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Australia Vs India Fourth Test at Melbourne Second day’s play

27/12/2024 hrg

SPD Smith had scored ten centuries against India prior to the start of this test. His 140 in Australia’s first innings fetched him his eleventh century. He now owns the record of scoring most centuries against India in the annals of test cricket. He went past JE Root of England who had scored ten centuries against India.

SPD Smith had scored six centuries against India in Australia prior to the start of this test. His 140 in Australia’s first innings fetched him his seventh century. He now own the record for Australian batsman scoring most centuries against India in Australia jointly with RT Ponting who has scored seven centuries against India in Australia

SPD Smith had scored six centuries against India in Australia prior to the start of this test. His 140 in Australia’s first innings fetched him his seventh century. He became the second Australian batsman to score seven centuries against India in Australia. RT Ponting who has scored seven centuries against India in Australia

SPD Smith had scored six centuries against India in Australia prior to the start of this test. His 140 in Australia’s first innings fetched him his seventh century. He became the third Australian batsman to score seven or more centuries against an oppositionvin Australia. DG Bradman had scored eight centuries against England in Australia and RT Ponting had scored seven centuries against India in Australia

SPD Smith has scored six boundary sixes against India in Australia prior to the start of this test. His 140 contained three boundary sixes which fetched him his nine boundary sixes. He now owns the record for scoring most boundary sixes against India in Australia. He went past KR Miller who had scored eight boundary sixes against India in Australia.

SPD Smith scored 140 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 113^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century in an innings against India. It also provides the 70^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century in an innings against India in Australia.

SPD Smith scored 140 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 15^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century in an innings against India at Melbourne. He became the fourth Australian batsman to score centuries on two occasions against India at Melbourne.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AR Border	124	2	v India	Melbourne	07 Feb 1981
2	AR Border	163	3	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 1985

1	DG Bradman	132	1	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948
2	DG Bradman	127*	3	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948

1	ML Hayden	136	2	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2003
2	ML Hayden	124	1	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2007

1	SPD Smith	192	1	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2014
2	SPD Smith	140	1	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2024

SPD Smith-PJ Cummins added 112 runs for the seventh wicket in Australia’s first innings to provide the 126^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against India. It also provides the 77^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against India in Australia,

SPD Smith-PJ Cummins added 112 runs for the seventh wicket in Australia’s first innings to provide the sixth occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against India for the seventh wicket. It also provides the fifth occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against India in Australia for the seventh wicket

SPD Smith-PJ Cummins added 112 runs for the seventh wicket in Australia’s first innings to provide the record partnership in a test innings against India for the seventh wicket in tests played at Melbourne thus establishing a ground record. The previous best was the 72 runs between BJ Hodge and PM Siddle in Dec 2011.

The following table lists the ten occasions of batsmen scoring centuries on ten or more occasions against an opposition in the annals of test cricket

No	Player	Team	Opp	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C
1	DG Bradman	Aus	Eng	1928-1948	37	63	07	5028	334	89.78	19
2	SM Gavaskar	Ind	Win	1971-1983	27	48	06	2749	236*	65.45	13
3	JB Hobbs	Eng	Aus	1908-1930	41	71	04	3636	187	54.26	12
4	SPD Smith	Aus	Eng	2010-2023	37	66	05	3417	239	56.01	12
5	SPD Smith	Aus	Ind	2013-2024	23	43	06	2306	192	62.32	11
6	SR Tendulkar	Ind	Aus	1991-2013	39	74	08	3630	241*	55.00	11
7	JE Root	Eng	Aus	2012-2024	30	55	06	2846	218	58.08	10
8	KC Sangakkara	Srl	Pak	2002-2015	23	45	06	2911	230	74.64	10
9	GS Sobers	Win	Eng	1954-1974	36	61	08	3214	226	60.64	10
10	SR Waugh	Aus	Eng	1986-2003	46	73	18	3200	177*	58.18	10

SPD Smith and SR Tendulkar share the record for most centuries in the Australia-India test series. Both the batsmen have scored eleven centuries

No	Player	Team	Opp	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C
1	SPD Smith	Aus	Ind	2013-2024	23	43	06	2306	192	62.32	11
2	SR Tendulkar	Ind	Aus	1991-2013	39	74	08	3630	241*	55.00	11

SPD Smith is the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to score ten or more centuries against two oppositions. He has scored 12 centuries against England and elven centuries against India.

No	Player	Team	Opp	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C
1	SPD Smith	Aus	Eng	2010-2023	37	66	05	3417	239	56.01	12
2	SPD Smith	Aus	Ind	2013-2024	23	43	06	2306	192	62.32	11

PJ Cummins of Australia had captured 49 wickets against India in Australia prior to the start of the test. He needed one more wicket which would fetch them 50 wickets. RG Sharma became his 50^th victim. He became the second Australian bowler to capture 50 plus wickets against India in Australia. NM Lyon has captured 63 wickets against India in Australia.

PJ Cummins of Australia had captured 49 wickets against India in Australia prior to the start of the test. He needed one more wicket which would fetch them 50 wickets. RG Sharma became his 50^th victim. He became the first Australian bowler to capture 50 plus wickets against India in Australia.

SPD Smith has scored 1093 runs at Melbourne prior to the start of this test. He scored 140 runs in Australia’s first innings which fetched him his 1233 runs and with it he became the sixth Australian batsman to score 1200 plus runs at Melbourne. Others are – DG Bradman {1671}, RT Ponting {1338}, SR Waugh {1284}, AR Border 1272} and GS Chappell {1257}

SPD Smith has scored 1093 runs at Melbourne prior to the start of this test. He scored 140 runs in Australia’s second innings which fetched him his 1233 runs. He became the sixth batsman to score 1200 plus runs at Melbourne in the annals of test cricket Others are – DG Bradman {1671}, RT Ponting {1338}, SR Waugh {1284}, AR Border {1272} and GS Chappell {1257}

SPD Smith’s run aggregate against India in Australia at the end of the Australian first innings read 1346. He became the second Australian batsman to score 1300 runs against India in Australia. RT Ponting has scored 1893 runs against India in Australia.

SPD Smith’s run aggregate against India at the end of the Australian first innings read 2306 He became the second Australian batsman to score 2300 runs against India in Australia. RT Ponting has scored 2555 runs against India.

SPD Smith’s run aggregate in his test career at the end of the Australian first innings read 9949. He needs 51 more runs which would fetch him 10000 runs and with it he would become the fourth Australian batsman to score 10000 plus in their test career. Others are – RT Ponting {13378}, AR Border {11174} and SR Waugh {10927}

SPD Smith’s 140 in Australia’s first innings of this test represent his 34^th century. He became the eleventh batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 34 or more centuries.

SPD Smith’s 140 in Australia’s first innings of this test represent his 34^th century. He became the second Australian batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 34 or more centuries. RT Ponting has scored 41 centuries.

YBK Jaiswal has scored 149 boundary fours in this calendar year 2024 prior to the start of this test. He scored eleven boundary fours in his knock which fetched him 160 boundary fours. He became the second batsman to score 150 or more boundary fours in the calendar year 2024. B Duckett of England has scored 153 boundary fours.

YBK Jaiswal has scored ten 149 boundary fours in this calendar year prior to the start of this test. He scored eight boundary fours in his knock which fetched him 160 boundary fours. He now owns the record for scoring most boundary fours in the calendar year 2024. He went past B Duckett of England who has scored 153 boundary fours.

JJ Bumrah’s four wickets in Australia’s first innings fetched him 151 wickets on away soil. He became the seventh Indian bowler to capture 150 plus wickets on away soil.

No	Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts
1	A Kumble	1990-2008	69	121	20058	9645	269
2	N Kapil Dev	1978-1994	66	108	15529	7064	215
3	Z Khan	2000-2014	54	095	11476	6516	207
4	I Sharma	2007-2021	62	109	12146	6718	204
5	Harbhajan Singh	1998-2015	48	087	11591	5913	152
6	JJ Bumrah	2018-2024	31	059	06529	2987	151
7	R Ashwin	2011-2024	40	071	09468	4583	150

JJ Bumrah’s four wickets in Australia’s first innings fetched him 151 wickets on away soil. He became the fourth Indian pace bowler to capture 150 plus wickets on away soil.

No	Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts
1	N Kapil Dev	1978-1994	66	108	15529	7064	215
2	Z Khan	2000-2014	54	095	11476	6516	207
3	I Sharma	2007-2021	62	109	12146	6718	204
4	JJ Bumrah	2018-2024	31	059	06529	2987	151

JJ Bumrah’s aggregate of wickets at the end of Australia’s first innings read 66 in the calendar year 2024. He now holds the record for most wickets by a bowler in the calendar year 2024.

JJ Bumrah’s aggregate of wickets at the end of Australia’s first innings read 66 in the calendar year 2024. It provides the 28^th occasion of a bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 66 plus wickets in a calendar year. It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing 65 plus wickets in a calendar year.

Mohammd Siraj returned with figures of none for 122 in Australia’s innings in this test to provide the 136th occasion of an Indian bowler conceding 100 plus runs in an innings against Australia. It also provides the 88^th occasion of an Indian bowler conceding 100 plus runs in an innings against Australia in Australia

Mohammd Siraj returned with figures of none for 122 in Australia’s innings in this test to provide the 54th occasion of an Indian pace bowler conceding 100 plus runs in an innings against Australia. It also provides the 46^th occasion of an Indian pace bowler conceding 100 plus runs in an innings against Australia in Australia

Mohammd Siraj returned with figures of none for 122 in Australia’s innings in this test to provide the 18th occasion of an Indian bowler conceding 100 plus runs in an innings against Australia. It also provides the 14th occasion of an Indian bowler conceding 100 plus runs without a wicket in an innings against Australia in Australia

Mohammd Siraj returned with figures of none for 122 in Australia’s innings in this test to provide the tenth occasion of an Indian pace bowler conceding 100 plus runs without a wicket in an innings against Australia. It also provides the ninth occasion of an Indian pace bowler conceding 100 plus runs without a wicket in an innings against Australia in Australia

YBK Jaiswal scored 82 not out in India’s first innings in this test which represent his eleventh fifty in the calendar year 2024. He became the second batsman after JE Root to score eleven fifties in the calendar year 2024.

YBK Jaiswal’s run aggregate read 1394 in the calendar year 2024. He became the second batsman after JE Root to aggregate 1300 runs in the calendar year 2024. JE Root has an aggregate of 1556 runs in the calendar year 2024.

YBK Jaiswal-V Kohli added 102 runs for the second wicket India’s innings to provide the occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against Australia. It also provides the occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against Australia in Australia

YBK Jaiswal-V Kohli added 102 runs for the second wicket India’s innings to provide the occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the second wicket against Australia. It also provides the occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the second wicket against Australia in Australia

YBK Jaiswal was dismissed run out for 82 in India’s first innings to provide the second occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed run out in an innings after scoring a fifty against Australia. Prior to this NS Sidhu was dismissed for 62 at Chennai in Mar 1998. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed run out in an innings after scoring a fifty against Australia in Australia.

YBK Jaiswal was dismissed run out for 82 in India’s first innings to provide the eighth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out in an innings after scoring a fifty against Australia. It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out in an innings after scoring a fifty against Australia in Australia.

V Kohli has scored 1478 runs against Australia in Australia. He scored 35 runs in India’s first innings which fetched him 1514 runs. He became the tenth batsman to score 1500 runs against Australia in Australia.

V Kohli has scored 1478 runs against Australia in Australia. He scored 35 runs in India’s first innings which fetched him 1514 runs. He became the second Indian batsman to score 1500 runs against Australia in Australia. SR Tendulkar has scored 1809 runs against Australia in Australia.

V Kohli’s run aggregate against Australia read 2203 at the end of Indian innings. He became the third Indian batsman to aggregate 2200 plus runs against Australia. Others are – SR Tendulkar {3630} and VVS Laxman {2434}

Approaching milestones ahead of the fourth test between Australia and India at Melbourne

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India and Indian Cricketers

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

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

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

V Kohli has scored 1478 runs against Australia in Australia. 22 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 1478 runs against Australia in Australia. 23 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 17 catches against Australia in Australia prior to the start of this test. One more catch would fetch him 18 catches. If he gets them, he would then become the second Indian fieldsman to pouch 18 catches against Australia in Australia. VVS Laxman is the other Indian fieldsmen to pouch 18 plus catches against Australia in Australia

V Kohli has pouched 17 catches against Australia in Australia prior to the start of this test. Two more catches would fetch him 19 catches. If he gets them, he would then own the record for most catches by an Indian fieldsman catches against Australia in Australia. He would go past VVS Laxman who has pouched 18 plus catches against Australia in Australia

YBK Jaiswal has scored 1312 runs in this calendar year prior to the start of this test. He needs 88 more runs which would fetch him 1400 runs. If he gets it, he would then brcaome the second batsman to score 1400 runs in the calendar year 2024. JE Root of England has scored 1556 runs 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]

YBK Jaiswal has scored ten fifties in this calendar year prior to the start of this test. He needs one more fifty to own the record of scoring most fifties in the calendar year 2024 jointly with JE Root who has also scored eleven fifties 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 own the record of scoring most fifties in the calendar year 2024. He would go post JE Root who has scored eleven fifties in the calendar year 2024

YBK Jaiswal has scored ten 149 boundary fours in this calendar year prior to the start of this test. He needs one more boundary four which would fetch him 150 boundary fours. If he gets them, he would become the second batsman to score 150 or more boundary fours in the calendar year 2024. B Duckett of England has scored 153 boundary fours.

YBK Jaiswal has scored ten 149 boundary fours in this calendar year prior to the start of this test. He needs five more boundary fours which would fetch him 154 boundary fours. If he gets them, he would then own the record for scoring most boundary fours in the calendar year 2024. He would go past B Duckett of England who has scored 153 boundary fours.

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.

RR Pant has effected 47 dismissals against Australia in Australia prior to the start of this test. Three more dismissals would fetch him 50 dismissals. If he effects them, then he would then become the first Indian wicket keeper to effect 50 plus dismissals against Australia in Australia.

RR Pant has effected 47 dismissals against Australia in Australia prior to the start of this test. Three more dismissals would fetch him 50 dismissals. If he effects them, then he would then become the third wicket keeper to effect 50 plus dismissals in the annals of test cricket against Australia in Australia. Others are – Wasim Bari {55}, APE Knott {51}

RR Pant has effected 47 dismissals against Australia prior to the start of this test. Three more dismissals would fetch him 50 dismissals. If he effects them, then he would then become the second Indian wicket keeper to effect 50 plus dismissals in the annals of test cricket against Australia. MS Dhoni has effected 71 dismissals.

RR Pant has scored 720 runs against Australia as a wicket keeper batsman. 30 more runs would fetch him 750 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the third Indian wicket keeper batsman to score 750 plus runs against Australia. Others are – MS Dhoni {990} and SMH Kirmani {756]

RR Pant has scored 720 runs against Australia in Australia as a wicket keeper batsman. 30 more runs would fetch him 750 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the first Indian wicket keeper batsman to score 750 plus runs against Australia in Australia.

RR Pant has scored 711 runs against Australia in Australia as a wicket keeper batsman. 39 more runs would fetch him 750 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the first wicket keeper batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 750 plus runs against Australia in Australia.

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

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

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

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

Australia and Australian cricketers

SPD Smith has scored ten centuries against India prior to the start of this test. One more century will fetch him his elevetm century. If he gets it, he would owm the record of scoring most centuries against India. He would go past JE Root of England who has scored ten centuries against India.

SPD Smith has scored six 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 own the record for Australian batsman scoring most centuries against India in Australia jointly with RT Ponting who has scored seven centuries against India in Australia

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

SPD Smith has scored six boundary sixes against India in Australia prior to the start of this test. One more boundary six will fetch him his seven boundary sixes. If he gets it, he would then become the third Australian batsman to score seven or more boundary sixes against India in Australia. KR Miller {08} and DA Warner {07} are the other two batdmen who have scored seven or more boundary sixes against India in Australia

SPD Smith has pouched 34 catches against India prior to the start of this test. Two more catches would fetch him 36 catches and with it the record for most catches by an Australian fieldsman against India jointly with RT Ponting. RT Ponting has pouched 36 catches against India.

SPD Smith has pouched 34 catches against India prior to the start of this test. Three more catches would fetch him 37 catches and with it the record for most catches by an Australian fieldsman against India. He would go past RT Ponting has pouched 36 catches against India.

SPD Smith has pouched 18 catches against India in Australia. Two more catches would fetch him 19 catches and with it the record for most catches by an Australian fieldsman against India in Australia. ME Waugh has pouched 18 catches against India in Australia.

SPD Smith has pouched 18 catches against India in Australia. Two more catches would fetch him 20 catches and with it he would become the first Australian fieldsman to pouch 20 plus catches against India in Australia.

SPD Smith has pouched 18 catches against India in Australia. Two more catches would fetch him 20 catches and with it he would become the fourth fieldsman to pouch 20 plus catches against India on home soil. Others are – AN Cook {31}, IVA Richards {21} and DPMD Jayawardene {20}

SPD Smith has scored nine fifties at Melbourne prior to the start of this test. One more fifty would fetch him his tenth fifty and with it he would become the fourth Australian batsman to score ten or more fifties at Melbourne. Others are – GS Chappell {13},DG Bradman {12} and RT Ponting {11}

SPD Smith has scored 1093 runs at Melbourne prior to the start of this test. Seven more fifty would fetch him his 1100 runs and with it he would become the seventh Australian batsman to score 1100 plus runs at Melbourne. Others are – DG Bradman {1671}, RT Ponting {1338}, SR Waugh {1284}, AR Border {1272}, GS Chappell {1257} and ML Hayden {1103}.

SPD Smith has scored 1093 runs at Melbourne prior to the start of this test. Seven more fifty would fetch him his 1100 runs and with it he would become the eighth batsman to score 1100 plus runs at Melbourne in the annals of test cricket Others are – DG Bradman {1671}, RT Ponting {1338}, SR Waugh {1284}, AR Border {1272}, GS Chappell {1257}, JB Hobbs {1178} and ML Hayden {1103}.

MA Starc and PJ Cummins of Australia have captured 49 wickets against India in Australia prior to the start of the test. They need one more wickets which would fetch them 50 wickets. If they get them, then one of them would become the second Australian bowler to capture 50 plus wickets depending upon who gets the 50^th wicket first. NM Lyon has captured 63 wickets against India in Australia.

MA Starc and PJ Cummins of Australia has captured 49 wickets against India in Australia prior to the start of the test. They need one more wickets which would fetch them 50 wickets. If they get them, then one of them would become the first Australian pace bowler to capture 50 plus wickets against India in Australia depending upon who gets the 50^th wicket first.

MA Starc Australia has captured 49 wickets against India in Australia prior to the start of the test. He needs one more wicket which would fetch him 50 wickets. If he gets it, then he would become the first Australian left arm pace bowler to capture 50 plus wickets against India in Australia

MA Starc Australia has captured 49 wickets against India in Australia prior to the start of the test. He needs one more wicket which would fetch him 50 wickets. If he gets it, then he would become the first left arm pace bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 50 plus wickets against India on home soil

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

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

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

PJ Cummins will be leading Australia in his 32^nd test when he leads Australia against India at Melbourne to become the 47^th captain in the annals of test cricket to lead a team in 32 or more tests.

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

NM Lyon has captured 45 wickets at Melbourne prior to the start of this test. Five more wickets would fetch his 50 wickets and with it he would become the third Australian bowler to capture 50 wickets at Melbourne. Others are – DK Lilee {82} and SK Warne {56}

NM Lyon has captured 45 wickets at Melbourne prior to the start of this test. Five more wickets would fetch his 50 wickets and with it he would become the second Australian spin bowler to capture 50 wickets at Melbourne. SK Warne has captured 56 wickets at Melbourne

Teams winning a test by 400 plus runs margin

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New Zealand won the just concluded Hamilton test against England by 423 runs to provide the 14^th occasion of a team winning a test by 400 plus runs margin. All such occasions are tabulated below in the order of descending runs.

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	England	won	675 runs	v Australia	Brisbane	30 Nov 1928
2	Australia	won	562 runs	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1934
3	Bangladesh	won	546 runs	v Afghanistan	Mirpur	14 Jun 2023
4	Australia	won	530 runs	v South Africa	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911
5	South Africa	won	492 runs	v Australia	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018
6	Australia	won	491 runs	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 2004
7	Sri Lanka	won	465 runs	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	03 Jan 2009
8	India	won	434 runs	v England	Rajkot	15 Feb 2024
10	West Indies	won	425 runs	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1976
11	New Zealand	won	423 runs	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	26 Dec 2018
12	New Zealand	won	423 runs	v England	Hamilton	14 Dec 2024
13	Australia	won	419 runs	v West Indies	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022
14	Australia	won	409 runs	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1948

It was New Zealand’s second win by 400 plus runs. Prior to this, it had won the test against Sri Lanka at Christchurch in Dec 2018 by an identical margin of 423 runs

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	New Zealand	won	423 runs	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	26 Dec 2018
2	New Zealand	won	423 runs	v England	Hamilton	14 Dec 2024

New Zealand won the just concluded Hamilton test against England by 423 runs to provide the fifth occasion of a team winning a test by 400 plus runs margin against England.. All such occasions are tabulated below in the order of descending runs.

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Australia	won	562 runs	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1934
2	India	won	434 runs	v England	Rajkot	15 Feb 2024
3	West Indies	won	425 runs	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1976
4	New Zealand	won	423 runs	v England	Hamilton	14 Dec 2024
5	Australia	won	409 runs	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1948

New Zealand became the second team in the annals of test cricket to win a test by 400 plus runs margin on two or more occasions. Australia is other team which has won five tests by 400 plus runs margin

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Australia	won	562 runs	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1934
2	Australia	won	530 runs	v South Africa	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911
3	Australia	won	491 runs	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 2004
4	Australia	won	419 runs	v West Indies	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022
5	Australia	won	409 runs	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1948

1	New Zealand	won	423 runs	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	26 Dec 2018
2	New Zealand	won	423 runs	v England	Hamilton	14 Dec 2024

Batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in the third innings of a test

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KS Williamson of New Zealand scored 156 against England in the third innings of the just concluded test at Hamilton to provide the 180^th occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs in the third innings of a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
01	WL Murdoch	153*	03	Australia	v England	The Oval	06 Sep 1880
02	AE Stoddart	173	03	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1894
03	KS Ranjitsinhji	154*	03	England	v Australia	Manchester	16 Jul 1896
04	WW Armstrong	159*	03	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Oct 1902
05	VT Trumper	185*	03	Australia	v England	Sydney	11 Dec 1903
06	C Hill	160	03	Australia	v England	Adelaide	10 Jan 1908
07	VT Trumper	166	03	Australia	v England	Sydney	21 Feb 1908
08	VT Trumper	159	03	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910
09	JW Zulch	150	03	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	03 Mar 1911
10	WW Armstrong	158	03	Australia	v England	Sydney	17 Dec 1920
11	CN Frank	152	03	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	12 Nov 1921
12	HW Taylor	176	03	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1922
13	H Sutcliffe	161	03	England	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1926
14	WR Hammond	177	03	England	v Australia	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929
15	GA Headley	176	03	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	11 Jan 1930
16	EH Hendren	205*	03	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	01 Feb 1930
17	WM Woodfull	161	03	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931
18	DG Bradman	167	03	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931
19	B Mitchell	164*	03	South Africa	v England	Lord’s	29 Jun 1935
20	AD Nourse	231	03	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1935
21	DG Bradman	270	03	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1937
22	DG Bradman	212	03	Australia	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1937
23	L Hutton	165*	03	England	v West Indies	The Oval	19 Aug 1939
24	AR Morris	155	03	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947
25	DCS Compton	163	03	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947
26	DCS Compton	184	03	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948
27	EAB Rowan	156*	03	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948
28	CL Walcott	168*	03	West Indies	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1950
29	MH Mankad	184	03	India	v England	Lord’s	19 Jun 1952
30	WR Endean	162*	03	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952
31	ML Apte	163*	03	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Feb 1953
32	P Roy	150	03	India	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Mar 1953
33	JKC Holt	166	03	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	06 Feb 1954
34	PBH May	285*	03	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	30 May 1957
35	MC Cowdrey	154	03	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	30 May 1957
36	OG Smith	168	03	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	04 Jul 1957
37	Hanif Mohammad	337	03	Pakistan	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958
38	GS Sobers	198	03	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958
39	Saeed Ahmed	166	03	Pakistan	v Australia	Lahore	21 Nov 1959
40	G Pullar	175	03	England	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1960
41	MC Cowdrey	155	03	England	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1960
42	ER Dexter	180	03	England	v Australia	Birmingham	08 Jun 1961
43	KF Barrington	172	03	England	v India	Kanpur	01 Dec 1961
44	PR Umrigar	172*	03	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	04 Apr 1962
45	MAK Pataudi	203*	03	India	v England	Delhi	08 Feb 1964
46	DN Sardesai	200*	03	India	v New Zealand	Brabourne	12 Mar 1965
47	GS Sobers	163*	03	West Indies	v England	Lord’s	16 Jun 1966
48	BF Butcher	209*	03	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966
49	DT Lindsay	182	03	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966
50	RM Cowper	165	03	Australia	v India	Sydney	26 Jan 1968
51	RB Kanhai	158*	03	West Indies	v India	Kingston	18 Feb 1971
52	SM Gavaskar	220	03	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971
53	CA Davis	183	03	West Indies	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972
54	R Edwards	170*	03	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972
55	KWR Fletcher	178	03	England	v New Zealand	Lord’s	21 Jun 1973
56	DL Amiss	174	03	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	02 Feb 1974
57	DL Amiss	262*	03	England	v West Indies	Kingston	16 Feb 1974
58	IR Redpath	159*	03	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	22 Mar 1974
59	CH Lloyd	163	03	West Indies	v India	Bengaluru	22 Nov 1974
60	JH Edrich	175	03	England	v Australia	Lord’s	31 Jul 1975
61	Asif Iqbal	152*	03	Pakistan	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Dec 1976
62	Majid Khan	167	03	Pakistan	v West Indies	Georgetown	18 Mar 1977
63	SM Gavaskar	182*	03	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978
64	DB Vengsarkar	157*	03	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978
65	DW Randall	150	03	England	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979
66	Javed Miandad	160*	03	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	02 Feb 1979
67	AR Border	153	03	Australia	v Pakistan	Lahore	18 Mar 1980
68	IVA Richards	182*	03	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981
69	DI Gower	154*	03	England	v West Indies	Kingston	10 Apr 1981
70	DB Vengsarkar	157	03	India	v England	Lord’s	10 Jun 1982
71	JV Coney	174*	03	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	20 Jan 1984
72	DI Gower	173*	03	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	19 Mar 1984
73	AR Border	152*	03	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	08 Nov 1985
74	AR Border	163	03	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 1985
75	GA Gooch	183	03	England	v New Zealand	Lord’s	24 Jul 1986
76	MW Gatting	150*	03	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	06 Aug 1987
77	DC Boon	184*	03	Australia	v England	Sydney	29 Jan 1988
78	MA Taylor	164	03	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Brisbane	08 Dec 1989
79	AH Jones	170*	03	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	22 Feb 1990
80	DI Gower	157*	03	England	v India	The Oval	23 Aug 1990
81	AH Jones	186	03	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	31 Jan 1991
82	MD Crowe	299	03	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	31 Jan 1991
83	CG Greenidge	226	03	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	19 Apr 1991
84	GA Gooch	154*	03	England	v West Indies	Leeds	06 Jun 1991
85	GA Gooch	174	03	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	22 Aug 1991
86	DM Jones	150*	03	Australia	v India	W.A.C.A	01 Feb 1992
87	RS Mahanama	151	03	Sri Lanka	v India	Col-PSS	04 Aug 1993
88	Saleem Malik	237	03	Pakistan	v Australia	Rawalpindi	05 Oct 1994
89	DJ Cullinan	153*	03	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996
90	M Azharuddin	163*	03	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	08 Dec 1996
91	PA de Silva	168	03	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Col-RPS	19 Apr 1997
92	ST Jayasuriya	199	03	Sri Lanka	v India	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997
93	GW Flower	151	03	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Harare	18 Sep 1997
94	SR Tendulkar	155*	03	India	v Australia	Chennai	06 Mar 1998
95	MW Goodwin	166*	03	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Bulawayo	14 Mar 1998
96	SP Fleming	174*	03	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Col-RPS	27 May 1998
97	AJ Stewart	164	03	England	v South Africa	Manchester	02 Jul 1998
98	Saeed Anwar	188*	03	Pakistan	v India	Eden Gardens	16 Feb 1999
99	G Kirsten	275	03	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 1999
100	VVS Laxman	167	03	India	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2000
101	GJ Whittall	188*	03	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Harare	19 Sep 2000
102	A Flower	232*	03	Zimbabwe	v India	Nagpur	25 Nov 2000
103	VVS Laxman	281	03	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	11 Mar 2001
104	R Dravid	180	03	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	11 Mar 2001
105	A Flower	199*	03	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Harare	07 Sep 2001
106	G Kirsten	153	03	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2002
107	GP Thorpe	200*	03	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	13 Mar 2002
108	SR Tendulkar	176	03	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	30 Oct 2002
109	VVS Laxman	154*	03	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	30 Oct 2002
110	MP Vaughan	183	03	England	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2003
111	ML Hayden	177	03	Australia	v West Indies	St John’s	09 May 2003
112	JH Kallis	150*	03	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004
113	DR Martyn	161	03	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	16 Mar 2004
114	JA Rudolph	154*	03	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	18 Mar 2004
115	JL Langer	166	03	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	24 Mar 2004
116	ST Jayasuriya	253	03	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	20 Oct 2004
117	ME Trescothick	180	03	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005
118	T Taibu	153	03	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	14 Jan 2005
119	S Chanderpaul	153*	03	West Indies	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	26 May 2005
120	KC Sangakkara	157*	03	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005
121	KP Pietersen	158	03	England	v Australia	The Oval	08 Sep 2005
122	BJ Hodge	203*	03	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 2005
123	Younis Khan	194	03	Pakistan	v India	Faisalabad	21 Jan 2006
124	KC Sangakkara	185	03	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Col-SSC	26 Mar 2006
125	W Jaffer	212	03	India	v West Indies	St John’s	02 Jun 2006
126	Mohammad Yousuf	191	03	Pakistan	v West Indies	Multan	19 Nov 2006
127	LPC Silva	152*	03	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	15 Dec 2006
128	HM Amla	176*	03	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2007
129	JH Kallis	186	03	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2007
130	KC Sangakkara	152	03	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	01 Dec 2007
131	V Sehwag	151	03	India	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 2008
132	AJ Strauss	177	03	England	v New Zealand	Napier	22 Mar 2008
133	ND McKenzie	155*	03	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008
134	SM Katich	157	03	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	12 Jun 2008
135	CH Gayle	197	03	West Indies	v New Zealand	Napier	19 Dec 2008
136	M Jayawardene	166	03	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	26 Dec 2008
137	PJ Hughes	160	03	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	06 Mar 2009
138	G Gambhir	167	03	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	03 Apr 2009
139	Fawad Alam	168	03	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Col- PSS	12 Jul 2009
140	CH Gayle	165*	03	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	04 Dec 2009
141	GC Smith	183	03	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	03 Jan 2010
142	Tamim Iqbal	151	03	Bangladesh	v India	Mirpur	24 Jan 2010
143	BB McCullum	225	03	New Zealand	v India	Hyderabad	12 Nov 2010
144	AN Cook	235*	03	England	v Australia	Brisbane	25 Nov 2010
145	IR Bell	159	03	England	v India	Nottingham	29 Jul 2011
146	KC Sangakkara	211	03	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	18 Oct 2011
147	DM Bravo	195	03	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	29 Oct 2011
148	Azhar Ali	157	03	Pakistan	v England	Dubai-DICS	03 Feb 2012
149	AN Cook	176	03	England	v India	Ahmedabad	15 Nov 2012
150	HM Amla	196	03	South Africa	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 2012
151	AB de Villiers	169	03	South Africa	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 2012
152	JE Root	180	03	England	v Australia	Lord’s	18 Jul 2013
153	Younis Khan	200*	03	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Harare	03 Sep 2013
154	DM Bravo	218	03	West Indies	v New Zealand	Dunedin	03 Dec 2013
155	CA Pujara	153	03	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013
156	AD Mathews	157*	03	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	31 Dec 2013
157	BB McCullum	302	03	New Zealand	v India	Wellington	14 Feb 2014
158	AD Mathews	160	03	Sri Lanka	v England	Leeds	20 Jun 2014
159	KS Williamson	161*	03	New Zealand	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 Jun 2014
160	FDM Karunaratne	152	03	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Christchurch	26 Dec 2014
161	KS Williamson	242*	03	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	03 Jan 2015
162	Tamim Iqbal	206	03	Bangladesh	v Pakistan	Khulna	28 Apr 2015
163	Imrul Kayes	150	03	Bangladesh	v Pakistan	Khulna	28 Apr 2015
164	AN Cook	162	03	England	v New Zealand	Lord’s	21 May 2015
165	LD Chandimal	162*	03	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	12 Aug 2015
166	Mohd Hafeez	151	03	Pakistan	v England	Sharjah	01 Nov 2015
167	BKG Mendis	176	03	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Pallekele	26 Jul 2016
168	TWM Latham	176	03	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	26 Dec 2018
169	HM Nicholls	162*	03	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	26 Dec 2018
170	JO Holder	202*	03	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	23 Jan 2019
171	Abid Ali	174	03	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	19 Dec 2019
172	SC Williams	151*	03	Zimbabwe	v Afghanistan	Abu Dhabi	10 Mar 2021
173	DM de Silva	155*	03	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	29 Nov 2021
174	T Bavuma	172	03	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	08 Mar 2023
175	OJ Pope	196	03	England	v India	Hyderabad	25 Jan 2024
176	YBK Jaiswal	214*	03	India	v England	Rajkot	15 Feb 2024
177	PHKD Mendis	164	03	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Sylhet	22 Mar 2024
178	SN Khan	150	03	India	v New Zealand	Bengaluru	16 Oct 2024
179	YBK Jaiswal	161	03	India	v Australia	Perth	22 Nov 2024
180	KS Williamson	156	03	New Zealand	v England	Hamilton	14 Dec 2024

KS Williamson of New Zealand scored 156 against England in the third innings of the just concluded test at Hamilton to provide the eleventh occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs in the third innings of a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
No	JV Coney	174*	03	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	20 Jan 1984
01	AH Jones	170*	03	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	22 Feb 1990
02	AH Jones	186	03	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	31 Jan 1991
03	MD Crowe	299	03	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	31 Jan 1991
04	SP Fleming	174*	03	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Col-RPS	27 May 1998
05	BB McCullum	225	03	New Zealand	v India	Hyderabad	12 Nov 2010
06	BB McCullum	302	03	New Zealand	v India	Wellington	14 Feb 2014
07	KS Williamson	161*	03	New Zealand	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 Jun 2014
08	KS Williamson	242*	03	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	03 Jan 2015
09	TWM Latham	176	03	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	26 Dec 2018
10	HM Nicholls	162*	03	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	26 Dec 2018
11	KS Williamson	156	03	New Zealand	v England	Hamilton	14 Dec 2024

KS Williamson of New Zealand scored 156 against England in the third innings of the just concluded test at Hamilton to provide the 32nd occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs in the third innings of a test in the annals of test cricket against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
No	WL Murdoch	153*	03	Australia	v England	The Oval	06 Sep 1880
01	VT Trumper	185*	03	Australia	v England	Sydney	11 Dec 1903
02	C Hill	160	03	Australia	v England	Adelaide	10 Jan 1908
03	VT Trumper	166	03	Australia	v England	Sydney	21 Feb 1908
04	WW Armstrong	158	03	Australia	v England	Sydney	17 Dec 1920
05	HW Taylor	176	03	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1922
06	GA Headley	176	03	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	11 Jan 1930
07	B Mitchell	164*	03	South Africa	v England	Lord’s	29 Jun 1935
08	DG Bradman	270	03	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1937
09	DG Bradman	212	03	Australia	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1937
10	AR Morris	155	03	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947
11	EAB Rowan	156*	03	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948
12	CL Walcott	168*	03	West Indies	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1950
13	MH Mankad	184	03	India	v England	Lord’s	19 Jun 1952
14	JKC Holt	166	03	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	06 Feb 1954
15	OG Smith	168	03	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	04 Jul 1957
16	MAK Pataudi	203*	03	India	v England	Delhi	08 Feb 1964
17	GS Sobers	163*	03	West Indies	v England	Lord’s	16 Jun 1966
19	BF Butcher	209*	03	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966
19	R Edwards	170*	03	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972
20	IVA Richards	182*	03	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981
21	DB Vengsarkar	157	03	India	v England	Lord’s	10 Jun 1982
22	JV Coney	174*	03	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	20 Jan 1984
23	DC Boon	184*	03	Australia	v England	Sydney	29 Jan 1988
24	G Kirsten	275	03	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 1999
25	KC Sangakkara	152	03	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	01 Dec 2007
26	GC Smith	183	03	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	03 Jan 2010
27	Azhar Ali	157	03	Pakistan	v England	Dubai-DICS	03 Feb 2012
28	AD Mathews	160	03	Sri Lanka	v England	Leeds	20 Jun 2014
29	Mohd Hafeez	151	03	Pakistan	v England	Sharjah	01 Nov 2015
30	JO Holder	202*	03	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	23 Jan 2019
31	YBK Jaiswal	214*	03	India	v England	Rajkot	15 Feb 2024
32	KS Williamson	156	03	New Zealand	v England	Hamilton	14 Dec 2024

KS Williamson of New Zealand scored 156 against England in the third innings of the just concluded test at Hamilton to provide the seconf occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring 150 plus runs in the third innings of a test in the annals of test cricket against England. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	JV Coney	174*	03	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	20 Jan 1984
2	KS Williamson	156	03	New Zealand	v England	Hamilton	14 Dec 2024

Teams posting 450 plus runs in the third innings of a test

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New Zealand posted 453 in the third innings of the test against England at Hamilton in the just concluded final test to provide the 103^rd occasion of a team posting 450 plus runs in the third innings of a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	England	475	202.2	3	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1894
2	Australia	485	145.2	3	v England	Sydney	11 Dec 1903
3	Australia	506	167.5	3	v England	Adelaide	10 Jan 1908
4	Australia	578	126.2	3	v South Africa	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911
5	Australia	476	153.4	3	v England	Adelaide	12 Jan 1912
6	Australia	581	192.3	3	v England	Sydney	17 Dec 1920
7	Australia	582	185.5	3	v England	Adelaide	14 Jan 1921
8	South Africa	472/8d	195.0	3	v Australia	Johannesburg	12 Nov 1921
9	Australia	452	125.7×8	3	v England	Sydney	19 Dec 1924
10	South Africa	464/8d	157.0	3	v England	Durban	21 Jan 1928
11	New Zealand	469/9d	157.4	3	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1931
12	Australia	554	164.4	3	v South Africa	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931
13	South Africa	491	149.3	3	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1935
14	Australia	564	149.7×8	3	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1937
15	South Africa	481	142.1×8	3	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939
16	Australia	536	113.3×8	3	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947
17	England	551	226.2	3	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947
18	Australia	460/7d	130.2	3	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1948
19	South Africa	500	208.5	3	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1955
20	England	583/4d	258.0	3	v West Indies	Birmingham	30 May 1957
21	Pakistan	657/8d	319.0	3	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958
22	England	479/9d	157.0	3	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1960
23	England	497/5	184.0	3	v India	Kanpur	01 Dec 1961
24	Australia	450/9d	100.5×8	3	v South Africa	Sydney	10 Jan 1964
25	India	463/4	165.0	3	v England	Delhi	8 Feb 1964
26	India	463/5d	154.4	3	v New Zealand	Brabourne	12 Mar 1965
27	West Indies	482/5d	178.0	3	v England	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966
28	South Africa	620	177.3	3	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966
29	India	510	209.2	3	v England	Leeds	08 Jun 1967
30	West Indies	616	137.2×8	3	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1969
31	South Africa	470/8d	121.2	3	v Australia	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1970
32	West Indies	564/8	214.0	3	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972
33	England	463/9	196.0	3	v New Zealand	Lord’s	21 Jun 1973
34	Australia	460/8	101.0×8	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	01 Mar 1974
35	England	538	233.5	3	v Australia	The Oval	28 Aug 1975
36	Pakistan	466	132.7×8	3	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Dec 1976
37	Pakistan	540	163.3	3	v West Indies	Georgetown	18 Mar 1977
38	India	465	170.3	3	v Pakistan	Lahore	27 Oct 1978
39	India	469/7	139.1	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	11 Mar 1983
40	New Zealand	537	187.3	3	v England	Wellington	20 Jan 1984
41	Australia	513/5d	125.0	3	v Sri Lanka	Hobart	16 Dec 1989
42	New Zealand	483/5d	159.0	3	v India	Auckland	22 Feb 1990
43	England	477/4d	154.0	3	v India	The Oval	23 Aug 1990
44	New Zealand	671/4	220.3	3	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	31 Jan 1991
45	West Indies	536/9d	162.3	3	v Australia	Bridgetown	19 Apr 1991
46	Australia	451	186.0	3	v India	Adelaide	25 Jan 1992
47	Australia	471	132.0	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992
48	South Africa	450/9d	159.5	3	v Australia	Johannesburg	04 Mar 1994
49	Pakistan	537	152.1	3	v Australia	Rawalpindi	05 Oct 1994
50	Australia	477	144.4	3	v England	Birmingham	05 Jun 1997
51	New Zealand	464/8d	137.5	3	v India	Hamilton	02 Jan 1999
52	India	505/3d	183.0	3	v New Zealand	Mohali	10 Oct 1999
53	South Africa	572/7	209.2	3	v England	Durban	26 Dec 1999
54	Zimbabwe	503/6	161.0	3	v India	Nagpur	25 Nov 2000
55	India	657/7d	178.0	3	v Australia	Eden Gardens	11 Mar 2001
56	Zimbabwe	563/9d	167.0	3	v West Indies	Harare	27 Jul 2001
57	South Africa	452	141.5	3	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2002
58	South Africa	473	162.0	3	v Australia	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002
59	England	468/6d	96.4	3	v New Zealand	Christchurch	13 Mar 2002
60	England	529/5d	191.0	3	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	16 May 2002
61	India	471/8	159.0	3	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	30 Oct 2002
62	England	452/9d	125.3	3	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2003
63	Australia	512/8d	152.0	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	08 Mar 2004
64	England	570/7d	172.3	3	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2004
65	Pakistan	496/9d	144.0	3	v India	Mohali	08 Mar 2005
66	Australia	528/8d	146.4	3	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 2005
67	Pakistan	490/8d	116.4	3	v India	Faisalabad	21 Jan 2006
68	Pakistan	599/7d	140.1	3	v India	Karachi	29 Jan 2006
69	Sri Lanka	537/9	199.0	3	v England	Lord’s	11 May 2006
70	India	521/6d	150.5	3	v West Indies	St John’s	02 Jun 2006
71	Pakistan	461/7	147.4	3	v West Indies	Multan	19 Nov 2006
72	Australia	527/5d	112.0	3	v England	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 2006
73	England	467/7d	131.5	3	v New Zealand	Napier	22 Mar 2008
74	India	476/4	180.0	3	v New Zealand	Napier	26 Mar 2009
75	Pakistan	455	193.2	3	v New Zealand	Napier	11 Dec 2009
76	Australia	511/8d	153.0	3	v New Zealand	Hamilton	27 Mar 2010
77	England	517/1d	152.0	3	v Australia	Brisbane	25 Nov 2010
78	India	459	128.1	3	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2010
79	England	544	120.2	3	v India	Nottingham	29 Jul 2011
80	Australia	488	138.5	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	16 Sep 2011
81	Sri Lanka	483	168.0	3	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	18 Oct 2011
82	West Indies	463	126.3	3	v India	Eden Gardens	14 Nov 2011
83	South Africa	569	111.5	3	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 2012
84	West Indies	507	162.1	3	v New Zealand	Dunedin	3 Dec 2013
85	Sri Lanka	480/5d	168.3	3	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	31 Dec 2013
86	New Zealand	680/8d	210.0	3	v India	Wellington	14 Feb 2014
87	Sri Lanka	457	132.5	3	v England	Leeds	20 Jun 2014
88	New Zealand	524/5d	172.0	3	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	03 Jan 2015
89	Bangladesh	555/6	136.0	3	v Pakistan	Khulna	28 Apr 2015
90	England	478	129.0	3	v New Zealand	Lord’s	21 May 2015
91	New Zealand	454/8d	91.0	3	v England	Leeds	29 May 2015
92	Sri Lanka	475	128.2	3	v England	Chester-le-Street	27 May 2016
93	South Africa	540/8d	160.1	3	v Australia	W.A.C.A	03 Nov 2016
94	England	490/8d	141.0	3	v West Indies	Leeds	25 Aug 2017
95	New Zealand	585/4d	153.0	3	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	26 Dec 2018
96	Australia	487/7d	112.0	3	v England	Birmingham	01 Aug 2019
97	Pakistan	555/3d	131.0	3	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	19 Dec 2019
98	Sri Lanka	476	149.5	3	v West Indies	North Sound	21 Mar 2021
99	India	466	148.2	3	v England	The Oval	02 Sep 2021
100	New Zealand	483	162.3	3	v England	Wellington	24 Feb 2023
101	India	462	99.3	3	v New Zealand	Bengaluru	16 Oct 2024
102	India	487/6d	134.3	3	v Australia	Perth	22 Nov 2024
103	New Zealand	453	101.4	3	v England	Hamilton	14 Dec 2024

New Zealand posted 453 in the third innings of the test against England at Hamilton in the just concluded final test to provide the eleventh occasion of New Zealand posting 450 plus runs in the third innings of a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	New Zealand	469/9d	157.4	3	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1931
2	New Zealand	537	187.3	3	v England	Wellington	20 Jan 1984
3	New Zealand	483/5d	159.0	3	v India	Auckland	22 Feb 1990
4	New Zealand	671/4	220.3	3	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	31 Jan 1991
5	New Zealand	464/8d	137.5	3	v India	Hamilton	02 Jan 1999
6	New Zealand	680/8d	210.0	3	v India	Wellington	14 Feb 2014
7	New Zealand	524/5d	172.0	3	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	03 Jan 2015
8	New Zealand	454/8d	91.0	3	v England	Leeds	29 May 2015
9	New Zealand	585/4d	153.0	3	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	26 Dec 2018
10	New Zealand	483	162.3	3	v England	Wellington	24 Feb 2023
11	New Zealand	453	101.4	3	v England	Hamilton	14 Dec 2024

New Zealand posted 453 in the third innings of the test against England at Hamilton in the just concluded final test to provide the 28^th occasion of a team posting 450 plus runs in the third innings of a test in the annals of test cricket against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Australia	485	145.2	3	v England	Sydney	11 Dec 1903
2	Australia	506	167.5	3	v England	Adelaide	10 Jan 1908
3	Australia	476	153.4	3	v England	Adelaide	12 Jan 1912
4	Australia	581	192.3	3	v England	Sydney	17 Dec 1920
5	Australia	582	185.5	3	v England	Adelaide	14 Jan 1921
6	Australia	452	125.7×8	3	v England	Sydney	19 Dec 1924
7	South Africa	464/8d	157.0	3	v England	Durban	21 Jan 1928
8	New Zealand	469/9d	157.4	3	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1931
9	Australia	564	149.7×8	3	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1937
10	South Africa	481	142.1×8	3	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939
11	Australia	536	113.3×8	3	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947
12	Australia	460/7d	130.2	3	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1948
13	South Africa	500	208.5	3	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1955
14	India	463/4	165.0	3	v England	Delhi	8 Feb 1964
15	West Indies	482/5d	178.0	3	v England	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966
16	India	510	209.2	3	v England	Leeds	08 Jun 1967
17	New Zealand	537	187.3	3	v England	Wellington	20 Jan 1984
18	Australia	477	144.4	3	v England	Birmingham	05 Jun 1997
19	South Africa	572/7	209.2	3	v England	Durban	26 Dec 1999
20	Sri Lanka	537/9	199.0	3	v England	Lord’s	11 May 2006
21	Australia	527/5d	112.0	3	v England	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 2006
22	Sri Lanka	457	132.5	3	v England	Leeds	20 Jun 2014
23	New Zealand	454/8d	91.0	3	v England	Leeds	29 May 2015
24	Sri Lanka	475	128.2	3	v England	Chester-le-Street	27 May 2016
25	Australia	487/7d	112.0	3	v England	Birmingham	01 Aug 2019
26	India	466	148.2	3	v England	The Oval	02 Sep 2021
27	New Zealand	483	162.3	3	v England	Wellington	24 Feb 2023
28	New Zealand	453	101.4	3	v England	Hamilton	14 Dec 2024

New Zealand posted 453 in the third innings of the test against England at Hamilton in the just concluded final test to provide the fifth occasion of New Zealand posting 450 plus runs in the third innings of a test in the annals of test cricket against England.. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	New Zealand	469/9d	157.4	3	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1931
2	New Zealand	537	187.3	3	v England	Wellington	20 Jan 1984
3	New Zealand	454/8d	91.0	3	v England	Leeds	29 May 2015
4	New Zealand	483	162.3	3	v England	Wellington	24 Feb 2023
5	New Zealand	453	101.4	3	v England	Hamilton	14 Dec 2024

There are 46 occasions of a team posting 500 plus runs in the third innings of a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	New Zealand	680/8d	210.0	3	v India	Wellington	14 Feb 2014
2	New Zealand	671/4	220.3	3	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	31 Jan 1991
3	Pakistan	657/8d	319.0	3	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958
4	India	657/7d	178.0	3	v Australia	Eden Gardens	11 Mar 2001
5	South Africa	620	177.3	3	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966
6	West Indies	616	137.2×8	3	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1969
7	Pakistan	599/7d	140.1	3	v India	Karachi	29 Jan 2006
8	New Zealand	585/4d	153.0	3	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	26 Dec 2018
9	England	583/4d	258.0	3	v West Indies	Birmingham	30 May 1957
10	Australia	582	185.5	3	v England	Adelaide	14 Jan 1921
11	Australia	581	192.3	3	v England	Sydney	17 Dec 1920
12	Australia	578	126.2	3	v South Africa	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911
13	South Africa	572/7	209.2	3	v England	Durban	26 Dec 1999
14	England	570/7d	172.3	3	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2004
15	South Africa	569	111.5	3	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 2012
16	West Indies	564/8	214.0	3	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972
17	Australia	564	149.7×8	3	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1937
18	Zimbabwe	563/9d	167.0	3	v West Indies	Harare	27 Jul 2001
19	Bangladesh	555/6	136.0	3	v Pakistan	Khulna	28 Apr 2015
20	Pakistan	555/3d	131.0	3	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	19 Dec 2019
21	Australia	554	164.4	3	v South Africa	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931
22	England	551	226.2	3	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947
23	England	544	120.2	3	v India	Nottingham	29 Jul 2011
24	South Africa	540/8d	160.1	3	v Australia	W.A.C.A	03 Nov 2016
25	Pakistan	540	163.3	3	v West Indies	Georgetown	18 Mar 1977
26	England	538	233.5	3	v Australia	The Oval	28 Aug 1975
27	Sri Lanka	537/9	199.0	3	v England	Lord’s	11 May 2006
28	New Zealand	537	187.3	3	v England	Wellington	20 Jan 1984
29	Pakistan	537	152.1	3	v Australia	Rawalpindi	05 Oct 1994
30	West Indies	536/9d	162.3	3	v Australia	Bridgetown	19 Apr 1991
31	Australia	536	113.3×8	3	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947
32	England	529/5d	191.0	3	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	16 May 2002
33	Australia	528/8d	146.4	3	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 2005
34	Australia	527/5d	112.0	3	v England	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 2006
35	New Zealand	524/5d	172.0	3	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	03 Jan 2015
36	India	521/6d	150.5	3	v West Indies	St John’s	02 Jun 2006
37	England	517/1d	152.0	3	v Australia	Brisbane	25 Nov 2010
38	Australia	513/5d	125.0	3	v Sri Lanka	Hobart	16 Dec 1989
39	Australia	512/8d	152.0	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	08 Mar 2004
40	Australia	511/8d	153.0	3	v New Zealand	Hamilton	27 Mar 2010
41	India	510	209.2	3	v England	Leeds	08 Jun 1967
42	West Indies	507	162.1	3	v New Zealand	Dunedin	3 Dec 2013
43	Australia	506	167.5	3	v England	Adelaide	10 Jan 1908
44	India	505/3d	183.0	3	v New Zealand	Mohali	10 Oct 1999
45	Zimbabwe	503/6	161.0	3	v India	Nagpur	25 Nov 2000
46	South Africa	500	208.5	3	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1955

There are six occasions of a team posting 500 plus runs in the third innings of a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below, New Zealand’s 680 for 6d against India at Wellington in Feb 2014 represnet the highest total scored in the third innings of test.

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	New Zealand	680/8d	210.0	3	v India	Wellington	14 Feb 2014
2	New Zealand	671/4	220.3	3	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	31 Jan 1991
3	Pakistan	657/8d	319.0	3	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958
4	India	657/7d	178.0	3	v Australia	Eden Gardens	11 Mar 2001
5	South Africa	620	177.3	3	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966
6	West Indies	616	137.2×8	3	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1969

New Zealand remains the only team to post 600 plus runs in the third innings of the test on two occasions. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	New Zealand	680/8d	210.0	3	v India	Wellington	14 Feb 2014
2	New Zealand	671/4	220.3	3	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	31 Jan 1991

JE Root of England emulates RT Ponting in scoring 1500 plus runs in two separate calendar years

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JE Root of England amassed1556 runs in the calendar year 2024 to provide the ninth occasion of a batsman to score 1500 plus runs in a calendar year. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0	Year
1	Mohammad Yousuf	Pak	11	19	1	1788	202	99.33	9	3	1	2006
2	IVA Richards	Win	11	19	0	1710	291	90.00	7	5	0	1976
3	JE Root	Eng	15	29	1	1708	228	61.00	6	4	1	2021
4	GC Smith	SAF	15	25	2	1656	232	72.00	6	6	1	2008
5	MJ Clarke	Aus	11	18	3	1595	329*	106.33	5	3	0	2012
6	SR Tendulkar	Ind	14	23	3	1562	214	78.10	7	5	0	2010
7	JE Root	Eng	17	31	3	1556	262	55.57	6	5	1	2024
8	RT Ponting	Aus	15	28	5	1544	207	67.13	6	6	1	2005
9	RT Ponting	Aus	11	18	3	1503	257	100.20	6	4	1	2003

JE Root is the second batsman after RT Ponting of Australia in the annals of test cricket to score 1500 plus runs in two separate calendar years. The following table lists the performance of these two cricketers

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0	Year
1	JE Root	Eng	15	29	1	1708	228	61.00	6	4	1	2021
2	JE Root	Eng	17	31	3	1556	262	55.57	6	5	1	2024

1	RT Ponting	Aus	15	28	5	1544	207	67.13	6	6	1	2005
2	RT Ponting	Aus	11	18	3	1503	257	100.20	6	4	1	2003

Australia vs India Third Test at Brisbane Second day’s play

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V Kohli had pouched 28 catches against Australia prior to the start of this test. He took three catches which fetched him 31 catches. He became 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 had pouched 28 catches against Australia prior to the start of this test. He took three catches which fetches him 31 catches. He became the 19^th fieldsman to pouch 30 plus catches against Australia

V Kohli had pouched 14 catches against Australia in Australia prior to the start of this test. He took three catches which fetched him 17 catches. He became 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 with 17 catches to his credit against Australia in Australia occupies the second place in the list of Indian fieldsmen who have captured most catches against Australia in Australia. VVS Laxman occupies the first place with 18 catches. V Kohli went past SR Tendulkar who had pouched 16 catches to occupy the second place.

V Kohli had pouched 59 catches on away soil to the start of this test. He took three catches which fetched him 62 catches. He became 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 had pouched 59 catches on away soil to the start of this test. He took three catches which fetched him 62 catches. He became the 23rd fieldsman to pouch 60 plus catches on away soil.

V Kohli took three catches in Australia’s first innings to provide the 18^th occasion of an Indian fieldsman taking three catches in an innings against Australia. It also provides the occasion of an Indian fieldsman taking three or more catches in an innings against Australia in Australia.

It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian fieldsman taking three or more catches in an innings against Australia at Brisbane. Others are – RF Surthi in Jan 1968, SM Gavaskar in Dec 1977, VVS Laxman in Dec 2003 and RG Sharma in Jan 2023

SPD Smith had scored 14 fifties against India prior to the start of this test. His 101 in Australia’s first innings fetched him his 15^th fifty. He became the second Australian batsman to score 15 or more fifties against India. RT Ponting had scored 20 fifties against India

SPD Smith had scored 14 fifties against India prior to the start of this test. His 101 in the Australia’s first innings fetched him his 15^th fifty. If he gets it, he would then become the ninth batsman to score 15 or more fifties against India.

SPD Smith had scored nine fifties against India in Australia prior to the start of this test. His 101 in the Australia’s first innings fetched him his tenth fifty. He became 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

SPD Smith had scored nine fifties against India in Australia prior to the start of this test. His 101 in the Australia’s first innings fetched him his tenth fifty He became the fifth batsman to score ten or more fifties against India on home soil.

SPD Smith had scored five centuries against India in Australia prior to the start of this test. His 101 in Australia’s first innings fetched him his sixth century. He became 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 had scored five centuries against India in Australia prior to the start of this test. His 101 in Australia’s first innings fetched him his sixth century. He became the fourth batsman to score six or more centuries against India on home soil.

RR Pant had effected 38 dismissals against Australia in Australia prior to the start of this test. He effected three dismissals which fetched him 41 dismissals. He became the first Indian wicket keeper to effect 40 plus dismissals against Australia in Australia.

RR Pant had effected 38 dismissals against Australia in Australia prior to the start of this test. He effected three dismissals which fetched him 41 dismissals. He became the fifth wicket keeper to effect 40 plus dismissals in the annals of test cricket against Australia in Australia. Others are – Wasim Bari {55}, APE Knott {51} RW Taylor {44} and PJ Dujon {43}

RR Pant pouched three catches in Australia’s first innings to provide the 43^rd occasion of an Indian wicket keeper taking three or more catches in an innings against Australia. It also provides the 27th occasion of an Indian wicket keeper taking three or more catches in an innings against Australia in Australia. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian wicket keeper taking three or more catches in an innings against Australia at Brisbane.

RR Pant pouched three catches in Australia’s first innings to provide the tenth occasion of his effecting three or more dismissals in an innings against Australia. He became the second Indian wicket keeper to effect three or more dismissals against Australia in a test innings. MS Dhoni has effected three or more dismissals in an innings against Australia on eleven occasions. The following table lists the performance of these two Indian wicket keepers

No	Player	Dis	Ct	St	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	MS Dhoni	5	5	0	2	v Australia	W.A.C.A	16 Jan 2008
2	MS Dhoni	3	2	1	4	v Australia	W.A.C.A	16 Jan 2008
3	MS Dhoni	4	3	1	4	v Australia	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
4	MS Dhoni	3	3	0	3	v Australia	Mohali	01 Oct 2010
5	MS Dhoni	3	1	2	1	v Australia	Bengaluru	09 Oct 2010
6	MS Dhoni	4	3	1	3	v Australia	Bengaluru	09 Oct 2010
7	MS Dhoni	4	4	0	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2011
8	MS Dhoni	5	3	2	1	v Australia	Mohali	14 Mar 2013
9	MS Dhoni	3	3	0	4	v Australia	Brisbane	17 Dec 2014
10	MS Dhoni	5	4	1	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2014
11	MS Dhoni	4	4	0	3	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2014

1	RR Pant	6	6	0	2	v Australia	Adelaide	06 Dec 2018
2	RR Pant	5	5	0	4	v Australia	Adelaide	06 Dec 2018
3	RR Pant	3	3	0	1	v Australia	Perth	14 Dec 2018
4	RR Pant	3	3	0	3	v Australia	Perth	14 Dec 2018
5	RR Pant	3	3	0	3	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2020
6	RR Pant	3	3	0	3	v Australia	Brisbane	15 Jan 2021
7	RR Pant	3	3	0	2	v Australia	Perth	22 Nov 2024
8	RR Pant	3	3	0	4	v Australia	Perth	22 Nov 2024
9	RR Pant	4	4	0	2	v Australia	Adelaide	06 Dec 2024
10	RR Pant	3	3	0	1	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Dec 2024

SPD Smith {101} and TM Head {152} scored centuries in Australia’s first innings to provide the 111^th and 112^th occasion of Australian batsmen scoring centuries against India. It also provides the 68^th and 69^th occasion of Australian batsmen scoring centuries against India in Australia. It also provides the fifth and sixth occasion of Australian batsmen scoring centuries against India at Brisbane.

TM Head scored 152 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 35th occasion of Australian batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in an innings against India. It also provides the 24th occasion of Australian batsmen scoring 150 plus runs against India in Australia

TM Head scored 152 in Australia’s first innings to provide the second occasion of Australian batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in an innings against India at Brisbane. Prior to this DG Bradman has scored 185 against India at Brisbane in Nov 1947.

SPD Smith-TM Head added 241 runs for the fourth wicket in Australia’s first innings to provide the 125^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against India. It also provides the 76^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against India in Australia

SPD Smith-TM Head added 241 runs for the fourth wicket in Australia’s first innings to provide the 26^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against India for the fourth wicket. It also provides the 16^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against India in Australia for the fourth wicket

SPD Smith-TM Head added 241 runs for the fourth wicket in Australia’s first innings to provide the 19^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership against India. It also provides the 13^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting 200 plus partnership against India in Australia

SPD Smith-TM Head added 241 runs for the fourth wicket in Australia’s first innings to provide the fifth occasion of Australian batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership against India for the fourth wicket. It also provides the fourth occasion of Australian batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership against India in Australia for the fourth wicket

SPD Smith-TM Head added 241 runs for the fourth wicket in Australia’s first innings to provide the first occasion of Australian batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership against India for the fourth wicket at Brisbane, thus creating a ground record for the highest partnership by Australian batsmen against India. The previous best for the fourth wicket was 128 runs unfinished partnership between DR Martin and SR Waugh in Dec 2003

SPD Smith-TM Head added 241 runs for the fourth wicket in Australia’s first innings to provide the first occasion of Australian batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership against India for any wicket at Brisbane, thus creating a ground record for the highest partnership by Australian batsmen against India. The previous best as 148 runs partnership between MG Johnson and SPD Smith in Dec 2014 for the seventh wicket.

SPD Smith’s 101 in this game represent his 33^rd century of his test career. He now occupies the second place in the list of Australian batsmen who have scored most centuries in a test innings. RT Ponting with 41 centuries to his credit occupies the first place. SPD Smith went past SR Waugh who has scored 32 centuries on his way to occupy the second place.

TM Head’s 152 represent his ninth century in a test innings. It was his fifth score of 150 plus score in his test career and second against India. Prior to this he had scored 172 against India at The Oval in Jun 2023

TM Head’s 152 represent his second score of 150 plus runs and also his second century in a test innings at Brisbane. Prior to this he had scored an identical score of 152 against England at Brisbane in Dec 2021

JJ Bumrah returned with figures of five for 72 in this test at the end of the second day to provide the 78^th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the 33rd occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against Australia in Australia

JJ Bumrah returned with figures of five for 72 in this test at the end of the second day to provide the 23rd occasion of an Indian pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the 19th occasion of an Indian pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against Australia in Australia

JJ Bumrah returned with figures of five for 72 in this test at the end of the second day to provide the third occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against Australia in Australia. Kapil Dev is the other pace bowler to capture five or more wickets in an innings on five occasions against Australia in Australia

JJ Bumrah returned with figures of five for 72 in this test at the end of the second day to provide the third occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against Australia, Kapil Dev {06} and Z Khan {03} are other pace bowlers to capture five or more wickets in an innings on five occasions against Australia.

JJ Bumrah’s aggregate wickets at the end of the second day’s play read 190. He became the sixth Indian pace bowler to capture 190 plus wickets.

JJ Bumrah returned with figures of five for 72 in this test at the end of the second day to provide the twelfth occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in a test innings in his test career. He became the second Indian pace bowler to capture twelve or more five wicket hauls in an innings. Kapil Dev is the other Indian pace bowler to capture 23 five wicket hauls in an innings in his test career.

SPD Smith became the twelfth batsman to score 33 or more centuries in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. The following table lists the batsmen who have score 33 or more centuries in the annals of test cricket.

Player

Team

Span

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

SR Tendulkar

Ind

1989-2013

200

329

15921

248*

53.78

JH Kallis

SAF

1995-2013

166

280

13289

224

55.37

RT Ponting

Aus

1995-2012

168

287

13378

257

51.85

KC Sangakkara

Srl

2000-2015

134

233

12400

319

57.40

R Dravid

Ind

1996-2012

164

286

13288

270

52.31

JE Root

Eng

2012-2024

152

277

12918

262

50.85

SM Gavaskar

Ind

1971-1987

125

214

10122

236*

51.12

M Jayawardene

Srl

1997-2014

149

252

11814

374

49.84

BC Lara

Win

1990-2006

131

232

11953

400*

52.88

Younis Khan

Pak

2000-2017

118

213

10099

313

52.05

AN Cook

Eng

2006-2018

161

291

12472

294

45.35

SPD Smith

Aus

2010-2024

112

199

9805

239

56.35

Australia Vs India Third Test at Brisbane First day’s play

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India won the toss and inserted the opposition in this test to provide the 60th occasion of India doing so against various teams in the annals of test cricket. Australia’s score of 28 for no loss at the end of the first day’s play is the second lowest score by a team when it was inserted by India in a test. Lowest score is 24 for 3 by Sri Lanka against India at Kandy in Jul 1993

India won the toss and inserted the opposition in this test to provide the 711^th occasion of a team doing so against various oppositions in the annals of test cricket. Australia’s score of 28 for no loss at the end of the first day’s play is the third lowest score by a team when it was inserted by a team in a test. Other Lowest scores are 7 for zero by England against West Indies at North Sound in Feb 2009 and 24 for 3 by Sri Lanka against India at Kandy in Jul 1993

India won the toss and inserted Australia in this test to provide the 113th occasion of a team doing so against Australia in the annals of test cricket. Australia’s score of 28 for no loss at the end of the first day’s play is the lowest score by Australia when it was inserted by a team in a test.

India won the toss and inserted Australia in this test to provide the twelfth occasion of India doing so against Australia in the annals of test cricket. Australia’s score of 28 for no loss at the end of the first day’s play is the lowest score by Australia when it was inserted by India in a test.

India won the toss and inserted Australia in this test to provide the ninth occasion of India doing so against Australia in Australia in the annals of test cricket. Australia’s score of 28 for no loss at the end of the first day’s play is the lowest score by Australia when it was inserted by India in a test in Australia

India won the toss and inserted Australia in this test to provide the ninth occasion of India doing so against Australia tests played at Brisbane in the annals of test cricket. Australia’s score of 28 for no loss at the end of the first day’s play is the lowest score by Australia when it was inserted by India in a tests played at Brisbane.

India won the toss and inserted Australia in this test to provide the 62nd occasion of a tean doing so against Australia on home soil in the annals of test cricket. Australia’s score of 28 for no loss at the end of the first day’s play is the lowest score by Australia when it was inserted by a team in a test on home soil

Only 13.2 overs bowled on the first day of this test to provide the third occasion of less than 15.0 overs were bowled on the first day of the test when a team was inserted the opposition in the annals of the test cricket. All the three such occasions are tabulated below. It is interesting to note that all these three occasions are the days which were affected by rain.

No	Team	Score	Overs	Day	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	England	07/0	01.4	1	v West Indies	North Sound	13 Feb 2009
2	Sri Lanka	24/3	12.0	1	v India	Kandy	17 Jul 1993
3	Australia	28/0	13.2	1	v India	Brisbane	14 Dec 2024

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RR Pant has effected 38 dismissals against Australia in Australia prior to the start of this test. Two more dismissals would fetch him 40 dismissals. If he effects them, then he would then become the first Indian wicket keeper to effect 40 plus dismissals against Australia in Australia.

RR Pant has effected 38 dismissals against Australia in Australia prior to the start of this test. Two more dismissals would fetch him 40 dismissals. If he effects them, then he would then become the fifth wicket keeper to effect 40 plus dismissals in the annals of test cricket against Australia in Australia. Others are – Wasim Bari {55}, APE Knott {51} RW Taylor {44} and PJ Dujon {43}

RR Pant has scored 711 runs against Australia as a wicket keeper batsman. 39 more runs would fetch him 750 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the third Indian wicket keeper batsman to score 750 plus runs against Australia. Others are – MS Dhoni {990} and SMH Kirmani {756]

RR Pant has scored 711 runs against Australia in Australia as a wicket keeper batsman. 39 more runs would fetch him 750 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the first Indian wicket keeper batsman to score 750 plus runs against Australia in Australia.

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V Kohli has scored 1475 runs against Australia in Australia. 25 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 1475 runs against Australia in Australia. 25 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 1304 runs in this calendar year prior to the start of this test. He needs 96 more runs which would fetch him 1400 runs. If he gets it, he would then brcaome the second batsman to score 1400 runs in the calendar year 2024. JE Root of England has scored 1470 runs in the calendar year 2024.

YBK Jaiswal has scored ten 148 boundary fours in this calendar year prior to the start of this test. He needs two more boundary fours which would fetch him 150 boundary fours. If he gets them, he would become the second batsman to score 150 or more boundary fours in the calendar year 2024. B Duckett of England has scored 151 boundary fours.

YBK Jaiswal has scored ten 148 boundary fours in this calendar year prior to the start of this test. He needs four more boundary fours which would fetch him 152 boundary fours. If he gets them, he would then own the record for scoring most boundary fours in the calendar year 2024. He would go past B Duckett of England who has scored 151 boundary fours.

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 ninth 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.

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.

RR Pant has effected 38 dismissals against Australia in Australia prior to the start of this test. Two more dismissals would fetch him 40 dismissals. If he effects them, then he would then become the fifth wicket keeper to effect 40 plus dismissals in the annals of test cricket against Australia in Australia. Others are – Wasim Bari {55}, APE Knott {51} RW Taylor {44} and PJ Dujon {43}

SPD Smith has pouched 17 catches against India in Australia. Two 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.

SPD Smith has pouched 17 catches against India in Australia. Three more catches would fetch him 20 catches and with it he would become the first Australian fieldsman to pouch 20 plus catches against India in Australia.

SPD Smith has pouched 17 catches against India in Australia. Three more catches would fetch him 20 catches and with it he would become the fourth fieldsman to pouch 20 plus catches against India on home soil. Others are – AN Cook {31}, IVA Richards {21} and DPMD Jayawardene {20}

MA Starc of Australia has captured 47 wickets in tests played at Brisbane. He needs three more wickets which would fetch him 50 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the fourth Australian bowler to capture 50 plus wickets at Brisbane. Others are – SK Warne {68}, GD McGrath {65} and NM Lyon {51}

MA Starc of Australia has captured 47 wickets in tests played at Brisbane. He needs three more wickets which would fetch him 50 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the fourth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 50 plus wickets at Brisbane. Others are – SK Warne {68}, GD McGrath {65} and NM Lyon {51}

MA Starc of Australia has captured 47 wickets in tests played at Brisbane. He needs three more wickets which would fetch him 50 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the 13^th Australian bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 50 plus wickets at various grounds in Australia.

MA Starc would become the fourth Australian bowler to capture 50 plus wickets on two or more Australian grounds. Others are SK Warne {four grounds}, GD McGrath {three grounds} and NM Lyon {two grounds}

MA Starc would become the second Australian pace bowler to capture 50 plus wickets on two or more Australian grounds. GD McGrath is the other Australian pace bowler to capture 50 plus wickets on three grounds}

J Hazlewood of Australia has captured 37 wickets in tests played at Brisbane. He needs three more wickets which would fetch him 40 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the seventh Australian bowler to capture 50 plus wickets at Brisbane. Others are – SK Warne {68}, GD McGrath {65} and NM Lyon {51}, MA Starc {47 plus}, PJ Cummins {40 plus} and CJ McDermott {40}

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