R Ashwin opened the bowling as a spin bowler in the third innings of this test and captured two wickets conceding 66 runs. His two wickets fetched him an aggregate of 149 wickets. He now owns the record for most wickets by a bowler who has shared the new ball as a spin bowler and needs one more wicket for his 150 wickets. If he gets that one wicket, he would become the first bowler who has shared the new ball as a spin bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 150 wickets

R Ashwin has played 38 tests, 44 innings, bowled 6103 deliveries, conceded 2827 runs captured 149 wickets, captured 14 five wicket hauls as a spin bowler sharing the new ball. He owns the record for most occasions in tests, innings, wickets and five wicket hauls in this category of statistics. He is the only bowler to bowl 6100 deliveries and also only bowler to concede 2800 plus runs while sharing the new ball as a spinner.

R Ashwin opened the bowling as a spin bowler in the third innings of this test and captured two wickets conceding 66 runs. His two wickets fetched him an aggregate of 108 wickets in India’s winning tests. He now owns the record for most wickets by a bowler who has shared the new ball as a spin bowler in a team’s winning tests. He also remains the only bowler to capture 100 plus wickets in this category of statistics.

R Ashwin has played 25 tests, 28 innings, bowled 3831 deliveries, conceded 1672 runs captured 108 wickets, captured 12 five wicket innings hauls and three ten wicket match hauls as a spin bowler sharing the new balls when a team has won the test. He owns the record for most occasions in tests, innings, wickets and five wicket hauls in this category of statistics. He is the only bowler to bowl 3831 deliveries and also only bowler to concede 1600 plus runs while sharing the new ball as a spinner when a team has won the test. He became the first bowler to appear in 25 winning tests as a spinner who has shared the new ball.

Shakib Al Hasan was playing his 15^th test as a spin bowler sharing the new ball. Here is the complete list of bowlers who have played 15 or more tests as a spin bowler sharing the new ball.

No	Player	Team	Span	M	I	Balls	Runs	W	BBI	BBM	Ave	5	10
1	R Ashwin	Ind	2011-2022	38	44	6103	2827	149	7/66	12/098	18.97	14	4
2	HMRKB Herath	Srl	2012-2018	22	27	4099	1802	104	8/63	13/145	17.32	11	5
3	ML Jaisimha	Ind	1961-1969	19	32	1531	0606	007	2/54	02/054	86.57	00	0
4	Mehidy Hasan Miraz	Ban	2016-2022	19	25	3283	1712	062	7/58	12/117	27.61	05	2
5	R Peel	Eng	1884-1896	17	31	4361	1520	088	7/31	11/068	17.27	04	1
6	MDK Perera	Srl	2014-2021	16	24	3470	1663	065	6/32	10/078	25.58	04	2
7	Taijul Islam	Ban	2014-2022	16	18	2368	1088	036	6/108	11/170	30.22	02	1
8	Shakib Al Hasan	Ban	2010-2022	15	19	1629	0845	036	5/44	10/124	23.47	02	1
9	H Trumble	Aus	1893-1904	15	25	4291	1512	093	8/65	12/089	16.25	08	3

Shakib Al Hasan became the third Bangladesh bowler to appear in 15 or more tests as a spin bowler sharing the new ball

No	Player	Team	Span	M	I	Balls	Runs	W	BBI	BBM	Ave	5	10
1	Mehidy Hasan Miraz	Ban	2016-2022	19	25	3283	1712	062	7/58	12/117	27.61	05	2
2	Taijul Islam	Ban	2014-2022	16	18	2368	1088	036	6/108	11/170	30.22	02	1
3	Shakib Al Hasan	Ban	2010-2022	15	19	1629	0845	036	5/44	10/124	23.47	02	1

Mehidy Hasan Miraz captured five for 63 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the 383^rd occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test. It also provides the 35^th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test against India.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz captured five for 63 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the eighth occasion of a Bangladesh bowler capturing five or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test. All the eight occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	O	M	R	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Enamul Haque jnr	22.2	5	45	6	4	v Zimbabwe	Chattogram	06 Jan 2005
2	Mahmudullah	15.0	4	51	5	4	v West Indies	Kingstown	09 Jul 2009
3	Shakib Al Hasan	18.0	5	44	5	4	v Zimbabwe	Khulna	03 Nov 2014
4	Mehidy Hasan Miraz	21.3	2	77	6	4	v England	Mirpur	28 Oct 2016
5	Shakib Al Hasan	28.0	7	85	5	4	v Australia	Mirpur	27 Aug 2017
6	Mehidy Hasan Miraz	18.1	5	38	5	4	v Zimbabwe	Mirpur	11 Nov 2018
7	Taijul Islam	11.2	2	33	6	4	v West Indies	Chattogram	22 Nov 2018
8	Mehidy Hasan Miraz	19.0	4	63	5	4	v India	Mirpur	22 Dec 2022

Mehidy Hasan Miraz became the first Bangladesh bowler to capture five or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test on three occasions.  Shakib Al Hasan had accomplished such a feat on two occasions. Its interesting to note that Mehidy Hasan Miraj’s all the three efforts have come at Mirpur

No	Player	O	M	R	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Mehidy Hasan Miraz	21.3	2	77	6	4	v England	Mirpur	28 Oct 2016
2	Mehidy Hasan Miraz	18.1	5	38	5	4	v Zimbabwe	Mirpur	11 Nov 2018
3	Mehidy Hasan Miraz	19.0	4	63	5	4	v India	Mirpur	22 Dec 2022
1	Shakib Al Hasan	18.0	5	44	5	4	v Zimbabwe	Khulna	03 Nov 2014
2	Shakib Al Hasan	28.0	7	85	5	4	v Australia	Mirpur	27 Aug 2017

Mehidy Hasan Miraz captured five for 63 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the first occasion of a Bangladesh bowler capturing five or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test against India.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz captured five for 63 in the fourth innings of this test was in a losing cause to provide the 22nd occasion of a bowler’s five or more wicket haul in the fourth innings of a test going in vain. It also provides the second occasion of a bowler’s five or more wicket haul in the fourth innings of a test going in vain against India.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz captured five for 63 in the fourth innings of this test was in a losing cause to provide the first occasion of a Bangladesh bowler’s five or more wicket haul in the fourth innings of a test going in vain. It also provides the first occasion of a Bangladesh bowler’s five or more wicket haul in the fourth innings of a test going in vain against India.

SS Iyer and R Ashwn posted 71 runs in an unfinished stand for the eighth wicket in the fourth innings of a test to provide the third occasion of Indian batsmen posting 70 plus runs partnerships for the eighth wicket in the fourth innings of a test

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	L Amar Singh, Lall Singh	8	74	4	v England	Lord’s	25 Jun 1932
2	SS Iyer, R Ashwin	8	71*	4	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Dec 2022
3	N Kapil Dev, L SR Krishnan	8	70	4	v Sri Lanka	Col-PSS	06 Sep 1985

SS Iyer and R Ashwin posted 71 runs in an unfinished stand for the eighth wicket in the fourth innings of a test not only provides the first occasion of Indian batsmen posting 70 plus runs partnerships for the eighth wicket in the fourth innings in a winning test

R Ashwin’s run aggregate in tests read 3043 and wickets aggregate read 449. He became the second Indian all rounder to score 3000 plus runs and captures 400 plus wicket after Kapil Dev. Kapil Dev has scored 5248 runs and captured 434 wickets.

R Ashwin’s run aggregate in tests read 3043 and wickets aggregate read 449. He became the sixth all rounder to score 3000 plus runs and capture 400 plus wicket in the annals of test cricket. The following table lists all these six cricketers

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Runs	HS	C	Wkts	BBI	5	Ct	St
1	SK Warne	Aus	1992-2007	145	3154	99	0	708	8/71	37	125	0
2	SCJ Broad	Eng	2007-2022	159	3550	169	1	566	8/15	19	54	0
3	R Ashwin	Ind	2011-2022	88	3043	124	5	449	7/59	30	31	0
4	N Kapil Dev	Ind	1978-1994	131	5248	163	8	434	9/83	23	64	0
5	RJ Hadlee	NZl	1973-1990	86	3124	151*	2	431	9/52	36	39	0
6	SM Pollock	SAF	1995-2008	108	3781	111	2	421	7/87	16	72	0