India Vs Bangladesh at Chepauk – First day’s play
Chepauk hosted its 35th test when the first between India and Bangladesh began today Chepauk will share the second place with Arun Jaitely Stadium, Delhi for most tests played in India. Both these grounds will be hosting 35 tests. Eden Gardens, Kolkata with 42 tests occupies the first place
This test would be the 580th test for India, while Bangladesh would be playing its 145th test. India would be playing its 290th test at home and Bangladesh would be playing its 68th test on away soil
India and Bangladesh have played three tests on Indian soil and Chennai Test would be the fourth test between the two teams on Indian soil. India and Bangladesh have played thirteen tests overall and the ensuing Chennai Test would be the fourteenth test between the two teams
Chennai as a city has hosted 44 tests – 35 tests at Chepauk and nine tests at Nehru Stadium. Chennai as a city hold the record for hosting most tests in India. Kolkata is the other City to host 42 tests. The on-going test between India and Bangladesh will be the 44th test at Chennai
India lost the toss and inserted by the opposition to provide the 116th occasion of India being inserted by the opposition in a test. It also provides the 17th occasion of India being inserted by the opposition in a test on home soil. It also provides the third occasion of India being inserted by the opposition in a test at Chepauk
India lost the toss and inserted by Bangladesh to provide the fourth occasion of India being inserted by the opposition in a test. It also provides the first occasion of India being inserted by Bangladesh in a test on home soil and the first such occasion at Chepauk
Shubman Gill was dismissed for zero in India’s first innings to provide the 1054th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for zero in a test innings. It also provides the 470th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for zero in a test innings on home soil. It also provides the 52nd occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for zero in a test innings at Chepauk
Shubman Gill was dismissed for zero in India’s first innings to provide the 74th occasion of an Indian batsman batting at number three dismissed for zero in a test innings. It also provides the 34th occasion of an Indian batsman batting at number three dismissed for zero in a test innings on home soil. It also provides the sixth occasion of an Indian batsman batting at number three dismissed for zero in a test innings at Chepauk
Shubman Gill was dismissed for zero in India’s first innings to provide the 326th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for zero in the first innings of a test. It also provides the 149th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for zero in the first innings of a test on home soil. It also provides the 13th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for zero in the first innings of a test `at Chepauk
Shubman Gill was dismissed for zero in India’s first innings to provide the 25th occasion of an Indian batsman batting at number three dismissed for zero in the first innings of a test. It also provides the 14th occasion of an Indian batsman batting at number three dismissed for zero in the first innings of test on home soil.
It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman batting at number three dismissed for zero in the first innings of a test `at Chepauk, Prior to this AL Wadekar was the first Indian batsman to be dismissed for zero while batting at number three in the first innings of a test. He was dismissed for zero against West Indies in Jan 1967.
Shubman Gill was dismissed for zero in India’s first innings to provide the tenth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for zero in a test innings against Bangladesh. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for zero in a test innings on home soil against Bangladesh. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for zero in a test innings at Chepauk against Bangladesh
RG Sharma was dismissed for 6 in the first innings of this test to provide the 297th occasion of a captain scoring a single digit in a test innings. It also provides the 133rd occasion of an Indian captain scoring single digits in a test innings on home soil and also provides the 22nd occasion of an Indian captain scoring single digits in a test innings at Chepauk
RG Sharma was dismissed for 6 in the first innings of this test to provide the 34th occasion of a captain opener scoring a single digit in a test innings. It also provides the 15th occasion of an Indian captain opener scoring single digits in a test innings on home soil and also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian captain opener scoring single digits in a test innings at Chepauk
RG Sharma was dismissed for 6 in the first innings of this test to provide the fourth occasion of his dismissed for a single digit as captain and also as a captain opener in a test innings. It also provides the second occasion of his dismissed for a single digit as captain and also as captain opener in a test innings on home soil and also provides the first such occasion in a test innings at Chepauk
V Kohli was dismissed for 6 in the first innings of this test to provide the 45th occasion of his being dismissed for a single digit in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | V Kohli | 4 | 1 | v West Indies | Kingston | 20 Jun 2011 |
| 2 | V Kohli | 0 | 1 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 28 Jun 2011 |
| 3 | V Kohli | 0 | 4 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2011 |
| 4 | V Kohli | 9 | 3 | v Australia | Sydney | 03 Jan 2012 |
| 5 | V Kohli | 7 | 3 | v England | Wankhede | 23 Nov 2012 |
| 6 | V Kohli | 6 | 1 | v England | Eden Gardens | 05 Dec 2012 |
| 7 | V Kohli | 1 | 2 | v Australia | Delhi | 22 Mar 2013 |
| 8 | V Kohli | 3 | 2 | v West Indies | Eden Gardens | 06 Nov 2013 |
| 9 | V Kohli | 4 | 2 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 06 Feb 2014 |
| 10 | V Kohli | 1 | 1 | v England | Nottingham | 09 Jul 2014 |
| 11 | V Kohli | 8 | 3 | v England | Nottingham | 09 Jul 2014 |
| 12 | V Kohli | 0 | 3 | v England | Lord’s | 17 Jul 2014 |
| 13 | V Kohli | 0 | 1 | v England | Manchester | 07 Aug 2014 |
| 14 | V Kohli | 7 | 3 | v England | Manchester | 07 Aug 2014 |
| 15 | V Kohli | 6 | 1 | v England | The Oval | 15 Aug 2014 |
| 16 | V Kohli | 1 | 3 | v Australia | Brisbane | 17 Dec 2014 |
| 17 | V Kohli | 3 | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 12 Aug 2015 |
| 18 | V Kohli | 1 | 1 | v South Africa | Mohali | 05 Nov 2015 |
| 19 | V Kohli | 3 | 1 | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 09 Aug 2016 |
| 20 | V Kohli | 4 | 3 | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 09 Aug 2016 |
| 21 | V Kohli | 9 | 1 | v New Zealand | Kanpur | 22 Sep 2016 |
| 22 | V Kohli | 9 | 1 | v New Zealand | Eden Gardens | 30 Sep 2016 |
| 23 | V Kohli | 0 | 2 | v Australia | Pune | 23 Feb 2017 |
| 24 | V Kohli | 6 | 2 | v Australia | Ranchi | 16 Mar 2017 |
| 25 | V Kohli | 3 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 26 Jul 2017 |
| 26 | V Kohli | 0 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Eden Gardens | 16 Nov 2017 |
| 27 | V Kohli | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 05 Jan 2018 |
| 28 | V Kohli | 5 | 4 | v South Africa | Centurion | 13 Jan 2018 |
| 29 | V Kohli | 0 | 4 | v England | The Oval | 07 Sep 2018 |
| 30 | V Kohli | 3 | 1 | v Australia | Adelaide | 06 Dec 2018 |
| 31 | V Kohli | 0 | 3 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2018 |
| 32 | V Kohli | 9 | 1 | v West Indies | North Sound | 22 Aug 2019 |
| 33 | V Kohli | 0 | 3 | v West Indies | Kingston | 30 Aug 2019 |
| 34 | V Kohli | 0 | 2 | v Bangladesh | Indore | 14 Nov 2019 |
| 35 | V Kohli | 2 | 1 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 21 Feb 2020 |
| 36 | V Kohli | 3 | 1 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 29 Feb 2020 |
| 37 | V Kohli | 4 | 3 | v Australia | Adelaide | 17 Dec 2020 |
| 38 | V Kohli | 0 | 1 | v England | Chennai | 13 Feb 2021 |
| 39 | V Kohli | 0 | 2 | v England | Ahmedabad | 04 Mar 2021 |
| 40 | V Kohli | 0 | 2 | v England | Nottingham | 04 Aug 2021 |
| 41 | V Kohli | 7 | 1 | v England | Leeds | 25 Aug 2021 |
| 42 | V Kohli | 0 | 1 | v New Zealand | Wankhede | 03 Dec 2021 |
| 43 | V Kohli | 1 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 14 Dec 2022 |
| 44 | V Kohli | 1 | 4 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 22 Dec 2022 |
| 45 | V Kohli | 6 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Chennai | 19 Sep 2024 |
V Kohli was dismissed for 6 in the first innings of this test to provide the 15th occasion of his being dismissed for a single digit in a test innings on home soil. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | V Kohli | 7 | 3 | v England | Wankhede | 23 Nov 2012 |
| 2 | V Kohli | 6 | 1 | v England | Eden Gardens | 05 Dec 2012 |
| 3 | V Kohli | 1 | 2 | v Australia | Delhi | 22 Mar 2013 |
| 4 | V Kohli | 3 | 2 | v West Indies | Eden Gardens | 06 Nov 2013 |
| 5 | V Kohli | 1 | 1 | v South Africa | Mohali | 05 Nov 2015 |
| 6 | V Kohli | 9 | 1 | v New Zealand | Kanpur | 22 Sep 2016 |
| 7 | V Kohli | 9 | 1 | v New Zealand | Eden Gardens | 30 Sep 2016 |
| 8 | V Kohli | 0 | 2 | v Australia | Pune | 23 Feb 2017 |
| 9 | V Kohli | 6 | 2 | v Australia | Ranchi | 16 Mar 2017 |
| 10 | V Kohli | 0 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Eden Gardens | 16 Nov 2017 |
| 11 | V Kohli | 0 | 2 | v Bangladesh | Indore | 14 Nov 2019 |
| 12 | V Kohli | 0 | 1 | v England | Chennai | 13 Feb 2021 |
| 13 | V Kohli | 0 | 2 | v England | Ahmedabad | 04 Mar 2021 |
| 14 | V Kohli | 0 | 1 | v New Zealand | Wankhede | 03 Dec 2021 |
| 15 | V Kohli | 6 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Chennai | 19 Sep 2024 |
V Kohli was dismissed for 6 in the first innings of this test to provide the second occasion of his being dismissed for a single digit in a test innings at Chennai. Both such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | V Kohli | 0 | 1 | v England | Chennai | 13 Feb 2021 |
| 2 | V Kohli | 6 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Chennai | 19 Sep 2024 |
V Kohli was dismissed for 6 in the first innings of this test to provide the third occasion of his being dismissed for a single digit in a test innings against Bangladesh. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | V Kohli | 1 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 14 Dec 2022 |
| 2 | V Kohli | 1 | 4 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 22 Dec 2022 |
| 3 | V Kohli | 6 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Chennai | 19 Sep 2024 |
R Ashwin scored 102 not out at the end of the first day’s play to provide the 547th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the 295th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings on home soil. It also provides the 31st occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings at Chepauk
R Ashwin’s 102 not out in this test represent his sixth century in a test innings. All his centuries are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | R Ashwin | 103 | 2 | v West Indies | Wankhede | 22 Nov 2011 |
| 2 | R Ashwin | 124 | 2 | v West Indies | Eden Gardens | 06 Nov 2013 |
| 3 | R Ashwin | 113 | 1 | v West Indies | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 |
| 4 | R Ashwin | 118 | 1 | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 09 Aug 2016 |
| 5 | R Ashwin | 106 | 3 | v England | Chennai | 13 Feb 2021 |
| 6 | R Ashwin | 102* | 1 | v Bangladesh | Chennai | 19 Sep 2024 |
R Ashwin’s 102 not out in this test represent his fourth century in a test innings on home soil. All his centuries are listed below. It also represents his second century in a test innings at Chepauk
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | R Ashwin | 103 | 2 | v West Indies | Wankhede | 22 Nov 2011 |
| 2 | R Ashwin | 124 | 2 | v West Indies | Eden Gardens | 06 Nov 2013 |
| 3 | R Ashwin | 106 | 3 | v England | Chennai | 13 Feb 2021 |
| 4 | R Ashwin | 102* | 1 | v Bangladesh | Chennai | 19 Sep 2024 |
R Ashwin scored 102 not out at the end of the first day’s play to provide the 23rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings against Bangladesh. It also provides the sixth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings against Bangladesh on home soil. It also provides the first occasion of Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings at Chennai against Bangladesh.
R Ashwin scored 102 not out at the end of the first day’s play to provide the 18th occasion of an Indian batsman batting at number eight scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the 13th occasion of an Indian batsman batting at number eight scoring a century in a test innings on home soil. It also provides the second occasion of Indian batsman batting at number eight scoring a century in a test innings at Chennai
R Ashwin scored 102 not out at the end of the first day’s play to provide the 50th occasion of a batsman batting at number eight scoring a century in a test innings on home soil
R Ashwin’s 102 not out in this test represent his fourth century in a test innings while batting at number eight on home soil. He holds the record for scoring most centuries in a test innings while batting at number eight on home soil.
R Ashwin scored 102 not out at the end of the first day’s play to provide the 95th occasion of a batsman batting at number eight scoring a century in a test innings
R Ashwin’s 102 not out in this test represent his fourth century in a test innings while batting at number eight. He shares the record for scoring most centuries in a test innings while batting at number eight with DL Vettori of New Zealand.
RA Jadeja and R Ashwin posted 195 runs in an unbroken partnership for the seventh wicket at the end of first day’s play to provide the 619th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings. It also provides the 336th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on home soil. It also provides the 38th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings at Chepauk
RA Jadeja and R Ashwin posted 195 runs in an unbroken partnership for the seventh wicket at the end of first day’s play to provide the 43rd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the seventh wicket in a test innings. It also provides the 23rd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the seventh wicket in a test innings on home soil. It also provides the third occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the seventh wicket in a test innings at Chepauk
RA Jadeja and R Ashwin posted 195 runs in an unbroken partnership for the seventh wicket at the end of first day’s play to provide the record partnership by Indian batsmen for the seventh wicket in a test innings at Chepauk. The previous best was the 138 runs partnership between RA Jadeja and KK Nair against England in Dec 2016.