India won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the 225^th occasion of India doing so in a test. It also provides the 37^th occasion of India doing so against Australia

India won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the 134^th occasion of India doing so in a test on home soil. It also provides the 19^th occasion of India doing so against Australia on home soil.

RG Sharma was dismissed stumped for 12 in the first innings of this test to provide the eleventh occasion of an Indian captain dismissed stumped in a test innings. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian captain dismissed stumped in a test innings against Australia. The first such occasion was witnessed at Chennai in Jan 1960, when GS Ramchand was dismissed stumped for 22 by Grout of the bowling of R Benaud.

RG Sharma was dismissed stumped for 12 in the first innings of this test to provide the second occasion of an Indian captain opener dismissed stumped in a test innings. The first such occasion was NJ Contractor’s dismissal against England at Eden Gardens in the third innings of the test which had a start date of 30 Dec 1961. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian captain opener dismissed stumped in a test innings against Australia.

RG Sharma was dismissed stumped for 12 in the first innings of this test to provide the 29th occasion of an Indian opener dismissed stumped in a test innings. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian opener dismissed stumped in a test innings against Australia.

RG Sharma was dismissed stumped for 12 in the first innings of this test to provide the fourth occasion of an Indian opener dismissed stumped in a test innings. He now shares the second place with M Vijay, who as an opener has been dismissed stumped on four occasions. The first place is occupied by V Sehwaf who has been dismissed stumped on five occasions

India lost its five wickets for 45 runs to provide the second occasion of India losing its five wickets for exact 45 runs. The first such occasion was against West Indies at Bridgetown in March 1997. Thus India lost its half the side for 45 runs for the first time on home soil.

CA Pujara was playing his 50^th test on home soil.  This test was his 50^th test on home soil. He became the twelfth Indian cricketer to play fifty tests on home soil. The following table lists the twelve Indian cricketers who have played 50 tests on home soil with their batting performances

No	Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	SR Tendulkar	1990-2013	94	153	16	7216	217	52.67	22	32	04
2	R Dravid	1996-2011	70	120	11	5598	222	51.35	15	27	03
3	SM Gavaskar	1972-1987	65	108	07	5067	236*	50.16	16	23	06
4	N Kapil Dev	1978-1994	65	086	10	2810	163	36.97	05	15	05
5	A Kumble	1993-2008	63	080	18	1340	088	21.61	00	04	06
6	VVS Laxman	1996-2011	57	091	18	3767	281	51.60	08	24	07
7	Harbhajan Singh	1998-2013	55	072	15	1047	115	18.36	02	03	10
8	R Ashwin	2011-2023	54	065	06	1685	124	28.55	03	08	03
9	DB Vengsarkar	1977-1990	54	080	13	3725	166	55.59	13	15	05
10	V Sehwag	2001-2013	52	089	03	4656	319	54.13	13	19	06
11	SC Ganguly	1996-2008	50	084	10	3180	239	42.97	08	13	06
12	CA Pujara	2010-2023	50	078	07	3738	206*	52.64	10	19	05

MP Kuhnemann returned with figures of five for 16 in India’s first innings to provide the 641^st occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings. It also provides the 65th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against India.

MP Kuhnemann returned with figures of five for 16 in India’s first innings to provide the 290th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings on away soil. It also provides the 37th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against India in India.

MP Kuhnemann returned with figures of five for 16 in India’s first innings to provide the 20^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings conceding 20 and less than 20 runs. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings conceding 20 and less than 20 runs against India.

MP Kuhnemann returned with figures of five for 16 in India’s first innings to provide the seventh occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings conceding 20 and less than 20 runs on away soil. It also provides the second occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings conceding 20 and less than 20 runs against India in India. The first such occasion was MJ Clarke’s six for nine at Wankhede in Nov 2004

SPD Smith’s run aggregate as Australian captain read 3819 at the end of his innings of 26 in this test. He became the fifth Australian captain to score 3800 plus runs. Others are AR Border {6623}, RT Ponting {6542}, GS Chappell {4209} and MJ Clarke {3946}

India was dismissed all out for 109 in its first innings to provide the ninth occasion of India dismissed all out for a total less than 110 runs in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the fourth occasion of India dismissed all out for a total less than 110 runs in a test innings against Australia on home soil

NM Lyon’s three wickets in India’s first innings fetched him an aggregate of 105 wickets against India. He now shares the second place amongst the bowlers who have taken most wickets against India with M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka. Muralitharan has also taken 105 wickets against India. The first place is occupied by JM Anderson of England who has an aggregate of 139 wickets against India.

NM Lyon’s three wickets in India’s first innings fetched him an aggregate of 105 wickets against India. He now shares the second place amongst the spin bowlers who have taken most wickets against India with M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka. Muralitharan has also taken 105 wickets against India.