JJ Bumrah had captured 30 wickets in the on-going test series against Australia in Australia. He needed one more wicket which would fetch him 31 wickets. He took two wickets in Australia’s first innings which fetched him 32 wickets. He now owns the record for most wickets by an Indian bowler in a series against Australia in Australia. He went past Bishen Singh Bedi who had captured 31 wickets against Australia in Australia in 1977-78 series

BJ Webster scored 57 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 528th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty on test debut in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 74^th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty on test debut against India in the annals of test cricket.

BJ Webster scored 57 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 89^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a fifty on test debut in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 16^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a fifty on test debut against India in the annals of test cricket.

BJ Webster scored 57 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 65^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a fifty on test debut at home in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the eleventh occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a fifty on test debut against India at home in the annals of test cricket.

SPD Smith scored 33 in Australia’s first innings which fetched him 5011 runs on home soil. He became the sixth Australian batsman to aggregate 5000 plus runs on home soil

No	Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0
1	RT Ponting	1995-2012	92	154	21	7578	257	56.97	23	38	9
2	AR Border	1978-1994	86	145	20	5743	205	45.94	13	35	7
3	SR Waugh	1985-2004	89	140	20	5710	170	47.58	15	30	9
4	DA Warner	2011-2024	58	101	07	5438	335*	57.85	20	15	6
5	ML Hayden	1996-2009	56	098	08	5210	380	57.88	21	16	5
6	SPD Smith	2010-2025	58	099	16	5011	239	60.37	18	19	6

SPD Smith scored 33 in Australia’s first innings which fetched him 5011 runs on home soil. He became the 19th batsman in the annals of test cricket to aggregate 5000 plus runs on home soil

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0
1	RT Ponting	Aus	1995-2012	92	154	21	7578	257	56.97	23	38	09
2	SR Tendulkar	Ind	1990-2013	94	153	16	7216	217	52.67	22	32	04
3	M Jayawardene	Srl	1997-2014	81	129	09	7167	374	59.72	23	34	04
4	JH Kallis	SAF	1995-2013	88	143	19	7035	224	56.73	23	34	09
5	KC Sangakkara	Srl	2000-2015	75	124	11	6830	287	60.44	22	25	08
6	JE Root	Eng	2013-2024	78	137	14	6758	254	54.94	21	32	06
7	AN Cook	Eng	2006-2018	89	155	07	6568	294	44.37	15	32	04
8	BC Lara	Win	1992-2006	65	111	05	6217	400*	58.65	17	26	08
9	S Chanderpaul	Win	1994-2015	81	133	27	6187	203*	58.36	19	32	08
10	GA Gooch	Eng	1975-1994	74	131	03	5917	333	46.22	15	26	11
11	AR Border	Aus	1978-1994	86	145	20	5743	205	45.94	13	35	07
12	SR Waugh	Aus	1985-2004	89	140	20	5710	170	47.58	15	30	09
13	R Dravid	Ind	1996-2011	70	120	11	5598	222	51.35	15	27	03
14	DA Warner	Aus	2011-2024	58	101	07	5438	335*	57.85	20	15	06
15	ML Hayden	Aus	1996-2009	56	098	08	5210	380	57.88	21	16	05
16	KS Williamson	NZl	2011-2024	52	087	10	5142	251	66.77	20	21	04
17	HM Amla	SAF	2004-2019	69	117	07	5135	208	46.68	16	26	08
18	SM Gavaskar	Ind	1972-1987	65	108	07	5067	236*	50.16	16	23	06
19	SPD Smith	Aus	2010-2025	58	099	16	5011	239	60.37	18	19	06

SPD Smith scored 33 in Australia’s first innings which fetched him 9955 runs in his test career. He needs five more runs for his 10000 test runs. If he gets them, then he would become the fourth Australian batsman to total 10000 plus runs in tests. He will also become the 15th batsman in the annals of test cricket to reach the coveted land mark.

KL Rahul pouched four catches in Australia’s first innings to provide the 15^th occasion of an  Indian fieldsman taking four or more catches in a test innings, It also provides the ninth occasion of an Indian fieldsman taking four or more catches in an innings on away soil

KL Rahul became the third Indian fieldsman to pouch four catches in an innings on two occasions. He also became the third Indian fieldsman to pouch four catches in an innings on two occasions on away soil

No	Player	Dis	Ct	St	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AM Rahane	5	5	0	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	12 Aug 2015
2	AM Rahane	4	4	0	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	03 Aug 2017
1	KL Rahul	4	4	0	4	v England	Nottingham	18 Aug 2018
2	KL Rahul	4	4	0	2	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2025
1	AL Wadekar	4	4	0	1	v England	Birmingham	13 Jul 1967
2	AL Wadekar	4	4	0	1	v New Zealand	Christchurch	22 Feb 1968

KL Rahul pouched four catches in Australia’s first innings to provide the third  occasion of an  Indian fieldsman taking four or more catches in a test innings against Australia, The other two occasions are – M Kaif {04} at Wankhede in Nov 2004 and K Srikkanth {05} at Perth {WACA} in Feb 1992.

It also provides the second occasion of an Indian fieldsman taking four or more catches in an innings against Australia on away soil. K Srikkanth is the other Indian fieldsman to pouch five catches against Australia at Perth {WACA} in Feb 1992

RR Pant’s 61 in India’s second innings represents his tenth fifty on away soil. He became the second Indian wicket keeper to score ten or more fifties on away soil. MS Dhoni has scored 19 fifties on away soil

RR Pant has scored 15 boundary sixes against Australia at the end of this test. He became the second Indian wicket keeper batsman to score 15 or more boundary sixes against Australia. MS Dhoni has scored 16 boundary sixes against Australia

RR Pant has scored 15 boundary sixes against Australia at the end of this test. He became the fifth Indian batsman to score 15 or more boundary sixes against Australia. Others are – SR Tendulkar {25], MS Dhoni {16}, RG Sharma {16} and M Vijay {15}

RR Pant scored 40 and 61 in this test which fetched him an aggregate of 879 runs against Australia in Australia. He became the first Indian wicket keeper batsman to total 875 plus runs against Australia in Australia.

RR Pant scored 40 and 61 in this test which fetched him an aggregate of 879 runs against Australia in Australia. He became the first wicket keeper batsman in the annals of test cricket to total 875 plus runs against Australia in  Australia.