RR Pant’s two boundary sixes in his knock of 27 in India’s first innings fetched him an aggregate of 92 boundary sixes. Now he owns the record of scoring most boundary sixes by an Indian batsmen. He went past V Sehwag who had scored 90 boundary sixes. He also became the first Indian wicket keeper batsman to score 92 boundary sixes.

RR Pant’s two boundary sixes in his knock of 27 in India’s first innings fetched him an aggregate of 36 boundary sixes on home soil. Now he occupies the joint fifth place among the Indian batsmen who have scored most boundary sixes with SR Tendulkar. SR Tendukar has also scored 36 boundary sixes on home soil. V Sehwag {58}, RA Jadeja {56}, RG Sharma {55} and MS Dhoni {41} are the Indian batsmen who have scored more than 36 boundary sixes on home soil.

JJ Bumrah’s five for 27 in the first innings of this test represent his 16th five wicket haul. He became the sixth Indian bowler to capture 16 plus five wicket hauls in tests. Others are – R Ashwin {37}, A Kumble {35}, Harbhajan Singh {25}, N Kapil Dev {23} and BS Chandrashekhar {16}

JJ Bumrah’s five for 27 in the first innings of this test represent his 16th five wicket haul. He became the second Indian pace bowler to capture 16 plus five wicket hauls in tests. N Kapil Dev is the other Indian pace bowler to capture 23 five wicket hauls.

JJ Bumrah’a five for 27 in the first innings of this test was in a losing cause to provide the fifth occasion of his five wicket haul in an innings going in vain. Other Indian bowlers whose five wicket hauls went in vain on five or more occasions are – N Kapil Dev {10}, BS Bedi {07}, BS Chandrashekhar {06}, A Kumble {05} and BKV Prasad {05}

KL Rahul’s run aggregate in tests read 4025 at the end of this test. He became the 18th Indian batsman to aggregate 4000 plus runs in tests.

RA Jadeja’s run aggregate in tests read 4035 at the end of this test. He became the 19th Indian batsman to aggregate 4000 plus runs in tests.

RA Jadeja has scored 4035 runs and captured 342 wickets at the end of this test. He became the fourth all-rounder in the annals of test cricket to score 4000 runs and capture 300 plus wickets in tests. 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 has scored 4035 runs and captured 342 wickets at the end of this test. He became the second left arm all-rounder in the annals of test cricket to score 4000 runs and capture 300 plus wickets in tests. DL Vettori is the other left arm all-rounder with 4531 runs and 362 wickets

RA Jadeja captured four wickets in this test which fetched him 250 wickets on home soil. He has scored 2172 runs with the willow on home soil.  He earned the distinction of becoming the first left arm all-rounder to score 2000 runs and capture 250 wickets on home soil

RA Jadeja captured four wickets in this test which fetched him 250 wickets on home soil. He became the second left arm spin bowler to capture 250 plus wickets on home soil in the annals of test cricket. HMRKB Herath of Sri Lanka is the other left arm spin bowler to capture 250 plus wickets on home soil. He has captured 278 wickets on home soil.

RA Jadeja captured four wickets in this test which fetched him 250 wickets on home soil. He became the twelfth bowler to captured 250 plus wickets on home soil. He also became the fourth Indian bowler to capture 250 plus wickets on home soil. Others are – R Ashwin {383}, A Kumble {350} and Harbhajan Singh {265}

JJ Bumrah’s aggregate of wickets in losing cause read 91 at the end of this test. He became the fifth Indian bowler to aggregate 90 plus wickets in losing cause. Others are – N Kapil Dev {132}, A Kumble {124}, BS Bedi {99} and R Ashwin {98}. He also became the 30th bowler to aggregate 90 plus wickets in losing cause.

KL Rahul has an aggregate of 3571 runs at the end of the test while opening the innings. He now occupies the fifth place among the Indian opening batsmen who have scored most runs in tests. Others are – SM Gavaskar {9607}, V Sehwag {8124}, G Gambhir {4119} and M Vijay {3880}

Shubman Gill was retired hurt in this test and India’s second innings score card read “Shubman Gill – absent” to provide the 170th occasion of a batsman ‘absent’ in a test innings.

It also provides the 16th occasion of a batsman absent in a test innings against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Absent	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	G Duckworth	Absent	Eng	v SAF	Cape Town	01 Jan 1931
2	DG Bradman	Absent	Aus	v SAF	Melbourne	12 Feb 1932
3	J Srinath	Absent	Ind	v SAF	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997
4	A Flintoff	Absent	Eng	v SAF	Cape Town	02 Jan 2000
5	NR Mongia	Absent	Ind	v SAF	Bengaluru	02 Mar 2000
6	SE Bond	Absent	NZl	v SAF	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2007
7	CD Cumming	Absent	NZl	v SAF	Centurion	16 Nov 2007
8	S Chanderpaul	Absent	Win	v SAF	Durban	10 Jan 2008
9	Aftab Ahmed	Absent	Ban	v SAF	Chattogram	29 Feb 2008
10	Zulfiqar Babar	Absent	Pak	v SAF	Dubai (DICS)	23 Oct 2013
11	KAJ Roach	Absent	Win	v SAF	Centurion	17 Dec 2014
12	KAJ Roach	Absent	Win	v SAF	Centurion	17 Dec 2014
13	L Embuldeniya	Absent	Srl	v SAF	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019
14	DM de Silva	Absent	Srl	v SAF	Centurion	26 Dec 2020
15	RL Chase	Absent	Win	v SAF	Gros Islet	18 Jun 2021
16	Shubman Gill	Absent	Ind	v SAF	Eden Gardens	11 Nov 2025

It also provides the 17th occasion of an Indian batsman absent in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Absent	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	PK Sen	Absent	Ind	v Win	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949
2	DK Gaekwad	Absent	Ind	v Win	Bridgetown	07 Feb 1953
3	RH Shodhan	Absent	Ind	v Win	Kingston	28 Mar 1953
4	MH Mankad	Absent	Ind	v Win	Chennai	21 Jan 1959
5	PR Umrigar	Absent	Ind	v Win	Delhi	06 Feb 1959
6	MAK Pataudi	Absent	Ind	v Win	Bengaluru	22 Nov 1974
7	FM Engineer	Absent	Ind	v Win	Bengaluru	22 Nov 1974
8	EAS Prasanna	Absent	Ind	v Win	Bridgetown	10 Mar 1976
9	BS Bedi	Absent	Ind	v Win	Kingston	21 Apr 1976
10	BP Patel	Absent	Ind	v Win	Kingston	21 Apr 1976
11	AD Gaekwad	Absent	Ind	v Win	Kingston	21 Apr 1976
12	BS Chandrasekhar	Absent	Ind	v Win	Kingston	21 Apr 1976
13	GR Viswanath	Absent	Ind	v Win	Kingston	21 Apr 1976
14	J Srinath	Absent	Ind	v SAF	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997
15	NR Mongia	Absent	Ind	v SAF	Bengaluru	02 Mar 2000
16	J Srinath	Absent	Ind	v Srl	Galle	14 Aug 2001
17	Shubman Gill	Absent	Ind	v SAF	Eden Gardens	11 Nov 2025

It also provides the third occasion of an Indian batsman absent in a test innings against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Absent	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	J Srinath	Absent	Ind	v SAF	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997
2	NR Mongia	Absent	Ind	v SAF	Bengaluru	02 Mar 2000
3	Shubman Gill	Absent	Ind	v SAF	Eden Gardens	11 Nov 2025

India was dismissed all out for 93 in the fourth innings of the test against South Africa at Eden Gardens in the just concluded test to provide the 28th occasion of India dismissed for a total less than 100 runs in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	93	46.0	3	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1936
2	India	58	21.3×8	2	v Australia	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947
3	India	98	49.7×8	3	v Australia	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947
4	India	67	24.2×8	3	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948
5	India	58	21.4	2	v England	Manchester	17 Jul 1952
6	India	82	36.3	3	v England	Manchester	17 Jul 1952
7	India	98	38.5	2	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1952
8	India	98	50.5	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	16 Feb 1962
9	India	88	33.3	2	v New Zealand	Brabourne	12 Mar 1965
10	India	92	36.3	2	v England	Birmingham	13 Jul 1967
11	India	89	54.2	2	v New Zealand	Hyd-LBS	15 Oct 1969
12	India	42	17.0	3	v England	Lord’s	20 Jun 1974
13	India	81	26.3×8	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	13 Feb 1976
14	India	97	26.2	3	v West Indies	Kingston	21 Apr 1976
15	India	83	38.5	4	v England	Chennai	14 Jan 1977
16	India	96	55.5	1	v England	Lord’s	02 Aug 1979
17	India	90	30.0	3	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	10 Dec 1983
18	India	75	30.5	1	v West Indies	Delhi	25 Nov 1987
19	India	66	34.1	4	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996
20	India	81	35.5	4	v West Indies	Bridgetown	27 Mar 1997
21	India	83	27.0	1	v New Zealand	Mohali	10 Oct 1999
22	India	99	38.2	1	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Dec 2002
23	India	76	20.0	1	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	03 Apr 2008
24	India	94	29.2	3	v England	The Oval	15 Aug 2014
25	India	36	21.2	3	v Australia	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020
26	India	78	40.4	1	v England	Leeds	25 Aug 2021
27	India	46	31.2	1	v New Zealand	Bengaluru	16 Oct 2024
28	India	93	35.0	4	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Nov 2025

India was dismissed all out for 93 in the fourth innings of the test against South Africa at Eden Gardens in the just concluded test to provide the third occasion of India dismissed for a total less than 100 runs in an innings against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	66	34.1	4	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996
2	India	76	20.0	1	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	03 Apr 2008
3	India	93	35.0	4	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Nov 2025

India was dismissed all out for 93 in the fourth innings of the test against South Africa at Eden Gardens in the just concluded test to provide the fourth occasion of India dismissed for a total less than 100 runs in an innings in the fourth innings of the test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	83	38.5	4	v England	Chennai	14 Jan 1977
2	India	66	34.1	4	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996
3	India	81	35.5	4	v West Indies	Bridgetown	27 Mar 1997
4	India	93	35.0	4	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Nov 2025

India was dismissed all out for 93 in the fourth innings of the test against South Africa at Eden Gardens in the just concluded test to provide the second occasion of India dismissed for a total less than 100 runs in an innings in the fourth innings of the test against South Africa. Both the occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	66	34.1	4	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996
2	India	93	35.0	4	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Nov 2025

It provides the second occasion of India dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in an innings at Eden Gardens. Prior to this India was dismissed all out for 90 in the third innings of the test against West Indies in Dec 1983

This match witnessed a lone half century – 55 not out – by T Bavuma to provide the 41st occasion of a test match witnessing a lone half century in the annals of test cricket and the sixth such occasion on Indian soil. It is also the first such occasion at Eden Gardens.

India lost this test by 30 runs to provide its 187th occasion of losing a test and also its 59th loss on home soil. South Africa won its 190th test overall and its 67th away test

T Bavuma’s 55 not out in the South Africa’s second innings provides his 30th fifty in tests.

He became the eleventh South African batsman to score 30 or more fifties.

T Bavuma’s run aggregate on away soil read 1517 at the end of this test. He became the  16th South African batsman to total 1500 plus runs on away soil

KA Maharaj’s tally of wickets on away soil read 128 at the end of this test. He is one of the eight South Afirca’s bowlers who have captured 125 plus wickets on away soil.