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Teams dismissed all out after posting a total of 600 plus runs in a test innings

08/01/2025 hrg

South Africa was dismissed all for 615 against Pakistan at Cape Town in the just concluded test to provide the 45^th occasion of a team dismissed all out after posting 600 plus runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Team	Score	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Australia	600	01	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1925
2	England	636	02	v Australia	Sydney	14 Dec 1928
3	England	849	01	v West Indies	Kingston	03 Apr 1930
4	Australia	695	02	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1930
5	Australia	701	01	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1934
6	Australia	604	01	v England	Melbourne	26 Feb 1937
7	Australia	645	01	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946
8	Australia	674	01	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948
9	West Indies	631	01	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948
10	England	608	01	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948
11	Australia	668	01	v West Indies	Bridgetown	14 May 1955
12	England	611	02	v Australia	Manchester	23 Jul 1964
13	South Africa	620	03	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966
14	West Indies	616	03	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1969
15	Australia	619	01	v West Indies	Sydney	14 Feb 1969
16	England	629	01	v India	Lord’s	20 Jun 1974
17	Australia	617	01	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	06 Mar 1980
18	Pakistan	652	02	v India	Faisalabad	03 Jan 1983
19	Pakistan	624	02	v Australia	Adelaide	09 Dec 1983
20	West Indies	606	02	v England	Birmingham	14 Jun 1984
21	Pakistan	708	01	v England	The Oval	06 Aug 1987
22	West Indies	606	02	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1993
23	Pakistan	643	01	v New Zealand	Lahore	01 May 2002
24	England	617	02	v India	Nottingham	08 Aug 2002
25	India	600	02	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	13 Apr 2004
26	West Indies	747	02	v South Africa	St John’s	29 Apr 2005
27	India	603	02	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	21 Jan 2006
28	India	664	01	v England	The Oval	09 Aug 2007
29	India	626	01	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	08 Dec 2007
30	India	627	02	v South Africa	Chennai	26 Mar 2008
31	Sri Lanka	606	01	v Pakistan	Lahore	01 Mar 2009
32	South Africa	651	02	v Australia	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009
33	India	642	01	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	24 Nov 2009
34	India	707	02	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	26 Jul 2010
35	England	644	02	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2011
36	Bangladesh	638	02	v Sri Lanka	Galle	08 Mar 2013
37	New Zealand	690	02	v Pakistan	Sharjah	26 Nov 2014
38	Pakistan	628	02	v Bangladesh	Khulna	28 Apr 2015
39	New Zealand	624	02	v Australia	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 2015
40	India	631	02	v England	Wankhede	08 Dec 2016
41	India	600	01	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Jul 2017
42	South Africa	621	02	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020
43	England	657	01	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	01 Dec 2022
44	Afghanistan	699	02	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	26 Dec 2024
45	South Africa	615	01	v Pakistan	Cape Town	03 Jan 2025

South Africa was dismissed all for 615 against Pakistan at Cape Town in the just concluded test to provide the fourth occasion of a South Africa dismissed all out after posting 600 plus runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Team	Score	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	South Africa	620	03	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966
2	South Africa	651	02	v Australia	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009
3	South Africa	621	02	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020
4	South Africa	615	01	v Pakistan	Cape Town	03 Jan 2025

South Africa was dismissed all for 615 against Pakistan at Cape Town in the just concluded test to provide the eighth occasion of a team dismissed all out after posting 600 plus runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Team	Score	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Australia	617	01	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	06 Mar 1980
2	India	600	02	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	13 Apr 2004
3	India	603	02	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	21 Jan 2006
4	India	626	01	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	08 Dec 2007
5	Sri Lanka	606	01	v Pakistan	Lahore	01 Mar 2009
6	New Zealand	690	02	v Pakistan	Sharjah	26 Nov 2014
7	England	657	01	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	01 Dec 2022
8	South Africa	615	01	v Pakistan	Cape Town	03 Jan 2025

Captain opener’s century in a test innings in losing cause

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Shan Masood of Pakistan scored 145 against South Africa at Cape Town in the just concluded test which went in vain to provide the 21^st occasion of a captain opener’s century going in vain in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first occasion of Pakistan captain opener suffering from such an ignominy,

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	HW Taylor	109	1	South Africa	v England	Durban	13 Dec 1913
2	A Melville	117	2	South Africa	v England	Lord’s	21 Jun 1947
3	JB Stollmeyer	104	4	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	25 Jan 1952
4	GO Rabone	107	2	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	11 Dec 1953
5	WM Lawry	135	2	Australia	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1968
6	WM Lawry	105	2	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	06 Dec 1968
7	SM Gavaskar	127*	3	India	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	03 Jan 1983
8	DL Haynes	117	1	West Indies	v Pakistan	Karachi	15 Nov 1990
9	GA Gooch	133	4	England	v Australia	Manchester	03 Jun 1993
10	MA Atherton	144	1	England	v West Indies	Georgetown	17 Mar 1994
11	RB Richardson	100	1	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	29 Apr 1995
12	MA Taylor	129	3	Australia	v England	Birmingham	05 Jun 1997
13	SP Fleming	117	1	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 2004
14	ME Trescothick	193	2	England	v Pakistan	Multan	12 Nov 2005
15	CH Gayle	102	2	West Indies	v Australia	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 2009
16	AN Cook	176	3	England	v India	Ahmedabad	15 Nov 2012
17	AN Cook	105	1	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	01 May 2015
18	FDM Karunaratne	103	3	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021
19	FDM Karunaratne	107	4	Sri Lanka	v India	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022
10	KC Brathwaite	110	4	West Indies	v Australia	Perth	30 Nov 2022
21	Shan Masood	145	3	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2025

Shan Masood of Pakistan scored 145 against South Africa at Cape Town in the just concluded test which went in vain to provide the third occasion of a captain opener’s century going in vain in the annals of test cricket against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	GO Rabone	107	2	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	11 Dec 1953
2	FDM Karunaratne	103	3	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021
3	Shan Masood	145	3	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2025

Opening batsmen scoring 250 plus runs in a test innings

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RD Rickelton of South Africa scored 259 against South Africa in the just concluded test at Cape Town to provide the 36^th occasion of an opening batsman scoring 250 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	I	Taam	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	A Sandham	325	01	England	v West Indies	Kingston	03 Apr 1930
2	WH Ponsford	266	01	Australia	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1934
3	L Hutton	364	01	England	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 1938
4	DJ McGlew	255*	01	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	06 Mar 1953
5	Hanif Mohammad	337	03	Pakistan	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958
6	CC Hunte	260	02	West Indies	v Pakistan	Kingston	26 Feb 1958
7	RB Simpson	311	01	Australia	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1964
8	JH Edrich	310*	01	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	08 Jul 1965
9	GM Turner	259	02	New Zealand	v West Indies	Georgetown	06 Apr 1972
10	DL Amiss	262*	03	England	v West Indies	Kingston	16 Feb 1974
11	LG Rowe	302	02	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	06 Mar 1974
12	SFAF Bacchus	250	02	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	02 Feb 1979
13	GA Gooch	333	01	England	v India	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
14	BA Young	267*	01	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Dunedin	07 Mar 1997
15	ST Jayasuriya	340	02	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	02 Aug 1997
16	MA Taylor	334*	01	Australia	v Pakistan	Peshawar	15 Oct 1998
17	G Kirsten	275	03	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 1999
18	JL Langer	250	01	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2002
19	GC Smith	277	01	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003
20	GC Smith	259	02	South Africa	v England	Lord’s	31 Jul 2003
21	ML Hayden	380	01	Australia	v Zimbabwe	W.A.C.A	09 Oct 2003
22	V Sehwag	309	01	India	v Pakistan	Multan	28 Mar 2004
23	ST Jayasuriya	253	03	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	20 Oct 2004
24	CH Gayle	317	02	West Indies	v South Africa	St John’s	29 Apr 2005
25	V Sehwag	254	02	India	v Pakistan	Lahore	13 Jan 2006
26	V Sehwag	319	02	India	v South Africa	Chennai	26 Mar 2008
27	V Sehwag	293	02	India	v Sri Lanka	Brabourne	02 Dec 2009
28	CH Gayle	333	01	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	15 Nov 2010
29	AN Cook	294	02	England	v India	Birmingham	10 Aug 2011
30	AN Cook	263	02	England	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	13 Oct 2015
31	DA Warner	253	01	Australia	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 2015
32	Azhar Ali	302*	01	Pakistan	v West Indies	Dubai (DICS)	13 Oct 2016
33	TWM Latham	264*	02	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	15 Dec 2018
34	DA Warner	335*	01	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
35	TWM Latham	252	01	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Christchurch	09 Jan 2022
36	RD Rickelton	259	01	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	03 Jan 2025

RD Rickelton of South Africa scored 259 against South Africa in the just concluded test at Cape Town to provide the fifth occasion of a South African opening batsman scoring 250 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	I	Taam	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	DJ McGlew	255*	01	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	06 Mar 1953
2	G Kirsten	275	03	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 1999
3	GC Smith	277	01	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003
4	GC Smith	259	02	South Africa	v England	Lord’s	31 Jul 2003
5	RD Rickelton	259	01	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	03 Jan 2025

RD Rickelton of South Africa scored 259 against South Africa in the just concluded test at Cape Town to provide the eighth occasion of an opening batsman scoring 250 plus runs in a test innings against Pakistan All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	I	Taam	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	CC Hunte	260	02	West Indies	v Pakistan	Kingston	26 Feb 1958
2	MA Taylor	334*	01	Australia	v Pakistan	Peshawar	15 Oct 1998
3	V Sehwag	308	01	India	v Pakistan	Multan	28 Mar 2004
4	ST Jayasuriya	253	03	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	20 Oct 2004
5	V Sehwag	254	02	India	v Pakistan	Lahore	13 Jan 2006
6	AN Cook	263	02	England	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	13 Oct 2015
7	DA Warner	335*	01	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
8	RD Rickelton	259	01	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	03 Jan 2025

Test cricket has witnessed sixteen opening batsmen scoring 300 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Taam	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	ML Hayden	380	01	Australia	v Zimbabwe	W.A.C.A	09 Oct 2003
2	L Hutton	364	01	England	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 1938
3	ST Jayasuriya	340	02	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	02 Aug 1997
4	Hanif Mohammad	337	03	Pakistan	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958
5	DA Warner	335*	01	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
6	MA Taylor	334*	01	Australia	v Pakistan	Peshawar	15 Oct 1998
7	GA Gooch	333	01	England	v India	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
8	CH Gayle	333	01	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	15 Nov 2010
9	A Sandham	325	01	England	v West Indies	Kingston	03 Apr 1930
10	V Sehwag	319	02	India	v South Africa	Chennai	26 Mar 2008
11	CH Gayle	317	02	West Indies	v South Africa	St John’s	29 Apr 2005
12	RB Simpson	311	01	Australia	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1964
13	JH Edrich	310*	01	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	08 Jul 1965
14	V Sehwag	309	01	India	v Pakistan	Multan	28 Mar 2004
15	Azhar Ali	302*	01	Pakistan	v West Indies	Dubai (DICS)	13 Oct 2016
16	LG Rowe	302	02	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	06 Mar 1974

Seven or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test in winning cause

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Rashid Khan of Afghanistan captured seven for 66 against Zimbabwe in the fourth innings of the just concluded test to provide the 59^th occasion of a bowler capturing seven or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test in a winning cause. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	TK Kendall	33.1	04	12	055	07	04	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
2	FR Spofforth	28.0	04	15	044	07	04	Aus	Eng	The Oval	28 Aug 1882
3	RG Barlow	34.2	04	20	040	07	04	Eng	Aus	Sydney	26 Jan 1883
4	AE Trott	27.0	06	10	043	08	04	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	11 Jan 1895
5	GA Lohmann	09.4	05	05	007	08	04	Eng	SAF	Gqeberha	13 Feb 1896
6	JV Saunders	11.0	06	02	034	07	04	Aus	SAF	Johannesburg	18 Oct 1902
7	W Rhodes	15.0	06	00	068	08	04	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1904
8	H Trumble	06.5	06	00	028	07	04	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	05 Mar 1904
9	BJT Bosanquet	32.4	06	02	107	08	04	Eng	Aus	Nottingham	29 May 1905
10	SJ Snooke	31.4	06	08	070	08	04	SAF	Eng	Johannesburg	10 Mar 1906
11	C Blythe	22.4	06	09	040	07	04	Eng	SAF	Leeds	29 Jul 1907
12	AEE Vogler	22.0	06	02	094	07	04	SAF	Eng	Johannesburg	01 Jan 1910
13	HV Hordern	42.2	06	11	090	07	04	Aus	Eng	Sydney	15 Dec 1911
14	JC White	64.5	06	21	126	08	04	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929
15	W Voce	37.2	06	15	070	07	04	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	01 Feb 1930
16	WJ O’Reilly	41.4	06	24	054	07	04	Aus	Eng	Nottingham	08 Jun 1934
17	HJ Tayfield	37.1	08	13	081	07	04	SAF	Aus	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952
18	FH Tyson	12.3	08	01	027	07	04	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	31 Dec 1954
19	JB Statham	29.0	06	12	039	07	04	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	23 Jun 1955
20	JH Wardle	19.0	08	03	036	07	04	Eng	SAF	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957
21	HJ Tayfield	37.0	08	11	113	09	04	SAF	Eng	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957
22	FS Trueman	14.3	06	02	044	07	04	Eng	Win	Birmingham	04 Jul 1963
23	DL Underwood	31.3	06	19	050	07	04	Eng	Aus	The Oval	22 Aug 1968
24	DL Underwood	31.0	06	18	032	07	04	Eng	NZl	Lord’s	24 Jul 1969
25	JA Snow	17.5	08	05	040	07	04	Eng	Aus	Sydney	09 Jan 1971
26	Sarfraz Nawaz	35.4	08	07	086	09	04	Pak	Aus	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979
27	RGD Willis	15.1	06	03	043	08	04	Eng	Aus	Leeds	16 Jul 1981
28	ND Hirwani	15.2	06	03	075	08	04	Ind	Win	Chennai	11 Jan 1988
29	CEL Ambrose	22.4	06	10	045	08	04	Win	Eng	Bridgetown	05 Apr 1990
30	MR Whitney	12.1	06	03	027	07	04	Aus	Ind	W.A.C.A	01 Feb 1992
31	SK Warne	23.2	06	08	052	07	04	Aus	Win	Melbourne	26 Dec 1992
32	SK Warne	50.2	06	22	071	08	04	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	25 Nov 1994
33	DG Cork	19.3	06	05	043	07	04	Eng	Win	Lord’s	22 Jun 1995
34	Mushtaq Ahmed	34.4	06	13	056	07	04	Pak	NZl	Christchurch	08 Dec 1995
35	L Klusener	21.3	06	04	064	08	04	SAF	Ind	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996
36	SCG MacGill	20.1	06	04	050	07	04	Aus	Eng	Sydney	02 Jan 1999
37	A Kumble	26.3	06	09	074	10	04	Ind	Pak	Delhi	04 Feb 1999
38	AR Caddick	22.0	06	05	094	07	04	Eng	Aus	Sydney	02 Jan 2003
39	MS Kasprowicz	17.4	06	03	039	07	04	Aus	Srl	Darwin	01 Jul 2004
40	GD McGrath	16.0	06	08	024	08	04	Aus	Pak	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 2004
41	MJ Hoggard	18.3	06	05	061	07	04	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005
42	A Kumble	38.0	06	16	063	07	04	Ind	Pak	Eden Gardens	16 Mar 2005
43	M Muralidaran	16.2	06	04	046	08	04	Srl	Win	Kandy	22 Jul 2005
44	M Muralidaran	30.0	06	10	070	08	04	Srl	Eng	Nottingham	02 Jun 2006
45	SCJ Broad	11.0	06	00	044	07	04	Eng	NZl	Lord’s	16 May 2013
46	I Sharma	23.0	06	06	074	07	04	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	17 Jul 2014
47	NM Lyon	34.1	06	05	152	07	04	Aus	Ind	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
48	HMRKB Herath	21.0	06	06	048	07	04	Srl	Ind	Galle	12 Aug 2015
49	R Ashwin	29.5	06	07	066	07	04	Ind	SAF	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
50	HMRKB Herath	18.1	06	03	064	07	04	Srl	Aus	Colombo SSC)	13 Aug 2016
51	R Ashwin	13.5	06	02	059	07	04	Ind	NZl	Indore	08 Oct 2016
52	HMRKB Herath	23.0	06	06	063	08	04	Srl	Zim	Harare	06 Nov 2016
53	RL Chase	21.4	06	02	060	08	04	Win	Eng	Bridgetown	23 Jan 2019
54	KA Maharaj	10.0	06	00	032	07	04	SAF	Ban	Durban	31 Mar 2022
55	KA Maharaj	12.0	06	03	040	07	04	SAF	Ban	Gqeberha	08 Apr 2022
56	S Joseph	11.5	06	00	068	07	04	Win	Aus	Brisbane	25 Jan 2024
57	TW Hartley	26.2	06	05	062	07	04	Eng	Ind	Hyderabad	25 Jan 2024
58	Noman Ali	16.3	06	01	046	08	04	Pak	Eng	Multan	15 Oct 2024
59	Rashid Khan	27.3	06	03	066	07	04	Afg	Zim	Bulawayo	02 Jan 2025

Batsmen who have scored four or more centuries in a season in Vijay Hazare Trophy

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The following is the list of eight batsmen who have scored four or more centuries in a season of Vijay Hazare Trophy arranged in the ascending order of the season. {Note – Stats as of 06 Jan 2025}

No	Player	Team	Season	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0	4s	6s
1	V Kohli	Del	2008/09	7	7	1	534	124	089.00	4	00	00	064	12
2	PP Shaw	Mum	2020/21	8	8	3	827	227*	165.40	4	01	00	105	25
3	D Padikkal	Kar	2020/21	7	7	2	737	152	147.40	4	03	00	070	21
4	RD Gaikwad	Mah	2021/22	5	5	1	603	168	150.75	4	00	00	051	19
5	N Jagadeesan	T N	2022/23	8	8	2	830	277	138.33	5	00	00	073	31
6	RD Gaikwad	Mah	2022/23	5	5	2	660	220*	220.00	4	00	00	046	34
7	MA Agarwal	Kar	2024/25	7	7	3	613	139*	153.25	4	01	00	066	18
8	KK Nair	Vid	2024/25	6	5	4	542	163*	542.00	4	00	00	067	06

RD Gaikwad of Maharashtra is the only batsman to score four centuries in two different seasons and in consecutive seasons 2021/22 and 2022/23

Player

Team

Season

Runs

Ave

RD Gaikwad

Mah

2021/22

603

168

150.75

051

RD Gaikwad

Mah

2022/23

660

220*

220.00

046

Vijay Hazare Trophy – Some interesting Statistical tit-bits – Stats as of 06.01.2025

07/01/2025 hrg

MA Agarwal and KK Nair aggregated 613 and 542 runs respectively with four centuries each in the on-going Vijay Hazare Trophy to provide the third occasion of two batsmen performing such a feat of scoring 500 plus runs with four centuries each in a season in the history of Vijay Hazare Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Team	Season	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0	4s	6s
1	PP Shaw	Mum	2020/21	08	08	03	827	227*	165.40	04	01	00	105	25
2	D Padikkal	Kar	2020/21	07	07	02	737	152	147.40	04	03	00	070	21

1	N Jagadeesan	T N	2022/23	08	08	02	830	277	138.33	05	00	00	073	31
2	RD Gaikwad	Mah	2022/23	05	05	02	660	220*	220.00	04	00	00	046	34

1	MA Agawal	Kar	2024/25	07	07	03	613	139*	153.25	04	01	00	066	18
2	KK Nair	Vid	2024/25	06	05	04	542	163*	542.00	04	00	00	067	06

Vijay Hazare Trophy has witnessed four batsmen aggregating 400 plus runs in three different seasons. A Mukund of Tamil Nadu, D Padikkal of Karnataka, MA Agarwal of Karnataka and RD Gaikwad of Maharashtra are the four batsmen who have achieved the feat

No	No	Player	Team	Season	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0	4s	6s
1	1	A Mukund	T N	2019/20	12	12	00	600	147	050.00	01	04	00	72	02
	2	A Mukund	T N	2018/19	09	09	01	560	131*	070.99	01	04	01	52	09
	3	A Mukund	T N	2009/10	08	08	00	558	130	069.75	01	05	00	54	05

2	1	D Padikkal	Kar	2020/21	07	07	02	737	152	147.04	04	03	00	70	21
	2	D Padikkal	Kar	2019/20	11	11	02	609	103*	067.66	02	05	00	63	11
	3	D Padikkal	Kar	2023/24	05	05	02	465	117	155.00	02	03	00	38	27

3	1	MA Agarwal	Kar	2024/25	07	07	03	613	139*	153.25	04	01	00	66	18
	2	MA Agarwal	Kar	2017/18	08	08	00	723	140	090.37	03	04	00	84	18
	3	MA Agarwal	Kar	2014/15	07	07	00	426	162	060.85	02	01	00	55	08

4	1	RD Gaikwad	Mah	2023/23	05	05	02	660	220*	220.00	04	00	00	46	34
	2	RD Gaikwad	Mah	2021/22	05	05	01	603	168	150.75	04	00	00	51	19
	3	RD Gaikwad	Mah	2016/17	07	07	00	444	132	063.42	01	03	00	50	12

Mayank Agarwal of Karnataka makes merry in Vijay Hazare Trophy

06/01/2025 hrg

Indian Test discard Mayank Agarwal of Karnataka has shown that he has cricket still left in him as runs have come in heap in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy. He has amassed 613 runs in the league phase – most by a batsman in the league phase of the tournament. He has scored four centuries of which three are consecutive. He became the sixth batsmen in the tournament to score four centuries in a Vijay Hazare Trophy season. His 613 runs as of 05.01.2025 places him in the sixth position of batsmen who have scored 600 plus in a season. His four centuries this season also makes him the sixth batsman to score four or more centuries in a season

600 PLUS RUNS IN A SEASON
No	Player	Team	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0	Season
1	N Jagadeesan	Tamil Nadu	08	08	2	830	277	138.33	5	0	0	2022/23
2	PP Shaw	Mumbai	08	08	3	827	227*	165.40	4	1	0	2020/21
3	D Padikkal	Karnataka	07	07	2	737	152	147.40	4	3	0	2020/21
4	MA Agarwal	Karnataka	08	08	0	723	140	090.37	3	4	0	2017/18
5	RD Gaikwad	Maharashta	05	05	2	660	220*	220.00	4	0	0	2022/23
6	MA Agarwal	Karnataka	07	07	3	613	139*	153.25	4	1	0	2024/25
7	R Samarth	Karnataka	07	07	2	613	192	122.60	3	2	0	2020/21
8	B Sai Sudharsan	Tamil Nadu	08	08	0	610	154	076.25	3	2	0	2022/23
9	D Padikkal	Karnataka	11	11	2	609	103*	067.66	2	5	0	2019/20
10	KD Karthik	Tamil Nadu	09	09	2	607	118	086.71	2	4	0	2016/17
11	RD Gaikwad	Maharashta	05	05	1	603	168	150.75	4	0	0	2021/22
12	A Mukund	Tamil Nadu	12	12	0	600	147	050.00	1	4	0	2019/20

The following table lists the six batsmen who have scored four or more centuries when they have scored 600 plus runs in a season in Vijay Hazare Trophy

FOUR OR MORE CENTURIES IN A SEASON

Player

Team

Runs

Ave

Season

N Jagadeesan

Tamil Nadu

830

277

138.33

–

2022/23

PP Shaw

Mumbai

827

227*

165.40

–

2020/21

D Padikkal

Karnataka

737

152

147.40

–

2020/21

RD Gaikwad

Maharashta

660

220*

220.00

–

2022/23

MA Agarwal

Karnataka

613

139*

153.25

–

2024/25

RD Gaikwad

Maharashta

603

168

150.75

–

2021/22

D Padikkal, MA Agarwal and RG Gaekwad are the three batsmen to aggregate 600 plus runs in two seasons of Vijay Hazare Trophy

600 PLUS RUNS In TWO SEASONS
No	Player	Team	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0	Season
1	D Padikkal	Karnataka	07	07	2	737	152	147.40	4	3	0	2020/21
2	D Padikkal	Karnataka	11	11	2	609	103*	067.66	2	5	0	2019/20

1	MA Agarwal	Karnataka	08	08	0	723	140	090.37	3	4	0	2017/18
2	MA Agarwal	Karnataka	07	07	3	613	139*	153.25	4	1	0	2024/25

1	RD Gaikwad	Maharashta	05	05	2	660	220*	220.00	4	0	0	2022/23
2	RD Gaikwad	Maharashta	05	05	1	603	168	150.75	4	0	0	2021/22

MA Agarwal completed 3000 runs during his knock of 124 against Hyderad at Ahmedabad in the Vijay Hazare trophy on 31.12.2024 His run aggregate at the end of Karnataka innings read 3298 as of 05.01.25.He became the 16^th batsman in the tournament to achieve the land mark. The following table lists the sixteen batsmen

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0	4s	6s
1	AR Bawne	090	85	18	3832	184*	57.19	15	13	4	347	053
2	KD Karthik	079	71	10	3433	154*	56.27	09	19	2	361	076
3	MK Pandey	103	99	23	3403	142*	44.77	02	25	6	250	108
4	PK Panchal	083	83	04	3395	136	42.97	08	20	1	355	036
5	MA Agarwal	067	67	07	3298	162	54.06	11	15	5	386	073
6	P Chopra	081	80	03	3280	159	42.59	06	20	3	372	053
7	Ganesh Satish	098	93	10	3210	140*	38.67	05	21	3	286	035
8	Yashpal Singh	072	69	16	3193	134*	60.24	10	21	7	319	036
9	SS Tiwary	089	85	20	3190	138*	49.07	05	20	3	254	076
10	SP Goswami	083	83	07	3147	149*	41.40	06	17	3	350	026
11	MK Tiwary	083	78	19	3122	130	52.91	03	24	1	256	057
12	RV Uthappa	080	79	02	3115	169	40.45	11	14	4	358	084
13	Mandeep Singh	100	89	08	3114	119	38.44	04	22	2	250	049
14	P Dogra	092	84	18	3101	136*	46.98	06	18	5	242	078
15	Harpreet Singh	090	87	15	3087	121	42.87	06	17	2	274	063
16	A Mukund	063	63	03	3048	147	50.80	09	16	2	301	024

MA Agarwal completed 3000 runs during his knock of 124 against Hyderad at Ahmedabad in the Vijay Hazare Trophy on 31.12.2024 His run aggregate at the end of Karnataka innings read 3298 as of 05.01.25.He became the ninth batsman in the tournament to achieve the land mark representing a single team. The following table lists the nine batsmen

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0	4s	6s
1	AR Bawne	090	85	18	3832	184*	57.19	15	13	4	347	053
2	KD Karthik	079	71	10	3433	154*	56.27	09	19	2	361	076
3	MK Pandey	103	99	23	3403	142*	44.77	02	25	6	250	108
4	PK Panchal	083	83	04	3395	136	42.97	08	20	1	355	036
5	MA Agarwal	067	67	07	3298	162	54.06	11	15	5	386	073
6	P Chopra	081	80	03	3280	159	42.59	06	20	3	372	053
7	SS Tiwary	089	85	20	3190	138*	49.07	05	20	3	254	076
8	MK Tiwary	083	78	19	3122	130	52.91	03	24	1	256	057
9	A Mukund	063	63	03	3048	147	50.80	09	16	2	301	024

MA Agarwal completed 3000 runs during his knock of 124 against Hyderabad at Ahmedabad in the Vijay Hazare Trophy on 31.12.2024 His run aggregate at the end of Karnataka innings read 3298 as of 05.01.25.He became the fourth batsman in the tournament to achieve the land mark with the help of ten or more centuries The following table lists the four batsmen

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0	4s	6s
1	AR Bawne	90	85	18	3832	184*	57.19	15	13	4	347	53
2	MA Agarwal	67	67	07	3298	162	54.06	11	15	5	386	73
3	Yashpal Singh	72	69	16	3193	134*	60.24	10	21	7	319	36
4	RV Uthappa	80	79	02	3115	169	40.45	11	14	4	358	84

MA Agarwal completed 3000 runs during his knock of 124 against Hyderabad at Ahmedabad in the Vijay Hazare Trophy on 31.12.2024. His run aggregate at the end of Karnataka innings read 3298 as of 05.01.25.He became the second batsman in the tournament to achieve the land mark representing a single team with the help of ten or more centuries The following table lists the two batsmen

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0	4s	6s
1	AR Bawne	90	85	18	3832	184*	57.19	15	13	4	347	53
2	MA Agarwal	067	67	07	3298	162	54.06	11	15	5	386	73

MA Agarwal has scored 386 boundary fours in the tournament – most by any batsman in the tournament – as of 05.01.25. The following table lists the nine batsmen who have scored 300 plus boundary fours in the tournament.

300 PLUS BOUNDARY FOURS IN THE TOURNAMENT
No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0	4s	6s
1	MA Agarwal	067	67	07	3298	162	54.06	11	15	5	386	073
2	P Chopra	081	80	03	3280	159	42.59	06	20	3	372	053
3	KD Karthik	079	71	10	3433	154*	56.27	09	19	2	361	076
4	RV Uthappa	080	79	02	3115	169	40.45	11	14	4	358	084
5	PK Panchal	083	83	04	3395	136	42.97	08	20	1	355	036
6	SP Goswami	083	83	07	3147	149*	41.40	06	17	3	350	026
7	AR Bawne	090	85	18	3832	184*	57.19	15	13	4	347	053
8	Yashpal Singh	072	69	16	3193	134*	60.24	10	21	7	319	036
9	A Mukund	063	63	03	3048	147	50.80	09	16	2	301	024

MA Agarwal has scored 73 boundary sixers in the tournament as of 05.01.25. The following table lists the three batsmen who have scored 70 plus boundary sixes in the tournament.

70 PLUS BOUNDARY SIXES IN THE TOURNAMENT

Player

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

RV Uthappa

080

3115

169

40.45

358

084

KD Karthik

079

3433

154*

56.27

361

076

MA Agarwal

067

3298

162

54.06

386

073

MA Agarwal’s eleven centuries in Vijay Harare Trophy as on 05.01.25 are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	MA Agarwal	116	Karnataka	Goa	Alur (3)	03.03.14
2	MA Agarwal	162	Karnataka	Andhra	Sec’bad	07.11.14
3	MA Agarwal	125	Karnataka	Punjab	Ahmedabad	25.11.14
4	MA Agarwal	109	Karnataka	Baroda	Bengaluru	07.02.18
5	MA Agarwal	102	Karnataka	Odisha	Alur	13.02.18
6	MA Agarwal	140	Karnataka	Hyderabad	Delhi	21.02.18
7	MA Agarwal	157	Karnataka	J + K	Ahmedabad	23.11.23
8	MA Agarwal	139*	Karnataka	Punjab	Ahmedabad	26.12.24
9	MA Agarwal	100*	Karnataka	Arunachal	Ahmedabad	28.12.24
10	MA Agarwal	124	Karnataka	Hyderabad	Ahmedabad	31.12.24
11	MA Agarwal	116*	Karnataka	Nagaland	Ahmedabad	05.01.25

MA Agarwal’s four centuries in the on-going Vijay Harare Trophy season 2024/25 as on 05.01.25 are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	MA Agarwal	139*	Karnataka	Punjab	Ahmedabad	26.12.24
2	MA Agarwal	100*	Karnataka	Arunachal	Ahmedabad	28.12.24
3	MA Agarwal	124	Karnataka	Hyderabad	Ahmedabad	31.12.24
4	MA Agarwal	116*	Karnataka	Nagaland	Ahmedabad	05.01.25

Australia and India Fifth test at Sydney Third day

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SPD Smith took a catch in India’s second innings which fetched him 40 catches against India. He became the first Australian fieldsman to catch 40 catches against India

SPD Smith took a catch in India’s second innings which fetched him 40 catches against India. He now owns the record for most catches by a fieldsman against India. He went past IVA Richards who had taken 39 catches against India

SPD Smith scored four runs in Australia’s second innings which gave him an aggregate of 9999 runs.

In this test, India and Australia were dismissed all out for a total less than 200 runs in the first, second and third innings of a test to provide the 37^th occasions of teams dismissed all out for a total less than 200 runs in the first, second and third innings of a test.

In this test, India and Australia were dismissed all out for a total less than 200 runs in the first, second and third innings of a test to provide the second occasions of India and Australia were dismissed all out for a total less than 200 runs in the first, second and third innings of a test. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	No	Team	Score	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	1	India	109	01	v Australia	Indore	01 Mar 2023
	2	Australia	197	02	v India	Indore	01 Mar 2023
	3	India	163	03	v Australia	Indore	01 Mar 2023

2	1	India	185	01	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2025
	2	Australia	181	02	v India	Sydney	03 Jan 2025
	3	India	157	03	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2025

India and Australia were dismissed all out for a total less than 200 runs in the first, second and third innings of a test to provide the fourth occasions of India and Australia were dismissed all out for a total less than 200 runs in the first, second and third innings of at Sydney. All such occasions are tabulated below. It is interesting to note that the previous such occasion at Sydney was in Feb 1888 and the interval between the Jan 2025 occasion was 135 years taking into consideration the years

No	No	Team	Score	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	1	Australia	181	01	v England	Sydney	20 Feb 1885
	2	England	133	02	v Australia	Sydney	20 Feb 1885
	3	Australia	165	03	v England	Sydney	20 Feb 1885

2	1	England	151	01	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1887
	2	Australia	84	02	v England	Sydney	25 Feb 1887
	3	England	154	03	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1887

3	1	England	113	01	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1888
	2	Australia	42	02	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1888
	3	England	137	03	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1888

4	1	India	185	01	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2025
	2	Australia	181	02	v India	Sydney	03 Jan 2025
	3	India	157	03	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2025

Australia won this test by six wickets posting its 417th overall win and also its 262nd win on home soil. It also represents its 48th overall win against India and its 33rd win against India in Australia

Teams dismissed all out for a total less than 200 runs in the first three innings of a test

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No	No	Team	Score	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	1	Australia	63	01	v England	The Oval	28 Aug 1882
	2	England	101	02	v Australia	The Oval	28 Aug 1882
	3	Australia	122	03	v England	The Oval	28 Aug 1882

2	1	Australia	181	01	v England	Sydney	20 Feb 1885
	2	England	133	02	v Australia	Sydney	20 Feb 1885
	3	Australia	165	03	v England	Sydney	20 Feb 1885

3	1	England	151	01	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1887
	2	Australia	84	02	v England	Sydney	25 Feb 1887
	3	England	154	03	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1887

4	1	England	113	01	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1888
	2	Australia	42	02	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1888
	3	England	137	03	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1888

5	1	Australia	116	01	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 1888
	2	England	53	02	v Australia	Lord’s	16 Jul 1888
	3	Australia	60	03	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 1888

6	1	England	172	01	v Australia	Manchester	30 Aug 1888
	2	Australia	81	02	v England	Manchester	30 Aug 1888
	3	Australia	70	03	v England	Manchester	30 Aug 1888

7	1	South Africa	84	01	v England	Gqeberha	12 Mar 1889
	2	England	148	02	v South Africa	Gqeberha	12 Mar 1889
	3	South Africa	129	03	v England	Gqeberha	12 Mar 1889

8	1	Australia	132	01	v England	Lord’s	21 Jul 1890
	2	England	173	02	v Australia	Lord’s	21 Jul 1890
	3	Australia	176	03	v England	Lord’s	21 Jul 1890

9	1	Australia	92	01	v England	The Oval	11 Aug 1890
	2	England	100	02	v Australia	The Oval	11 Aug 1890
	3	Australia	102	03	v England	The Oval	11 Aug 1890

10	1	England	145	01	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1896
	2	Australia	119	02	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1896
	3	England	84	03	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1896

11	1	England	184	01	v South Africa	Johannesburg	02 Jan 1906
	2	South Africa	91	02	v England	Johannesburg	02 Jan 1906
	3	England	190	03	v South Africa	Johannesburg	02 Jan 1906

12	1	Australia	74	01	v England	Birmingham	27 May 1909
	2	England	121	02	v Australia	Birmingham	27 May 1909
	3	Australia	151	03	v England	Birmingham	27 May 1909

13	1	South Africa	95	01	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1912
	2	England	176	02	v South Africa	The Oval	12 Aug 1912
	3	South Africa	93	03	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1912

14	1	New Zealand	112	01	v England	Christchurch	10 Jan 1930
	2	England	181	02	v New Zealand	Christchurch	10 Jan 1930
	3	New Zealand	131	03	v England	Christchurch	10 Jan 1930

15	1	South Africa	36	01	v Australia	Melbourne	12 Feb 1932
	2	Australia	153	02	v South Africa	Melbourne	12 Feb 1932
	3	South Africa	45	03	v Australia	Melbourne	12 Feb 1932

16	1	India	147	01	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1936
	2	England	134	02	v India	Lord’s	27 Jun 1936
	3	India	93	03	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1936

17	1	Australia	194	01	v England	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950
	2	England	197	02	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950
	3	Australia	181	03	v England	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950

18	1	Pakistan	133	01	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1954
	2	England	130	02	v Pakistan	The Oval	12 Aug 1954
	3	Pakistan	164	03	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1954

19	1	Australia	80	01	v Pakistan	Karachi	11 Oct 1956
	2	Pakistan	199	02	v Australia	Karachi	11 Oct 1956
	3	Australia	187	03	v Pakistan	Karachi	11 Oct 1956

20	1	South Africa	164	01	v England	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957
	2	England	110	02	v South Africa	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957
	3	South Africa	134	03	v England	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957

21	1	England	134	01	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958
	2	Australia	186	02	v England	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958
	3	England	198	03	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958

22	1	Pakistan	145	01	v West Indies	Dhaka	06 Mar 1959
	2	West Indies	76	02	v Pakistan	Dhaka	06 Mar 1959
	3	Pakistan	144	03	v West Indies	Dhaka	06 Mar 1959

23	1	England	185	01	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981
	2	Australia	179	02	v England	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981
	3	England	125	03	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981

24	1	Australia	128	01	v West Indies	Port of Spain	21 Apr 1995
	2	West Indies	136	02	v Australia	Port of Spain	21 Apr 1995
	3	Australia	105	03	v West Indies	Port of Spain	21 Apr 1995

25	1	England	185	01	v Australia	Nottingham	02 Aug 2001
	2	Australia	190	02	v England	Nottingham	02 Aug 2001
	3	England	162	03	v Australia	Nottingham	02 Aug 2001

26	1	India	99	01	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Dec 2002
	2	New Zealand	94	02	v India	Hamilton	19 Dec 2002
	3	India	154	03	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Dec 2002

27	1	India	200	01	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Jun 2006
	2	West Indies	103	02	v India	Kingston	30 Jun 2006
	3	India	171	03	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Jun 2006

28	1	Pakistan	157	01	v South Africa	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007
	2	South Africa	183	02	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007
	3	Pakistan	186	03	v South Africa	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007

29	1	Bangladesh	192	01	v South Africa	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008
	2	South Africa	170	02	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008
	3	Bangladesh	182	03	v South Africa	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008

30	1	Pakistan	133	01	v New Zealand	Christchurch	17 Nov 2016
	2	New Zealand	200	02	v Pakistan	Christchurch	17 Nov 2016
	3	Pakistan	171	03	v New Zealand	Christchurch	17 Nov 2016

31	1	West Indies	123	01	v England	Lord’s	07 Sep 2017
	2	England	194	02	v West Indies	Lord’s	07 Sep 2017
	3	West Indies	177	03	v England	Lord’s	07 Sep 2017

32	1	England	112	01	v India	Ahmedabad	24 Feb 2021
	2	India	145	02	v England	Ahmedabad	24 Feb 2021
	3	England	81	03	v India	Ahmedabad	24 Feb 2021

33	1	South Africa	118	01	v England	The Oval	08 Sep 2022
	2	England	158	02	v South Africa	The Oval	08 Sep 2022
	3	South Africa	169	03	v England	The Oval	08 Sep 2022

34	1	India	109	01	v Australia	Indore	01 Mar 2023
	2	Australia	197	02	v India	Indore	01 Mar 2023
	3	India	163	03	v Australia	Indore	01 Mar 2023

35	1	Bangladesh	172	01	v New Zealand	Mirpur	06 Dec 2023
	2	New Zealand	180	02	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	06 Dec 2023
	3	Bangladesh	144	03	v New Zealand	Mirpur	06 Dec 2023

26	1	South Africa	55	01	v India	Cape Town	03 Jan 2024
	2	India	153	02	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2024
	3	South Africa	176	03	v India	Cape Town	03 Jan 2024

37	1	India	185	01	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2025
	2	Australia	181	02	v India	Sydney	03 Jan 2025
	3	India	157	03	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2025

No	No	Team	Score	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	1	India	109	01	v Australia	Indore	01 Mar 2023
	2	Australia	197	02	v India	Indore	01 Mar 2023
	3	India	163	03	v Australia	Indore	01 Mar 2023

2	1	India	185	01	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2025
	2	Australia	181	02	v India	Sydney	03 Jan 2025
	3	India	157	03	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2025

No	No	Team	Score	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	1	Australia	181	01	v England	Sydney	20 Feb 1885
	2	England	133	02	v Australia	Sydney	20 Feb 1885
	3	Australia	165	03	v England	Sydney	20 Feb 1885

2	1	England	151	01	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1887
	2	Australia	84	02	v England	Sydney	25 Feb 1887
	3	England	154	03	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1887

3	1	England	113	01	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1888
	2	Australia	42	02	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1888
	3	England	137	03	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1888

4	1	India	185	01	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2025
	2	Australia	181	02	v India	Sydney	03 Jan 2025
	3	India	157	03	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2025

Australia and India Fifth test at Sydney Second day

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JJ Bumrah had captured 30 wickets in the on-going test series against Australia in Australia. He needed one more wicket which would fetch him 31 wickets. He took two wickets in Australia’s first innings which fetched him 32 wickets. He now owns the record for most wickets by an Indian bowler in a series against Australia in Australia. He went past Bishen Singh Bedi who had captured 31 wickets against Australia in Australia in 1977-78 series

BJ Webster scored 57 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 528th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty on test debut in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 74^th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty on test debut against India in the annals of test cricket.

BJ Webster scored 57 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 89^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a fifty on test debut in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 16^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a fifty on test debut against India in the annals of test cricket.

BJ Webster scored 57 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 65^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a fifty on test debut at home in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the eleventh occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a fifty on test debut against India at home in the annals of test cricket.

SPD Smith scored 33 in Australia’s first innings which fetched him 5011 runs on home soil. He became the sixth Australian batsman to aggregate 5000 plus runs on home soil

No	Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0
1	RT Ponting	1995-2012	92	154	21	7578	257	56.97	23	38	9
2	AR Border	1978-1994	86	145	20	5743	205	45.94	13	35	7
3	SR Waugh	1985-2004	89	140	20	5710	170	47.58	15	30	9
4	DA Warner	2011-2024	58	101	07	5438	335*	57.85	20	15	6
5	ML Hayden	1996-2009	56	098	08	5210	380	57.88	21	16	5
6	SPD Smith	2010-2025	58	099	16	5011	239	60.37	18	19	6

SPD Smith scored 33 in Australia’s first innings which fetched him 5011 runs on home soil. He became the 19th batsman in the annals of test cricket to aggregate 5000 plus runs on home soil

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0
1	RT Ponting	Aus	1995-2012	92	154	21	7578	257	56.97	23	38	09
2	SR Tendulkar	Ind	1990-2013	94	153	16	7216	217	52.67	22	32	04
3	M Jayawardene	Srl	1997-2014	81	129	09	7167	374	59.72	23	34	04
4	JH Kallis	SAF	1995-2013	88	143	19	7035	224	56.73	23	34	09
5	KC Sangakkara	Srl	2000-2015	75	124	11	6830	287	60.44	22	25	08
6	JE Root	Eng	2013-2024	78	137	14	6758	254	54.94	21	32	06
7	AN Cook	Eng	2006-2018	89	155	07	6568	294	44.37	15	32	04
8	BC Lara	Win	1992-2006	65	111	05	6217	400*	58.65	17	26	08
9	S Chanderpaul	Win	1994-2015	81	133	27	6187	203*	58.36	19	32	08
10	GA Gooch	Eng	1975-1994	74	131	03	5917	333	46.22	15	26	11
11	AR Border	Aus	1978-1994	86	145	20	5743	205	45.94	13	35	07
12	SR Waugh	Aus	1985-2004	89	140	20	5710	170	47.58	15	30	09
13	R Dravid	Ind	1996-2011	70	120	11	5598	222	51.35	15	27	03
14	DA Warner	Aus	2011-2024	58	101	07	5438	335*	57.85	20	15	06
15	ML Hayden	Aus	1996-2009	56	098	08	5210	380	57.88	21	16	05
16	KS Williamson	NZl	2011-2024	52	087	10	5142	251	66.77	20	21	04
17	HM Amla	SAF	2004-2019	69	117	07	5135	208	46.68	16	26	08
18	SM Gavaskar	Ind	1972-1987	65	108	07	5067	236*	50.16	16	23	06
19	SPD Smith	Aus	2010-2025	58	099	16	5011	239	60.37	18	19	06

SPD Smith scored 33 in Australia’s first innings which fetched him 9955 runs in his test career. He needs five more runs for his 10000 test runs. If he gets them, then he would become the fourth Australian batsman to total 10000 plus runs in tests. He will also become the 15th batsman in the annals of test cricket to reach the coveted land mark.

KL Rahul pouched four catches in Australia’s first innings to provide the 15^th occasion of an Indian fieldsman taking four or more catches in a test innings, It also provides the ninth occasion of an Indian fieldsman taking four or more catches in an innings on away soil

KL Rahul became the third Indian fieldsman to pouch four catches in an innings on two occasions. He also became the third Indian fieldsman to pouch four catches in an innings on two occasions on away soil

No	Player	Dis	Ct	St	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AM Rahane	5	5	0	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	12 Aug 2015
2	AM Rahane	4	4	0	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	03 Aug 2017

1	KL Rahul	4	4	0	4	v England	Nottingham	18 Aug 2018
2	KL Rahul	4	4	0	2	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2025

1	AL Wadekar	4	4	0	1	v England	Birmingham	13 Jul 1967
2	AL Wadekar	4	4	0	1	v New Zealand	Christchurch	22 Feb 1968

KL Rahul pouched four catches in Australia’s first innings to provide the third occasion of an Indian fieldsman taking four or more catches in a test innings against Australia, The other two occasions are – M Kaif {04} at Wankhede in Nov 2004 and K Srikkanth {05} at Perth {WACA} in Feb 1992.

It also provides the second occasion of an Indian fieldsman taking four or more catches in an innings against Australia on away soil. K Srikkanth is the other Indian fieldsman to pouch five catches against Australia at Perth {WACA} in Feb 1992

RR Pant’s 61 in India’s second innings represents his tenth fifty on away soil. He became the second Indian wicket keeper to score ten or more fifties on away soil. MS Dhoni has scored 19 fifties on away soil

RR Pant has scored 15 boundary sixes against Australia at the end of this test. He became the second Indian wicket keeper batsman to score 15 or more boundary sixes against Australia. MS Dhoni has scored 16 boundary sixes against Australia

RR Pant has scored 15 boundary sixes against Australia at the end of this test. He became the fifth Indian batsman to score 15 or more boundary sixes against Australia. Others are – SR Tendulkar {25], MS Dhoni {16}, RG Sharma {16} and M Vijay {15}

RR Pant scored 40 and 61 in this test which fetched him an aggregate of 879 runs against Australia in Australia. He became the first Indian wicket keeper batsman to total 875 plus runs against Australia in Australia.

RR Pant scored 40 and 61 in this test which fetched him an aggregate of 879 runs against Australia in Australia. He became the first wicket keeper batsman in the annals of test cricket to total 875 plus runs against Australia in Australia.

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