Fifth day – India Vs England – First test at Chennai
Shubman Gill scored 50 runs in India’s second innings to provide the 99th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty against England.
It also provides the third occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring exact 50 runs in an innings against England. Others are – ML Jaisimha at Delhi in Feb 1964 and SM Gavaskar at Bengaluru in Jan 1977
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | ML Jaisimha | 50 | 3 | Eng | Delhi | 08 Feb 1964 |
| 2 | SM Gavaskar | 50 | 3 | Eng | Bengaluru | 28 Jan 1977 |
| 3 | Shubman Gill | 50 | 4 | Eng | Chennai | 05 Feb 2021 |
It also provides the 12th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring exact 50 runs in an innings against various oppositions. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | NJ Contractor | 50 | 4 | Win | Kanpur | 12 Dec 1958 |
| 2 | ML Jaisimha | 50 | 3 | Eng | Delhi | 08 Feb 1964 |
| 3 | SM Gavaskar | 50 | 3 | Eng | Bengaluru | 28 Jan 1977 |
| 4 | SM Gavaskar | 50 | 2 | Aus | Chennai | 11 Sep 1979 |
| 5 | CPS Chauhan | 50 | 4 | Aus | Kolkata | 26 Oct 1979 |
| 6 | SM Gavaskar | 50 | 1 | Pak | Nagpur | 05 Oct 1983 |
| 7 | NR Mongia | 50 | 3 | SAF | Jo’burg | 16 Jan 1997 |
| 8 | V Sehwag | 50 | 3 | Srl | Galle | 31 Jul 2008 |
| 9 | KL Rahul | 50 | 1 | Win | Gros Islet | 09 Aug 2016 |
| 10 | G Gambhir | 50 | 3 | NZl | Indore | 08 Oct 2016 |
| 11 | Shubman Gill | 50 | 2 | Aus | Sydney | 07 Jan 2021 |
| 12 | Shubman Gill | 50 | 4 | Eng | Chennai | 05 Feb 2021 |
Shubman Gill {02} and SM Gavaskar {03} are the two Indian opening batsmen who have scored exact 50 runs in a test innings on two or more occasions
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Shubman Gill | 50 | 2 | Aus | Sydney | 07 Jan 2021 |
| 2 | Shubman Gill | 50 | 4 | Eng | Chennai | 05 Feb 2021 |
| 1 | SM Gavaskar | 50 | 3 | Eng | Bengaluru | 28 Jan 1977 |
| 2 | SM Gavaskar | 50 | 2 | Aus | Chennai | 11 Sep 1979 |
| 3 | SM Gavaskar | 50 | 1 | Pak | Nagpur | 05 Oct 1983 |
AM Rahane and Washigton Sundar scored ducks in India’s second innings to provide the 256th and 257th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a duck in an innings against England.
It also provides the 98th and 99th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a duck in an innings against England in India and also provides the 11th and 12th such occasion at Chennai.
R Ashwin had scored 2467 runs and captured 377 wickets prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. He needed 33 more runs for his 2500 runs. He scored 31 and 9 which fetched him 2507 runs. His nine wickets in this test fetched him 386 wickets. He became the third Indian all rounder to score 2500 runs and capture 375 plus wickets. Others are – Kapil Dev {5248 runs and 434 wickets} and A Kumble {2506 runs and 619 wickets}
Washington Sundar scored 85 not out and zero in this test to provide the 20th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty and a duck in a test against England.
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | L Amarnath | 0 | 50 | Eng | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1946 |
| 2 | VM Merchant | 78 | 0 | Eng | Manchester | 20 Jul 1946 |
| 3 | P Roy | 140 | 0 | Eng | Mum-BS | 14 Dec 1951 |
| 4 | VL Manjrekar | 133 | 0 | Eng | Leeds | 05 Jun 1952 |
| 5 | SA Durani | 71 | 0 | Eng | Mum-BS | 11 Nov 1961 |
| 6 | VL Manjrekar | 108 | 0 | Eng | Chepauk | 10 Jan 1964 |
| 7 | AL Wadekar | 0 | 91 | Eng | Leeds | 08 Jun 1967 |
| 8 | S Abid Ali | 58 | 0 | Eng | Delhi | 20 Dec 1972 |
| 8 | FM Engineer | 86 | 0 | Eng | Lord’s | 20 Jun 1974 |
| 10 | Vengsarkar | 0 | 103 | Eng | Lord’s | 02 Aug 1979 |
| 11 | Vengsarkar | 0 | 52 | Eng | The Oval | 30 Aug 1979 |
| 12 | RJ Shastri | 66 | 0 | Eng | The Oval | 08 Jul 1982 |
| 13 | V Sehwag | 106 | 0 | Eng | Nottingham | 08 Aug 2002 |
| 14 | MS Dhoni | 0 | 76* | Eng | Lord’s | 19 Jul 2007 |
| 15 | R Dravid | 136 | 0 | Eng | Mohali | 19 Dec 2008 |
| 16 | SK Raina | 0 | 78 | Eng | Lord’s | 21 Jul 2011 |
| 17 | MS Dhoni | 52 | 0 | Eng | Kolkata | 05 Dec 2012 |
| 18 | MS Dhoni | 82 | 0 | Eng | The Oval | 15 Aug 2014 |
| 18 | GH Vihari | 56 | 0 | Eng | The Oval | 07 Sep 2018 |
| 20 | W Sundar | 85* | 0 | Eng | Chepauk | 05 Feb 2021 |
He became the second Indian batsman to perform such a feat against England at Chepauk after VL Manjrekar. VL Manjrekar has scored 108 and zero in Jan 1964.
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | VL Manjrekar | 108 | 0 | Eng | Chepauk | 10 Jan 1964 |
| 2 | W Sundar | 85* | 0 | Eng | Chepauk | 05 Feb 2021 |
V Kohli had scored nine fifties as captain against England prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. He needed one more fifty for his ten fifties. He scored 72 in India’s second innings to become the first Indian captain to score ten fifties against England. He joined the following nine captains who have scored ten or more fifties against England.
| No | Player | Team | M | I | NO | Runs | C | HC | 50+ |
| 1 | AR Border | Aus | 29 | 48 | 9 | 2276 | 05 | 12 | 17 |
| 2 | DG Bradman | Aus | 19 | 32 | 5 | 2432 | 10 | 06 | 16 |
| 3 | GC Smith | SAF | 21 | 39 | 3 | 2051 | 07 | 07 | 14 |
| 4 | IM Chappell | Aus | 16 | 30 | 1 | 1181 | 02 | 09 | 11 |
| 5 | CH Lloyd | Win | 18 | 24 | 1 | 1103 | 02 | 09 | 11 |
| 6 | IVA Richards | Win | 19 | 26 | 2 | 1102 | 01 | 10 | 11 |
| 7 | HW Taylor | SAF | 15 | 27 | 2 | 1287 | 04 | 07 | 11 |
| 8 | RT Ponting | Aus | 19 | 33 | 2 | 1433 | 04 | 06 | 10 |
| 9 | GS Sobers | Win | 13 | 23 | 5 | 1417 | 05 | 05 | 10 |
| 10 | V Kohli | Ind | 11 | 20 | 2 | 1331 | 04 | 06 | 10 |
S Nadeem scored a duck in India’s second innings to provide the 100th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a duck against England on home soil. It also provides the 12th such occasion against England at Chennai and also provides the 258th such occasion against England.
V Kohli’s 72 in this game provide the 49th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty against England. It also represents V Kohli’s seventh fifty against England. MS Dhoni has scored eight fifties to own the record for most fifties by an Indian captain against England.
V Kohli had a run aggregate of 1570 runs against England prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. He required 30 more runs for his 1600 runs. He scored 11 and 72 runs in this test which fetched him an aggregate of 1653 runs. He became the fifth Indian batsman to score 1600 plus runs against England. Others are – SR Tendulkar {2525}, SM Gavaskar {2483}, R Dravid {1950} and GR Viswanath {1880}
England won this test by 227 runs to carve its 48th win against India. It also provide its 14th win against India in India and its fourth win at Chepauk
It also represent England’s fourth win by 200 plus against India in India. It also represent its largest victory by runs margin. Interestingly all the wins by run margin are with 200 plus runs margin.
| No | Team | Res | Margin | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | Eng | won | 227 runs | Ind | Chennai | Feb 2021 |
| 2 | Eng | won | 212 runs | Ind | Mumbai | Mar 2006 |
| 3 | Eng | won | 202 runs | Ind | Chennai | Feb 1934 |
| 4 | Eng | won | 200 runs | Ind | Chennai | Jan 1977 |