hrgcricstats.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. All such occasions are tabulated below

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

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

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.

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.

JJ Bumrah captured 71 wickets in the calendar year 2024-most wickets by a bowler-in the calendar year. His feat provides the 18^th occasion of a bowler capturing 70 plus wickets in a calendar year. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	W	Year
1	SK Warne	Aus	15	30	4336	2114	96	2005
2	M Muralidaran	Srl	11	21	3532	1521	90	2006
3	DK Lillee	Aus	13	25	3710	1781	85	1981
4	AA Donald	SAF	14	26	3232	1571	80	1998
5	M Muralidaran	Srl	12	23	4688	1699	80	2001
6	J Garner	Win	15	29	3626	1629	79	1984
7	N Kapil Dev	Ind	18	25	3469	1739	75	1983
8	M Muralidaran	Srl	10	17	3740	1463	75	2000
9	N Kapil Dev	Ind	17	29	3553	1699	74	1979
10	A Kumble	Ind	12	23	3680	1838	74	2004
11	DW Steyn	SAF	13	24	2653	1481	74	2008
12	MD Marshall	Win	13	25	3251	1471	73	1984
13	SK Warne	Aus	16	29	5054	1697	72	1993
14	R Ashwin	Ind	12	23	3508	1721	72	2016
15	GD McKenzie	Aus	14	25	4106	1737	71	1964
16	JJ Bumrah	Ind	13	26	2142	1060	71	2024
17	SK Warne	Aus	10	19	3774	1274	70	1994
18	SK Warne	Aus	12	22	3472	1685	70	2004

JJ Bumrah captured 71 wickets in the calendar year 2024-most wickets by a bowler-in the calendar year. His feat provides the fifth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing 70 plus wickets in a calendar year. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	W	Year
1	N Kapil Dev	Ind	18	25	3469	1739	75	1983
2	N Kapil Dev	Ind	17	29	3553	1699	74	1979
3	A Kumble	Ind	12	23	3680	1838	74	2004
4	R Ashwin	Ind	12	23	3508	1721	72	2016
5	JJ Bumrah	Ind	13	26	2142	1060	71	2024

JJ Bumrah captured 71 wickets in the calendar year 2024-most wickets by a bowler-in the calendar year. His feat provides the ninth occasion of a pace bowler capturing 70 plus wickets in a calendar year. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	W	Year
1	DK Lillee	Aus	13	25	3710	1781	85	1981
2	AA Donald	SAF	14	26	3232	1571	80	1998
3	J Garner	Win	15	29	3626	1629	79	1984
4	N Kapil Dev	Ind	18	25	3469	1739	75	1983
5	N Kapil Dev	Ind	17	29	3553	1699	74	1979
6	DW Steyn	SAF	13	24	2653	1481	74	2008
7	MD Marshall	Win	13	25	3251	1471	73	1984
8	GD McKenzie	Aus	14	25	4106	1737	71	1964
9	JJ Bumrah	Ind	13	26	2142	1060	71	2024

JJ Bumrah captured 71 wickets in the calendar year 2024-most wickets by a bowler-in the calendar year. His feat provides the third occasion of an Indian pace bowler capturing 70 plus wickets in a calendar year. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	W	Year
1	N Kapil Dev	Ind	18	25	3469	1739	75	1983
2	N Kapil Dev	Ind	17	29	3553	1699	74	1979
3	JJ Bumrah	Ind	13	26	2142	1060	71	2024