India vs New Zealand – Second Test at Mum-WS – Third day’s play
MA Agarwal of India scored 150 and 62 in the ongoing test against New Zealand at Mumbai to provide the 41st occasion of an opening batman scoring 150 and fifty in a match in the annals of test cricket.
It also provides the tenth occasion of Indian opening batsman performing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Yesr |
| 1 | MH Mankad | 72 | 184 | Ind | Eng | Lord’s | Jun 1952 |
| 2 | P Roy | 85 | 150 | Ind | Win | Kingston | Mar 1953 |
| 3 | SM Gavaskar | 124 | 220 | Ind | Win | Trinidad | Apr 1971 |
| 4 | SM Gavaskar | 205 | 73 | Ind | Win | Mumbai | Dec 1978 |
| 5 | SM Gavaskar | 107 | 182* | Ind | Win | Kolkata | Dec 1978 |
| 6 | W Jaffer | 202 | 56 | Ind | Pak | Kolkata | Nov 2007 |
| 7 | V Sehwag | 63 | 151 | Ind | Aus | Adelaide | Jan 2008 |
| 8 | V Sehwag | 201* | 50 | Ind | Srl | Galle | Jul 2008 |
| 9 | G Gambhir | 179 | 97 | Ind | Eng | Mohali | Dec 2008 |
| 10 | RG Sharma | 176 | 127 | Ind | SAF | Vizag | Oct 2019 |
| 11 | MA Agarwal | 150 | 62 | Ind | NZl | Mum-WS | Dec 2021 |
It also provides the sixth occasion of an opening batsman performing such a feat against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Yesr |
| 1 | GW Flower | 104 | 151 | Zim | NZl | Harare | Sep 1997 |
| 2 | Sadiq Mohd | 166 | 68 | Pak | NZl | Wellington | Feb 1973 |
| 3 | CH Gayle | 150 | 64* | Win | NZl | N Sound | Jul 2012 |
| 4 | DA Warner | 163 | 116 | Aus | NZl | Brisbane | Nov 2015 |
| 5 | JA Burns | 170 | 65 | Aus | NZl | Ch’church | Feb 2016 |
| 6 | MA Agarwal | 150 | 62 | Ind | NZl | Mum-WS | Dec 2021 |
AY Patel of New Zealand captured 14 wickets conceding 225 runs in the ongoing test against India at Mum-WS to provide the 25th occasion of a bowler capturing 14 or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below. AY Patel became the first bowler to capture 14 wickets against India.
AY Patel became the second New Zealand bowler to capture 14 plus wickets in a test after RJ Hadlee. RJ Hadlee had captured 15 wickets conceding 123 runs against Australia at Brisbane in Nov 1985.
| No | Player | Wkts | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | RJ Hadlee | 15-123 | NZl | Aus | Brisbane | Nov 1985 |
| 2 | AY Patel | 14-225 | NZl | Ind | Mumbai | Dec 2021 |
AP Patel became the second bowler to capture 14 plus wickets in a test conceding 200 plus runs after M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka. M Muralitharan had returned with match figures of 16 for 220 against England at The Oval in Aug 1998
| No | Player | Wkts | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | Muralitharan | 16-220 | Srl | Eng | The Oval | Aug 1998 |
| 2 | AY Patel | 14-225 | NZl | Ind | Mumbai | Dec 2021 |
AY Patel’s 14 for 225 in this test represent the best match bowling figures against India. It was an improvement over IT Botham’s 13 for 106 in the Golden Jubilee Test between India and England at Mum-WS in Feb 1980.
Thus AY Patel’s 14 for 225 in this test represent the best match bowling figures against India at Mum-WS.
MA Agarwal-CA Pujara added 107 runs for the first wicket to provide the 596th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings. It also provides the 324th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on home soil
MA Agarwal-CA Pujara added 107 runs for the first wicket to provide the 70th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against New Zealand. It also provides the 47th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on home soil against New Zealand.
MA Agarwal-CA Pujara added 107 runs for the first wicket to provide the 84th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings for the first wicket. It also provides the 48th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on home soil for the first wicket
MA Agarwal-CA Pujara added 107 runs for the first wicket to provide the twelfth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings for the first wicket against New Zealand. It also provides the ninth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on home soil for the first wicket against New Zealand.
MA Agarwal-CA Pujara added 107 runs for the first wicket to provide the 29th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings at Mum-WS. It also provides the sixth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in a test innings at Mum-WS.
MA Agarwal-CA Pujara added 107 runs for the first wicket to provide the fourth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings at Mum-WS against New Zealand. It also provides the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in a test innings at Mum-WS against New Zealand.
CA Pujara’s and V Kohli’s run aggregates against New Zealand at the end of this test read 867 and 866 respectively. They occupy the fourth and fifth places in the list of Indian batsmen who have scored most runs against New Zealand. The first three places are occupied by R Dravid {1659}, SR Tendulkar {1595} and V Sehwag {883}