R Ashwin {72}, RA Jadeja {90} and J Yadav {55} scored fifties  batting at seven, eight  and nine  in Indian  innings against England at Mohali in  the ongoing test to provide the seventh occasion of batsmen scoring fifties while batting at number seven, eight and nine in  the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below. It also provides the first  such occasion by Indian batsmen

No	No	Pos	Batsman	Score	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Mon	Year
1	1	7	WK Lees	152	2
	2	8	RJ Hadlee	87	2
	3	9	BL Cairns	52*	2	NZl	Pak	Karach	Nov	1976
2	1	7	IT Botham	118	3
	2	8	APE Knott	59	3
	3	9	JE Emburey	57	3	Eng	Aus	Manchester	Aug	1981
3	1	7	MD Marshall	76	1
	2	8	RA Harper	60	1
	3	9	MA Holding	73	1	Win	Eng	St John’s	Apr	1986
4	1	7	DA Marillier	73	2
	2	8	HH Streak	65	2
	3	9	TJ Friend	81	2	Zim	Ban	Dhaka	Nov	2001
5	1	7	T Taibu	83	1
	2	8	HH Streak	127	1
	3	9	AM Blignaut	91	1	Zim	Win	Harare	Nov	2003
6	1	7	JDP Oram	119	2
	2	8	BB McCullum	57	2
	3	9	DL Vettori	53	2	NZl	SAF	Hamilton	Mar	2004
7	1	7	R Ashwin	72	2
	2	8	RA Jadeja	90	2
	3	9	J Yadav	55	2	Ind	Eng	Mohali	Nov	2016

It also provides the second such occasion against England – the first occasion was by West Indian batsmen at St John’s in Apr 1996. Both the occasions are listed below

No	No	Pos	Batsman	Score	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Mon	Year
1	1	7	MD Marshall	76	1
	2	8	RA Harper	60	1
	3	9	MA Holding	73	1	Win	Eng	St John’s	Apr	1986
2	1	7	R Ashwin	72	2
	2	8	RA Jadeja	90	2
	3	9	J Yadav	55	2	Ind	Eng	Mohali	Nov	2016