R Aswhin is the latest addition to the list of bowlers who have captured 50 plus wickets in the fourth innings of a test

R Ashwin became the 18th bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 50 plus wickets in the fourth innings of a test. He is also the third Indian bowler to accomplish such a feat
R Ashwin’s aggregate of wickets in the fourth innings of a test read exactly 50 wickets at the end of the just concluded test between India and Bangladesh at Hyd-RGS. He became the 18th bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 50 plus wickets in the fourth innings of a test. The following table lists all the 18 bowlers with their performances
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | 5 | 10 |
| 1 | SK Warne | Aus | 60 | 53 | 7309 | 3194 | 138 | 08/71 | 11/110 | 7 | 4 |
| 2 | M Muralitharan | Srl | 37 | 35 | 5301 | 2228 | 106 | 08/46 | 11/093 | 7 | 8 |
| 3 | GD McGrath | Aus | 54 | 53 | 5139 | 2008 | 103 | 08/24 | 10/078 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | A Kumble | Ind | 37 | 35 | 4873 | 2105 | 094 | 10/74 | 14/149 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | HMRKB Herath | Srl | 34 | 33 | 4119 | 1661 | 085 | 08/63 | 14/184 | 9 | 4 |
| 6 | MG Johnson | Aus | 40 | 39 | 3945 | 2021 | 080 | 06/73 | 12/127 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | CA Walsh | Win | 40 | 39 | 3285 | 1259 | 066 | 06/74 | 10/117 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | JM Anderson | Eng | 41 | 39 | 3167 | 1552 | 060 | 06/17 | 11/071 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | BS Bedi | Ind | 26 | 23 | 2837 | 0868 | 060 | 06/42 | 10/194 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | Wasim Akram | Pak | 31 | 29 | 2956 | 1278 | 059 | 05/43 | 11/110 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | CEL Ambrose | Win | 30 | 29 | 2522 | 0936 | 058 | 08/45 | 11/084 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | WPUJC Vaas | Srl | 33 | 32 | 2672 | 1185 | 058 | 06/29 | 10/090 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | RGD Willis | Eng | 37 | 37 | 2692 | 1213 | 057 | 08/43 | 09/092 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Waqar Younis | Pak | 31 | 28 | 2338 | 1212 | 055 | 06/44 | 13/135 | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | SM Pollock | SAF | 42 | 41 | 3591 | 1481 | 053 | 05/37 | 09/148 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | SCJ Broad | Eng | 35 | 33 | 2849 | 1297 | 052 | 07/44 | 11/121 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | R Ashwin | Ind | 15 | 14 | 1966 | 0839 | 050 | 07/59 | 13/140 | 5 | 3 |
| 18 | JN Gillespie | Aus | 33 | 29 | 2309 | 1112 | 050 | 06/40 | 09/080 | 1 | 0 |
R Ashwin became the third Indian bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in the fourth innings of a test. Others are A Kumble {94} and BS Bedi {60}. The following table lists all the three bowlers with their performances
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | 5 | 10 |
| 1 | A Kumble | Ind | 37 | 35 | 4873 | 2105 | 094 | 10/74 | 14/149 | 5 | 4 |
| 2 | BS Bedi | Ind | 26 | 23 | 2837 | 0868 | 060 | 06/42 | 10/194 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | R Ashwin | Ind | 15 | 14 | 1966 | 0839 | 050 | 07/59 | 13/140 | 5 | 3 |
R Ashwin is one among the nine bowlers who have captured five or more wicket hauls in the fourth innings of a test. The performance of these nine bowlers are listed below
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | 5 | 10 |
| 1 | HMRKB Herath | Srl | 34 | 33 | 4119 | 1661 | 085 | 08/63 | 14/184 | 9 | 4 |
| 2 | SK Warne | Aus | 60 | 53 | 7309 | 3194 | 138 | 08/71 | 11/110 | 7 | 4 |
| 3 | M Muralitharan | Srl | 37 | 35 | 5301 | 2228 | 106 | 08/46 | 11/093 | 7 | 8 |
| 4 | GD McGrath | Aus | 54 | 53 | 5139 | 2008 | 103 | 08/24 | 10/078 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | A Kumble | Ind | 37 | 35 | 4873 | 2105 | 094 | 10/74 | 14/149 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | BS Bedi | Ind | 26 | 23 | 2837 | 0868 | 060 | 06/42 | 10/194 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Wasim Akram | Pak | 31 | 29 | 2956 | 1278 | 059 | 05/43 | 11/110 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | R Ashwin | Ind | 15 | 14 | 1966 | 0839 | 050 | 07/59 | 13/140 | 5 | 3 |
R Ashwin is one of the six spin bowlers in the annals of test cricket to capture 50 plus wickets in the fourth innings of a test. The following table lists all the six bowlers with their performances
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | 5 | 10 |
| 1 | SK Warne | Aus | 60 | 53 | 7309 | 3194 | 138 | 08/71 | 11/110 | 7 | 4 |
| 2 | M Muralitharan | Srl | 37 | 35 | 5301 | 2228 | 106 | 08/46 | 11/093 | 7 | 8 |
| 3 | A Kumble | Ind | 37 | 35 | 4873 | 2105 | 094 | 10/74 | 14/149 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | HMRKB Herath | Srl | 34 | 33 | 4119 | 1661 | 085 | 08/63 | 14/184 | 9 | 4 |
| 5 | BS Bedi | Ind | 26 | 23 | 2837 | 0868 | 060 | 06/42 | 10/194 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | R Ashwin | Ind | 15 | 14 | 1966 | 0839 | 050 | 07/59 | 13/140 | 5 | 3 |