SPD Smith scored 121 in this game to provide the 109^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century against India.

It also provides the 92nd occasion of a batsman scoring a century in a test played at a neutral venue. It also provides the twelfth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century in a test played at a neutral venue

TM Head scored 163 to provide the 34^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring 150 plus runs against India.

It also provides the 28th occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test played at a neutral venue. It also provides the third occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century in a test played at a neutral venue

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	W Bardsley	164	2	v South Africa	Lord’s	15 Jul 1912
2	RT Ponting	150	1	v Pakistan	Sharjah	19 Oct 2002
3	TM Head	163	1	v India	The Oval	07 Jun 2023

TM Head’s 163 in this test was one run short of the highest individual innings by an Australian batsman in a test at neutral venue. W Bardsley had scored 164 against South Africa at Lord’s in July 1912

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	W Bardsley	164	2	v South Africa	Lord’s	15 Jul 1912
2	TM Head	163	1	v India	The Oval	07 Jun 2023

SPD Smith and TM Head posted 285 runs for the fourth wicket at the end of the first day to provide the 124th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against India. It also provides the 25^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against India for the fourth wicket

SPD Smith and TM Head posted 285 runs for the fourth wicket at the end of the first day to provide the 18th occasion of Australian batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership against India. It also provides the fourth occasion of Australian batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership against India for the fourth wicket.

SPD Smith and TM Head posted 285 runs for the fourth wicket at the end of the first day to provide the fourth occasion of Australian batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership against India. It also provides the third occasion of Australian batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership against India for the fourth wicket.

SPD Smith and TM Head posted 285 runs for the fourth wicket at the end of the first day to provide the 18th occasion of batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership in a test played at the neutral venue. It also provides the fourth occasion of batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership for the fourth wicket in a test played at the neutral venue.

Mohd Shami and Mohd Siraj conceded 122 runs and 108 runs respectively in Australia’s first innings to provide the 134^th and 135^th occasion of Indian bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in an innings against Australia

Mohd Shami and Mohd Siraj conceded 122 runs and 108 runs respectively in Australia’s first innings to provide the 52nd and 53rd occasion of Indian pace bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in an innings against Australia

Mohd Shami returned with figures of 2 for 122 in this innings to provide the fifth occasion of his conceding 100 plus runs in an innings against Australia. He became the third Indian bowler to concede 100 plus runs in an innings against Australia. Others are – I Sharma {05} and UT Yadav {08}

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Mohd Shami	24.0	2	120	2	1	v Australia	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
2	Mohd Shami	29.0	4	138	4	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2014
3	Mohd Shami	28.3	3	112	5	1	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 2015
4	Mohd Shami	31.0	3	134	2	1	v Australia	Ahmedabad	09 Mar 2023
5	Mohd Shami	29.0	4	122	2	1	v Australia	The Oval	07 Jun 2023
1	I Sharma	40.0	6	115	3	2	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 2008
2	I Sharma	33.0	2	144	1	2	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2012
3	I Sharma	30.0	6	100	0	1	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 2012
4	I Sharma	23.0	2	117	3	2	v Australia	Brisbane	17 Dec 2014
5	I Sharma	32.0	7	104	0	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2014
1	UT Yadav	26.0	5	106	3	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2011
2	UT Yadav	24.0	2	123	0	2	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2012
3	UT Yadav	26.0	1	136	1	1	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 2012
4	UT Yadav	25.0	4	101	3	2	v Australia	Brisbane	17 Dec 2014
5	UT Yadav	32.3	3	130	3	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2014
6	UT Yadav	27.0	5	137	1	1	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 2015
7	UT Yadav	31.0	3	106	3	1	v Australia	Ranchi	16 Mar 2017
8	UT Yadav	25.0	2	105	0	1	v Australia	Ahmedabad	09 Mar 2023

Mohd Shami and Mohd Siraj conceded 122 runs and 108 runs respectively in Australia’s first innings to provide the 90th and 91st occasion of bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in an innings in a test at neutral venue.

Mohd Shami and Mohd Siraj conceded 122 runs and 108 runs respectively in Australia’s first innings to provide the 21st and 22nd occasion of pace bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in an innings in a test at neutral venue.

Mohd Shami and Mohd Siraj conceded 122 runs and 108 runs respectively in Australia’s first innings to provide the fifth occasion of two or more pace bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in an innings in a test at neutral venue.

Mohd Shami and Mohd Siraj conceded 122 runs and 108 runs respectively in Australia’s first innings to provide the 25th occasion of two or more bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in an innings in a test at neutral venue.

Mohd Shami and Mohd Siraj conceded 122 runs and 108 runs respectively in Australia’s first innings to provide the 40th occasion of two or more Indian bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in an innings against Australia

Mohd Shami and Mohd Siraj conceded 122 runs and 108 runs respectively in Australia’s first innings to provide the 18th occasion of two or more Indian pace bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in an innings against Australia

SPD Smith’s aggregate of runs against India read 2008 at the end of his innings in this test. He became the third Australian batsman to total 2000 plus runs against India. Others are – RT Ponting {2555} and MJ Clarke {2049]

SPD Smith’s aggregate of runs against India read 2008 at the end of his innings in this test. His feat provides the 24^th occasion of Australian batsman to total 2000 plus runs against various oppositions. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	50	0	Opposition
1	DG Bradman	37	63	7	5028	334	89.78	19	12	6	England
2	AR Border	47	82	19	3548	200*	56.31	8	21	3	England
3	SR Waugh	46	73	18	3200	177*	58.18	10	14	6	England
4	SPD Smith	32	56	5	3044	239	59.68	11	11	2	England
5	C Hill	41	76	1	2660	188	35.46	4	16	8	England
6	GS Chappell	35	65	8	2619	144	45.94	9	12	4	England
7	RT Ponting	29	51	4	2555	257	54.36	8	12	4	India
8	MA Taylor	33	61	2	2496	219	42.30	6	15	2	England
9	RT Ponting	35	58	2	2476	196	44.21	8	9	2	England
10	RN Harvey	37	68	5	2416	167	38.34	6	12	6	England
11	VT Trumper	40	74	5	2263	185*	32.79	6	9	7	England
12	MJ Clarke	35	62	7	2241	187	40.74	7	7	2	England
13	DC Boon	31	57	8	2237	184*	45.65	7	8	5	England
14	WM Lawry	29	51	5	2233	166	48.54	7	13	4	England
15	ME Waugh	29	51	7	2204	140	50.09	6	11	0	England
16	SE Gregory	52	92	7	2193	201	25.80	4	8	11	England
17	SR Waugh	32	51	7	2192	200	49.81	7	9	3	West Indies
18	WW Armstrong	42	71	9	2172	158	35.03	4	6	5	England
19	IM Chappell	30	56	4	2138	192	41.11	4	16	5	England
20	RT Ponting	26	48	3	2132	143*	47.37	8	11	6	South Africa
21	AR Morris	24	43	2	2080	206	50.73	8	8	3	England
22	AR Border	31	59	7	2052	126	39.46	3	14	4	West Indies
23	MJ Clarke	22	40	2	2049	329*	53.92	7	6	2	India
24	SPD Smith	19	36	6	2008	192	66.93	9	5	2	India

SPD Smith’s century – 121 – in this test represents his ninth century against India. He now owns the record for most centuries by an Australian batsman against India. He went past RT Ponting who had scored eight centuries against India.

SPD Smith’s nine centuries against India provides the fifth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring nine or more centuries against various oppositions. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Span	Mat	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	Opposition
1	DG Bradman	1928-1948	19	19	4	3569	334	237.93	19	England
2	SPD Smith	2013-2019	10	11	3	1701	239	212.62	11	England
3	SR Waugh	1989-2003	09	10	5	1308	177*	261.60	10	England
4	GS Chappell	1970-1982	09	09	0	1056	144	117.33	09	England
5	SPD Smith	2014-2023	09	09	2	1254	192	179.14	09	India

SPD Smith became the first Australian batsman to score nine or more centuries against two oppositions – Vs England {11} and Vs India {09}

No	Player	Span	Mat	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	Opposition
1	SPD Smith	2013-2019	10	11	3	1701	239	212.62	11	England
2	SPD Smith	2014-2023	09	09	2	1254	192	179.14	09	India

SPD Smith’s century – 121 – in this test represents his 31^st century of his career. He is one of the four Australian batsmen who have scored 30 plus centuries. He now occupies the third place in the list of Australian batsmen who have scored 30 plus centuries. He went past ML Hayden’s 30 centuries to occupy the third place.

No	Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C
1	RT Ponting	1995-2012	168	287	29	13378	257	51.85	41
2	SR Waugh	1985-2004	168	260	46	10927	200	51.06	32
3	SPD Smith	2010-2023	97	170	22	8913	239	60.22	31
4	ML Hayden	1994-2009	103	184	14	8625	380	50.73	30

It is interesting to note that SPD Smith is the only batsman in the list of Australian batsman to score 30 plus centuries without playing 100 plus tests. He is playing his 97^th test as of now.

SPD Smith is the only batsman score 30 plus centuries without playing 100 plus tests in the annals of test cricket. He is playing his 97^th test as of now. The following table lists the batsmen who have scored 30 plus centuries in the annals of test cricket.

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C
1	SR Tendulkar	Ind	1989-2013	200	329	33	15921	248*	53.78	51
2	JH Kallis	SAF	1995-2013	166	280	40	13289	224	55.37	45
3	RT Ponting	Aus	1995-2012	168	287	29	13378	257	51.85	41
4	KC Sangakkara	Srl	2000-2015	134	233	17	12400	319	57.40	38
5	R Dravid	Ind	1996-2012	164	286	32	13288	270	52.31	36
6	SM Gavaskar	Ind	1971-1987	125	214	16	10122	236*	51.12	34
7	M Jayawardene	Srl	1997-2014	149	252	15	11814	374	49.84	34
8	BC Lara	Win	1990-2006	131	232	6	11953	400*	52.88	34
9	Younis Khan	Pak	2000-2017	118	213	19	10099	313	52.05	34
10	AN Cook	Eng	2006-2018	161	291	16	12472	294	45.35	33
11	SR Waugh	Aus	1985-2004	168	260	46	10927	200	51.06	32
12	SPD Smith	Aus	2010-2023	97	170	22	8913	239	60.22	31
13	S Chanderpaul	Win	1994-2015	164	280	49	11867	203*	51.37	30
14	ML Hayden	Aus	1994-2009	103	184	14	8625	380	50.73	30

TM Head’s 163 contained 25 boundary fours. His feat provides the 54^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring 25 boundary fours while scoring a century. It also provides the 53^rd occasion of an Australian batsman scoring 25 boundary fours while scoring 150 plus runs

TM Head’s 163 contained 25 boundary fours. His feat provides the eighth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring 25 boundary fours while scoring a century against India. It also provides the eighth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring 25 boundary fours while scoring 150 plus runs against India

AM Rahane became the seventh Indian fieldsman other than the wicket keepers to pouch 100 catches, when he caught PJ Cummins of Mohd Siraj for 09 in Australia’s first innings. The following table lists all the Indian fieldsmen.

No	Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Ct
1	R Dravid	1996-2012	163	299	209
2	VVS Laxman	1996-2012	134	248	135
3	SR Tendulkar	1989-2013	200	366	115
4	V Kohli	2011-2023	109	209	109
5	SM Gavaskar	1971-1987	125	216	108
6	M Azharuddin	1984-2000	99	177	105
7	AM Rahane	2013-2023	83	159	100

AM Rahane became the sixth Indian fieldsman other than the wicket keepers to pouch 20 plus catches against Australia, when he caught PJ Cummins of Mohd Siraj for 09 in Australia’s first innings. The following table lists all the Indian fieldsmen.

No	Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Ct
1	R Dravid	1996-2012	32	60	46
2	VVS Laxman	1998-2012	29	54	36
3	V Kohli	2011-2023	25	48	25
4	SR Tendulkar	1991-2013	39	74	23
5	V Sehwag	2003-2013	22	41	22
6	AM Rahane	2013-2023	18	36	20