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

08/01/2025 hrg

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

07/01/2025 hrg

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

05/01/2025 hrg

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.

Australia and India Fifth test at Sydney First day

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For the fifth time in the annals of test cricket, a captain of a team was dropped from the playing eleven due to his poor performance though there are numerous occasion of a captain not finding a place in the playing eleven due to injury.

RG Sharma, India’s appointed captain for this tour was dropped from the playing eleven due to his poor form with the willow earned the distinction of becoming the first Indian caption to be dropped from the playing eleven.

Mike Denness: In the 1974 Ashes series, after Australia had comprehensively beaten England in the first two Tests and the third Test ended in a draw, captain Denness was in poor form. Conceding that his form could hinder the team, Denness opted to drop himself from the playing XI for the fourth Test. Tony Greig took over as captain, but England lost the match. Denness returned for the fifth Test, but Australia ultimately claimed the series 4-1.

Michael Clarke: After a string of disappointing performances in 2015, Michael Clarke considered stepping down as Australia’s captain and even hinted at taking a break from playing. While he did not officially drop himself from the playing XI, his form and leadership faced intense scrutiny, sparking conversations about his future role.

Brendon McCullum: Following a challenging series in 2016, Brendon McCullum contemplated his future as New Zealand’s captain due to his struggles with the bat. Ultimately, McCullum chose to retire from international cricket, including stepping down from the captaincy, bringing an end to his leadership reign.

Alastair Cook: In 2016, Alastair Cook’s form came under heavy scrutiny, and following a series of poor performances, he eventually stepped down as England’s captain in early 2017. Though Cook did not drop himself from the team before resigning, the pressure surrounding his form played a key role in his decision to relinquish the captaincy.

India won the toss and elected to bat first to provide the 40th occasion of India doing so against Australia. It also provides the 21st occasion of India doing so against Australia in Australia. It also provides the eighth occasion of India doing so against Australia at Sydney.

India was dismissed for 185 in this test after it had won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the 14th occasion of India dismissed for a total less than 200 runs in an innings against Australia. It also provides the seventh occasion of India dismissed for a total less than 200 runs in an innings against Australia in Australia. It also provides the fourth occasion of India dismissed for a total less than 200 runs in an innings against Australia at Sydney.

Australia capped BJ Webster for this test. He became the 469th cricketer to represent Australia in tests He also became the 301st cricketer to represent Australia in Australia. He also became the 77^th cricketer to represent Australia in tests played at Sydney.

Australia capped BJ Webster for this test. He became the 59th Australian cricketer to make his debut against India in tests He also became the 40th Australian cricketer to make his debut against India in tests against India in Australia. He also became the fourth Australian cricketer to make his debut against India in tests played at Sydney.

RR Pant had scored 778 runs against Australia as a wicket keeper batsman prior to the start of this test. 22 more runs would fetch him 800 runs. He scored 40 in India’s first innings which fetched him 818 runs. He became the second Indian wicket keeper batsman to score 800 plus runs against Australia. MS Dhoni is the other Indian wicket keeper batsman who has scored 990 runs against Australia

RR Pant had scored 778 runs against Australia in Australia as a wicket keeper batsman. 22 more runs would fetch him 800 runs. He scored 40 in India’s first innings which fetched him 818 runs. He became the first Indian wicket keeper batsman to score 800 plus runs against Australia in Australia.

RR Pant had scored 778 runs against Australia in Australia as a wicket keeper batsman. 22 more runs would fetch him 800 runs. He scored 40 in India’s first innings which fetched him 818 runs. He scored 40 in India’s first innings which fetched him 818 runs.He became the first wicket keeper batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 800 plus runs against Australia in Australia.

KL Rahul had scored 849 runs against Australia as an opening batsman prior to the start of this test. He scored four runs in India’s first innings fetched him 853 runs. He became the fifth Indian opening batsman to score 850 runs against Australia. Others are –V Sehwag {1738}, SM Gavaskar {1550}, M Vijay {1324} and CPS Chauhan {878}

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 one wicket in Australia’s first innings at the close of play on the first day which fetched him 31 wickets. He now shares the record for most wickets by an Indian bowler in a series against Australia in Australia with Bishen Singh Bedi. Bishen Singh Bedi who had captured 31 wickets against Australia in Australia in 1977-78 series

SPD Smith had pouched 37 catches against India prior to the start of this test. He took two catches in India’s first innings fetched him 39 catches and with it he shares the record for most catches by a fieldsman against India with IVA Richards. IVA Richards has pouched 39 catches against India. SPD Smith went past AN Cook who had pouched 38 catches against India on his way to joint first position.

PJ Cummins will be leading Australia in his 33rd test when he leads Australia against India at Sydney to become the 47^th captain in the annals of test cricket to lead a team in 33 or more tests.

PJ Cummins will be leading Australia in his 33rd test when he leads Australia against India at Sydney to become the ninth Australian captain in the annals of test cricket to lead a team in 33 or more tests.

Approaching milestones ahead of the fifth test between Australia and India at Sydney

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India and Indian Cricketers

V Kohli has scored nine centuries against Australia. He needs one more century which would fetch him ten centuries. If he gets it, he would then become the second Indian batsman to score ten or more centuries against Australia. SR Tendulkar has scored eleven centuries against Australia.

V Kohli has scored nine centuries against Australia. He needs one more century which would fetch him ten centuries. If he gets it, he would then become the third batsman to score ten or more centuries against Australia. JB Hobbs {12} and SR Tendulkar {11} are the other two batsmen who have scored ten or more centuries against Australia.

V Kohli has scored seven centuries against Australia in Australia. One more century would fetch him his eighth century. If he gets it, he would then occupy the second place in the list of batsmen who have scored eight or more centuries against Australia in Australia. JB Hobbs has scored nine centuries against Australia in Australia.

V Kohli has pouched 18 catches against Australia in Australia prior to the start of this test. One more catch would fetch him 19 catches. If he gets them, he would then own the record for most catches by an Indian fieldsman catches against Australia in Australia. He would go past VVS Laxman who has pouched 18 plus catches against Australia in Australia

RR Pant has effected 51 dismissals against Australia in Australia prior to the start of this test. One more dismissal would fetch him 51 dismissals. If he effects them, then he would then become the third wicket keeper to effect 51 plus dismissals in the annals of test cricket against Australia in Australia. Others are – Wasim Bari {55}, APE Knott {51}

RR Pant has effected 51 dismissals against Australia in Australia prior to the start of this test. Five more dismissal would fetch him 56 dismissals. If he effects them, then he would own the record for most dismissals in the annals of test cricket against Australia in Australia. He would go past Wasim Bari who has effected 55 dismissals against Australia in Australia

RR Pant has effected 51 dismissals – all caught – against Australia prior to the start of this test. Sic more catches would fetch him 57 catches. If he pouches them, then he would then he would own the record for most catches by an Indian wicket keeper against Australia. He would go past MS Dhoni has pouched 56 catches against Australia .

RR Pant has scored 778 runs against Australia as a wicket keeper batsman. 22 more runs would fetch him 800 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the second Indian wicket keeper batsman to score 800 plus runs against Australia. MS Dhoni is the other Indian wicket keeper batsman who has scored 990 runs against Australia

RR Pant has scored 778 runs against Australia in Australia as a wicket keeper batsman. 22 more runs would fetch him 800 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the first Indian wicket keeper batsman to score 800 plus runs against Australia in Australia.

RR Pant has scored 778 runs against Australia in Australia as a wicket keeper batsman. 22 more runs would fetch him 800 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the first wicket keeper batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 800 plus runs against Australia in Australia.

RR Pant has scored 68 boundary sixes prior to the start of this test. Two more boundary sixes would fetch him 70 boundary sixes. If he gets them, then he would become the first or second Indian left hand batsman to score 70 boundary sixes. RA Jadeja has scored 69 boundary sixes. He needs one more boundary six for his 70 boundary sixes. Whoever reaches this land mark first, he would become the first Indian left hand batsman to score 70 boundary sixes.

RR Pant has scored 68 boundary sixes prior to the start of this test. Two more boundary sixes would fetch him 70 boundary sixes. If he gets them, then he would become the second Indian wicket keeper batsman to score 70 boundary sixes. MS Dhoni has scored 78 boundary sixed.

KL Rahul has scored nine fifties against Australia as an opening batsman prior to the start of this test. One more fifty would fetch him his tenth fifty. If he gets it, he would then become the fourth Indian opening batsman to score ten or more fifties against Australia. Others are – SM Gavaskar {12}, V Sehwag {12} and M Vijay {10}

KL Rahul has scored eight half centuries against Australia as an opening batsman prior to the start of this test. One more half century would fetch him his ninth half century.. If he gets it, he would then become the second Indian opening batsman to score nine half centuries against Australia. V Sehwag is the other Indian opening batsman who has scored nine half centuries against Australia.

KL Rahul has scored 14 half centuries in his test career as an opening batsman prior to the start of this test. One more half century would fetch him his 15th half century.. If he gets it, he would then become the seventh Indian opening batsman to score 15 or more half centuries. Others are – SR Tendulkar {42}, V Sehwag {29}, G Gambhir {22}, CPS Chauhan {16}, NS Sidhu {15} and M Vijay {15}

KL Rahul has scored 849 runs against Australia as an opening batsman prior to the start of this test. 51 more runs would fetch him 900 runs. If he gets it, he would then become the fourth Indian opening batsman to score 900 runs against Australia. Others are –V Sehwag {1738}, SM Gavaskar {1550} and M Vijay {1324}

YBK Jaiswal has scored 359 runs in the on-going series against Australia in Australia prior to the start of this test. 41 more runs would fetch him 400 runs in the on-going test series in Australia. If he gets them, then his feat would provide the eleventh occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 400 plus runs in a test series against Australia in Australia

YBK Jaiswal has scored 359 runs in the on-going series against Australia prior to the start of this test. 41 more runs would fetch him 400 runs in the on-going test series in Australia. If he gets them, then his feat would provide the 22^nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 400 plus runs in a test series against Australia

YBK Jaiswal has scored 1766 runs in the on-going ICC WTC Cycle 2023-25 cycle prior to the start of this test. 34 more runs would fetch him 1800 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the second batsman to total 1800 plus runs in the on-going ICC WTC Cycle 2023-25 cycle. JE Root has an aggregate of 1968 runs in the on-going ICC WTC Cycle 2023-25 cycle.

YBK Jaiswal has scored 1766 runs in the on-going ICC WTC Cycle 2023-25 cycle prior to the start of this test. 34 more runs would fetch him 1800 runs. If he gets them, then his feat would provide the third occasion of a batsman totalling 1800 plus runs any ICC WTC Cycle 2023-25 cycle. JE Root has an aggregate of 1968 runs in the on-going ICC WTC Cycle 2023-25 cycle and 1915 runs in 2021-23 ICC WTC cycle.

YBK Jaiswal has scored 14 fifties in the on-going ICC WTC Cycle 2023-25 cycle prior to the start of this test. One more fifty fetch him his 15^th fifty. If he gets them, then he would become the first batsman to score 15 fifties in tests played in the on-going ICC WTC Cycle 2023-25 cycle. He would go past JE Root has an aggregate of 14 fifties in the on-going ICC WTC Cycle 2023-25 cycle.

YBK Jaiswal has scored 14 fifties in the on-going ICC WTC Cycle 2023-25 cycle prior to the start of this test. One more fifty fetch him his 15^th fifty. If he gets them, then he would become the first batsman to score 15 fifties in tests played in the any ICC WTC Cycle. Other batsmen to score – 14 fifties in any ICC WTC cycle are – M Labuschagne in 2019-21 cycle, Babar Azam in 2021-23 cycle, JE Root in 2021-23 cycle and JE Root in 2023-25 cycle

YBK Jaiswal has scored 39 boundary sixes in his career as an opening batsman prior to the start of this test. He needs one more boundary six which would fetch him 40 boundary sixes. If he gets it, he would then become the third Indian opening batsman to score 40 plus boundary sixes. Others are – V Sehwag {88} and RG Sharma {56}

YBK Jaiswal has scored 39 boundary sixes in his career as an opening batsman prior to the start of this test. He needs one more boundary six which would fetch him 40 boundary sixes. If he gets it, he would then become the tenth Indian batsman to score 40 plus boundary sixes.

RA Jadeja has scored 69 boundary sixes in his career prior to the start of this test. He needs one more boundary six which would fetch him 70 boundary sixes. If he gets it, he would then become the first or second Indian left hand batsman to score 70 plus boundary sixes. RR Pant has scored 68 boundary sixes. He needs two more boundary six for his 70 boundary sixes. Whoever reaches this land mark first, he would become the first Indian left hand batsman to score 70 boundary sixed.

JJ Bumrah has captured 30 wickets in the on-going test series against Australia. He needs three more wickets which would fetch him 33 wickets. If he gets them then he would own the record for most wickets in a series against Australia by an Indian bowler. He would go past Harbhajan Singh who had captured 32 wickets against Australia in India in 2000-01

JJ Bumrah has captured 30 wickets in the on-going test series against Australia in Australia. He needs one more wicket which would fetch him 31 wickets. If he gets them then he would own the record for most wickets by an Indian bowler in a series against Australia in Australia. He would go past Bishen Singh Bedi who had captured 31 wickets against Australia in Australia in 1977-78 series

JJ Bumrah has captured 30 wickets in the on-going test series against Australia on away soil He needs one more wicket which would fetch him 31 wickets. If he gets them then he would own the record for most wickets by an Indian bowler in an away series against any opposition. He would go past Bishen Singh Bedi who had captured 31 wickets against Australia in 1977-78 away series

JJ Bumrah has captured 30 wickets in the on-going test series against Australia. He needs three more wickets which would fetch him 33 wickets. If he gets them then he would own the record for most wickets by an Indian pace bowler in a series against any opposition. He would go past N Kapil Dev who had captured 32 wickets against Pakistan in 1979-80 home series

JJ Bumrah has captured 30 wickets in the on-going test series against Australia. He needs six more wickets which would fetch him 36 wickets. If he gets them then he would own the record for most wickets by an Indian bowler in a series against any opposition. He would go past BS Chandrasekhar who had captured 36 wickets against England in 1972-73 home series

The following table lists the Indian bowlers who have captured 30 plus wickets in a bilateral test series prior to the start of the Sydney test

No	Player	Opponent	H/A	Series	M	I	Balls	Runs	W
1	BS Chandrasekhar	England	Home	1972-73	5	09	1747	662	35
2	MH Mankad	England	Home	1951-52	5	10	2225	571	34
3	SP Gupte	New Zealand	Home	1955-55	5	10	2140	669	34
4	N Kapil Dev	Pakistan	Home	1979-8o	6	11	1271	566	32
5	Harbhajan Singh	Australia	Home	2000-01	3	06	1071	545	32
6	R Ashwin	England	Home	2020-21	4	08	1129	471	32
7	BS Bedi	Australia	Away	1977-78	5	10	1759	740	31
8	R Ashwin	South Africa	Home	2015-15	4	07	0988	345	31
9	JJ Bumrah	Australia	Away	2024-24	4	08	0848	385	30

Australia and Australian cricketers

SPD Smith has scored seven centuries against India in Australia prior to the start of this test. One more century will fetch him his eighth century. If he gets it, he would then become own the record for Australian batsman scoring most centuries against India in Australia jointly with RT Ponting who has scored seven centuries against India in Australia

SPD Smith has scored seven centuries against India on home soil prior to the start of this test. One more century will fetch him his eighth century. If he gets it, he would then own the record for most centuries by a batsman to score most centuries against India on home soil. He would go past RT Ponting and JE Root are the other two batsman who has scored seven centuries against India on home soil

SPD Smith has scored nine boundary sixes against India in Australia prior to the start of this test. One more boundary six will fetch him his tenth boundary six. If he gets it, he would then become the first Australian batsman to score ten boundary sixes against India in Australia.

SPD Smith has scored nine boundary sixes against India on home soil prior to the start of this test. One more boundary six will fetch him his tenth boundary six. If he gets it, he would then become the ninth batsman to score ten or more boundary sixes against India on home soil

SPD Smith has pouched 37 catches against India prior to the start of this test. Three more catches would fetch him 40 catches and with it he would become the first Australian fieldsman to pouch 40 catches against India.

SPD Smith has pouched 37 catches against India prior to the start of this test. Three more catches would fetch him 40 catches and with it the record for most catches by a fieldsman against India. He would go past IVA Richards who has pouched 39 catches against India.

SPD Smith has pouched 21 catches against India in Australia. Four more catches would fetch him 25 catches and with it he would become the first Australian fieldsman to pouch 25 catches against India in Australia.

SPD Smith has pouched 21 catches against India in Australia. Two more catches would fetch him 20 catches and with it he would become the first Australian fieldsman to pouch 20 plus catches against India in Australia.

SPD Smith has pouched 21 catches against India on home soil. Four more catches would fetch him 25 catches and with it he would become the second fieldsman to pouch 20 plus catches against India on home soil. AN Cook of England has pouched 31 catches against India on home soil.

PJ Cummins has captured eight five wickets while leading Australia prior to start of this test. One more five wicket haul would fetch him ninth five wickets haul. If he gets it, he would then own the record jointly with R Benaud for most five wicket hauls by an Australian captain. R Benaud has also captured nine five wicket hauls while leading Australia.

PJ Cummins has captured eight five wickets while leading Australia prior to start of this test. One more five wicket haul would fetch him ninth five wickets haul. If he gets it, he would then become the third captain in the annals of test cricket to capture nine or more five wicket hauls. Others are – Imran Khan {12} and R Benaud {09}

PJ Cummins has captured eight five wickets while leading Australia prior to start of this test. One more five wicket haul would fetch him ninth five wickets haul. If he gets it, he would then become the second pace bowler captain in the annals of test cricket to capture nine or more five wicket hauls. Imran Khan of Pakistan has captured five wicket hauls on twelve occasions as a pace bowler captain

PJ Cummins will be leading Australia in his 33rd test when he leads Australia against India at Sydney to become the 47^th captain in the annals of test cricket to lead a team in 33 or more tests.

PJ Cummins will be leading Australia in his 32^nd test when he leads Australia against India at Sydney to become the ninth Australian captain in the annals of test cricket to lead a team in 33 or more tests.

NM Lyon has captured 48 wickets at Sydney prior to the start of this test. Two more wickets would fetch his 50 wickets and with it he would become the fourth Australian bowler to capture 50 wickets at Sydney. Others are – SK Warne {64}, SCG MacGill {53} and MA Starc (50}

NM Lyon has captured 48 wickets at Sydney prior to the start of this test. Two more wickets would fetch his 50 wickets and with it he would become the third Australian spin bowler to capture 50 wickets at Sydney. SK Warne {64} and SCG MacGill {53} are the other two Australian bowlers who have captured 50 wickets at Sydney

Batsmen who have scored ten or more centuries in Vijay Hazare Trophy as of 31.12.2024

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The following five batsmen have scored ten or more centuries in Vijay Harare Trophy as on 31.12.2024.

No	Player	Runs	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	AR Bawne	117	Maharashtra	Saurashtra	Mumbai	23.02.12
2	AR Bawne	102*	Maharashtra	Baroda	Ahmedabad	11.11.14
3	AR Bawne	110*	Maharashtra	Saurashtra	Ahmedabad	14.11.14
4	AR Bawne	100	Maharashtra	Andhra	Delhi	14.12.15
5	AR Bawne	117*	Maharashtra	U. Pradesh	Bilaspur	07.02.18
6	AR Bawne	104*	Maharashtra	Karnataka	Bengaluru	20.09.18
7	AR Bawne	100*	Maharashtra	Punjab	Bengaluru	23.09.18
8	AR Bawne	110	Maharashtra	Puducherry	Jaipur	01.03.21
9	AR Bawne	113*	Maharashtra	Uttarakhand	Rajkot	12.12.21
10	AR Bawne	184*	Maharashtra	Puducherry	Ranchi	23.11.22
11	AR Bawne	110	Maharashtra	Assam	Ahmedabad	30.11.22
12	AR Bawne	107*	Maharashtra	Jharkhand	Jaipur	23.11.23
13	AR Bawne	113	Maharashtra	Hyderabad	Jaipur	01.12.23
14	AR Bawne	167	Maharashtra	Manipur	Jaipur	05.12.23
15	AR Bawne	123	Maharashtra	Himachal	Mumbai	28.12.24

1	RD Gaikwad	132	Maharashtra	Himachal	Cuttack	25.02.17
2	RD Gaikwad	115	Maharashtra	Tripura	Bilaspur	15.02.18
3	RD Gaikwad	114	Maharashtra	Himachal	Alur (2)	28.09.18
4	RD Gaikwad	102	Maharashtra	Himachal	Jaipur	21.02.21
5	RD Gaikwad	136	Maharashtra	M. Pradesh	Rajkot	08.12.21
6	RD Gaikwad	164*	Maharashtra	Chhattisgarh	Rajkot	09.12.21
7	RD Gaikwad	124	Maharashtra	Kerala	Rajkot	11.12.21
8	RD Gaikwad	168	Maharashtra	Chandigarh	Saurashtra	14.12.21
9	RD Gaikwad	124*	Maharashtra	Railways	Ranchi	12.11.22
10	RD Gaikwad	220*	Maharashtra	U. Pradesh	Ahmedabad	28.11.22
11	RD Gaikwad	168	Maharashtra	Assam	Ahmedabad	30.11.22
12	RD Gaikwad	108	Maharashtra	Saurashtra	Ahmedabad	02.12.22
13	RD Gaikwad	148*	Maharashtra	Services	Mumbai	21.12.24

1	RV Uthappa	117	Karnataka	Tamil Nadu	Chennai	14.02.10
2	RV Uthappa	103	Karnataka	Andhra	Malappuram	13.02.11
3	RV Uthappa	120	Karnataka	Hyderabad	Bangalore	24.02.12
4	RV Uthappa	104	Karnataka	Andhra	Bengaluru	26.02.12
5	RV Uthappa	169	Karnataka	Goa	Porvorim	14.02.13
6	RV Uthappa	103	Karnataka	Hyderabad	Porvorim	18.02.13
7	RV Uthappa	104	Karnataka	Kerala	Alur	02.03.14
8	RV Uthappa	132*	Karnataka	Gujarat	Kolkata	01.03.14
9	RV Uthappa	133	Karnataka	Jharkhand	Kolkata	14.03.14
10	RV Uthappa	107	Kerala	Odisha	Alur	20.02.21
11	RV Uthappa	100	Kerala	Railways	Bengaluru	24.02.21

1	Yashpal Singh	100	Services	Himachal	Una	15.02.09
2	Yashpal Singh	126*	Services	J + K	Una	17.02.09
3	Yashpal Singh	108*	Services	Himachal	Chandigarh	10.02.11
4	Yashpal Singh	108*	Services	Himachal	Delhi	20.02.12
5	Yashpal Singh	115*	Tripura	Delhi	Cuttack	03.03.17
6	Yashpal Singh	113*	Tripura	Himachal	Dharamsala	05.02.18
7	Yashpal Singh	110	Tripura	U. Pradesh	Nadaun	17.02.18
8	Yashpal Singh	102	Manipur	Mizoram	Anand	28.09.18
9	Yashpal Singh	134*	Manipur	Bihar	Nadiad	04.10.18
10	Yashpal Singh	106*	Manipur	Meghalaya	Vadodara	06.10.18

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	v Punjab	Ahmedabad	26.12.24
9	MA Agarwal	100*	Karnataka	v Arunachal	Ahmedabad	28.12.24
10	MA Agarwal	124	Karnataka	v Hyderabad	Ahmedabad	31.12.24

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