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Australia Vs India Second Test at Adelaide Third day’s play

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Australia won this test by ten wickets to provide the 33rd occasion of Australia winning a test by ten wickets margin. It also provides the fourth occasion of Australia winning a test by ten wickets margin against India

Australia won this test by ten wickets to provide the 17th occasion of Australia winning a test by ten wickets margin in tests played in Australia. It also provides the second occasion of Australia winning a test by ten wickets margin against India in Australia

PJ Cummins of Australia returned with five for 57 in India’s second innings to provide the 653^rd occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings. It also provides the 68^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against India

PJ Cummins of Australia returned with five for 57 in India’s second innings to provide the 350th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings in tests played in Australia. It also provides the 30^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against India in tests played in Australia

PJ Cummins of Australia returned with five for 57 in India’s second innings to provide the 26th occasion of an Australian captain capturing five or more wickets in a test innings. It also provides the third occasion of an Australian captain capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against India

PJ Cummins of Australia returned with five for 57 in India’s second innings to provide the 17th occasion of an Australian captain capturing five or more wickets in a test innings in tests played in Australia. It also provides the first occasion of an Australian captain capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against India in tests played in Australia

PJ Cummins of Australia returned with five for 57 in India’s second innings to provide the tenth occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings in a day-night test. It also provides the third occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against India in a day-night test.

PJ Cummins of Australia returned with five for 57 in India’s second innings to provide the 30th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings in a day-night test. It also provides the fourth occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against India in a day-night test.

PJ Cummins of Australia returned with five for 57 in India’s second innings to provide the first occasion of an Australian captain capturing five or more wickets in a test innings in a day-night test. It also provides the first occasion of an Australian captain capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against India in a day-night test.

PJ Cummins of Australia returned with five for 57 in India’s second innings to provide the third occasion of a captain capturing five or more wickets in a test innings in a day-night test. It also provides the second occasion of a captain capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against India in a day-night test.

PJ Cummins’ aggregate of wickets read 41 in day-night tests at the end of this test. He became the third bowler to capture 40 plus wickets in day-night tests. Others are – MA Starc {74} and NM Lyon {43]

PJ Cummins’ aggregate of wickets read 60 against India in tests at the end of this test. He became the second Australian bowler to capture 60 plus wickets in tests against India. NM Lyon has captured 123 wickets against India.

PJ Cummins’ aggregate of wickets read 60 against India in tests at the end of this test. He became the first Australian pace bowler to capture 60 plus wickets in tests against India. He went past MA Starc who has captured 59 wickets against India.

Australia Vs India Second Test at Adelaide second day’s play

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RR Pant had effected 34 dismissals against Australia in Australia prior to the start of this test. He affected four dismissals in Australia’s first innings which fetched him 38 dismissals. He now holds the record for most dismissals by an Indian wicket keeper against Australia in Australia He went past MS Dhoni who had effected 35 dismissals against Australia in Australia.

M Labuschagne had an aggregate of 894 runs in day-night tests prior to the start of this test. He needs six more runs which would fetch him 900 runs. He scored 64 runs in Australia’s first innings which fetched him 958 runs. He became the first batsman to score 950 plus runs in day-night tests.

M Labuschange had scored 93 boundary fours in day-night tests prior to the start of this test. He needed seven boundary fours for 100 boundary fours. He scored nine boundary fours in his knock of 64 in Australia’s first innings which fetched him 102 boundary fours. He became the first batsman to score 100 boundary fours in day-night tests.

RR Pant had scored 662 runs against Australia as a wicket keeper batsman. 38 more runs would fetch him 700 runs. At the end of the second day in this test, his run aggregate read 711. He became the third Indian wicket keeper batsman to score 700 plus runs against Australia. Others are – MS Dhoni {990} and SMH Kirmani {756]

RR Pant had scored 662 runs against Australia in Australia as a wicket keeper batsman. 38 more runs would fetch him 700 runs. At the end of the second day in this test, his run aggregate read 711. He became the first Indian wicket keeper batsman to score 700 plus runs against Australia in Australia.

RR Pant hadscored 662 runs against Australia in Australia as a wicket keeper batsman. 38 more runs would fetch him 700 runs. At the end of the second day in this test, his run aggregate read 711. He became the first wicket keeper batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 700 plus runs against Australia in Australia.

TM Head scored 140 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 28th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in a day-night test. It also provides the second occasion of a batsman scoring a century against India in a day-night test. Prior to this FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka had scored 107 against India at Bengaluru in Mar 2022.

TM Head scored 140 in Australia’s first innings to provide the twelfth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century in a day-night test. It also represents the first century by an Australian batsman against India in a day-night test. The previous highest was 73 not out by TD Paine at Adelaide in Dec 2020.

MA Starc’s aggregate wickets tally at Adelaide read 54 at the end of the second day’s play in this test. He is the third Australian bowler to capture 50 plus wickets at Adelaide. Others are – NM Lyon {63} and SK Warne {56}

MA Starc’s aggregate wickets tally at Adelaide read 54 at the end of the second day’s play in this test. He became the first Australian pace bowler and also the first Australian left arm pace bowler to capture 50 plus wickets at Adelaide.

SPD Smith had pouched 15 catches against India in Australia. He took one catch in this test which fetched him 16 catches. He became the fourth Australain fieldsman to pouch 16 plus catches against India in Australia. Others are – ME Waugh {18} RT Ponting {16} and MEK Hussey {16}

R Ashwin had captured 39 wickets against Australia in Australia prior to the start of this test. One more wicket would fetch him 40 wickets. His lone wicket in Australia’s first innings fetched him 40 wickets. He became the fourth Indian bowler to capture 40 plus wickets against Australia in Australia. Others are – N Kapil Dev {51}, A Kumble {49} and JJ Bumtah {44}.

PJ Cummins had an aggregate of 53 wickets against India prior to the start of this test. His aggregate of wickets against India at the end of second day’s play read 57. He now occupies the second place in the list of Australian pace bowlers who have captured most wickets against India. MA Starc occupies the first place with 58 wickets.

YBK Jaiswal was dismissed by the first ball for zero in India’s innings to provide the 1806th occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of an innings. It also provides the 178th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed by the first ball of an innings.

It also provides the 514^th occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of an innings in the first innings of a test. It also provides the 60th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed by the first ball of an innings in the first innings of a test

It also provides the 520^th occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of an innings in the second innings of a test. It also provides the 51st occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed by the first ball of an innings in the second innings of a test

It also provides the 493rd occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball Indian of an innings in the third innings of a test. It also provides the 45th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed by the first ball of an innings in the third innings of a test

It also provides the 279^th occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of an innings in the fourth innings of a test. It also provides the 22nd occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed by the first ball of an innings in the fourth innings of a test

YBK Jaiswal was dismissed by the first ball for zero in India’s innings to provide the 243rd occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of an innings. It also provides the 28th occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed by the first ball of an innings.

YBK Jaiswal was dismissed by the first ball for zero in India’s innings to provide the 126th occasion of an opening batsman batting at number one dismissed by the first ball of an innings. It also provides the 18th occasion of an Indian opening batsman batting at number one dismissed by the first ball of an innings.

Australia Vs India Second Test at Adelaide First day’s play

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India won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the 230th occasion of India doing so in a test. It also provides the 39^th occasion of India doing so in a test against Australia.

India won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the 93^rd occasion of India doing so in a test played on away soil. It also provides the 20th occasion of India doing so in a test against Australia in Australia.

YBK Jaiswal of India was dismissed first ball – leg before wicket by MA Starc of Australia in the on-going test at Adelaide between Australia and India to provide the 35^th occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Batsman	Bowler	Team	Opposition	Ground	Season
1	AC MacLaren	A Coningham	England	Australia	Melbourne	1894/95
2	TW Hayward	AEE Vogler	England	South Africa	The Oval	1907
3	W Bardsley	MW Tate	Australia	England	Leeds	1926
4	H Sutcliffe	FT Badcock	England	New Zealand	Christchurch	1932/33
5	TS Worthington	EL McCormick	England	Australia	Brisbane	1936/37
6	CC Hunte	Fazal Mahmood	West Indies	Pakistan	Port-of-Spain	1957/58
7	EJ Barlow	GD McKenzie	South Africa	Australia	Durban	1966/67
8	RC Fredericks	S Abid Ali	West Indies	India	Port-of-Spain	1970/71
9	KR Stackpole	RJ Hadlee	Australia	New Zealand	Auckland	1973/74
10	SM Gavaskar	GG Arnold	India	England	Birmingham	1974
11	SS Naik	AME Roberts	India	West Indies	Kolkata	1974/75
12	JFM Morrison	GG Arnold	New Zealand	England	Christchurch	1974/75
13	Mohsin Khan	N Kapil Dev	Pakistan	India	Jullundur	1983/84
14	SM Gavaskar	MD Marshall	India	West Indies	Kolkata	1983/84
15	SM Gavaskar	Imran Khan	India	Pakistan	Jaipur	1986/87
16	WV Raman	RJ Hadlee	India	New Zealand	Napier	1989/90
17	SJ Cook	N Kapil Dev	South Africa	India	Durban	1992/93
18	G Kirsten	CEL Ambrose	South Africa	West Indies	Cape Town	1998/99
19	ST Jayasuriya	GD McGrath	Sri Lanka	Australia	Galle	1999
20	LV Garrick	AA Donald	West Indies	South Africa	Kingston	2000/01
21	SS Das	M Dillon	India	West Indies	Bridgetown	2001/02
22	Hannan Sarkar	PT Collins	Bangladesh	West Indies	Dhaka	2002/03
23	Hannan Sarkar	PT Collins	Bangladesh	West Indies	Gros Islet	2004
24	Hannan Sarkar	PT Collins	Bangladesh	West Indies	Kingston	2004
25	W Jaffer	M Mortaza	India	Bangladesh	Chittagong (CDS)	2007
26	D Ganga	RJ Sidebottom	West Indies	England	Ch-le-St	2007
27	TG McIntosh	Mohd Aamer	New Zealand	Pakistan	Dunedin	2009/10
28	AJ Strauss	DW Steyn	England	South Africa	Johannesburg	2009/10
29	CH Gayle	RAS Lakmal	West Indies	Sri Lanka	Pallekele	2010/11
30	FDM Karunaratne	MA Starc	Sri Lanka	Australia	Galle	2016
31	KL Rahul	RAS Lakmal	India	Sri Lanka	Kolkata	2017/18
32	D Elgar	JM Anderson	South Africa	England	Centurion	2019/20
33	Abdul Malik (1)	B Muzarabani	Afghanistan	Zimbabwe	Abu Dhabi	2020/21
34	RJ Burns	MA Starc	England	Australia	Brisbane	2021/22
35	YBK Jaiswal	MA Starc	India	Australia	Adelaide	2024/25

YBK Jaiswal of India was dismissed by the first ball – leg before wicket by MA Starc of Australia in the on-going test at Adelaide between Australia and India to provide the ninth occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Batsman	Bowler	Team	Opposition	Ground	Season
1	SM Gavaskar	GG Arnold	India	England	Birmingham	1974
2	SS Naik	AME Roberts	India	West Indies	Kolkata	1974/75
3	SM Gavaskar	MD Marshall	India	West Indies	Kolkata	1983/84
4	SM Gavaskar	Imran Khan	India	Pakistan	Jaipur	1986/87
5	WV Raman	RJ Hadlee	India	New Zealand	Napier	1989/90
6	SS Das	M Dillon	India	West Indies	Bridgetown	2001/02
7	W Jaffer	M Mortaza	India	Bangladesh	Chittagong (CDS)	2007
8	KL Rahul	RAS Lakmal	India	Sri Lanka	Kolkata	2017/18
9	YBK Jaiswal	MA Starc	India	Australia	Adelaide	2024/25

YBK Jaiswal of India was dismissed by the first ball – leg before wicket by MA Starc of Australia in the on-going test at Adelaide between Australia and India to provide the seventh occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of a test in the annals of test cricket by an Australian bowler. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Batsman	Bowler	Team	Opposition	Ground	Season
1	AC MacLaren	A Coningham	England	Australia	Melbourne	1894/95
2	TS Worthington	EL McCormick	England	Australia	Brisbane	1936/37
3	EJ Barlow	GD McKenzie	South Africa	Australia	Durban	1966/67
4	ST Jayasuriya	GD McGrath	Sri Lanka	Australia	Galle	1999
5	FDM Karunaratne	MA Starc	Sri Lanka	Australia	Galle	2016
6	RJ Burns	MA Starc	England	Australia	Brisbane	2021/22
7	YBK Jaiswal	MA Starc	India	Australia	Adelaide	2024/25

MA Starc of Australia and PT Collins of Bangladesh are the two bowlers in the annals of test cricket to dismiss the batsmen by the first ball of a test on three occasions.

No	Batsman	Bowler	Team	Opposition	Ground	Season
1	FDM Karunaratne	MA Starc	Sri Lanka	Australia	Galle	2016
2	RJ Burns	MA Starc	England	Australia	Brisbane	2021/22
3	YBK Jaiswal	MA Starc	India	Australia	Adelaide	2024/25

1	Hannan Sarkar	PT Collins	Bangladesh	West Indies	Dhaka	2002/03
2	Hannan Sarkar	PT Collins	Bangladesh	West Indies	Gros Islet	2004
3	Hannan Sarkar	PT Collins	Bangladesh	West Indies	Kingston	2004

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets in India’s first innings which fetched him 57 wickets against India. He now occupies the second place in the list of Australian bowlers who have captured most wickets against India. NM Lyon has captured 123 wickets against India.

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets in India’s first innings which fetched him 57 wickets against India. He now owns the record for most wickets captured by Australian pace bowlers against India. He went past JR Hazlewood who has an aggregate of 56 wickets

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets in India’s first innings which fetched him 57 wickets against India. He now owns the record for most wickets captured by Australian left arm pace bowlers against India.

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets in India’s first innings to provide his first wicket haul against India. The previous best was four for 53 at Adelaide in Dec 2020

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets conceding 48 runs in India’s first innings to provide his best bowling figures in a test innings. The previous best was his six for 50 against Sri Lanka at Galle in Aug 2016.

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets in India’s first innings to provide his first 15^th five wicket haul of his test career as a left arm pace bowler. He now owns the record for most five wicket hauls by an Australian left arm pace bowler. He went past AK Davdidson who has taken 14 five wicket hauls

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets in India’s first innings to provide his 15^th five wicket haul of his test career as a left arm pace bowler. He became the second left arm pace bowler to capture fifteen five wicket hauls in the annals of test cricket. Wasim Akram of Pakistan has captured 25 five wicket hauls.

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets in India’s first innings to provide his eighth five wicket haul of his test career as a left arm pace bowler on home soil. He became the second Australian left arm pace bowler to capture eight five wicket hauls in the annals of test cricket on home soil. AK Davidson has captured eight five wicket hauls on home soil

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets in India’s first innings to provide his eighth five wicket haul of his test career as a left arm pace bowler on home soil. He became the third left arm pace bowler to capture eight five wicket hauls in the annals of test cricket on home soil. AK Davidson and Wasim Akram have captured eight five wicket hauls on home soil

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets in India’s first innings to provide his fourth five wicket haul of his test career in day-night tests. He is the only bowler to capture four five wicket hauls in day-night tests.

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets in India’s first innings fetched him 72 wickets day-night tests. He became the first bowler in the history of day-night tests to capture 70 plus wickets

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets in India’s first innings to provide the 29^th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings day-night tests. He became the ninth Australian bowler to capture five wicket or more wicket hauls in an innings in day-night tests.

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets in India’s first innings fetched him 44 wickets against India in Australia. He became the first Australian left arm pace bowler to capture 40 plus wickets against India in Australia

PJ Cummins has an aggregate of 38 wickets against India in Australia prior to the start of this test. Two more wickets would fetch him 40 wickets. He captured two wickets in India’s first innings to become the fifth Australian bowler to capture 40 plus wickets against India in Australia.

M Labuschagne has an aggregate of 894 runs in day-night tests prior to the start of this test. He needs six more runs which would fetch him 900 runs. He scored 20 not out at the end of the first day’s play in Australian first innings and his aggregate read 914. He became the first batsman to score 900 plus runs in day-night tests.

Approaching milestones ahead of the second test between Australia and India at Adelaide

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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 scored 1457 runs against Australia in Australia. 43 more runs would fetch him 1500 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the tenth batsman to score 1500 runs against Australia in Australia.

V Kohli has scored 1457 runs against Australia in Australia. 43 more runs would fetch him 1500 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the second Indian batsman to score 1500 runs against Australia in Australia. SR Tendulkar has scored 1809 runs against Australia in Australia.

V Kohli has pouched 28 catches against Australia prior to the start of this test. Two more catches would fetch him 30 catches. If he gets them, he would then become the third Indian fieldsman to pouch 30 plus catches. R Dravid {46} and VVS Laxman {36} are the other two Indian fieldsmen to pouch 30 plus catches.

V Kohli has pouched 28 catches against Australia prior to the start of this test. Two more catches would fetch him 30 catches. If he gets them, he would then become the 19^th fieldsman to pouch 30 plus catches.

V Kohli has pouched 14 catches against Australia in Australia prior to the start of this test. One more catch would fetch him 15 catches. If he gets them, he would then become the third Indian fieldsman to pouch 15 plus catches against Australia in Australia. VVS Laxman {18} and SR Tendulkar {16} are the other two Indian fieldsmen to pouch 15 plus catches against Australia in Australia

V Kohli has pouched 59 catches on away soil to the start of this test. One more catch would fetch him 60 catches. If he gets them, he would then become the fourth Indian fieldsman to pouch 60 plus catches on away soil. R Dravid {111}, VVS Laxman {74} and SR Tendulkar {68} are the other three Indian fieldsmen to pouch 60 plus catches on away soil.

V Kohli has pouched 59 catches on away soil to the start of this test. One more catch would fetch him 60 catches. If he gets them, he would then become the 23rd fieldsman to pouch 60 plus catches on away soil.

YBK Jaiswal has scored 1280 runs in this calendar year prior to the start of this test. He needs 82 more runs to overhaul the aggregate of J Root who has scored 1361 runs in the calendar year 2024 and to become the highest run getter in the calendar year 2024.

YBK Jaiswal has scored ten fifties in this calendar year prior to the start of this test. He needs two more fifties to score twelve or more fifties in the calendar year 2024 and to provide the fourth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twelve or more fifties in any calendar year. Others to perform such a feat are – V Sehwag {13 fifties in 2010}, SM Gavaskar {12 fifties in 1979} and SR Tendulkar {12 fifties in 2010]

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

SPD Smith has scored nine centuries against India prior to the start of this test. One more century will fetch him his tenth century. If he gets it, he would then become the second batsman to score ten centuries against India. JE Root of England is the other batsman to score ten centuries against India.

SPD Smith has scored 14 fifties against India prior to the start of this test. One more century will fetch him his 15^th fifty. If he gets it, he would then become the second Australian batsman to score 15 fifties against India. RT Ponting has scored 20 fifties against India

SPD Smith has scored 14 fifties against India prior to the start of this test. One more century will fetch him his 15^th fifty. If he gets it, he would then become the nineth batsman to score 15 fifties against India.

SPD Smith has scored five centuries against India in Australia prior to the start of this test. One more century will fetch him his sixth century. If he gets it, he would then become the second Australian batsman to score six or more centuries against India in Australia. RT Ponting is the other Australian batsman to score seven centuries against India in Australia

SPD Smith has scored five centuries against India in Australia prior to the start of this test. One more century will fetch him his sixth century. If he gets it, he would then become the fourth batsman to score six or more centuries against India on home soil.

Smith has scored nine fifties against India in Australia prior to the start of this test. One more fifty will fetch him his tenth fifty. If he gets it, he would then become the second Australian batsman to score ten or more fifties against India in Australia. RT Ponting is the other Australian batsman to score 14 fifties against India in Australia

Smith has scored nine fifties against India in Australia prior to the start of this test. One more fifty will fetch him his tenth fifty. If he gets it, he would then become the fifth batsman to score ten or more fifties against India on home soil.

SPD Smith would be playing his tenth test against India in Australia. He would become the ninth Australian cricketer to appear in ten or more tests against India in India

PJ Cummins has an aggregate of 53 wickets against India prior to the start of this test. Four more wickets would fetch him 57 wickets. If he gets them, he would then occupy the second place in the list of Australian bowlers who have captured most wickets against India. N Lyon has captured 123 wickets.

PJ Cummins has an aggregate of 53 wickets against India prior to the start of this test. Four more wickets would fetch him 57 wickets. If he gets them, he would then occupy the first place in the list of Australian pace bowlers who have captured most wickets against India. He would go past JR Hazelwood who has an aggregate of 56 wickets.

PJ Cummins has an aggregate of 38 wickets against India in Australia prior to the start of this test. Two more wickets would fetch him 40 wickets. If he gets them, he would then become the fourth Australian bowler to capture 40 plus wickets against India in Australia.

PJ Cummins has an aggregate of 38 wickets against India in Australia prior to the start of this test. Two more wickets would fetch him 40 wickets. If he gets them, he would then become the third Australian pace bowler to capture 40 plus wickets against India in Australia.

RA Jadeja has captured 89 wickets against Australia prior to the start of this test. One more wicket would fetch him 90 wickets. If he gets them, he would then become the fourth Indian bowler to capture 90 plus wickets against Australia.

R Ashwin has captured seven five wicket hauls against India prior to the start of this test. One more five wicket haul would fetch him his eighth five wicket haul. If he gets them, then he would become the second Indian bowler to have eight plus five wicket hauls against Australia. A Kumble has ten five wicket hauls against Australia.

R Ashwin has captured 39 wickets against Australia in Australia prior to the start of this test. One more wicket would fetch him 40 wickets. If he gets them, he would then become the fourth Indian bowler to capture 40 plus wickets against Australia in Australia.

RR Pant has effected 34 dismissals against Australia in Australia prior to the start of this test. Two more dismissals would fetch him 36 dismissals. If he effects them, then he would own the record for most dismissals by a wicket keeper against Australia in Australia. He would go past MS Dhoni who had effected 35 dismissals against Australia in Australia.

RR Pant has scored 662 runs against Australia as a wicket keeper batsman. 38 more runs would fetch him 700 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the third Indian wicket keeper batsman to score 700 plus runs against Australia. Others are – MS Dhoni {990} and SMH Kirmani {756]

RR Pant has scored 662 runs against Australia in Australia as a wicket keeper batsman. 38 more runs would fetch him 700 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the first Indian wicket keeper batsman to score 700 plus runs against Australia in Australia.

RR Pant has scored 662 runs against Australia in Australia as a wicket keeper batsman. 38 more runs would fetch him 700 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the first wicket keeper batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 700 plus runs against Australia in Australia.

M Labuschagne has an aggregate of 894 runs in day-night tests prior to the start of this test. He needs six more runs which would fetch him 900 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the first batsman to score 900 plus runs in day-night tests.

SPD Smith has an aggregate of 760 runs in day-night tests prior to the start of this test. He needs 40 more runs which would fetch him 800 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the second batsman to score 800 plus runs in day-night tests.

SPD Smith has scored six fifties in day-night tests prior to the start of this test. He needs one more fifty would fetch him seventh fifty. If he gets them, then he would become the second batsman to score seven fifties in day-night tests. M Labuschagne has score seven fifties in day-night test prior to the start of this test.

M Labuschange and SPD Smith have scored 93 and 92 boundary fours respectively in day-night tests prior to the start of this test. They need seven and eight boundary fours for 100 boundary fours. If they get it, then they would become the first and second batsman to score 100 boundary fours in day-night tests depending who gets first.

SPD Smith has scored four boundary sixes in day-night tests prior to the start of this test. He needs one more boundary six would fetch him five boundary sixes. If he gets them, then he would become the third batsman to score five or more boundary sixes in day-night tests. MA Starc {07} and NM Lyon {05} are the other two batsmen to score five or more boundary sixes in day-night tests.

SPD Smith has pouched 15 catches against India in Australia. Four more catches would fetch him 19 catches and with it the record for most catches by an Australian fieldsman against India in Australia. RT Ponting has pouched 18 catches against India in 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 second Indian batsman to score ten or more centuries against Australia. SR Tendulkar has scored eleven centuries against Australia.

SPD Smith has scored five centuries against India in Australia prior to the start of this test. One more century will fetch him his sixth century. If he gets it, he would then become the fourth batsman to score six or more centuries against India on home soil.

SPD Smith would be playing his tenth test against India in Australia. He would become the ninth Australian cricketer to appear in ten or more tests against India in India

PJ Cummins has an aggregate of 38 wickets against India in Australia prior to the start of this test. Two more wickets would fetch him 40 wickets. If he gets them, he would then become the third Australian pace bowler to capture 40 plus wickets against India in Australia.

The following milestones await RR Pant at Adelaide

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Two batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in an innings of a day-night test match

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M Labuschagne {163} and TM Head {175} of Australia scored centuries against West Indies in the ongoing test at Adelaide to provide the second occasion of two batsmen scoring 150 plus in an innings in a day-night test match. Both the occasions are tabulated below. By a coincidence it was Australian batsmen who have accomplished the feat on both the occasions.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	DA Warner	335*	1	Aus	Pak	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
2	M Labuschagne	162	1	Aus	Pak	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019

1	M Labuschagne	163	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022
2	TM Head	175	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022

Centurions in day-night test – M Labuschagne of Australia registers his fourth century in a day-night test

09/12/2022 hrg

M Labuschagne {163} and TM Head {174} of Australia scored centuries against West Indies in the ongoing test at Adelaide to provide the 25^th and 26^th occasion of batsmen scoring centuries in an innings in a day-night test match.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Azhar Ali	302*	1	Pak	Win	Dub-DSC	13 Oct 2016
2	DM Bravo	116	4	Win	Pak	Dub-DSC	13 Oct 2016
3	F du Plessis	118*	1	SAF	Aus	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016
4	UT Khawaja	145	2	Aus	SAF	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016
5	SC Cook	104	3	SAF	Aus	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016
6	SPD Smith	130	1	Aus	Pak	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016
7	PSP Handscomb	105	1	Aus	Pak	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016
8	Asad Shafiq	137	4	Pak	Aus	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016
9	AN Cook	243	1	Eng	Win	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017
10	JE Root	136	1	Eng	Win	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017
11	FDM Karunaratne	196	1	Srl	Pak	Dub-DSC	06 Oct 2017
12	Asad Shafiq	112	4	Pak	Srl	Dub-DSC	06 Oct 2017
13	SE Marsh	126*	1	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	02 Dec 2017
14	AK Markram	125	1	SAF	Zim	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2017
15	KS Williamson	102	2	NZl	Eng	Auckland	22 Mar 2018
16	HM Nicholls	145*	2	NZl	Eng	Auckland	22 Mar 2018
17	V Kohli	136	2	Ind	Ban	Eden Gardens	22 Nov 2019
18	DA Warner	335*	1	Aus	Pak	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
19	M Labuschagne	162	1	Aus	Pak	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
20	Yasir Shah	113	2	Pak	Aus	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
21	M Labuschagne	143	1	Aus	NZl	Perth	12 Dec 2019
22	M Labuschagne	103	1	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	16 Dec 2021
23	TM Head	101	1	Aus	Eng	Hobart	14 Jan 2022
24	FDM Karunaratne	107	4	Srl	Ind	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022
25	M Labuschagne	163	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022
26	TM Head	175	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022

It also provides the tenth and eleventh occasion of Australian batsmen scoring centuries in an innings in a day-night test match. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	UT Khawaja	145	2	Aus	SAF	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016
2	SPD Smith	130	1	Aus	Pak	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016
3	PSP Handscomb	105	1	Aus	Pak	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016
4	SE Marsh	126*	1	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	2 Dec 2017
5	DA Warner	335*	1	Aus	Pak	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
6	M Labuschagne	162	1	Aus	Pak	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
7	M Labuschagne	143	1	Aus	NZl	Perth	12 Dec 2019
8	M Labuschagne	103	1	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	16 Dec 2021
9	TM Head	101	1	Aus	Eng	Hobart	14 Jan 2022
10	M Labuschagne	163	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022
11	TM Head	175	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022

It also provides the fourth and fifth occasion of batsmen scoring centuries in an innings against West Indies in a day-night test match. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Azhar Ali	302*	1	Pak	Win	Dub-DSC	13 Oct 2016
2	AN Cook	243	1	Eng	Win	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017
3	JE Root	136	1	Eng	Win	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017
4	M Labuschagne	163	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022
5	TM Head	175	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022

It also provides the first and second occasion of Australian batsmen scoring centuries in an innings against West Indies in a day-night test match. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	M Labuschagne	163	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022
2	TM Head	175	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022

M Labuschagne’s century was his fourth century in an innings in a day-night test match and owns the record for most centuries in an innings in day-night tests.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	M Labuschagne	162	1	Aus	Pak	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
2	M Labuschagne	143	1	Aus	NZl	Perth	12 Dec 2019
3	M Labuschagne	103	1	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	16 Dec 2021
4	M Labuschagne	163	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022

Asad Shafiq of Pakistan, FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka and TM Head of Australia are the three batsmen who have scored centuries on two occasions in day-night tests

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Asad Shafiq	137	4	Pak	Aus	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016
2	Asad Shafiq	112	4	Pak	Srl	Dub-DSC	06 Oct 2017

1	FDM Karunaratne	196	1	Srl	Pak	Dub-DSC	06 Oct 2017
2	FDM Karunaratne	107	4	Srl	Ind	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022

1	TM Head	101	1	Aus	Eng	Hobart	14 Jan 2022
2	TM Head	175	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022

M Labuschagne and TM Head are the two pair of batsmen who have scored centuries in an innings in day night tests

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	M Labuschagne	103	1	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	16 Dec 2021
2	TM Head	101	1	Aus	Eng	Hobart	14 Jan 2022

1	M Labuschagne	163	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022
2	TM Head	175	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022

DA Warner of Australia and Azhar Ali of Pakistan are the two batsmen to score 300 plus runs in an innings in day-night tests

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	DA Warner	335*	1	Aus	Pak	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
2	Azhar Ali	302*	1	Pak	Win	Dub-DSC	13 Oct 2016

The following table lists the occasions of batsmen scoring two or more centuries in a day-night test match

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Azhar Ali	302*	1	Pak	Win	Dub-DSC	13 Oct 2016
2	DM Bravo	116	4	Win	Pak	Dub-DSC	13 Oct 2016

1	F du Plessis	118*	1	SAF	Aus	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016
2	UT Khawaja	145	2	Aus	SAF	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016
3	SC Cook	104	3	SAF	Aus	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016

1	SPD Smith	130	1	Aus	Pak	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016
2	PSP Handscomb	105	1	Aus	Pak	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016
3	Asad Shafiq	137	4	Pak	Aus	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016

1	AN Cook	243	1	Eng	Win	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017
2	JE Root	136	1	Eng	Win	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017

1	FDM Karunaratne	196	1	Srl	Pak	Dub-DSC	06 Oct 2017
2	Asad Shafiq	112	4	Pak	Srl	Dub-DSC	06 Oct 2017

1	KS Williamson	102	2	NZl	Eng	Auckland	22 Mar 2018
2	HM Nicholls	145*	2	NZl	Eng	Auckland	22 Mar 2018

1	DA Warner	335*	1	Aus	Pak	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
2	M Labuschagne	162	1	Aus	Pak	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
3	Yasir Shah	113	2	Pak	Aus	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019

1	M Labuschagne	163	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022
2	TM Head	175	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022

The following table lists the occasions of two batsmen from the same team scoring centuries in a day-night test.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	F du Plessis	118*	1	SAF	Aus	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016
3	SC Cook	104	3	SAF	Aus	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016

1	SPD Smith	130	1	Aus	Pak	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016
2	PSP Handscomb	105	1	Aus	Pak	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016

1	AN Cook	243	1	Eng	Win	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017
2	JE Root	136	1	Eng	Win	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017

1	FDM Karunaratne	196	1	Srl	Pak	Dub-DSC	06 Oct 2017
2	Asad Shafiq	112	4	Pak	Srl	Dub-DSC	06 Oct 2017

1	KS Williamson	102	2	NZl	Eng	Auckland	22 Mar 2018
2	HM Nicholls	145*	2	NZl	Eng	Auckland	22 Mar 2018

1	DA Warner	335*	1	Aus	Pak	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
2	M Labuschagne	162	1	Aus	Pak	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019

1	M Labuschagne	163	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022
2	TM Head	175	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022

The following table lists the occasions of two batsmen from the same team scoring centuries in the same innings in a day-night test.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	SPD Smith	130	1	Aus	Pak	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016
2	PSP Handscomb	105	1	Aus	Pak	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016

1	AN Cook	243	1	Eng	Win	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017
2	JE Root	136	1	Eng	Win	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017

1	KS Williamson	102	2	NZl	Eng	Auckland	22 Mar 2018
2	HM Nicholls	145*	2	NZl	Eng	Auckland	22 Mar 2018

1	DA Warner	335*	1	Aus	Pak	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
2	M Labuschagne	162	1	Aus	Pak	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019

1	M Labuschagne	163	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022
2	TM Head	175	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022

The following table lists the three occasions of two Australian batsmen scoring centuries in the first innings of a day-night test.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	SPD Smith	130	1	Aus	Pak	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016
2	PSP Handscomb	105	1	Aus	Pak	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016

1	DA Warner	335*	1	Aus	Pak	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
2	M Labuschagne	162	1	Aus	Pak	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019

1	M Labuschagne	163	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022
2	TM Head	175	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022

Adelaide has witnessed ten occasions of batsmen scoring centuries in a day-night test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	F du Plessis	118*	1	SAF	Aus	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016
2	UT Khawaja	145	2	Aus	SAF	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016
3	SC Cook	104	3	SAF	Aus	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016
4	SE Marsh	126*	1	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	02 Dec 2017
5	DA Warner	335*	1	Aus	Pak	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
6	M Labuschagne	162	1	Aus	Pak	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
7	Yasir Shah	113	2	Pak	Aus	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
8	M Labuschagne	103	1	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	16 Dec 2021
9	M Labuschagne	163	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022
10	TM Head	175	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022

Adelaide has witnessed seven occasions of Australian batsmen scoring centuries in a day-night test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	UT Khawaja	145	2	Aus	SAF	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016
2	SE Marsh	126*	1	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	02 Dec 2017
3	DA Warner	335*	1	Aus	Pak	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
4	M Labuschagne	162	1	Aus	Pak	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
5	M Labuschagne	103	1	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	16 Dec 2021
6	M Labuschagne	163	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022
7	TM Head	175	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022

Adelaide has witnessed three occasions of Australian batsmen –M Labuschagne -scoring centuries in a day-night test. All such occasions are tabulated below. He now owns the record of scoring most centuries in a day-night test at a single ground

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	M Labuschagne	162	1	Aus	Pak	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
2	M Labuschagne	103	1	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	16 Dec 2021
3	M Labuschagne	163	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022

Captains scoring zero in an innings in day-night test

08/12/2022 hrg

SPD Smith of Australia scored zero in the first innings of the ongoing test against West Indies at Adelaide to provide the tenth occasion of a captain scoring a zero in an innings of a day-night test match. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	JO Holder	0	3	Win	Eng	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017
2	LD Chandimal	0	3	Srl	Pak	Dub-DSC	06 Oct 2017
3	JE Root	0	1	Eng	NZl	Auckland	22 Mar 2018
4	RAS Lakmal	0	2	Srl	Win	Bridgetown	23 Jun 2018
5	TD Paine	0	2	Aus	Srl	Brisbane	24 Jan 2019
6	LD Chandimal	0	3	Srl	Aus	Brisbane	24 Jan 2019
7	Mominul Haque	0	1	Ban	Ind	Eden Gardens	22 Nov 2019
8	Mominul Haque	0	3	Ban	Ind	Eden Gardens	22 Nov 2019
9	TD Paine	0	3	Aus	NZl	Perth	12 Dec 2019
10	SPD Smith	0	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022

It also provides the third occasion of an Australian captain scoring a zero in an innings of a day-night test match. All such occasions are tabulated below. SPD Smith became the second Australian captain to suffer such an ignominy.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	TD Paine	0	2	Aus	Srl	Brisbane	24 Jan 2019
2	TD Paine	0	3	Aus	NZl	Perth	12 Dec 2019
3	SPD Smith	0	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022

It also provides the second occasion of a captain scoring a zero in an innings of a day-night test match against West Indies. Both such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	RAS Lakmal	0	2	Srl	Win	Bridgetown	23 Jun 2018
2	SPD Smith	0	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022

It also provides the third occasion of an captain scoring a zero in the first innings of a day-night test match. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	JE Root	0	1	Eng	NZl	Auckland	22 Mar 2018
2	Mominul Haque	0	1	Ban	Ind	Eden Gardens	22 Nov 2019
3	SPD Smith	0	1	Aus	Win	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022

Mominul Haque of Bangladesh remains the only captain to collect a pair in a day-night test. He failed to open his account against India at Eden Gardens, Kolkata in Nov 2019.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Mominul Haque	0	1	Ban	Ind	Eden Gardens	22 Nov 2019
2	Mominul Haque	0	3	Ban	Ind	Eden Gardens	22 Nov 2019

India Vs Sri Lanka – Second Test at Bangalore – Third day

14/03/2022 hrg

FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka scored 107 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the 280th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a century in an innings. It also provides the 50th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a century in an innings against India

FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka scored 107 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the 52nd occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a century in the in a losing cause. It also provides the ninth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a century against India in a losing cause.

FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka scored 107 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the 51st occasion of a Sri Lankan captain scoring a century in an innings. It also provides the tenth occasion of a Sri Lankan captain scoring a century in an innings against India

FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka scored 107 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the ninth occasion of a Sri Lankan captain’s century in a losing cause. It also provides the fourth occasion of a Sri Lankan captain’s century in an innings against India in a losing cause.

FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka scored 107 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the 81st occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring a century in an innings. It also provides the 14th occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against India.

FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka scored 107 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the 19th occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman’s century in a losing cause. It also provides the third occasion of a Sri Lankan opening century in an innings against India in a losing cause.

FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka scored 107 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the 15th occasion of a Sri Lankan captain opening batsman scoring a century in an innings. It also provides the second occasion of a Sri Lankan captain opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against India. Prior to FDM Karunaratne, ST Jayasuriya had scored 111 as an opening batsman against India at Galle in Aug 2001. It also provides the first occasion of a Sri Lankan captain opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against India.

FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka scored 107 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the second occasion of a Sri Lankan captain opening batsman’s century in a losing cause. It is interesting to note that on both occasions, it was FDM Karunaratne who witnessed both his centuries in losing cause as captain opening batsman. Prior to this, he had scored 103 against South Africa at Johannesburg in Jan 2021 which was in a losing cause. It also provides the first occasion of a Sri Lankan captain opening batsman’s century in an innings against India in a losing cause.

FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka scored 107 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the 19th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a century in the fourth innings of a test. It also provides the fifth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a century in the fourth innings of a test against India

FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka scored 107 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the eighth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman’s century in the fourth innings of a test in a losing cause. It also provides the second occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman’s century in the fourth innings of a test in a losing cause against India. AD Mathew’s 110 at Col-SSC in Aug 2015 was in losing cause against India

FDM Karunaratne’s 107 in this test represent his 14^th test century as an opening batsman. All his centuries are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	FDM Karunaratne	152	3	NZl	Ch’church	26 Dec 2014
2	FDM Karunaratne	130	1	Pak	Pallekele	03 Jul 2015
3	FDM Karunaratne	186	1	Win	Galle	14 Oct 2015
4	FDM Karunaratne	110	3	Zim	Harare	29 Oct 2016
5	FDM Karunaratne	126	3	Ban	Col-PSS	15 Mar 2017
6	FDM Karunaratne	141	3	Ind	Col-SSC	03 Aug 2017
7	FDM Karunaratne	196	1	Pak	Dub-DSC	06 Oct 2017
8	FDM Karunaratne	158*	1	SAF	Galle	12 Jul 2018
9	FDM Karunaratne	122	4	NZl	Galle	14 Aug 2019
10	FDM Karunaratne	103	3	SAF	Jo’burg	03 Jan 2021
11	FDM Karunaratne	244	2	Ban	Pallekele	21 Apr 2021
12	FDM Karunaratne	118	1	Ban	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021
13	FDM Karunaratne	147	1	Win	Galle	21 Nov 2021
14	FDM Karunaratne	107	4	Ind	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022

FDM Karunaratne now occupies the second place in the list of Sri Lankan openers who have scored most centuries. MS Atapattu leads the list with 16 centuries to his credit. FDM Karunaratne went past ST Jayasuriya who had scored 13 centuries, on his way to occupy the second place. MS Atapattu, FDM Karunaratne and ST Jayasuriya are the three Sri Lankan openers who have scored ten or more centuries.

It also represents his second century in the fourth innings of a test as an opening batsman. Both centuries are listed below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	FDM Karunaratne	122	4	NZl	Galle	14 Aug 2019
2	FDM Karunaratne	107	4	Ind	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022

It also represents his sixth century while leading Sri Lanka. It also represents his sixth test century as captain opener for Sri Lanka.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	FDM Karunaratne	122	4	NZl	Galle	14 Aug 2019
2	FDM Karunaratne	103	3	SAF	Jo’burg	03 Jan 2021
3	FDM Karunaratne	244	2	Ban	Pallekele	21 Apr 2021
4	FDM Karunaratne	118	1	Ban	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021
5	FDM Karunaratne	147	1	Win	Galle	21 Nov 2021
6	FDM Karunaratne	107	4	Ind	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022

FDM Karunaratne became the fourth Sri Lankan captain to score six or more centuries. Others are – DPMD Jayawardene {14}, KC Sangakkara {07} and AD Mathews {06}

FDM Karunaratne became the first Sri Lankan captain opener to score six centuries. MS Atapattu {04}, ST Jayasuriya {04} and TM Dilshan {01} are the other Sri Lankan captain openers who have scored centuries.

FDM Karunaratne was playing his 75^th test and made it memorable by scoring a century and also by reaching 5500 runs as an opening batsman. At the end of this test, his run aggregate read 5588. He is one of the three Sri Lankan openers who have an aggregate of 5000 plus runs. Others are ST Jayasuriya {5932} and MS Atapattu {5317}

FDM Karunaratne’s 107 in this test fetched him his 41^st fifty of his test career {14 C plus 27 HC} and with it the record for most fifties scored by a Sri Lankan opening batsman. He also became the 19^th opening batsmen who have scored 41 plus fifties in their test career. He also became the 24^th opening batsmen who have scored 14 or more centuries in their test career.

FDM Karunaratne’s centuries in losing cause as an opening batsman are listed below. He holds the record for most centuries by a Sri Lankan opening batsman in a losing cause.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	FDM Karunaratne	152	3	NZl	Ch’church	26 Dec 2014
2	FDM Karunaratne	130	1	Pak	Pallekele	03 Jul 2015
3	FDM Karunaratne	126	3	Ban	Col-PSS	15 Mar 2017
4	FDM Karunaratne	141	3	Ind	Col-SSC	03 Aug 2017
5	FDM Karunaratne	103	3	SAF	Jo’burg	03 Jan 2021
6	FDM Karunaratne	107	4	Ind	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022

India won this test by 238 runs to provide India’s 168^th win. It also provides India’s 51^st win by 100 plus runs margin. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of runs margin.

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Ind	won	372 runs	NZl	Mum-WS	03 Dec 2021
2	Ind	won	337 runs	SAF	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
3	Ind	won	321 runs	NZl	Indore	08 Oct 2016
4	Ind	won	320 runs	Aus	Mohali	17 Oct 2008
5	Ind	won	318 runs	Win	N Sound	22 Aug 2019
6	Ind	won	317 runs	Eng	Chennai	13 Feb 2021
7	Ind	won	304 runs	Srl	Galle	26 Jul 2017
8	Ind	won	280 runs	SAF	Kanpur	08 Dec 1996
9	Ind	won	279 runs	Eng	Leeds	19 Jun 1986
10	Ind	won	278 runs	Srl	Col-PSS	20 Aug 2015
11	Ind	won	272 runs	NZl	Auckland	07 Mar 1968
12	Ind	won	259 runs	Srl	Ahm’bad	18 Dec 2005
13	Ind	won	257 runs	Win	Kingston	30 Aug 2019
14	Ind	won	255 runs	Win	Chennai	11 Jan 1988
15	Ind	won	246 runs	Eng	Vizag	17 Nov 2016
16	Ind	won	238 runs	Srl	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022
17	Ind	won	237 runs	Win	Gros Islet	09 Aug 2016
18	Ind	won	235 runs	Srl	Col-SSC	27 Jul 1993
19	Ind	won	222 runs	Aus	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977
20	Ind	won	216 runs	NZl	Chennai	26 Nov 1976
21	Ind	won	212 runs	Pak	Delhi	04 Feb 1999
22	Ind	won	208 runs	Ban	Hyd-RGS	09 Feb 2017
23	Ind	won	203 runs	SAF	Vizag	02 Oct 2019
24	Ind	won	203 runs	Eng	Nottingham	18 Aug 2018
25	Ind	won	197 runs	NZl	Kanpur	22 Sep 2016
26	Ind	won	195 runs	Pak	Kolkata	16 Mar 2005
27	Ind	won	188 runs	Srl	Delhi	10 Dec 2005
28	Ind	won	187 runs	Eng	Kolkata	30 Dec 1961
29	Ind	won	179 runs	Aus	Chennai	06 Mar 1998
30	Ind	won	178 runs	NZl	Kolkata	30 Sep 2016
31	Ind	won	172 runs	Aus	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
32	Ind	won	172 runs	NZl	Bengaluru	12 Nov 1988
33	Ind	won	171 runs	Aus	Kolkata	11 Mar 2001
34	Ind	won	170 runs	Srl	Galle	31 Jul 2008
35	Ind	won	162 runs	NZl	Mum-WS	10 Nov 1976
36	Ind	won	157 runs	Eng	The Oval	02 Sep 2021
37	Ind	won	153 runs	Aus	Kanpur	2 Oct 1979
38	Ind	won	151 runs	Eng	Lord’s	12 Aug 2021
39	Ind	won	140 runs	Eng	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977
40	Ind	won	138 runs	Eng	Mum-WS	27 Nov 1981
41	Ind	won	137 runs	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2018
42	Ind	won	131 runs	Pak	Mum-WS	16 Dec 1979
43	Ind	won	128 runs	Eng	Chennai	10 Jan 1962
44	Ind	won	124 runs	SAF	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
45	Ind	won	123 runs	SAF	Jo’burg	15 Dec 2006
46	Ind	won	119 runs	Aus	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959
47	Ind	won	117 runs	Srl	Col-SSC	28 Aug 2015
48	Ind	won	113 runs	SAF	Centurion	26 Dec 2021
49	Ind	won	113 runs	Ban	Chattogram	17 Jan 2010
50	Ind	won	108 runs	SAF	Mohali	05 Nov 2015
51	Ind	won	100 runs	Win	Chennai	11 Jan 1975

It also represents India’s eighth win by 100 plus runs margin against Sri Lanka. All such wins are tabulated below in the descending order of runs margin.

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Ind	won	304 runs	Srl	Galle	26 Jul 2017
2	Ind	won	278 runs	Srl	Col-PSS	20 Aug 2015
3	Ind	won	259 runs	Srl	Ahm’bad	18 Dec 2005
4	Ind	won	238 runs	Srl	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022
5	Ind	won	235 runs	Srl	Col-SSC	27 Jul 1993
6	Ind	won	188 runs	Srl	Delhi	10 Dec 2005
7	Ind	won	170 runs	Srl	Galle	31 Jul 2008
8	Ind	won	117 runs	Srl	Col-SSC	28 Aug 2015

It also provides India’s 24^th win by 200 plus runs margin. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of runs margin.

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Ind	won	372 runs	NZl	Mum-WS	03 Dec 2021
2	Ind	won	337 runs	SAF	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
3	Ind	won	321 runs	NZl	Indore	08 Oct 2016
4	Ind	won	320 runs	Aus	Mohali	17 Oct 2008
5	Ind	won	318 runs	Win	N Sound	22 Aug 2019
6	Ind	won	317 runs	Eng	Chennai	13 Feb 2021
7	Ind	won	304 runs	Srl	Galle	26 Jul 2017
8	Ind	won	280 runs	SAF	Kanpur	08 Dec 1996
9	Ind	won	279 runs	Eng	Leeds	19 Jun 1986
10	Ind	won	278 runs	Srl	Col-PSS	20 Aug 2015
11	Ind	won	272 runs	NZl	Auckland	07 Mar 1968
12	Ind	won	259 runs	Srl	Ahm’bad	18 Dec 2005
13	Ind	won	257 runs	Win	Kingston	30 Aug 2019
14	Ind	won	255 runs	Win	Chennai	11 Jan 1988
15	Ind	won	246 runs	Eng	Vizag	17 Nov 2016
16	Ind	won	238 runs	Srl	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022
17	Ind	won	237 runs	Win	Gros Islet	09 Aug 2016
18	Ind	won	235 runs	Srl	Col-SSC	27 Jul 1993
19	Ind	won	222 runs	Aus	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977
20	Ind	won	216 runs	NZl	Chennai	26 Nov 1976
21	Ind	won	212 runs	Pak	Delhi	04 Feb 1999
22	Ind	won	208 runs	Ban	Hyd-RGS	09 Feb 2017
23	Ind	won	203 runs	SAF	Vizag	02 Oct 2019
24	Ind	won	203 runs	Eng	Nottingham	18 Aug 2018

It also provides India’s fifth win by 200 plus runs margin against Sri Lanka All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of runs margin.

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Ind	won	304 runs	Srl	Galle	26 Jul 2017
2	Ind	won	278 runs	Srl	Col-PSS	20 Aug 2015
3	Ind	won	259 runs	Srl	Ahm’bad	18 Dec 2005
4	Ind	won	238 runs	Srl	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022
5	Ind	won	235 runs	Srl	Col-SSC	27 Jul 1993

R Ashwin became India’s first bowler to appear in India’s 50 wins and his wicket aggregate in 50 test wins read 310.

R Ashwin became the 36^th cricketer to appear in a team’s 50 plus winning tests and he is the fifth bowler to have an aggregate of 300 plus wickets in the annals of test cricket.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Wkts
1	SK Warne	Aus	92	510
2	Muralitharan	Srl	54	438
3	GD McGrath	Aus	84	414
4	JM Anderson	Eng	73	338
5	R Ashwin	Ind	50	310

R Ashwin became the second all round cricketer to score 1500 plus runs and capture 300 plus wickets in a team’s 50 plus winning tests

No	Player	Team	Mat	Runs	Wkts	C
1	SK Warne	Aus	92	1830	510	0
2	R Ashwin	Ind	50	1571	310	4

R Ashwin’s aggregate of wickets at the end of this test read 442. He went past DW Steyn’s 439 wickets to occupy the eighth place in the list of most wicket takers in the annals of test cricket

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts
1	Muralitharan	Srl	133	230	44039	18180	800
2	SK Warne	Aus	145	273	40705	17995	708
3	JM Anderson	Eng	169	314	36396	17014	640
4	A Kumble	Ind	132	236	40850	18355	619
5	GD McGrath	Aus	124	243	29248	12186	563
6	SCJ Broad	Eng	152	280	30575	14932	537
7	CA Walsh	Win	132	242	30019	12688	519
8	R Ashwin	Ind	86	162	23089	10666	442
9	DW Steyn	SAF	93	171	18608	10077	439

Sri Lanka was dismissed all out for 109 and 208 in this test to provide the 128^th occasion of Sri Lanka dismissed all out in both innings of a test. It also provides the 23^rd occasion of Sri Lanka dismissed all out in both innings of a test against India. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Runs	W	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	Sri Lanka	740	20	v India	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
2	Sri Lanka	345	20	v India	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986
3	Sri Lanka	333	20	v India	Cuttack	04 Jan 1987
4	Sri Lanka	280	20	v India	Chandigarh	23 Nov 1990
5	Sri Lanka	490	20	v India	Col-SSC	27 Jul 1993
6	Sri Lanka	392	20	v India	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994
7	Sri Lanka	446	20	v India	Bengaluru	26 Jan 1994
8	Sri Lanka	341	20	v India	Ahm’bad	08 Feb 1994
9	Sri Lanka	495	20	v India	Kandy	22 Aug 2001
10	Sri Lanka	477	20	v India	Delhi	10 Dec 2005
11	Sri Lanka	455	20	v India	Ahm’bad	18 Dec 2005
12	Sri Lanka	428	20	v India	Galle	31 Jul 2008
13	Sri Lanka	498	20	v India	Kanpur	24 Nov 2009
14	Sri Lanka	702	20	v India	Brabourne	02 Dec 2009
15	Sri Lanka	692	20	v India	Col-PSS	03 Aug 2010
16	Sri Lanka	550	20	v India	Galle	12 Aug 2015
17	Sri Lanka	440	20	v India	Col-PSS	20 Aug 2015
18	Sri Lanka	469	20	v India	Col-SSC	28 Aug 2015
19	Sri Lanka	569	20	v India	Col-SSC	03 Aug 2017
20	Sri Lanka	316	20	v India	Pallekele	12 Aug 2017
21	Sri Lanka	371	20	v India	Nagpur	24 Nov 2017
22	Sri Lanka	352	20	v India	Mohali	04 Mar 2022
23	Sri Lanka	317	20	v India	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022

HDRL Thirimanne {0} and FDM Karunaratne {107} scored century and duck in the just concluded second test between India and Sri Lanka at Bengaluru to provide the 98th occasion of one of the openers scoring a century and another a duck in a test innings in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the eighth occasion of Sri Lankan opening batsmen performing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Players	Runs	Team	Opp	I	Ground	Date
1	Atapattu MS	0
	Arnold RP	104*	Srl	Zim	1	Harare	04.12.1999

2	Atapattu MS	0
	Jayasuriya ST	253	Srl	Pak	2	Faisalabad	20.10.2004

3	Vandort MG	0
	Tharanga WU	165	Srl	Ban	1	Bogra	08.03.2006

4	Vandort MG	105
	Tharanga WU	0	Srl	Eng	2	Birmingham	25.05.2006

5	Vandort MG	117
	Warnapura BSM	0	Srl	Ban	1	Col-SSC	25.06.2007

6	Paranavitana NT	0
	Dilshan TM	121	Srl	Pak	1	Col-SSC	30.06.2012

7	Karunaratne D	0
	Mendis K	196	Srl	Ban	1	Chittagong	31.01.2018

8	Karunaratne D	107
	Thirimanne L	0	Srl	Ind	4	Bengaluru	12.03.2022

FDM Karunaratne {107} scored century the just concluded second test between India and Sri Lanka at Bengaluru to provide the eighth occasion of an opening scoring a century in the fourth innings of a test against India. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	JB Stollmeyer	104*	4	Win	Ind	Trinidad	19 Feb 1953
2	LRD Mendis	124	4	Srl	Ind	Kandy	14 Sep 1985
3	IVA Richards	109*	4	Win	Ind	Delhi	25 Nov 1987
4	MA Taylor	102*	4	Aus	Ind	Bengaluru	25 Mar 1998
5	Younis Khan	107*	4	Pak	Ind	Kolkata	30 Nov 2007
6	AD Mathews	110	4	Srl	Ind	Col-SSC	28 Aug 2015
7	Karunaratne	107	4	Srl	Ind	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022

It also provides the second occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a century in the fourth innings of a test against India.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AD Mathews	110	4	Srl	Ind	Col-SSC	28 Aug 2015
2	Karunaratne	107	4	Srl	Ind	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022

It also provides the fourth occasion of a batsman scoring a century in the fourth innings of a test against India on Indian soil. Bengaluru has witnessed two such occasions.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	IVA Richards	109*	4	Win	Ind	Delhi	25 Nov 1987
2	MA Taylor	102*	4	Aus	Ind	Bengaluru	25 Mar 1998
3	Younis Khan	107*	4	Pak	Ind	Kolkata	30 Nov 2007
4	Karunaratne	107	4	Srl	Ind	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022

HDRL Thirimanne scored duck in the fourth innings of this test to provide the 101^st occasion of Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring a duck in an innings. It also provides the 13th occasion of Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring a duck in an innings against India.

HDRL Thirimanne scored duck in the fourth innings of this test to provide the 17^th occasion of Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring a duck in the fourth innings of a test. It also provides the fourth occasion of Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring a duck in the fourth innings of a test against India.

R Ashwin’s six wickets in this test fetched him an aggregate of 62 wickets against Sri Lanka. He became the second Indian bowler to capture 60 plus wickets against Sri Lanka after A Kumble. A Kumble has an aggregate of 74 wickets against Sri Lanka.

R Ashwin with 62 wickets to his credit against Sri Lanka became the fourth bowler to aggregate 60 plus wickets against Sri Lanka. Others are – A Kumble {74}, Saeed Ajmal {66} and Wasim Akram {63}

No	Player	Team	Opp	M	I	W
1	A Kumble	Ind	Srl	18	28	74
2	S Ajmal	Pak	Srl	14	28	66
3	W Akram	Pak	Srl	19	32	63
4	R Ashwin	Ind	Srl	11	21	62

R Ashwin, A Kumble and Wasim Akram share the record for most wickets in winning matches against Sri Lanka. All the three bowlers have captured 48 wickets apiece.

No	Player	Team	Opp	M	I	W
1	R Ashwin	Ind	Srl	08	16	48
2	A Kumble	Ind	Srl	07	14	48
3	W Akram	Pak	Srl	10	20	48

R Ashwin has captured 20 wickets in India’s winnings tests against Sri Lanka on home soil. He became the 13^th bowler to capture 20 plus wickets in a team’s winning tests on home soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Team	M	I	W
1	A Kumble	Ind	5	10	35
2	Philander	SAF	5	10	33
3	Imran Khan	Pak	4	06	28
4	GD McGrath	Aus	4	08	28
5	TA Boult	NZl	5	10	26
6	TG Southee	NZl	5	10	26
7	Harbhajan	Ind	4	08	25
8	M Ntini	SAF	6	12	24
9	SLV Raju	Ind	4	08	24
10	MA Starc	Aus	4	08	22
11	Anderson	Eng	3	05	21
12	SM Pollock	SAF	6	11	21
13	R Ashwin	Ind	3	06	20

R Ashwin has captured 20 wickets in India’s winnings tests against Sri Lanka on home soil. He became the fourth Indian bowler to capture 20 plus wickets in a India’s winning tests on home soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Team	M	I	W
1	A Kumble	Ind	5	10	35
2	Harbhajan	Ind	4	08	25
3	SLV Raju	Ind	4	08	24
4	R Ashwin	Ind	3	06	20

R Ashwin’s six wickets in this test fetched him an aggregate of 258 wickets in India’s winning tests on home soil. He is one of the four bowlers who have captured 250 plus wickets in a team’s winning tests on home soil.

No	Player	Team	M	Inns	Wkts
1	Muralitharan	Srl	37	074	305
2	JM Anderson	Eng	54	107	260
3	R Ashwin	Ind	39	077	258
4	SK Warne	Aus	49	095	250

JJ Bumrah became the fourth Indian pace bowler to capture exact eight wickets in a test against Sri Lanka. He returned with figures of 8 for 47 in this test. All the four occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	W-R	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	JJ Bumrah	8-047	Srl	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022
2	I Sharma	8-086	Srl	Col-SSC	28 Aug 2015
3	B Kumar	8-096	Srl	Kolkata	16 Nov 2017
4	N Kapil Dev	8-207	Srl	Chennai	17 Sep 1982

JJ Bumrah’s 8 for 47 in this test represent the best match bowling effort by an Indian pace bowler against Sri Lanka. The previous best was 8 for 86 by Ishant Sharma at Col-SSC in Aug 2015.

No	Player	W-R	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	JJ Bumrah	8-047	Srl	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022
2	I Sharma	8-086	Srl	Col-SSC	28 Aug 2015

JJ Bumrah’s 8 for 47 in this test represent the best match bowling effort by an Indian pace bowler against Sri Lanka in India. The previous best was 8 for 96 by B Kumar at Kolkata in Nov 2017

No	Player	W-R	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	JJ Bumrah	8-047	Srl	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022
2	B Kumar	8-096	Srl	Kolkata	16 Nov 2017

It is interesting to note that an Indian pace bowlers is yet to return with match figures of ten plus wickets. The following Indian spin bowlers {seven occasions, six bowlers} have captured ten or more wickets in a match against Sri Lanka.

No	Player	W-Runs	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	SLV Raju	11-125	Opp	Ahm’bad	08 Feb 1994
2	A Kumble	11-128	Srl	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994
3	Maninder	10-107	Opp	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986
4	Harbhajan	10-141	Srl	Ahm’bad	18 Dec 2005
5	Harbhajan	10-153	Opp	Galle	31 Jul 2008
6	A Kumble	10-157	Srl	Delhi	10 Dec 2005
7	R Ashwin	10-160	Opp	Galle	12 Aug 2015

India Vs Sri Lanka Second Test at Bengaluru Second day

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Sri Lanka was dismissed all out for 109 in this game to provide the 60^th occasion of Sri Lanka dismissed all out in an innings against India.

Sri Lanka’s 109 all out in this game represent its second lowest total in a completed innings against India. Its lowest total in a completed innings against India is 82 all out at Chandigarh in Nov 1990

Sri Lanka was dismissed all out for 109 in this game to provide the 60^th occasion of team dismissed all out in an innings in tests at Bengaluru.

Sri Lanka’s 109 all out in this game represent its second lowest total in a completed innings in tests at Bengaluru. Lowest total in a completed innings in tests at Bengaluru is 103 by Afghanistan {in the third innings of the test} against India in Jun 2018.

Sri Lanka in this test and Afghanistan in Jun 2018 {All out for 109 in second innings of the test against India share the second lowest total in a completed innings in tests at Bengaluru.

JJ Bumrah returned with figures of five for 24 to provide the 34^th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test at Bengaluru. It also provides the 20^th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five plus wickets in tests at Bengaluru

No	Player	W	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Date
1	Chandrasekhar	6	76	2	Ind	Eng	28.01.77
2	BS Bedi	6	71	4	Ind	Eng	28.01.77
3	KD Ghavri	5	51	3	Ind	Win	15.12.78
4	N Kapil Dev	5	68	2	Ind	Pak	14.09.83
5	Maninder	7	27	1	Ind	Pak	13.03.87
6	ND Hirwani	6	59	4	Ind	NZl	12.11.88
7	A Kumble	5	81	3	Ind	NZl	18.10.95
8	A Kumble	6	98	2	Ind	Aus	25.03.98
9	A Kumble	6	143	2	Ind	RSA	02.03.00
10	Harbhajan	5	146	1	Ind	Aus	06.10.04
11	Harbhajan	6	78	3	Ind	Aus	06.10.04
12	Harbhajan	6	152	1	Ind	Pak	24.03.05
13	I Sharma	5	118	2	Ind	Pak	08.12.07
14	A Kumble	5	60	4	Ind	Pak	08.12.07
15	Z Khan	5	91	1	Ind	Aus	09.10.08
16	PP Ojha	5	99	1	Ind	NZl	31.08.12
17	R Ashwin	5	69	3	Ind	NZl	31.08.12
18	RA Jadeja	6	63	2	Ind	Aus	04.03.17
19	R Ashwin	6	41	4	Ind	Aus	04.03.17
20	JJ Bumrah	5	24	2	Ind	Srl	12.03.22

JJ Bumrah returned with figures of five for 24 to provide the 14^th occasion of a pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test at Bengaluru. It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian pace bowler capturing five plus wickets in tests at Bengaluru

No	Player	W	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Date
1	KD Ghavri	5	51	3	Ind	Win	15.12.78
2	N Kapil Dev	5	68	2	Ind	Pak	14.09.83
3	I Sharma	5	118	2	Ind	Pak	08.12.07
4	Z Khan	5	91	1	Ind	Aus	09.10.08
5	JJ Bumrah	5	24	2	Ind	Srl	12.03.22

JJ Bumrah returned with figures of five for 24 to provide the best figures in an innings by a pace bowler in a test at Bengaluru. The previous best was KD Ghavri’s five for 51 against West Indies in Dec 1978.

No	Player	W	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Date
1	JJ Bumrah	5	24	2	Ind	Srl	12.03.22
2	KD Ghavri	5	51	3	Ind	Win	15.12.78

JJ Bumrah returned with figures of five for 24 to provide the 25th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets against Sri Lanka. It also provides the eighth occasion of an Indian pace bowler capturing five plus wickets against Sri Lanka.

JJ Bumrah’s five for 24 represent the best bowling figures by an Indian pace bowler against Sri Lanka. The previous best was Ishant Sharma’s five for 54 at Col-SSC in Aug 2015.

JJ Bumrah’s five for 24 represent his eighth five wicket haul in a test innings. It also represents his first five wicket haul on home soil.

No	W-R	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	5-54	2	SAF	Jo’burg	24 Jan 2018
2	5-65	4	Eng	Not’ham	18 Aug 2018
3	6-33	2	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2018
4	5-07	4	Win	N Sound	22 Aug 2019
5	6-27	2	Win	Kingston	30 Aug 2019
6	5-64	3	Eng	Not’ham	04 Aug 2021
7	5-42	2	SAF	C Town	11 Jan 2022
8	5-24	2	Srl	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022

SS Iyer scored 92 and 65+ in this test to provide the 155^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test. It also provides the eleventh occasion of an Indian batsmen scoring fifties in both innings of a test against Sri Lanka

No	Player	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	NS Sidhu	82	104	Srl	Col-SSC	27 Jul 1993
2	R Dravid	93	85	Srl	Mum-WS	03 Dec 1997
3	SC Ganguly	56	78	Srl	Col-SSC	24 Feb 1999
4	Tendulkar	53	124*	Srl	Col-SSC	24 Feb 1999
5	SS Das	59	68	Srl	Col-SSC	29 Aug 2001
6	G Gambhir	56	74	Srl	Galle	31 Jul 2008
7	V Sehwag	201*	50	Srl	Galle	31 Jul 2008
8	VVS Laxman	56	103*	Srl	Col-PSS	03 Aug 2010
9	V Kohli	243	50	Srl	Delhi	02 Dec 2017
10	RG Sharma	65	50*	Srl	Delhi	02 Dec 2017
11	SS Iyer	92	65+	Srl	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022

SS Iyer scored 92 and 67 in this test to provide the 20th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety and a fifty a test match.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	CG Borde	109	96	Win	Delhi	06 Feb 1959
2	M Amarnath	90	100	Aus	Perth	16 Dec 1977
3	M Amarnath	91	80	Win	Bridgetown	15 Apr 1983
4	M Amarnath	78	95	Eng	Chennai	13 Jan 1985
5	SV Manjrekar	93	50	Eng	Manchester	09 Aug 1990
6	R Dravid	93	85	Srl	Mum-WS	03 Dec 1997
7	S Ramesh	60	96	Pak	Delhi	04 Feb 1999
8	SC Ganguly	68	99	Eng	Nottingham	08 Aug 2002
9	SC Ganguly	239	91	Pak	Bengaluru	08 Dec 2007
10	MS Dhoni	92	68*	Aus	Mohali	17 Oct 2008
11	V Sehwag	66	92	Aus	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
12	G Gambhir	179	97	Eng	Mohali	19 Dec 2008
13	V Sehwag	96	54*	NZl	Hyd-RGS	12 Nov 2010
14	G Gambhir	93	64	SAF	Cape Town	02 Jan 2011
15	V Kohli	119	96	SAF	Jo’burg	18 Dec 2013
16	AM Rahane	51*	96	SAF	Durban	26 Dec 2013
17	M Vijay	53	99	Aus	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
18	KL Rahul	90	51	Aus	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017
19	V Kohli	97	103	Eng	Nottingham	18 Aug 2018
20	SS Iyer	92	67	Srl	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022

It also provides the second occasion of Indian batsmen scoring a ninety and a fifty in a test against Sri Lanka

No	Player	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	R Dravid	93	85	Srl	Mum-WS	03 Dec 1997
2	SS Iyer	92	67	Srl	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022

RR Pant scored 50 in this test to provide the 131st occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in a test innings. It also provides the tenth occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in a test innings at Sri Lanka.

RR Pant scored 50 in this test to provide the tenth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in a test innings in a Pink Ball test. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in a test innings in a Pink Ball test.

SS Iyer scored 92 and 67 in this test to provide the fifth occasion of a batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a Pink Ball test.

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	DM Bravo	87	116	Win	Pak	Dub-DSC	Oct 2016
2	SPD Smith	130	63	Aus	PAK	Brisbane	Dec 2016
3	Labuschagne	143	50	Aus	NZl	Perth	Dec 2019
4	Labuschagne	103	51	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	Dec 2021
5	SS Iyer	92	67	Ind	Srl	Bengaluru	Mar 2022

SS Iyer scored 92 and 67 in this test to provide the first occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety and a fifty in a Pink Ball test.

RR Pant scored 50 in 28 balls in this test which fetched him a record the fastest fifty by an Indian batsman in a test innings. The previous record was held by N Kapil Dev who has scored the fifty in 30 balls against Pakistan at Karachi in 1982. Thus it took 40 years for RR Pant to rewrite the record of Kapil Dev

The following table lists the fastest fifties scored by Indian batsmen in terms of balls faced where known.

No	Balls	Player	Opp	Location	Year
1	28	RR Pant	Srl	Bengaluru	2022
2	30	Kapil Dev	Pak	Karachi	1982
3	31	SN Thakur	Eng	The Oval	2021
4	32	V Sehwag	Eng	Chennai	2008

RR Pant’s fifty in 28 balls is the second fastest fifty scored in a test Bangalore. Shahid Afridi had scored fifty in 26 balls against India at Bangalore in 2005.

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