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Second day India Vs West Indies First Test at Ahmedabad 2025-26 Series

Second day India Vs West Indies First Test at Ahmedabad 2025-26 Series

KL Rahul scored 100 in India’s first innings to provide the 96tho ccasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against West Indies. It also provides the 28th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against West Indies

KL Rahul scored 100 in India’s first innings to provide the sixth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring an exact century in an innings against West Indies. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring an exact century in an innings against West Indies

KL Rahul was dismissed for 100 in India’s first innings to provide the 101st occasion of a batsman dismissed for an exact 100 in an innings in the annals of test cricket. The 100th occasion of a batsman dismissed for an exact 100 in an innings in the annals of test cricket is also in the name of KL Rahul. He had scored 100 against England at Lord’s in Jul 2025

KL Rahul was dismissed for 100 in India’s first innings to provide the 38th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed for an exact 100 in an innings in the annals of test cricket.

KL Rahul is one of the four opening batsman in the annals of test cricket to be dismissed for an exact 100 in an innings on two or more occasions. Others are – L Hutton {04}, GM Wood {03} and CG Greenidge {02}

KL Rahul is only Indian opening batsman in the annals of test cricket to be dismissed for an exact 100 in an innings on two or more occasions.

The following table lists the twelve occasions of Indian batsman dismissed for an exact 100 in a test innings.

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1P Roy1003v New ZealandEden Gardens28 Dec 1955
2BK Kunderan1003v EnglandDelhi08 Feb 1964
3M Amarnath1003v AustraliaW.A.C.A16 Dec 1977
4DB Vengsarkar1001v West IndiesWankhede24 Nov 1983
5RJ Shastri1002v EnglandLord’s26 Jul 1990
6D Dasgupta1002v EnglandMohali03 Dec 2001
7W Jaffer1004v EnglandNagpur01 Mar 2006
8VVS Laxman1002v West IndiesBasseterre22 Jun 2006
9SC Ganguly1001v BangladeshChattogram18 May 2007
10SR Tendulkar1003v South AfricaNagpur06 Feb 2010
11KL Rahul1002v EnglandLord’s10 Jul 2025
12KL Rahul1002v West IndiesAhmedabad02 Oct 2025

The following table lists the six occasions of Indian opening batsman dismissed for an exact 100 in a test innings.

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1BK Kunderan1003v EnglandDelhi08 Feb 1964
2RJ Shastri1002v EnglandLord’s26 Jul 1990
3D Dasgupta1002v EnglandMohali03 Dec 2001
4W Jaffer1004v EnglandNagpur01 Mar 2006
5KL Rahul1002v EnglandLord’s10 Jul 2025
6KL Rahul1002v West IndiesAhmedabad02 Oct 2025

KL Rahul was dismissed for an exact 100 in the first innings of this test to provide the tenth occasion of a batsman dismissed for an exact 100 in an innings against West Indies. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for an exact 100 in an innings against West Indies.

KL Rahul was dismissed for an exact 100 in the first innings of this test to provide the second occasion of an opening batsman dismissed for an exact 100 in an innings against West Indies. Majid Khan of Pakistan is the other opening batsman. He was dismissed for an exact 100 against West Indies at Karachi in Mar 1975

KL Rahul was dismissed for an exact 100 in the first innings of this test to provide the first occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed for an exact 100 in an innings against West Indies.

KL Rahul’s 100 in this test provides his tenth century as an opening batsman. He became the fourth Indian opening batsman to score ten or more centuries. Others are SM Gavaskar {33}, V Sehwag {22} and M Vijay {12]

Shubman Gill was dismissed for an exact 50 in India’s first innings in this test to provide the 57th occasion of a captain dismissed for an exact 50 in an innings. It also provides the fourth occasion of a captain dismissed for an exact 50 in an innings against West Indies

Shubman Gill was dismissed for an exact 50 in India’s first innings in this test to provide the eighth occasion of a captain dismissed for an exact 50 in an innings. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian captain dismissed for an exact 50 in an innings against West Indies

DC Jurel of India scored 125 in India’s first innings of this test to provide the 29th occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in an innings. It also provides the sixth occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in an innings against West Indies

DC Jurel of India scored 125 in India’s first innings of this test to provide the 260th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in an innings. It also provides the 33rd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in an innings against West Indies

DC Jurel {125} and RA Jadeja {104 not out} scored centuries in India’s first innings to provide the 97th and 98th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against West Indies. It also provides the 567th and 568th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against all the oppositions.

KL Rahul {100} DC Jurel {125} and RA Jadeja {104 not out} scored centuries in India’s first innings to provide the 155th  occasion of three batsman scoring a centuries in an innings. It also provides the 17th such occasion against West Indies

KL Rahul {100} DC Jurel {125} and RA Jadeja {104 not out} scored centuries in India’s first innings to provide the 23rd occasion of India’s three batsmen scoring a centuries in an innings. It also provides the sixth such occasion by Indian batsmen against West Indies

RA Jadeja’s 104 not out in India’s first innings of this test represents his sixth century in a test innings and also his second century against West Indies. Prior to this he had scored 100 not out against West Indies at Rajkot in Oct 2018.

RA Jadeja’s run aggregate read 3990 at the end of second day’s play. He has captured 330 wickets. Ten more runs would fetch him 4000 runs. Then he would become the fourth all-rounder in the annals of test cricket to score 4000 plus runs and capture 300 plus wickets. Others are – Kapil Dev {5248 runs and 434 wickets}, IT Botham {5200 runs and 383 wickets} and DL Vettori {4531 runs and 362 wickets}

RA Jadeja’s run aggregate read 3990 at the end of second day’s play. He has captured 330 wickets. Ten more runs would fetch him 4000 runs. Then he would become the second left handed all-rounder in the annals of test cricket to score 4000 plus runs and capture 300 plus wickets. DL Vettori {4531 runs and 362 wickets} is the other left handed all-rounder to perform such a feat

RA Jadeja’s run aggregate read 3990 at the end of second day’s play. He has captured 330 wickets. Ten more runs would fetch him 4000 runs. Then he would become the second left handed spin all-rounder in the annals of test cricket to score 4000 plus runs and capture 300 plus wickets. DL Vettori {4531 runs and 362 wickets} is the other left handed spin all-rounder to perform such a feat

RA Jadeja’s run aggregate read 3990 at the end of second day’s play. He has captured 330 wickets. Ten more runs would fetch him 4000 runs. Then he would become the second spin all-rounder in the annals of test cricket to score 4000 plus runs and capture 300 plus wickets. DL Vettori {4531 runs and 362 wickets} is the other spin all-rounder to perform such a feat

RA Jadeja’s run aggregate read 3990 at the end of second day’s play. He has captured 330 wickets. Ten more runs would fetch him 4000 runs. Then he would become the second Indian all-rounder in the annals of test cricket to score 4000 plus runs and capture 300 plus wickets. Kapil Dev {5248 runs and 434 wickets} is the other Indian all rounder to perform such a feat

RA Jadeja scored five boundary sixes in his knock of 104 not out. It is the second occasion of his scoring five boundary sixes in an innings against West Indies. Prior to this he had scored five boundary sixes in his knock of 100 not out against West Indies at Rajkot in Oct 2018

RA Jadeja became the second Indian batsman to score five or more boundary sixes in an innings on two occasions. MS Dhoni had scored six boundary sixes in his knock of 69 against West Indies at St John’s in Jun 2006 and had scored five boundary sixes in his knock of 144 against West Indies at Eden Gardens in Nov 2011

RA Jadeja’s five boundary sixes in his knock of 104 not out fetched him an aggregate of 13 boundary sixes against West Indies. MS Dhoni, RG Sharma and V Sehwag are the other three Indian batsmen who have an aggregate of 14 boundary sixes against West Indies. RA Jadeja went past Kapil Dev and SM Gavaskar who had an aggregate of 11 boundary sixes and nine boundary sixes respectively.

India Vs West Indies First Test at Ahmedabad 2025-26 Series

India Vs West Indies First Test at Ahmedabad 2025-26 Series

First day

West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the 188th occasion of West Indies doing so in tests.  It also provides the 38th   occasion of West Indies doing so against India

West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the 114th occasion of West Indies doing so in away tests.  It also provides the 23rd occasion of West Indies doing so against India in away tests.

Shubman Gill was leading India for the first time against West Indies in tests, while RS Chase was leading West Indies for the first time against India in tests. Thus both teams had new captains leading India and West Indies in this series

Shubman Gill became the 37th captain to lead India in tests. He also became the 29th captain to lead India in home tests.

RS Chase became the 38th captain to lead West Indies in tests. He also became the 31st captain to lead West Indies in away tests

Shubman Gill became the 23rd captain to lead India for against West Indies in tests. He also became the 16th captain to lead India against West Indies in home tests.

RS Chase became the 15th captain to lead West Indies against India in tests. He also became the twelfth captain to lead West Indies against India in away tests

West Indies capped J Layne and K Pierre for this test. They became the 345th and 346th   cricketers to represent West Indies in tests. They also became the 151st and 152nd   cricketers to represent West Indies in away tests.

West Indies capped J Layne and K Pierre for this test. They became the 63rd and 64th   West Indian cricketers to make their debut against India in tests. They also became the 24th and 25th West Indian cricketers to make their debut against India in away tests.

JP Greaves, JNT Seales, BA King. J Layne and K Pierre were making their first appearance in tests as a result of which the number of cricketers who played tests read 346 at the end of this test.

JP Greaves, JNT Seales, BA King. J Layne and K Pierre were making their first appearance in tests as a result of which the number of cricketers who played tests on away soil read 283 at the end of this test.

JP Greaves, JNT Seales, BA King. J Layne and K Pierre were making their first appearance in tests as a result of which the number of cricketers who played tests on away soil read 189 at the end of this test.

JP Greaves, JNT Seales, BA King. J Layne and K Pierre were making their first appearance in tests as a result of which the number of cricketers who played tests against India on away soil read 129 at the end of this test.

West Indies was dismissed all out for 162 in the first innings of this test to provide the 119th occasion of West Indies dismissed all out in an innings against India. It also provides the 38th occasion of West Indies dismissed all out in an innings against India on away soil

West Indies was dismissed all out for 162 in the first innings of this test to provide the 41st occasion of West Indies dismissed all out in the first innings of a test against India. It also provides the 22ne occasion of West Indies dismissed all out in the first innings of a test against India on away soil

West Indies was dismissed all out for 162 in the first innings of this test to provide its lowest total in the first innings of a test against India on Indian soil. The previous lowest was 167 at Chennai in Oct 2002

JJ Bumrah’s three wickets in this game fetched him 50 wickets on home soil. He became the 27th Indian bowler to capture 50 plus wickets on home soil. He also became the ninth Indian pace bowler to capture 50 plus wickets on home soil.

YBK Jaiswal, B Sai Sudarhan, Shubman Gill, JJ Bumrah. DC Jurel, Mohammad Siraj, N Nitishkumar Reddy and Washington Sundar are making their first appearance in tests against West Indies on home soil as a result of which the number of Indian cricketers who have played against West Indies on home soil read 142 at the end of this test

 B Sai Sudarshan, DC Jurel,  N Nitishkumar Reddy and Washington Sundar are making their first appearance in tests against West Indies as a result of which the number of Indian cricketers who have played against West Indies on home soil read 178 at the end of this test