India Vs England Fifth Test at Dharamsala Third day
JM Anderson of England captured his 700th test wicket when he captured the wicket of Kuldeep Yadav caught by wicket keeper Foakes for 30. He became the third bowler in the history of test cricket to capture 700 plus wickets. Others are – M Muralitharan {800} and SK Warne {708}. JM Anderson became the first pace bowler in the history of test cricket to capture 700 wickets
Shaoaib Bashir returned with figures of five for 173 to provide the 71st occasion of an England bowler capturing five or more wickets against India. It also provides the 33rd occasion of an England bowler capturing five or more wickets against India in India
Shaoaib Bashir returned with figures of five for 173 to provide the eleventh occasion of an England bowler capturing five or more wickets conceding 100 plus runs against India. It also provides the seventh occasion of an England bowler capturing five or more wickets conceding 100 plus runs against India in India
Shoaib Bashir’s five for 173 in India’s first innings not only represents the first occasion of an England bowler conceding 150 plus runs capturing five wickets against India, but also represents the most expensive bowling figures by an England bowler against India in terms of runs conceded.
Two other England bowlers who have conceded more runs in an innings are – IAR Peebles – Six for 204 against Australia at The Oval in Aug 1930 and T Richardson – Five for 181 against Australia at Sydney in Dec 1894.
Z Crawley was dismissed for zero in England’s second innings. He had scored 79 in England’s first innings in this test. It provides the 17th occasion of an England batsman scoring zero and a half century in a test against India. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | JB Mortimore | 0 | 73* | v India | Chennai | 10 Jan 1964 |
| 2 | JH Edrich | 0 | 59 | v India | Manchester | 05 Aug 1971 |
| 3 | AR Lewis | 0 | 70* | v India | Delhi | 20 Dec 1972 |
| 4 | DL Amiss | 82 | 0 | v India | Bengaluru | 28 Jan 1977 |
| 5 | CJ Tavare | 56 | 0 | v India | Wankhede | 27 Nov 1981 |
| 6 | AJ Stewart | 74 | 0 | v India | Chennai | 11 Feb 1993 |
| 7 | GA Hick | 64 | 0 | v India | Chennai | 11 Feb 1993 |
| 8 | SCJ Broad | 0 | 74* | v India | Lord’s | 21 Jul 2011 |
| 9 | EJG Morgan | 0 | 70 | v India | Nottingham | 29 Jul 2011 |
| 10 | KP Pietersen | 54 | 0 | v India | Eden Gardens | 05 Dec 2012 |
| 11 | MM Ali | 50 | 0 | v India | Wankhede | 08 Dec 2016 |
| 12 | LA Dawson | 66* | 0 | v India | Chennai | 16 Dec 2016 |
| 13 | JC Buttler | 89 | 0 | v India | The Oval | 07 Sep 2018 |
| 14 | Z Crawley | 53 | 0 | v India | Ahmedabad | 24 Feb 2021 |
| 15 | H Hameed | 0 | 63 | v India | The Oval | 02 Sep 2021 |
| 16 | OE Robinson | 58 | 0 | v India | Ranchi | 23 Feb 2024 |
| 17 | Z Crawley | 79 | 0 | v India | Dharamsala | 07 Mar 2024 |
Z Crawley is the only England batsman to score a zero and a half century in a test against India on two occasions.
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Z Crawley | 53 | 0 | v India | Ahmedabad | 24 Feb 2021 |
| 2 | Z Crawley | 79 | 0 | v India | Dharamsala | 07 Mar 2024 |
R Ashwin’s five for 77 in England’s second innings was his 36th five wicket haul. He now owns the Indian record for most five wicket haul by a bowler. He went past A Kumble who held the previous record with 35 five wicket hauls.
Other bowlers to capture 36 or more five wicket hauls in the annals test cricket are – M Muralitharan {67}, SK Warne {37} and RJ Hadlee {36}
JM Bairstow scored three boundary sixes in his knock of 39 in England’s second innings. The total number of boundary sixes scored in this series read 102. This series has the distinction of becoming the first test series in the annals of test cricket in which 100 plus boundary sixes have been scored.
R Ashwin’s five wicket haul in England’s second innings fetched him 100 wickets against England on home soil. He became the first Indian bowler to capture 100 plus wickets against an opposition on home soil and the third bowler to perform such a feat on home soil. Others are – SCJ Broad of England – 106 wickets against Australia and JM Anderson of England – 105 wickets against Australia.
R Ashwin’s five wicket haul fetched him his 28th five wicket haul on home soil. Only M Muralitharan has captured 45 five wickets hauls on home soil more than R Ashwin
R Ashwin’s aggregate of wickets when he has opened the bowling read 175. He is the only spin bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 175 wickets when a spinner has shared the new ball
R Ashwin’s five wicket hauls when he has opened the bowling read 17. He is the only spin bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 17 five wicket hauls when a spinner has shared the new ball
India won this test by an innings and 64 runs to provide its 51st innings win against all oppositions. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Toss | Bat | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | India | won | inns & 272 runs | won | 1st | v West Indies | Rajkot | 04 Oct 2018 |
| 2 | India | won | inns & 262 runs | won | 1st | v Afghanistan | Bengaluru | 14 Jun 2018 |
| 3 | India | won | inns & 239 runs | lost | 1st | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 25 May 2007 |
| 4 | India | won | inns & 239 runs | lost | 2nd | v Sri Lanka | Nagpur | 24 Nov 2017 |
| 5 | India | won | inns & 222 runs | won | 1st | v Sri Lanka | Mohali | 04 Mar 2022 |
| 6 | India | won | inns & 219 runs | lost | 2nd | v Australia | Eden Gardens | 18 Mar 1998 |
| 7 | India | won | inns & 202 runs | won | 1st | v South Africa | Ranchi | 19 Oct 2019 |
| 8 | India | won | inns & 198 runs | lost | 2nd | v New Zealand | Nagpur | 20 Nov 2010 |
| 9 | India | won | inns & 171 runs | won | 1st | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 12 Aug 2017 |
| 10 | India | won | inns & 144 runs | won | 1st | v Sri Lanka | Kanpur | 24 Nov 2009 |
| 11 | India | won | inns & 141 runs | lost | 2nd | v West Indies | Roseau | 12 Jul 2023 |
| 12 | India | won | inns & 140 runs | won | 2nd | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 10 Dec 2004 |
| 13 | India | won | inns & 137 runs | won | 1st | v South Africa | Pune | 10 Oct 2019 |
| 14 | India | won | inns & 135 runs | lost | 2nd | v Australia | Hyderabad | 02 Mar 2013 |
| 15 | India | won | inns & 132 runs | lost | 2nd | v Australia | Nagpur | 09 Feb 2023 |
| 16 | India | won | inns & 131 runs | won | 2nd | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 13 Apr 2004 |
| 17 | India | won | inns & 130 runs | lost | 2nd | v Bangladesh | Indore | 14 Nov 2019 |
| 18 | India | won | inns & 126 runs | won | 2nd | v West Indies | Wankhede | 14 Nov 2013 |
| 19 | India | won | inns & 119 runs | won | 1st | v Sri Lanka | Lucknow | 18 Jan 1994 |
| 20 | India | won | inns & 115 runs | won | 1st | v New Zealand | Hyderabad | 23 Aug 2012 |
| 21 | India | won | inns & 112 runs | won | 1st | v West Indies | Wankhede | 09 Oct 2002 |
| 22 | India | won | inns & 109 runs | won | 1st | v New Zealand | Chennai | 06 Jan 1956 |
| 23 | India | won | inns & 106 runs | lost | 2nd | v Sri Lanka | Nagpur | 27 Dec 1986 |
| 24 | India | won | inns & 101 runs | lost | 2nd | v Zimbabwe | Nagpur | 21 Feb 2002 |
| 25 | India | won | inns & 100 runs | won | 1st | v Australia | Wankhede | 03 Nov 1979 |
| 26 | India | won | inns & 095 runs | won | 1st | v Sri Lanka | Bengaluru | 26 Jan 1994 |
| 27 | India | won | inns & 092 runs | won | 1st | v West Indies | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 |
| 28 | India | won | inns & 090 runs | lost | 2nd | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 13 Sep 2005 |
| 29 | India | won | inns & 083 runs | won | 1st | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 17 Dec 2004 |
| 30 | India | won | inns & 075 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Chennai | 16 Dec 2016 |
| 31 | India | won | inns & 070 runs | won | 1st | v Pakistan | Delhi | 16 Oct 1952 |
| 32 | India | won | inns & 067 runs | won | 1st | v Sri Lanka | Cuttack | 04 Jan 1987 |
| 33 | India | won | inns & 064 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Dharamsala | 07 Mar 2024 |
| 34 | India | won | inns & 057 runs | lost | 2nd | v South Africa | Eden Gardens | 14 Feb 2010 |
| 35 | India | won | inns & 053 runs | won | 1st | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 03 Aug 2017 |
| 36 | India | won | inns & 052 runs | won | 1st | v Pakistan | Multan | 28 Mar 2004 |
| 37 | India | won | inns & 051 runs | lost | 2nd | v West Indies | Eden Gardens | 06 Nov 2013 |
| 38 | India | won | inns & 046 runs | won | 1st | v England | Leeds | 22 Aug 2002 |
| 39 | India | won | inns & 046 runs | lost | 2nd | v Bangladesh | Eden Gardens | 22 Nov 2019 |
| 40 | India | won | inns & 036 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Wankhede | 08 Dec 2016 |
| 41 | India | won | inns & 027 runs | won | 1st | v New Zealand | Brabourne | 02 Dec 1955 |
| 42 | India | won | inns & 025 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Ahmedabad | 04 Mar 2021 |
| 43 | India | won | inns & 024 runs | lost | 2nd | v Sri Lanka | Brabourne | 02 Dec 2009 |
| 44 | India | won | inns & 022 runs | won | 1st | v England | Chennai | 11 Feb 1993 |
| 45 | India | won | inns & 017 runs | lost | 2nd | v Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 08 Feb 1994 |
| 46 | India | won | inns & 015 runs | won | 1st | v West Indies | Eden Gardens | 14 Nov 2011 |
| 47 | India | won | inns & 015 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Wankhede | 19 Feb 1993 |
| 48 | India | won | inns & 013 runs | won | 1st | v Zimbabwe | Delhi | 13 Mar 1993 |
| 49 | India | won | inns & 008 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Chennai | 06 Feb 1952 |
| 50 | India | won | inns & 008 runs | won | 1st | v Sri Lanka | Chandigarh | 23 Nov 1990 |
| 51 | India | won | inns & 002 runs | lost | 2nd | v Australia | Sydney | 07 Jan 1978 |
India won this test by an innings and 64 runs to provide its eighth innings win against England. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Toss | Bat | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | India | won | inns & 075 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Chennai | 16 Dec 2016 |
| 2 | India | won | inns & 064 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Dharamsala | 07 Mar 2024 |
| 3 | India | won | inns & 046 runs | won | 1st | v England | Leeds | 22 Aug 2002 |
| 4 | India | won | inns & 036 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Wankhede | 08 Dec 2016 |
| 5 | India | won | inns & 025 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Ahmedabad | 04 Mar 2021 |
| 6 | India | won | inns & 022 runs | won | 1st | v England | Chennai | 11 Feb 1993 |
| 7 | India | won | inns & 015 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Wankhede | 19 Feb 1993 |
| 8 | India | won | inns & 008 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Chennai | 06 Feb 1952 |
India won this test by an innings and 64 runs to provide its 23rd innings win against all oppositions when it had lost the toss and batted second in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Toss | Bat | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | India | won | inns & 239 runs | lost | 1st | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 25 May 2007 |
| 2 | India | won | inns & 239 runs | lost | 2nd | v Sri Lanka | Nagpur | 24 Nov 2017 |
| 3 | India | won | inns & 219 runs | lost | 2nd | v Australia | Eden Gardens | 18 Mar 1998 |
| 4 | India | won | inns & 198 runs | lost | 2nd | v New Zealand | Nagpur | 20 Nov 2010 |
| 5 | India | won | inns & 141 runs | lost | 2nd | v West Indies | Roseau | 12 Jul 2023 |
| 6 | India | won | inns & 135 runs | lost | 2nd | v Australia | Hyderabad | 02 Mar 2013 |
| 7 | India | won | inns & 132 runs | lost | 2nd | v Australia | Nagpur | 09 Feb 2023 |
| 8 | India | won | inns & 130 runs | lost | 2nd | v Bangladesh | Indore | 14 Nov 2019 |
| 9 | India | won | inns & 106 runs | lost | 2nd | v Sri Lanka | Nagpur | 27 Dec 1986 |
| 10 | India | won | inns & 101 runs | lost | 2nd | v Zimbabwe | Nagpur | 21 Feb 2002 |
| 11 | India | won | inns & 090 runs | lost | 2nd | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 13 Sep 2005 |
| 12 | India | won | inns & 075 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Chennai | 16 Dec 2016 |
| 13 | India | won | inns & 064 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Dharamsala | 07 Mar 2024 |
| 14 | India | won | inns & 057 runs | lost | 2nd | v South Africa | Eden Gardens | 14 Feb 2010 |
| 15 | India | won | inns & 051 runs | lost | 2nd | v West Indies | Eden Gardens | 06 Nov 2013 |
| 16 | India | won | inns & 046 runs | lost | 2nd | v Bangladesh | Eden Gardens | 22 Nov 2019 |
| 17 | India | won | inns & 036 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Wankhede | 08 Dec 2016 |
| 18 | India | won | inns & 025 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Ahmedabad | 04 Mar 2021 |
| 19 | India | won | inns & 024 runs | lost | 2nd | v Sri Lanka | Brabourne | 02 Dec 2009 |
| 20 | India | won | inns & 017 runs | lost | 2nd | v Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 08 Feb 1994 |
| 21 | India | won | inns & 015 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Wankhede | 19 Feb 1993 |
| 22 | India | won | inns & 008 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Chennai | 06 Feb 1952 |
| 23 | India | won | inns & 002 runs | lost | 2nd | v Australia | Sydney | 07 Jan 1978 |
India won this test by an innings and 64 runs to provide its sixth innings win against England when it had lost the toss and batted second in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Toss | Bat | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | India | won | inns & 075 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Chennai | 16 Dec 2016 |
| 2 | India | won | inns & 064 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Dharamsala | 07 Mar 2024 |
| 3 | India | won | inns & 036 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Wankhede | 08 Dec 2016 |
| 4 | India | won | inns & 025 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Ahmedabad | 04 Mar 2021 |
| 5 | India | won | inns & 015 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Wankhede | 19 Feb 1993 |
| 6 | India | won | inns & 008 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Chennai | 06 Feb 1952 |
R Ashwin captured nine wickets conceding 128 runs in this test to become the second bowler to capture nine wickets in a bowler’s 100th test appearance. M Muralitharan in his 100th test against Bangladesh at Chattogram in Feb 2006 had captured nine wickets conceding 141 runs
India has won 178 tests, lost 178 tests, 222 tests were drawn and one test was tied. India has played 579 tests. India is the only team in the annals of test cricket to win and lose similar number of tests as on date.
R Ashwin has taken five wickets in an innings in his debut test, 25th test, 75th test and 100th test.. R Ashwin has captured nine wickets in a match in his debut test, 75th test and 100th test. Here is his performance in his milestone tests in terms of 25 tests
| Test | Against | Ground | Start Date | FI | SI | Total |
| 001st | West Indies | Delhi | 06 Nov 2011 | 3-081 | 6-047 | 9-128 |
| 025th | Bangladesh | Fatullah | 10 Jun 2015 | 5-087 | —– | 5-087 |
| 050th | Sri Lanka | Galle | 26 Jul 2017 | 1-084 | 3-065 | 4-149 |
| 075th | England | Chennai | 05 Feb 2021 | 3-146 | 6-061 | 9-207 |
| 100th | England | Dharamsala | 07 Mar 2024 | 4-051 | 5-077 | 9-128 |
Thus R Ashwin’s match figures in his debut test and in his 100th test were same – He captured nine wickets conceding 128 runs