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Sri Lanka posted a team total of 602 for five wickets and declared its innings closed against New Zealand in the on-going test at Galle to provide the 16^th occasion of Sri Lanka posting a total of 600 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Sri Lanka	952/6d	2	v India	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
2	Sri Lanka	760/7d	2	v India	Ahmedabad	16 Nov 2009
3	Sri Lanka	756/5d	2	v South Africa	Col-SSC	27 Jul 2006
4	Sri Lanka	730/6d	2	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	27 Jan 2014
5	Sri Lanka	713/3d	2	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	14 May 2004
6	Sri Lanka	713/9d	2	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	31 Jan 2018
7	Sri Lanka	704/3d	2	v Ireland	Galle	24 Apr 2023
8	Sri Lanka	648/8d	2	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	21 Apr 2021
9	Sri Lanka	644/7d	1	v Pakistan	Karachi	21 Feb 2009
10	Sri Lanka	642/4d	1	v India	Col-SSC	26 Jul 2010
11	Sri Lanka	628/8d	2	v England	Col-SSC	18 Dec 2003
12	Sri Lanka	627/9d	2	v West Indies	Col-SSC	29 Nov 2001
13	Sri Lanka	610/6d	2	v India	Col-SSC	29 Aug 2001
14	Sri Lanka	606	1	v Pakistan	Lahore	01 Mar 2009
15	Sri Lanka	602/5d	1	v New Zealand	Galle	26 Sep 2024
16	Sri Lanka	600/6d	1	v India	Col-SSC	23 Jul 2008

Sri Lanka’s 602-5d represent its highest team total in a  test innings against New Zealand. Its previous highest team total against New Zealand was 498 at Napier in April 2005. Thus Sri Lanka’s total of 602-5d is the first occasion of Sri Lanka posting a team total of 500 plus runs in a test innings against New Zealand.

Sri Lanka’s first innings against New Zealand in the on-going test at Galle contained three centurions to provide the fifteenth occasion od three or more batsmen of Sri Lanka scoring centuries in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Year	C
1	Sri Lanka	2	India	Col- SSC	2001	4
2	Sri Lanka	2	Bangladesh	Col- SSC	2007	4
3	Sri Lanka	1	India	Col- SSC	2008	4
4	Sri Lanka	1	Ireland	Galle	2023	4
5	Sri Lanka	2	Ireland	Galle	2023	4
6	Sri Lanka	2	Australia	Col- SSC	1992	3
7	Sri Lanka	2	India	Col- RPS	1997	3
8	Sri Lanka	2	Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	2003	3
9	Sri Lanka	1	Pakistan	Lahore	2008/09	3
10	Sri Lanka	2	India	Ahmedabad	2009/10	3
11	Sri Lanka	1	India	Col- SSC	2010	3
12	Sri Lanka	1	Bangladesh	Galle	2012/13	3
13	Sri Lanka	2	Bangladesh	Mirpur	2013/14	3
14	Sri Lanka	2	Bangladesh	Chattogram	2017/18	3
15	Sri Lanka	1	New Zealand	Galle	2023	3

PHKD Mendis of Sri Lanka completed one thousand runs in his eighth match and 13^th innings to provide the occasion of a fifth batsman completing one thousand runs in less than ten tests. DG Bradman of Australia has achieved the feat in least number of tests – seven, while PHKD Mendis has achieved the feat in eight tests.

All statistical figures as at the end of the second day’s play in the second test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at Galle on 27.09.2024

No	Player	Team	M	Inna
1	DG Bradman	Aus	7	13
2	PHKD Mendis	Srl	8	13
3	H Sutcliffe	Eng	9	12
4	ED Weekes	Win	9	12
5	YBK Jaiswal	Ind	9	16
6	GA Headley	Win	9	17

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LD Chandimal of Sri Lanka scored 116 against New Zealand in the ongoing second test at Galle to provide the 26^th occasion of a Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	SAR Silva	102*	3	v England	Lord’s	23 Aug 1984
2	SAR Silva	111	1	v India	Col-PSS	06 Sep 1985
3	DSBP Kuruppu	201*	1	v New Zealand	Col-CCC	16 Apr 1987
4	RS Kaluwitharana	132*	2	v Australia	Col-SSC	17 Aug 1992
5	HP Tillakaratne	116	1	v Zimbabwe	Harare	26 Oct 1994
6	RS Kaluwitharana	103	3	v New Zealand	Dunedin	07 Mar 1997
7	RS Kaluwitharana	100	2	v Pakistan	Lahore	04 Mar 1999
8	KC Sangakkara	105*	2	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001
9	KC Sangiakkara	140	2	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001
10	KC Sangakkara	128	1	v Zimbabwe	Col-SSC	27 Dec 2001
11	KC Sangakkara	230	2	v Pakistan	Lahore	06 Mar 2002
12	KC Sangakkara	138	3	v Pakistan	Karachi	28 Oct 2004
13	KC Sangakkara	157*	3	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005
14	KC Sangakkara	185	3	v Pakistan	Col-SSC	26 Mar 2006
15	HAPW Jayawardene	120*	2	v Bangladesh	Col-SSC	25 Jun 2007
16	HAPW Jayawardene	154*	2	v India	Ahmedabad	16 Nov 2009
17	HAPW Jayawardene	112	1	v England	Cardiff	26 May 2011
18	HAPW Jayawardene	120	3	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	18 Oct 2011
19	LD Chandimal	116*	1	v Bangladesh	Galle	08 Mar 2013
20	LD Chandimal	102	2	v Bangladesh	Col-RPS	16 Mar 2013
21	LD Chandimal	100*	3	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	04 Feb 2014
22	LD Chandimal	162*	3	v India	Galle	12 Aug 2015
23	LD Chandimal	126	3	v England	Ch-le-St	27 May 2016
24	MDKJ Perera	110	1	v Zimbabwe	Harare	29 Oct 2016
25	S Samarawickrama	104*	1	v Ireland	Galle	16 Apr 2023
26	LD Chandimal	116	1	v New Zealand	Galle	26 Sep 2024

It also provides the third occasion of a Sri Lankan wicket keeper scoring a century in a test innings against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	DSBP Kuruppu	201*	1	v New Zealand	Col-CCC	16 Apr 1987
2	RS Kaluwitharana	103	3	v New Zealand	Dunedin	07 Mar 1997
3	LD Chandimal	116	1	v New Zealand	Galle	26 Sep 2024

LD Chandimal’s 116 in this test represent his sixth century in a test innings. He became the second Sri Lankan wicket keeper to score six or more centuries in a test innings. KC Sangakkara has scored seven centuries in a test innings.  Centuries scored by these two Sri Lankan wicket keepers are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	KC Sangakkara	105*	2	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001
2	KC Sangakkara	140	2	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001
3	KC Sangakkara	128	1	v Zimbabwe	Col-SSC	27 Dec 2001
4	KC Sangakkara	230	2	v Pakistan	Lahore	06 Mar 2002
5	KC Sangakkara	138	3	v Pakistan	Karachi	28 Oct 2004
6	KC Sangakkara	157*	3	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005
7	KC Sangakkara	185	3	v Pakistan	Col-SSC	26 Mar 2006
1	LD Chandimal	116*	1	v Bangladesh	Galle	08 Mar 2013
2	LD Chandimal	102	2	v Bangladesh	Col-RPS	16 Mar 2013
3	LD Chandimal	100*	3	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	04 Feb 2014
4	LD Chandimal	162*	3	v India	Galle	12 Aug 2015
5	LD Chandimal	126	3	v England	Ch-le-St	27 May 2016
6	LD Chandimal	116	1	v New Zealand	Galle	26 Sep 2024

NGRP Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka returned with figures of five for 68 in the fourth innings of the test  at Galle to provide the 38^th occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing five or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	DS de Silva	18.0	2	59	5	4	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	14 Mar 1982
2	ALF de Mel	14.0	0	68	5	4	v India	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
3	RJ Ratnayake	23.2	6	49	5	4	v India	Col-PSS	06 Sep 1985
4	WPUJC Vaas	26.4	10	43	5	4	v New Zealand	Napier	11 Mar 1995
5	M Muralidaran	36.0	15	64	5	4	v New Zealand	Napier	11 Mar 1995
6	M Muralidaran	18.3	8	30	5	4	v New Zealand	Col-SSC	10 Jun 1998
7	M Muralidaran	27.1	4	71	6	4	v Pakistan	Peshawar	05 Mar 2000
8	M Muralidaran	35.5	16	81	6	4	v West Indies	Kandy	21 Nov 2001
9	WPUJC Vaas	18.0	8	29	6	4	v South Africa	Col-SSC	11 Aug 2004
10	M Muralidaran	16.2	4	46	8	4	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005
11	M Muralidaran	30.0	10	70	8	4	v England	Nottingham	02 Jun 2006
12	M Muralidaran	34.1	9	87	6	4	v New Zealand	Wellington	15 Dec 2006
13	WPUJC Vaas	22.2	7	61	5	4	v West Indies	Providence	22 Mar 2008
14	HMRKB Herath	48.0	9	139	5	4	v New Zealand	Col-SSC	26 Aug 2009
15	S Randiv	29.0	3	82	5	4	v India	Col-PSS	03 Aug 2010
16	HMRKB Herath	30.3	7	79	5	4	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011
17	HMRKB Herath	38.0	9	97	6	4	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012
18	KTGD Prasad	22.0	5	50	5	4	v England	Leeds	20 Jun 2014
19	HMRKB Herath	45.0	30	40	5	4	v South Africa	Col-SSC	24 Jul 2014
20	HMRKB Herath	22.1	2	57	5	4	v Pakistan	Col-SSC	14 Aug 2014
21	HMRKB Herath	21.0	6	48	7	4	v India	Galle	12 Aug 2015
22	HMRKB Herath	33.3	16	54	5	4	v Australia	Pallekele	26 Jul 2016
23	MDK Perera	23.0	5	70	6	4	v Australia	Galle	04 Aug 2016
24	HMRKB Herath	18.1	3	64	7	4	v Australia	Col-SSC	13 Aug 2016
25	HMRKB Herath	23.0	6	63	8	4	v Zimbabwe	Harare	06 Nov 2016
26	HMRKB Herath	20.2	5	59	6	4	v Bangladesh	Galle	07 Mar 2017
27	HMRKB Herath	21.4	4	43	6	4	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	28 Sep 2017
28	MDK Perera	26.0	1	98	5	4	v Pakistan	Dub-DICS	06 Oct 2017
29	A Dananjaya	5.0	1	24	5	4	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	08 Feb 2018
30	MDK Perera	14.0	4	32	6	4	v South Africa	Galle	12 Jul 2018
31	HMRKB Herath	32.5	5	98	6	4	v South Africa	Col-SSC	20 Jul 2018
32	P Jayawickrama	32.0	10	86	5	4	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021
33	L Embuldeniya	29.0	12	46	5	4	v West Indies	Galle	21 Nov 2021
34	L Embuldeniya	20.1	6	35	5	4	v West Indies	Galle	29 Nov 2021
35	RTM Mendis	25.0	6	66	5	4	v West Indies	Galle	29 Nov 2021
36	NGRP Jayasuriya	32.0	5	117	5	4	v Pakistan	Galle	24 Jul 2022
37	CAK Rajitha	14.0	1	56	5	4	v Bangladesh	Sylhet	22 Mar 2024
38	NGRP Jayasuriya	30.4	7	68	5	4	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Sep 2024

It also provides the sixth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing five or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	WPUJC Vaas	26.4	10	43	5	4	v New Zealand	Napier	11 Mar 1995
2	M Muralidaran	36.0	15	64	5	4	v New Zealand	Napier	11 Mar 1995
3	M Muralidaran	18.3	8	30	5	4	v New Zealand	Col-SSC	10 Jun 1998
4	M Muralidaran	34.1	9	87	6	4	v New Zealand	Wellington	15 Dec 2006
5	HMRKB Herath	48.0	9	139	5	4	v New Zealand	Col-SSC	26 Aug 2009
6	NGRP Jayasuriya	30.4	7	68	5	4	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Sep 2024

It also provides the sixth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing five or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test at Galle. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	HMRKB Herath	38.0	9	97	6	4	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012
2	HMRKB Herath	21.0	6	48	7	4	v India	Galle	12 Aug 2015
3	MDK Perera	23.0	5	70	6	4	v Australia	Galle	04 Aug 2016
4	HMRKB Herath	20.2	5	59	6	4	v Bangladesh	Galle	07 Mar 2017
5	MDK Perera	14.0	4	32	6	4	v South Africa	Galle	12 Jul 2018
6	L Embuldeniya	29.0	12	46	5	4	v West Indies	Galle	21 Nov 2021
7	L Embuldeniya	20.1	6	35	5	4	v West Indies	Galle	29 Nov 2021
8	RTM Mendis	25.0	6	66	5	4	v West Indies	Galle	29 Nov 2021
9	NGRP Jayasuriya	32.0	5	117	5	4	v Pakistan	Galle	24 Jul 2022
10	NGRP Jayasuriya	30.4	7	68	5	4	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Sep 2024

New Zealand batsman R Ravindra scored 92 in the fourth innings of the first test at Galle to provide the 21^st occasion of a New Zealand batsman’s a ninety in a test innings going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	WA Hadlee	93	02	v England	Manchester	24 Jul 1937
2	NS Harford	93	01	v Pakistan	Lahore	26 Oct 1955
3	RW Anderson	92	03	v Pakistan	Lahore	09 Oct 1976
4	GP Howarth	94	01	v England	The Oval	27 Jul 1978
5	Sir RJ Hadlee	92*	04	v England	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983
6	MJ Greatbatch	90*	01	v India	Hyd-LBS	02 Dec 1988
7	DN Patel	99	02	v England	Christchurch	18 Jan 1992
8	JG Wright	99	03	v England	Christchurch	18 Jan 1992
9	SP Fleming	91	02	v Australia	Brisbane	07 Nov 1997
10	SP Fleming	99	03	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000
11	JDP Oram	97	01	v Pakistan	Wellington	26 Dec 2003
12	MH Richardson	93	01	v England	Lord’s	20 May 2004
13	BB McCullum	96	03	v England	Lord’s	20 May 2004
14	SP Fleming	97	01	v England	Leeds	03 Jun 2004
15	LRPL Taylor	97	04	v Pakistan	Wellington	03 Dec 2009
16	DL Vettori	96	01	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 2011
18	KS Williamson	97	03	v Australia	Christchurch	20 Feb 2016
18	MJ Guptill	97	01	v West Indies	North Sound	25 Jul 2012
19	DP Conway	92	04	v South Africa	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022
20	TA Blundell	96	03	v England	Lord’s	02 Jun 2022
21	R Ravindra	92	04	v Sri Lanka	Galle	18 Sep 2024

It also provides the first occasion of a New Zealand batsman’s ninety in a losing cause against Sri Lanka in the fourth innings of a test and also provides the fourth occasion of a New Zealand batsman’s ninety a losing cause against Sri Lanka in the fourth innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	RJ Hadlee	92*	04	v England	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983
2	LRPL Taylor	97	04	v Pakistan	Wellington	03 Dec 2009
3	DP Conway	92	04	v South Africa	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022
4	R Ravindra	92	04	v Sri Lanka	Galle	18 Sep 2024

New Zealand batsman R Ravindra scored 92 in the fourth innings of the first test at Galle to provide the 75^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	RC Blunt	96	03	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1931
2	WA Hadlee	93	02	v England	Manchester	24 Jul 1937
3	FB Smith	96	02	v England	Leeds	11 Jun 1949
4	JR Reid	93	03	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1949
5	JEF Beck	99	01	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1954
6	NS Harford	93	01	v Pakistan	Lahore	26 Oct 1955
7	JW Guy	91	02	v India	Eden Gardens	28 Dec 1955
8	JR Reid	92	01	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1962
9	JR Reid	97	01	v Pakistan	Wellington	22 Jan 1965
10	RW Morgan	97	04	v Pakistan	Christchurch	12 Feb 1965
11	BAG Murray	90	02	v Pakistan	Lahore	30 Oct 1969
12	GM Turner	95	03	v West Indies	Port of Spain	09 Mar 1972
13	GM Turner	98	01	v England	Christchurch	28 Feb 1975
14	MG Burgess	95	02	v India	Wellington	13 Feb 1976
15	RW Anderson	92	03	v Pakistan	Lahore	09 Oct 1976
16	GP Howarth	94	01	v England	The Oval	27 Jul 1978
17	JG Wright	93	02	v England	Leeds	28 Jul 1983
18	RJ Hadlee	92*	04	v England	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983
19	RJ Hadlee	99	01	v England	Christchurch	03 Feb 1984
20	JV Coney	92	02	v Sri Lanka	Col-CCC	24 Mar 1984
21	JF Reid	97	02	v Pakistan	Karachi	10 Dec 1984
22	JV Coney	98	02	v Australia	Christchurch	28 Feb 1986
23	JV Coney	93	02	v Australia	Auckland	13 Mar 1986
24	JG Wright	99	01	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1987
25	MJ Greatbatch	90*	01	v India	Hyd-Lbs	02 Dec 1988
26	JG Wright	98	02	v England	Lord’s	21 Jun 1990
27	DN Patel	99	02	v England	Christchurch	18 Jan 1992
28	JG Wright	99	03	v England	Christchurch	18 Jan 1992
29	MD Crowe	98	01	v Australia	Wellington	04 Mar 1993
30	SP Fleming	92	03	v India	Hamilton	19 Mar 1994
31	BA Young	94	03	v England	Lord’s	16 Jun 1994
32	RG Twose	94	03	v Zimbabwe	Auckland	20 Jan 1996
33	SP Fleming	92*	03	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Nov 1996
34	CL Cairns	93	03	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Nov 1996
35	NJ Astle	96	02	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	25 Sep 1997
36	DL Vettori	90	02	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	25 Sep 1997
37	SP Fleming	91	02	v Australia	Brisbane	07 Nov 1997
38	CD McMillan	92	01	v India	Hamilton	02 Jan 1999
39	MJ Horne	93	02	v South Africa	Auckland	27 Feb 1999
40	NJ Astle	93	01	v West Indies	Wellington	26 Dec 1999
41	MH Richardson	99	01	v Zimbabwe	Harare	19 Sep 2000
42	SP Fleming	99	03	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000
43	CD McMillan	98	02	v Pakistan	Hamilton	27 Mar 2001
44	MH Richardson	95	01	v West Indies	St George’s	28 Jun 2002
45	JDP Oram	97	01	v Pakistan	Wellington	26 Dec 2003
46	JDP Oram	90	02	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004
47	MH Richardson	93	01	v England	Lord’s	20 May 2004
48	BB McCullum	96	03	v England	Lord’s	20 May 2004
49	SP Fleming	97	01	v England	Leeds	03 Jun 2004
50	BB McCullum	99	01	v Sri Lanka	Napier	04 Apr 2005
51	L Vincent	92	02	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	15 Aug 2005
52	SP Fleming	97	02	v West Indies	Wellington	17 Mar 2006
53	DL Vettori	94	02	v Bangladesh	Wellington	12 Jan 2008
54	JM How	92	01	v England	Hamilton	05 Mar 2008
55	BB McCullum	97	01	v England	Lord’s	15 May 2008
56	JD Ryder	91	01	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	25 Oct 2008
57	DR Flynn	95	01	v West Indies	Dunedin	11 Dec 2008
58	LRPL Taylor	94	01	v Pakistan	Dunedin	24 Nov 2009
59	DL Vettori	99	01	v Pakistan	Dunedin	24 Nov 2009
60	LRPL Taylor	97	04	v Pakistan	Wellington	03 Dec 2009
61	DL Vettori	96	01	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 2011
62	MJ Guptill	97	01	v West Indies	North Sound	25 Jul 2012
63	KS Williamson	91	01	v England	Auckland	22 Mar 2013
64	KS Williamson	97	03	v Australia	Christchurch	20 Feb 2016
65	KS Williamson	91	02	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	28 Jul 2016
66	HM Nicholls	98	02	v Bangladesh	Christchurch	20 Jan 2017
67	LRPL Taylor	93	02	v West Indies	Wellington	01 Dec 2017
68	KS Williamson	91	02	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	15 Dec 2018
69	TWM Latham	95	02	v India	Kanpur	25 Nov 2021
70	TA Blundell	96	02	v South Africa	Christchurch	17 Feb 2022
71	DP Conway	92	04	v South Africa	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022
72	TA Blundell	96	03	v England	Lord’s	02 Jun 2022
73	DP Conway	92	02	v Pakistan	Karachi	26 Dec 2022
74	TA Blundell	90	03	v England	Wellington	24 Feb 2023
75	R Ravindra	92	04	v Sri Lanka	Galle	18 Sep 2024

It also provides the fourth occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a ninety against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	JV Coney	92	02	v Sri Lanka	Col-CCC	24 Mar 1984
2	BB McCullum	99	01	v Sri Lanka	Napier	04 Apr 2005
3	KS Williamson	91	02	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	15 Dec 2018
4	R Ravindra	92	04	v Sri Lanka	Galle	18 Sep 2024

It also provides the first occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a ninety against Sri Lanka in the fourth innings of a test and also provides the fourth occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a ninety in the fourth innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	RJ Hadlee	92*	04	v England	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983
2	LRPL Taylor	97	04	v Pakistan	Wellington	03 Dec 2009
3	DP Conway	92	04	v South Africa	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022
4	R Ravindra	92	04	v Sri Lanka	Galle	18 Sep 2024

R Ashwin scored 113 in India’s first innings and captured six wickets conceding 88 runs in Bangladesh’s second innings in the just concluded test between India and Bangladesh at Chepauk.  His feat of century and capturing five or more wickets in the same test provides 37^th occasion of a cricketer scoring a century and capturing five or more wickets in the same test.  All the 37 occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Cen	5WI	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	JH Sinclair	106	6/26	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Apr 1899
2	GA Faulkner	123	5/120	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	01 Jan 1910
3	C Kelleway	114	5/33	Australia	v South Africa	Manchester	27 May 1912
4	JM Gregory	100	7/69	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1920
5	MH Mankad	184	5/196	India	v England	Lord’s	19 Jun 1952
6	DS Atkinson	219	5/56	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	14 May 1955
7	KR Miller	109	6/107	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	11 Jun 1955
8	R Benaud	100	5/84	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958
9	OG Smith	100	5/90	West Indies	v India	Delhi	06 Feb 1959
10	PR Umrigar	172*	5/107	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	04 Apr 1962
11	GS Sobers	104	5/63	West Indies	v India	Kingston	13 Apr 1962
12	BR Taylor	105	5/86	New Zealand	v India	Eden Gardens	05 Mar 1965
13	GS Sobers	174	5/41	West Indies	v England	Leeds	04 Aug 1966
14	Mushtaq Mohammad	201	5/49	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Dunedin	07 Feb 1973
15	AW Greig	148	6/164	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	06 Mar 1974
16	Mushtaq Mohammad	121	5/28	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	01 Apr 1977
17	IT Botham	103	5/73	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978
18	IT Botham	108	8/34	England	v Pakistan	Lord’s	15 Jun 1978
19	IT Botham	114	6/58, 7/48	England	v India	Wankhede	15 Feb 1980
20	IT Botham	149*	6/95	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981
21	Imran Khan	117	6/98, 5/82	Pakistan	v India	Faisalabad	03 Jan 1983
22	IT Botham	138	5/59	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Jan 1984
23	Wasim Akram	123	5/100	Pakistan	v Australia	Adelaide	19 Jan 1990
24	PA Strang	106*	5/212	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1996
25	JH Kallis	110	5/90	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 1999
26	JH Kallis	139*	5/21	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	25 Oct 2002
27	R Ashwin	103	5/156	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	22 Nov 2011
28	Shakib Al Hasan	144	6/82	Bangladesh	v Pakistan	Mirpur	17 Dec 2011
29	Sohag Gazi	101*	6/77	Bangladesh	v New Zealand	Chattogram	09 Oct 2013
30	Shakib Al Hasan	137	5/80, 5/44	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Khulna	03 Nov 2014
31	R Ashwin	113	7/83	India	v West Indies	North Sound	21 Jul 2016
32	RL Chase	137*	5/121	West Indies	v India	Kingston	30 Jul 2016
33	R Ashwin	106	5/43	India	v England	Chennai	13 Feb 2021
34	RA Jadeja	175*	5/41	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022
35	RA Jadeja	112	5/41	India	v England	Rajkot	15 Feb 2024
36	AAP Atkinson	118	5/62	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	29 Aug 2024
37	R Ashwin	113	6/88	India	v Bangladesh	Chennai	19 Sep 2024

It also provides the eighth occasion of an Indian cricketer performing such a feat and with it India owns the record for most such occasions in the annals of test cricket.  England cricketers have performed such a feat on seven occasions

No	Player	Cen	5WI	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AW Greig	148	6/164	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	06 Mar 1974
2	IT Botham	103	5/73	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978
3	IT Botham	108	8/34	England	v Pakistan	Lord’s	15 Jun 1978
4	IT Botham	114	6/58, 7/48	England	v India	Wankhede	15 Feb 1980
5	IT Botham	149*	6/95	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981
6	IT Botham	138	5/59	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Jan 1984
7	AAP Atkinson	118	5/62	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	29 Aug 2024
1	MH Mankad	184	5/196	India	v England	Lord’s	19 Jun 1952
2	PR Umrigar	172*	5/107	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	04 Apr 1962
3	R Ashwin	103	5/156	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	22 Nov 2011
4	R Ashwin	113	7/83	India	v West Indies	North Sound	21 Jul 2016
5	R Ashwin	106	5/43	India	v England	Chennai	13 Feb 2021
6	RA Jadeja	175*	5/41	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022
7	RA Jadeja	112	5/41	India	v England	Rajkot	15 Feb 2024
8	R Ashwin	113	6/88	India	v Bangladesh	Chennai	19 Sep 2024

As far as R Ashwin is concerned, he performed such a feat on fourth occasion. He  became the second bowler in the annals of test cricket to perform the feat on four or more occasions. IT Botham of England has performed the feat on five occasions.

No	Player	Cen	5WI	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	IT Botham	103	5/73	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978
2	IT Botham	108	8/34	England	v Pakistan	Lord’s	15 Jun 1978
3	IT Botham	114	6/58, 7/48	England	v India	Wankhede	15 Feb 1980
4	IT Botham	149*	6/95	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981
5	IT Botham	138	5/59	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Jan 1984
1	R Ashwin	103	5/156	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	22 Nov 2011
2	R Ashwin	113	7/83	India	v West Indies	North Sound	21 Jul 2016
3	R Ashwin	106	5/43	India	v England	Chennai	13 Feb 2021
4	R Ashwin	113	6/88	India	v Bangladesh	Chennai	19 Sep 2024

The following table lists the occasions of a spin bowler performing the feat of scoring a century and capturing five or more wickets in a test on two or more occasions.  R Ashwin is the only spin bowler to perform such a feat on four occasions.

No	Player	Cen	5WI	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	GS Sobers	104	5/63	West Indies	v India	Kingston	13 Apr 1962
2	GS Sobers	174	5/41	West Indies	v England	Leeds	04 Aug 1966
1	Mushtaq Mohammad	201	5/49	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Dunedin	07 Feb 1973
2	Mushtaq Mohammad	121	5/28	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	01 Apr 1977
1	R Ashwin	103	5/156	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	22 Nov 2011
2	R Ashwin	113	7/83	India	v West Indies	North Sound	21 Jul 2016
3	R Ashwin	106	5/43	India	v England	Chennai	13 Feb 2021
4	R Ashwin	113	6/88	India	v Bangladesh	Chennai	19 Sep 2024
1	RA Jadeja	175*	5/41	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022
2	RA Jadeja	112	5/41	India	v England	Rajkot	15 Feb 2024
1	Shakib Al Hasan	144	6/82	Bangladesh	v Pakistan	Mirpur	17 Dec 2011
2	Shakib Al Hasan	137	5/80, 5/44	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Khulna	03 Nov 2014

R Ashwin’s 6 for 88 in the second innings of this test provides his 37^th five wicket haul and he now shares the second place for most five wicket hauls by a bowler in the annals of test cricket with SK Warne of Australia.  M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka occupies the first place with 67 five wicket hauls

R Ashwin’s 6 for 88 in the second innings of this test provides his 37^th five wicket haul and he now shares the second place for most five wicket hauls by a spin bowler in the annals of test cricket with SK Warne of Australia.  M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka occupies the first place with 67 five wicket hauls

R Ashwin’s 6 for 88 in the second innings of this test provides his 29th five wicket haul on home soil and he now owns the second place for most five wicket hauls by a bowler on home soil in the annals of test cricket with SK Warne of Australia.  M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka occupies the first place with 45 five wicket hauls on home soil

R Ashwin’s 6 for 88 in the second innings of this test provides his 31st five wicket haul on home soil in winning tests and he now owns the second place for most five wicket hauls by a bowler on home soil in winning tests. M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka occupies the first place with 41 five wicket hauls on home soil in winning tests

R Ashwin’s 6 for 88 in the second innings of this test provides his 37^th five wicket haul and he now owns the second place for most five wicket hauls by a spin bowler in the annals of test cricket with SK Warne of Australia.  M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka occupies the first place with 45 five wicket hauls on home soil

R Ashwin’s six wickets in this test fetched him 298 wickets ion home soil in winning tests. He requires two more wickets for hid 300 wickets. If he gets it, he would become the second bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 300 plus wickets in winning tests on home soil. Muralitharan has captured 305 wickets in winning tests on home soil.

R Ashwin’s six wickets fetched him 73 wickets in the fourth innings of a test on home soil. He became the fourth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 70 plus wickets in the fourth innings of a test on home soil. Others are – SK Warne {77}, HMRKB Herath {72} and NM Lyon {70}

R Ashwin now occupies the second place in the list of bowlers who have captured most wickets on home soil in the fourth innings of a test with 73 wickets to his credit. SK Warne with 77 wickets occupies the first place. R Ashwin went past HMRKB Herath who had 72 wickets to occupy the second place.

R Ashwin’s six wickets in the fourth innings of this test fetched 99 wickets. He owns the Indian record for most wickets in the fourth innings of the test. He went past A Kumble who has 94 wickets to his credit in the fourth innings of a test.

Najmal Hossain Shanto scored 82 in this test which went in vain to provide the 228^th occasion of a Bangladesh batsman’s fifty in a test innings in a losing cause. It also provides the 27th occasion of a Bangladeh batsman’s fifty in a test innings in a losing cause against India.

Najmal Hossain Shanto scored 82 in this test which went in vain to provide the 109^th occasion of a Bangladesh batsman’s fifty in a test innings in a losing cause on away soil. It also provides the seventh occasion of a Bangladeh batsman’s fifty in a test innings in a losing cause against India on away soil..

Najmal Hossain Shanto scored 82 in this test which went in vain to provide the 29^th occasion of a Bangladesh captain’s fifty in a test innings in a losing cause. It also provides the third occasion of a Bangladeh captain’s fifty in a test innings in a losing cause against India.

Najmal Hossain Shanto scored 82 in this test which went in vain to provide the 17^th occasion of a Bangladesh captain’s fifty in a test innings in a losing cause on away soil. It also provides the second occasion of a Bangladeh captain’s fifty in a test innings in a losing cause against India on away soil..

India won this test by 280 runs to provide the tenth occasion of India winning a test by 250 plus runs margin  on home soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	434 runs	v England	Rajkot	15 Feb 2024
2	India	won	372 runs	v New Zealand	Wankhede	03 Dec 2021
3	India	won	337 runs	v South Africa	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
4	India	won	321 runs	v New Zealand	Indore	08 Oct 2016
5	India	won	320 runs	v Australia	Mohali	17 Oct 2008
6	India	won	317 runs	v England	Chennai	13 Feb 2021
7	India	won	280 runs	v Bangladesh	Chennai	19 Sep 2024
8	India	won	280 runs	v South Africa	Kanpur	08 Dec 1996
9	India	won	259 runs	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005
10	India	won	255 runs	v West Indies	Chennai	11 Jan 1988

India won this test by 280 runs to provide the third occasion of India winning a test by 250 plus runs margin at Chennai. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	317 runs	v England	Chennai	13 Feb 2021
2	India	won	280 runs	v Bangladesh	Chennai	19 Sep 2024
3	India	won	255 runs	v West Indies	Chennai	11 Jan 1988

India won this test by 280 runs to provide the 16th occasion of India winning a test by 250 plus runs margin..  All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	434 runs	v England	Rajkot	15 Feb 2024
2	India	won	372 runs	v New Zealand	Wankhede	03 Dec 2021
3	India	won	337 runs	v South Africa	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
4	India	won	321 runs	v New Zealand	Indore	08 Oct 2016
5	India	won	320 runs	v Australia	Mohali	17 Oct 2008
6	India	won	318 runs	v West Indies	North Sound	22 Aug 2019
7	India	won	317 runs	v England	Chennai	13 Feb 2021
8	India	won	304 runs	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Jul 2017
9	India	won	280 runs	v Bangladesh	Chennai	19 Sep 2024
10	India	won	280 runs	v South Africa	Kanpur	08 Dec 1996
11	India	won	279 runs	v England	Leeds	19 Jun 1986
12	India	won	278 runs	v Sri Lanka	Col-PSS	20 Aug 2015
13	India	won	272 runs	v New Zealand	Auckland	07 Mar 1968
14	India	won	259 runs	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005
15	India	won	257 runs	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Aug 2019
16	India	won	255 runs	v West Indies	Chennai	11 Jan 1988

India has won 179 tests and lost 178 tests at the conclusion of the first test against Bangladesh at Chennai.  India became the fifth team in the annals of test cricket to win more tests than the tests it has lost. Australia, England, South Africa and Pakistan are the four teams to win more tests than the tests it has lost

No	Team	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw
1	Australia	1877-2024	866	414	232	2	218
2	England	1877-2024	1077	397	325	0	355
3	South Africa	1899-2024	466	179	161	0	126
4	India	1932-2024	580	179	178	1	222
5	Pakistan	1952-2024	458	148	144	0	166

Ravichandran Ashwin is all set to provide the 37^th occasion of a cricketer scoring a century and capturing five or more wickets in the same test.  R Ashwin has scored 113 in India’s first innings and captured three wickets in Bangladesh’s first innings at the end of the third day in the on-going test at Chepauk.  He needs two more Bangladesh’s wickets to 37^th occasion of a cricketer scoring a century and capturing five or more wickets in the same test.  All the 37 occasions are tabulated below leaving R Ashwin’s bowling figures blank

R Ashwin scored 113 in India’s first innings and captured six wickets conceding 88 runs in Bangladesh’s second innings in the just concluded test between India and Bangladesh at Chepauk.  His feat of century and capturing five or more wickets in the same test provides 37^th occasion of a cricketer scoring a century and capturing five or more wickets in the same test.  All the 37 occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Cen	5WI	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	JH Sinclair	106	6/26	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Apr 1899
2	GA Faulkner	123	5/120	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	01 Jan 1910
3	C Kelleway	114	5/33	Australia	v South Africa	Manchester	27 May 1912
4	JM Gregory	100	7/69	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1920
5	MH Mankad	184	5/196	India	v England	Lord’s	19 Jun 1952
6	DS Atkinson	219	5/56	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	14 May 1955
7	KR Miller	109	6/107	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	11 Jun 1955
8	R Benaud	100	5/84	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958
9	OG Smith	100	5/90	West Indies	v India	Delhi	06 Feb 1959
10	PR Umrigar	172*	5/107	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	04 Apr 1962
11	GS Sobers	104	5/63	West Indies	v India	Kingston	13 Apr 1962
12	BR Taylor	105	5/86	New Zealand	v India	Eden Gardens	05 Mar 1965
13	GS Sobers	174	5/41	West Indies	v England	Leeds	04 Aug 1966
14	Mushtaq Mohammad	201	5/49	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Dunedin	07 Feb 1973
15	AW Greig	148	6/164	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	06 Mar 1974
16	Mushtaq Mohammad	121	5/28	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	01 Apr 1977
17	IT Botham	103	5/73	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978
18	IT Botham	108	8/34	England	v Pakistan	Lord’s	15 Jun 1978
19	IT Botham	114	6/58, 7/48	England	v India	Wankhede	15 Feb 1980
20	IT Botham	149*	6/95	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981
21	Imran Khan	117	6/98, 5/82	Pakistan	v India	Faisalabad	03 Jan 1983
22	IT Botham	138	5/59	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Jan 1984
23	Wasim Akram	123	5/100	Pakistan	v Australia	Adelaide	19 Jan 1990
24	PA Strang	106*	5/212	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1996
25	JH Kallis	110	5/90	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 1999
26	JH Kallis	139*	5/21	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	25 Oct 2002
27	R Ashwin	103	5/156	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	22 Nov 2011
28	Shakib Al Hasan	144	6/82	Bangladesh	v Pakistan	Mirpur	17 Dec 2011
29	Sohag Gazi	101*	6/77	Bangladesh	v New Zealand	Chattogram	09 Oct 2013
30	Shakib Al Hasan	137	5/80, 5/44	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Khulna	03 Nov 2014
31	R Ashwin	113	7/83	India	v West Indies	North Sound	21 Jul 2016
32	RL Chase	137*	5/121	West Indies	v India	Kingston	30 Jul 2016
33	R Ashwin	106	5/43	India	v England	Chennai	13 Feb 2021
34	RA Jadeja	175*	5/41	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022
35	RA Jadeja	112	5/41	India	v England	Rajkot	15 Feb 2024
36	AAP Atkinson	118	5/62	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	29 Aug 2024
37	R Ashwin	113	6/88	India	v Bangladesh	Chennai	19 Sep 2024

It also provides the eighth occasion of an Indian cricketer performing such a feat and with it India owns the record for most such occasions in the annals of test cricket.  England cricketers have performed such a feat on seven occasions

No	Player	Cen	5WI	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AW Greig	148	6/164	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	06 Mar 1974
2	IT Botham	103	5/73	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978
3	IT Botham	108	8/34	England	v Pakistan	Lord’s	15 Jun 1978
4	IT Botham	114	6/58, 7/48	England	v India	Wankhede	15 Feb 1980
5	IT Botham	149*	6/95	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981
6	IT Botham	138	5/59	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Jan 1984
7	AAP Atkinson	118	5/62	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	29 Aug 2024
1	MH Mankad	184	5/196	India	v England	Lord’s	19 Jun 1952
2	PR Umrigar	172*	5/107	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	04 Apr 1962
3	R Ashwin	103	5/156	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	22 Nov 2011
4	R Ashwin	113	7/83	India	v West Indies	North Sound	21 Jul 2016
5	R Ashwin	106	5/43	India	v England	Chennai	13 Feb 2021
6	RA Jadeja	175*	5/41	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022
7	RA Jadeja	112	5/41	India	v England	Rajkot	15 Feb 2024
8	R Ashwin	113	6/88	India	v Bangladesh	Chennai	19 Sep 2024

As far as R Ashwin is concerned, he performed such a feat on fourth occasion. He become the second bowler in the annals of test cricket to perform the feat on four or more occasions. IT Botham of England has performed the feat on five occasions.

No	Player	Cen	5WI	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	IT Botham	103	5/73	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978
2	IT Botham	108	8/34	England	v Pakistan	Lord’s	15 Jun 1978
3	IT Botham	114	6/58, 7/48	England	v India	Wankhede	15 Feb 1980
4	IT Botham	149*	6/95	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981
5	IT Botham	138	5/59	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Jan 1984
1	R Ashwin	103	5/156	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	22 Nov 2011
2	R Ashwin	113	7/83	India	v West Indies	North Sound	21 Jul 2016
3	R Ashwin	106	5/43	India	v England	Chennai	13 Feb 2021
4	R Ashwin	113	6/88	India	v Bangladesh	Chennai	19 Sep 2024

The following table lists the occasions of a spin bowler performing the feat of scoring a century and capturing five or more wickets in a test on two or more occasions.  R Ashwin is the only spin bowler to perform such a feat on four occasions.

No	Player	Cen	5WI	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	GS Sobers	104	5/63	West Indies	v India	Kingston	13 Apr 1962
2	GS Sobers	174	5/41	West Indies	v England	Leeds	04 Aug 1966
1	Mushtaq Mohammad	201	5/49	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Dunedin	07 Feb 1973
2	Mushtaq Mohammad	121	5/28	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	01 Apr 1977
1	R Ashwin	103	5/156	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	22 Nov 2011
2	R Ashwin	113	7/83	India	v West Indies	North Sound	21 Jul 2016
3	R Ashwin	106	5/43	India	v England	Chennai	13 Feb 2021
4	R Ashwin	113	6/88	India	v Bangladesh	Chennai	19 Sep 2024
1	RA Jadeja	175*	5/41	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022
2	RA Jadeja	112	5/41	India	v England	Rajkot	15 Feb 2024
1	Shakib Al Hasan	144	6/82	Bangladesh	v Pakistan	Mirpur	17 Dec 2011
2	Shakib Al Hasan	137	5/80, 5/44	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Khulna	03 Nov 2014

RR Pant {109} and Shubman Gill {119 not out} scored centuries in India’s second innings to provide the 548^th and 549th occasion of Indian batsman scoring centuries in a test innings. It also provides the 296^th and 297^th occasion of Indian batsman scoring centuries in a test innings on home soil. It also provides the 32nd and 33rd occasion of Indian batsman scoring centuries in a test innings at Chepauk

RR Pant {109} and Shubman Gill {119 not out} scored centuries in India’s second innings to provide the 24^th and 25^th occasion of Indian batsman scoring centuries in a test innings against Bangladesh. It also provides the seventh and eighth occasion of Indian batsman scoring centuries in a test innings on home soil against Bangladesh. It also provides the second and third occasion of Indian batsman scoring centuries in a test innings at Chepauk against Bangladesh

RR Pant {109} scored century in India’s second innings to provide the 26th occasion of Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring century in a test innings. It also provides the 17th and 297^th occasion of Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring century in a test innings on home soil. It also provides the third occasion of Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring centuries in a test innings at Chepauk

RR Pant {109} scored century in India’s second innings to provide the second occasion of Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring century in a test innings against Bangladesh. It also provides the second occasion of Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring century in a test innings on home soil against Bangladesh. It also provides the first occasion of Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring centuries in a test innings at Chepauk against Bangladesh.

Prior to this WP Saha had scored 106 not out against Bangladesh at Hyderabad in Feb 2017. Thus  R Pant’s 109 in this test represent the highest individual score by an Indian wicket keeper batsman in a test innings against Bangladesh.

RR Pant’s 109 in this test represent his sixth century as an Indian wicket keeper batsman. He now shares the record for most centuries by an Indian wicket keeper batsman in a test innings with MS Dhoni. MS Dhoni has also scored six centuries in a test innings. The centuries scored by these two wicket keeper batsmen are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	MS Dhoni	148	2	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	21 Jan 2006
2	MS Dhoni	110	1	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	16 Nov 2009
3	MS Dhoni	100*	2	v Sri Lanka	Brabourne	02 Dec 2009
4	MS Dhoni	132*	2	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010
5	MS Dhoni	144	1	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	14 Nov 2011
6	MS Dhoni	224	2	v Australia	Chennai	22 Feb 2013
1	RR Pant	114	4	v England	The Oval	07 Sep 2018
2	RR Pant	159*	1	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2019
3	RR Pant	101	2	v England	Ahmedabad	04 Mar 2021
4	RR Pant	100*	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022
5	RR Pant	146	1	v England	Birmingham	01 Jul 2022
6	RR Pant	109	3	v Bangladesh	Chennai	19 Sep 2024

R Pant’s 109 in this test represent his second century as an Indian wicket keeper batsman on home soil. Prior to this he had scored 101 against England at Ahmedabad in Mar 2021.

This his 109 in this test represent his highest individual score as a wicket keeper batsman on home soil

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	RR Pant	101	2	v England	Ahmedabad	04 Mar 2021
2	RR Pant	109	3	v Bangladesh	Chennai	19 Sep 2024

Shubman Gill’s 119 not out in India’s second innings represent the highest individual innings by an Indian batsman in a test innings against Bangladesh at Chepauk. The previous best was R Ashwin’s 110 in the first innings of this test.

Hyderabad and Chepauk have witnessed three centuries scored by Indian batsmen against Bangladesh. The centuries scored by Indian batsmen are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	M Vijay	108	1	v Bangladesh	Hyderabad	09 Feb 2017
2	V Kohli	204	1	v Bangladesh	Hyderabad	09 Feb 2017
3	WP Saha	106*	1	v Bangladesh	Hyderabad	09 Feb 2017
1	R Ashwin	113	1	v Bangladesh	Chennai	19 Sep 2024
2	Shubman Gill	119*	3	v Bangladesh	Chennai	19 Sep 2024
3	RR Pant	109	3	v Bangladesh	Chennai	19 Sep 2024

It is interesting to note that a wicket keeper batsman has scored centuries at these two grounds. WP Saha at Hyderabad and RR Pant at Chennai

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	WP Saha	106*	1	v Bangladesh	Hyderabad	09 Feb 2017
2	RR Pant	109	3	v Bangladesh	Chennai	19 Sep 2024

Shubman Gill {119 not out} scored centuries in India’s second innings to provide the 97th occasion of Indian batsman batting at number three scoring century in a test innings. It also provides the 49^th occasion of Indian batsman batting at number three scoring century in a test innings on home soil.

It also provides the second occasion of Indian batsman batting at number three scoring century in a test innings at Chepauk. Prior to this R Dravid had scored 111 against South Africa in Mar 2008.

Shubman Gill’s 109 not out in this test represent his fifth century in a test innings, fourth century on home soil and the second century against Bangladesh. All his five centuries are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Shubman Gill	110	3	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	14 Dec 2022
2	Shubman Gill	128	2	v Australia	Ahmedabad	09 Mar 2023
3	Shubman Gill	104	3	v England	Visakhapatnam	02 Feb 2024
4	Shubman Gill	110	2	v England	Dharamsala	07 Mar 2024
5	Shubman Gill	119*	3	v Bangladesh	Chennai	19 Sep 2024

Shubman Gill and RR Pant were concerned in a 167 runs partnership for the fourth wicket in the second innings of this test to provide the 620th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings. It also provides the 337th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on home soil. It also provides the 39^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings at Chepauk

Shubman Gill and RR Pant were concerned in a 167 runs partnership for the fourth wicket in the second innings of this test to provide the 98th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in a test innings. It also provides the 54th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in a test innings on home soil. It also provides the sixth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in a test innings at Chepauk

Shubman Gill and RR Pant were concerned in a 167 runs partnership for the fourth wicket in the second innings of this test to provide the 23rd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against Bangladesh. It also provides the seventh occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on home soil against Bangladesh. It also provides the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings at Chepauk against Bangladesh

Bangladesh has been set a target of 515 runs to win this test. It provides the ninth occasion of  Bangladesh has been set a target of 500 plus runs to win a test including this test. Bangladesh has been set a target of 500 plus runs to win a test by India. The other occasion was at Chattogram in Mar 2010. The target was 513 runs.