win	Eng	Manchester	Jun 1950
12	SP Gupte	10-223	Ind	Win	Kanpur	Dec 1958
13	S Shillingford	10-219	Win	Aus	Roseau	Apr 2012
14	Saqlain Mushtaq	10-216	Pak	Ind	Delhi	Feb 1999
15	L Embuldeniya	10-210	Srl	Eng	Galle	Jan 2021
16	BAW Mendis	10-209	Srl	Ind	Galle	Jul 2008
17	T Richardson	10-204	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Feb 1898
18	CV Grimmett	10-201	Aus	Eng	Nottingham	Jun 1930

New Zealand bowler AY Patel’s 14 for 225 against India at Mum-WS was in a losing cause to provide the best bowling figures by a bowler in a losing cause. The previous best in this category of statistics was credited to J Srinath of India. His 13 for 132 against Pakistan at Kolkata in Feb 1999 had gone in vain. The following table lists the bowlers whose 13 plus wickets in a test could not clinch a win for their teams

Incidentally, J Srinath watched his best bowling figures in a losing cause was bettered by AY Patel. J Srinath was the Match Referee for the test at Mum-WS

No	Player	W-Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AY Patel	14-225	NZl	Ind	Mumbai	03 Dec 2021
2	J Srinath	13-132	Ind	Pak	Kolkata	16 Feb 1999
3	SF Barnes	13-163	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1902
4	MG Hughes	13-217	Aus	Win	Perth	02 Dec 1988
5	T Richardson	13-244	Eng	Aus	Manchester	16 Jul 1896

TA Blundell was dismissed run out for a duck in New Zealand’s second innings to provide the 24^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out for a duck in a test innings. It also provides the third occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out for a duck against India in a test innings.

TA Blundell was dismissed run out for a duck in New Zealand’s second innings to provide the second occasion of a New Zealand wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in a test innings. It also provides the second occasion of a New Zealand wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out for a duck against India in a test innings.

TA Blundell was dismissed run out for a duck in New Zealand’s second innings to provide the 22nd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in a test innings. It also provides the fifth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out against India in a test innings.

With India winning this test, V Kohli became the fourth cricketer to appear in India’s 50 winning tests. This test was V Kohli’s 50^th winning test. Others are – SR Tendulkar {72}, R Dravid {56} and CA Pujara {53}. He also became the 34th cricketer to appear in a teams’s 50 winning test.

It was V Kohli’s 33^rd winning test on home soil. He went past R Dravid who has appeared in 32 winning test. V Kohli now occupies the fourth place among the Indian cricketers who have appeared in most winnings tests on home soil.  SR Tendulkar {52}, R Ashwin {37} and CA Pujara {36} occupy the first three places

HM Nicholls was dismissed stumped in New Zealand’s second innings to provide the 119^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman dismissed stumped in an innings. It also provides the 20th occasion of a New Zealand batsman dismissed stumped in an innings against India.

HM Nicholls was dismissed stumped in New Zealand’s second innings to provide the 70^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman dismissed stumped in an innings on away soil. It also provides the 13th occasion of a New Zealand batsman dismissed stumped in an innings against India in India.

HM Nicholls was dismissed stumped in New Zealand’s second innings to provide the 17th occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped in an innings in a test at Mum-WS.  It also provides the third occasion of a New Zealand batsman dismissed stumped in an innings against India at Mum-WS. The other two batsmen are – BL Cairns for 1 in Nov 1976 and TJ Franklin for 18 in Nov 1988

R Ashwin’s eight wickets in this test fetched him 300 wickets on home soil. He became the second Indian bowler to capture 300 plus wickets on home soil after A Kumble. A Kumble has captured 350 wickets on home soil.

R Ashwin’s eight wickets in this test fetched him 300 wickets on home soil. He became the sixth bowler to capture 300 plus wickets on home soil in the annals of test cricket. Others are – M Muralitharan {493}, JM Anderson {402}, A Kumble {350}, SCJ Broad {341} and SK Warne {319}

R Ashwin captured 14 wickets in this test series to provide the ninth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing 14 plus wickets in a two test series

No	Player	Opp	Series	M	I	B	Runs	W
1	C Sharma	Eng	1986	2	4	615	300	16
2	A Kumble	Pak	1988/89	2	4	587	312	21
3	A Kumble	Zim	2001/02	2	4	806	291	16
4	IK Pathan	Ban	2004/05	2	4	378	214	18
5	IK Pathan	Zim	2005	2	4	391	237	21
6	Z Khan	Ban	2009/10	2	4	477	293	15
7	R Ashwin	NZl	2012	2	4	536	236	18
8	I Sharma	NZl	2013/14	2	4	636	377	15
9	R Ashwin	NZl	2021/22	2	4	618	159	14

R Ashwin captured 14 wickets in this test series to provide the third occasion of an Indian bowler capturing 14 plus wickets in a two test series against New Zealand.

No	Player	Opp	Series	M	I	B	Runs	W
1	R Ashwin	NZl	2012	2	4	536	236	18
2	I Sharma	NZl	2013/14	2	4	636	377	15
3	R Ashwin	NZl	2021/22	2	4	618	159	14

R Ashwin became the third Indian bowler to capture 14 plus wickets in a two test series on two occasions after A Kumble and IK Pathan. R Ashwin’s feat coming against the same opposition – New Zealand.

No	Player	Opp	Series	M	I	B	Runs	W
1	A Kumble	Pak	1988/89	2	4	587	312	21
2	A Kumble	Zim	2001/02	2	4	806	291	16
1	IK Pathan	Ban	2004/05	2	4	378	214	18
2	IK Pathan	Zim	2005	2	4	391	237	21
1	R Ashwin	NZl	2012	2	4	536	236	18
2	R Ashwin	NZl	2021/22	2	4	618	159	14

India won this test by 372 runs to provide the seventh occasion of India winning a test by 300 plus runs margin.

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	372 runs	NZl	Mumbai	03 Dec 2021
2	India	won	337 runs	SAF	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
3	India	won	321 runs	NZl	Indore	08 Oct 2016
4	India	won	320 runs	Aus	Mohali	17 Oct 2008
5	India	won	318 runs	Win	N Sound	22 Aug 2019
6	India	won	317 runs	Eng	Chennai	13 Feb 2021
7	India	won	304 runs	Srl	Galle	26 Jul 2017

It also represent India’s largest win by runs margin. Its previous best win by runs margin was against South Africa at Delhi in Dec 2015. India had won this test by 337 runs. Coincidetally, this win and its win against South Africa has come in the tests with the same start date 03 December with year differing. The present win was in 2021 and the win against South Africa was six years earlier, that is 2015.

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	372 runs	NZl	Mumbai	03 Dec 2021
2	India	won	337 runs	SAF	Delhi	03 Dec 2015

It also represent India’s largest win by runs margin against New Zealand. Its previous best win by runs margin against New Zealand was at Indore in Oct 2016. India has won this test by 321 runs

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	372 runs	NZl	Mumbai	03 Dec 2021
2	India	won	321 runs	NZl	Indore	08 Oct 2016

R Ashwin’s aggregate of wickets in the calendar year 2021 read 52 wickets. He became the first bowler to capture 50 plus wicket in the calendar year 2021. His feat provides the 105^th occasion of a bowler capturing 50 plus wickets in a calendar year.

R Ashwin’s aggregate of wickets in the calendar year 2021 read 52 wickets. He became the first Indian bowler to capture 50 plus wicket in the calendar year 2021. His feat provides the 19^th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing 50 plus wickets in a calendar year.

R Ashwin’s 52 wickets in 2021 provide the fourth occasion of his capturing 50 plus wickets in a calendar year. He now holds the record for an Indian bowler who has captured 50 plus wickets in a calendar year on most occasions. Harbhajan Singh and A Kumble have performed the feat in three calendar years.

No	Player	M	I	Balls	Runs	W	Year
1	R Ashwin	9	17	2260	1067	62	2015
2	R Ashwin	12	23	3508	1721	72	2016
3	R Ashwin	11	21	3324	1545	56	2017
4	R Ashwin	8	16	2191	844	52	2021
1	Harbhajan	12	22	3424	1557	60	2001
2	Harbhajan	13	24	3567	1463	63	2002
3	Harbhajan	13	23	4230	1987	63	2008
1	A Kumble	10	19	3491	1461	54	1999
2	A Kumble	12	23	3680	1838	74	2004
3	A Kumble	12	23	3798	1910	57	2006

R Ashwin became the fifth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 50 plus wickets in four or more calendar years. The performance of these five bowlers is tabulated below

No	Player	Team	M	I	Balls	Runs	W	Year
1	R Ashwin	Ind	9	17	2260	1067	62	2015
2	R Ashwin	Ind	12	23	3508	1721	72	2016
3	R Ashwin	Ind	11	21	3324	1545	56	2017
4	R Ashwin	Ind	8	16	2191	844	52	2021
1	HMRKB Herath	Srl	10	18	3224	1417	60	2012
2	HMRKB Herath	Srl	9	18	3355	1522	56	2014
3	HMRKB Herath	Srl	9	17	2474	1079	57	2016
4	HMRKB Herath	Srl	11	19	2791	1432	52	2017
1	GD McGrath	Aus	10	20	2319	1138	52	1995
2	GD McGrath	Aus	13	25	3113	1347	63	1997
3	GD McGrath	Aus	14	27	3364	1425	67	1999
4	GD McGrath	Aus	14	27	3508	1473	68	2001
5	GD McGrath	Aus	13	26	3144	1352	62	2005
1	Muralitharan	Srl	8	16	3302	1256	68	1998
2	Muralitharan	Srl	10	17	3740	1463	75	2000
3	Muralitharan	Srl	12	23	4688	1699	80	2001
4	Muralitharan	Srl	8	14	2836	979	55	2002
5	Muralitharan	Srl	8	15	2049	963	52	2005
6	Muralitharan	Srl	11	21	3532	1521	90	2006
1	SK Warne	Aus	16	29	5054	1697	72	1993
2	SK Warne	Aus	10	19	3774	1274	70	1994
3	SK Warne	Aus	12	22	3051	1254	52	1995
4	SK Warne	Aus	15	28	4091	1661	68	1997
5	SK Warne	Aus	13	25	3501	1809	58	2001
6	SK Warne	Aus	10	20	2874	1310	67	2002
7	SK Warne	Aus	12	22	3472	1685	70	2004
8	SK Warne	Aus	15	30	4336	2114	96	2005

R Ashwin’s eight wickets in this test fetched him an aggregate of 296 wickets in India’s winning tests. He now holds the record for most wickets by an Indian bowler in India’s winning tests. He went past A Kumble who had an aggregate of 288 wickets in India’s winning tests.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts
1	R Ashwin	47	93	13094	5634	296
2	A Kumble	43	86	12810	5400	288

R Ashwin’s eight wickets in this test fetched him an aggregate of 246 wickets in India’s winning tests on home soil. R Ashwin is the second Indian bowler to capture 200 plus wickets in India’s winning tests.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts
1	R Ashwin	Ind	37	73	10271	4466	246
2	A Kumble	Ind	28	56	9323	3617	208

The following table lists the seven bowlers who have captured 200 wickets in their team’s winning tests on home soil. R Ashwin stands fifth in the list and require four more wickets for his 250 wickets in this category of statistics.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts
1	Muralitharan	Srl	37	74	12830	4709	305
2	JM Anderson	Eng	54	107	10844	4901	260
3	SK Warne	Aus	49	95	13684	5934	250
4	GD McGrath	Aus	53	106	12547	5115	249
5	R Ashwin	Ind	37	73	10271	4466	246
6	SCJ Broad	Eng	49	97	9192	4408	230
7	A Kumble	Ind	28	56	9323	3617	208

R Ashwin’s eight wickets in this test fetched him 53 wickets in India’s winning tests against New Zealand. He became the first Indian bowler to achieve this distinction. He also became the fourth bowler to capture 50 wickets in winning tests against New Zealand.

No	Player	Team	Opp	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts
1	SK Warne	Aus	NZl	12	24	3538	1546	77
2	DW Steyn	SAF	NZl	8	16	1572	789	60
3	W Younis	Pak	NZl	9	18	2115	906	54
4	R Ashwin	Ind	NZl	6	12	1598	758	53

R Ashwin’s eight wickets in this test fetched him 53 wickets in India’s winning tests against New Zealand. His feat provides the 62^nd occasion of a bowler capturing 50 plus wickets in his team’s winning test against an opposition

R Ashwin’s eight wickets in this test fetched him 66 wickets against New Zealand. He now holds the record for most wickets by a bowler in India-New Zealand test series. He went past RJ Hadlee’s 65 wickets. Infact, R Ashwin and RJ Hadlee are the only two bowlers in India-New Zealand test series to capture 60 plus wickets.

MA Agarwal of India scored 150 and 62 in the ongoing test against New Zealand at Mumbai to provide the 41^st 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

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yesr
1	MH Mankad	72	184	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1952
2	P Roy	85	150	Ind	Win	Kingston	Mar 1953
3	SM Gavaskar	124	220	Ind	Win	Trinidad	Apr 1971
4	SM Gavaskar	205	73	Ind	Win	Mumbai	Dec 1978
5	SM Gavaskar	107	182*	Ind	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1978
6	W Jaffer	202	56	Ind	Pak	Kolkata	Nov 2007
7	V Sehwag	63	151	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 2008
8	V Sehwag	201*	50	Ind	Srl	Galle	Jul 2008
9	G Gambhir	179	97	Ind	Eng	Mohali	Dec 2008
10	RG Sharma	176	127	Ind	SAF	Vizag	Oct 2019
11	MA Agarwal	150	62	Ind	NZl	Mum-WS	Dec 2021

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

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yesr
1	GW Flower	104	151	Zim	NZl	Harare	Sep 1997
2	Sadiq Mohd	166	68	Pak	NZl	Wellington	Feb 1973
3	CH Gayle	150	64*	Win	NZl	N Sound	Jul 2012
4	DA Warner	163	116	Aus	NZl	Brisbane	Nov 2015
5	JA Burns	170	65	Aus	NZl	Ch’church	Feb 2016
6	MA Agarwal	150	62	Ind	NZl	Mum-WS	Dec 2021

AY Patel of New Zealand captured 14 wickets conceding 225 runs in the ongoing test against India at Mum-WS to provide the 25^th 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.

No	Player	Wkts	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	RJ Hadlee	15-123	NZl	Aus	Brisbane	Nov 1985
2	AY Patel	14-225	NZl	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 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

No	Player	Wkts	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	Muralitharan	16-220	Srl	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1998
2	AY Patel	14-225	NZl	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 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   596^th 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   70^th 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   84^th 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}