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Fourth day Second Test India Vs West Indies at Delhi

Fourth day Second Test India Vs West Indies at Delhi

JD Campbell of West Indies scored 115 in this test to provide the 104th occasion of a West Indies batsman scoring a century in an innings against India. It also provides the 49th occasion of a West Indies batsman scoring a century in an innings against India in India.  It also provides the twelfth occasion of a West Indies batsman scoring a century in an innings against India in a test at Delhi.

It also provides the 23rd occasion of a West Indies opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against India.  It also provides the 14th occasion of a West Indies opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against India in India

It also provides the second occasion of a West Indies opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against India in a test at Delhi. Prior to this JK Holt had scored 123 at Delhi in Feb 1959. Thus after 66 years a West Indian opening batsman has scored a century against India at Delhi.

SD Hope of West Indies scored 103 in this test to provide the 105th occasion of a West Indies batsman scoring a century in an innings against India. It also provides the 50th occasion of a West Indies batsman scoring a century in an innings against India in India.  It also provides the 13th occasion of a West Indies batsman scoring a century in an innings against India in a test at Delhi.

JD Campbell-SD Hope added 177 runs for the third wicket in this test to provide the 43rd occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a partnership of 150 plus runs in an innings against India. It also provides the 20th occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a partnership of 150 plus runs in an innings against India in India.

It also provide the first occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a partnership of 150 plus runs against India at Delhi, It also provides the record partnership by West Indies batsmen against India at Delhi. The previous best partnership by West Indies batsmen against India for the third wicket was the 67 runs partnership between IVA Richards and WW Davis in Oct 1983

Kuldeep Yadav of India returned with figures of 8 for 186 in this test to provide the 22nd occasion of an Indian bowler capturing eight or more wickets in a test match against West Indies. It also provides the 13th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing eight or more wickets in a test match against West Indies in India. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian bowler capturing eight or more wickets in a test match against West Indies in a test at Delhi

Kuldeep Yadav of India returned with figures of 8 for 186 in this test to provide the 15th occasion of an Indian spin bowler capturing eight or more wickets in a test match against West Indies. It also provides the tenth occasion of an Indian spin bowler capturing eight or more wickets in a test match against West Indies in India. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian spin bowler capturing eight or more wickets in a test match against West Indies in a test at Delhi

RA Jadeja {1 for 102} and Kuldeep Yadav {3 for 104} conceded 100 plus runs in West Indies second innings to provide the 104th and 105th occasion of Indian bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in an innings against West Indies. It also provides the 54th and 55th occasion of Indian bowlers conceding 100 plus runs against West Indies on Indian soil. It also provides the tenth and eleventh occasion of Indian bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in an innings against West Indies in a test at Delhi

RA Jadeja {1 for 102} and Kuldeep Yadav {3 for 104} conceded 100 plus runs in West Indies second innings to provide the 80th and 81st occasion of Indian spin bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in an innings against West Indies. It also provides the 39th and 40th occasion of Indian spin bowlers conceding 100 plus runs against West Indies on Indian soil. It also provides the eighth and ninth occasion of Indian spin bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in an innings against West Indies in a test at Delhi

JP Greaves and JNT Seales added 79 runs for the tenth wicket to provide the fourth occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in an innings against India. It also provides the second occasion of West Indies batsmen posting fifty plus runs partnership in an innings against India in India. Prior to this WW Davis and PJL Dujon had added 51 runs partnership for the tenth wicket at Ahmedabad in Nov 1983.

Thus the 79 runs partnership between JP Greaves and JNT Seales in this test constitute a record partnership for the tenth wicket by West Indies batsmen against India in India.

It is also the first fifty plus runs partnership for the tenth wicket by West Indies by West Indies batsmen against India at Delhi and provides the record partnership for the tenth wicket by West Indies batsmen against India at Delhi. The previous best was the 28 runs partnership for the tenth wicket between ST Clarke and VA Holder at Delhi in Jan 1979

Third day Second Test India Vs West Indies at Delhi

Third day Second Test India Vs West Indies at Delhi

In India’s first innings, K Pierre of West Indies returned with figures of none for 120 to provide the 74th occasion of a West Indies bowler conceding 100 plus runs in an innings against India. It also provides the 41st occasion of a West Indies bowler conceding 100 plus runs in an innings against India on away soil

It also provides the eighth occasion of a West Indies bowler conceding 100 plus runs without a wicket in an innings against India. It also provides the sixth occasion of a West Indies bowler conceding 100 plus runs in an innings without a wicket against India on away soil

Kuldeep Yadav of India captured five wickets conceding 82 runs to provide the 61st occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against West Indies. It also provides the 28th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against West Indies on home soil.

It also provides the 41st occasion of an Indian spin bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against West Indies. It also provides the 20th occasion of an Indian spin bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against West Indies on home soil.

It also provides the third occasion of an Indian spin bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against West Indies at Delhi. The other two occasions are – 6 for 72 in first innings of the test at Delhi in Nov 2011 and 6 for 47 by R Ashwin in the third innings of the test at Delhi in Nov 2011.

Kuldeep’s five for 82 in the West Indies first innings of this test provides the second occasion of his capturing five more wickets in an innings against West Indies. Prior to this, he had captured five for 57vagainst West Indies at Rqjkot in Oct 2018

Kuldeep’s five for 82 in the West Indies first innings of this test provides the fifth occasion of his capturing five more wickets in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerOversMRWOppositionGroundStart Date
1Kuldeep Yadav14.02575v West IndiesRajkot04 Oct 2018
2Kuldeep Yadav31.56995v AustraliaSydney03 Jan 2019
3Kuldeep Yadav16.06405v BangladeshChattogram14 Dec 2022
4Kuldeep Yadav15.01725v EnglandDharamsala07 Mar 2024
5Kuldeep Yadav26.54825v West IndiesDelhi10 Oct 2025

It also provides the third occasion of his capturing five more wickets in an innings on home soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerOversMRWOppositionGroundStart Date
1Kuldeep Yadav14.02575v West IndiesRajkot04 Oct 2018
2Kuldeep Yadav15.01725v EnglandDharamsala07 Mar 2024
3Kuldeep Yadav26.54825v West IndiesDelhi10 Oct 2025

Kuldeep’s five for 82 in the West Indies first innings of this test provides the 30th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five more wickets in an innings in a test Delhi. It also provides the 23rd occasion of an Indian spin bowler capturing five more wickets in an innings in a test Delhi.

It also provides the sixth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five more wickets in an innings against West Indies in a test Delhi. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian spin bowler capturing five more wickets in an innings against West Indies in a test Delhi.

JD Campbell and SD Hope of West Indies scored 87 not out and 66 not out in West Indies second innings to provide the 321st and 322nd occasion of West Indies batman scoring fifties in an innings against India. It also provides the 156th and 157th occasion of West Indies batsman scoring fifties against India on away soil. It also provides the 21st and 22nd occasion of a West Indies opening batsman scoring fifties against India in a test at Delhi

JD Campbell of West Indies scored 87 not out in West Indies second innings to provide 78th occasion of West Indies batman scoring fifties in an innings against India. It also provides the 38th occasion of West Indies opening batsman scoring fifties against India on away soil. It also provides the sixth occasion of a West Indies opening batsman scoring fifties against India in a test at Delhi

JD Campbell-SD Hope added 138 runs in an unfinished partnership at the end of the third day’s play in the West Indies second innings to provide the 113th occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against India. It also provides 58th occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against India on away soil. It also provides eleventh occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against India in a test at Delhi.

JD Campbell-SD Hope added 138 runs in an unfinished partnership at the end of the third day’s play in the West Indies second innings for the third wicket to provide the 15th occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against India. It also provides ninth occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the third wicket against India on away soil. It also provides first occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the third wicket against India in a test at Delhi.

JD Campbell-SD Hope added 138 runs in an unfinished partnership at the end of the third day’s play in the West Indies second innings for the third wicket constitutes a record partnership in an innings by West Indies batsmen for the third wicket against India in a test at Delhi. The Previous best was 67 runs between IVA Richards and WW Davis at Delhi in Oct 1983

SD Hope’s 66 not in this test represent his eighth fifty and also his sixth half century in a test innings. It also represents his first fifty and also his first half century in a test inning against India.

JD Campbell’s 87 not out in this test represents his highest individual score in a test innings

It also represents his fourth half century. He was appearing in his 25th test and was playing his 50th test innings when he scored his highest individual score making it memorable.  His previous best score was 68 against New Zealand at Wellington in Dec 2020.

Second day Second Test India Vs West Indies at Delhi

Second day Second Test India Vs West Indies at Delhi

YBK Jaiswal was dismissed run out for 175 in India’s first innings to provide the 123rd occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 18th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century in an innings against West Indies.

It also provides the 18th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century in an innings. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century in an innings against West Indies

YBK Jaiswal was dismissed run out for 175 in India’s first innings to provide the 39th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the sixth occasion of an opening batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century in an innings against West Indies.

It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century in an innings. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century in an innings against West Indies

YBK Jaiswal became the second batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring a century in an innings in a test match at Delhi. Prior to this CL Walcott of West Indies was dismissed run out for 152 against India at Delhi in Nov 1948.

When India lost its fourth wicket in its first innings – that of Nitish Reddy – Delhi witnessed 1000 wickets falling on the ground right from the inception of the ground.

Shubman Gill of India scored 129 not out in India’s first innings. This knock has the following statistical accreditations

It provides the 570th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings. It provides the 100th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against West Indies

It provides the 83rd occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century in an innings. It provides the 13th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century in an innings against West Indies

It provides the 303rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings on home soil. It provides the 52nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against West Indies on home soil

It provides the 47th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century in an innings on home soil. It provides the ninth occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century in an innings against West Indies on home soil

It provides the 38th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings in a test played at Delhi. It provides the tenth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against West Indies in a test played at Delhi

It provides the ninth occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century in an innings in a test played at Delhi. It provides the third occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century in an innings against West Indies in a test played at Delhi.

Shubman Gill’s 129 not out in India’s first innings fetched him 966 runs in the calendar year 2025. He now holds the record for most run by a batsman in the calendar year 2025.

It also fetched him 933 runs while leading India in the calendar year 2025. He now holds the record for most run by a captain in the calendar year 2025.

Shubman Gill scored 16 boundary fours in his knock or 129 not out in India’s first innings fetched him 110 boundary fours in the calendar year 2025. He now holds the record for most boundary fours by a batsman in the calendar year 2025. He became the first batsman to score 100 plus boundary fours in the calendar year 2025

It also fetched him 106 boundary fours while leading India in the calendar year 2025. He now holds the record for most boundary fours by a captain in the calendar year 2025. He became the first batsman to score 100 plus boundary fours in the calendar year 2025

India posted a total of 518 for 5 declared in its first innings to provide the twelfth occasion of India posting a total of 500 plus runs in an innings against West Indies. It also provides the seventh occasion of India posting a total of 500 plus runs in an innings against West Indies on home soil

It also provides the second occasion of India posting a total of 500 plus runs in an innings against West Indies at Delhi. Prior to this India has posted a total of 566 for 8 declared at Delhi in Jan 1979.

RL Chase of West Indies was dismissed for zero in West Indies first innings to provide the tenth occasion of West Indian captain dismissed for zero in an innings against India. It also provides the second occasion of West Indies captain dismissed for zero in an innings against India on away soil

RL Chase of West Indies was dismissed for zero in West Indies first innings to provide the 181st occasion of West Indian batsman dismissed for zero in an innings against India. It also provides the 90th occasion of West Indies batsman dismissed for zero in an innings against India on away soil

India posted a total of 518 for 5 in its first innings without a bye and a leg bye to provide the second occasion of a team posting 500 plus runs without a bye and leg bye in the annals of test cricket. The other such occasion was Bangladesh’s 513 all out against Sri Lanka at Chattogram in Jan 2018

Shubman Gill’s 129 not out in India’s first innings represents his fifth test century in the calendar year 2025. It provides the 59th occasion of a batsman scoring five or more centuries in a calendar year. It also provides the eleventh occasion of an Indian batsman scoring five or more centuries in a calendar year.

It provides the 13th occasion of a scoring five or more centuries in a calendar year. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian captain scoring five or more centuries in a calendar year.

Shubman Gill became the second Indian captain to score five centuries in a calendar year. V Kohli had scored five centuries while leading India in the calendar years 2017 and 2018. Shubman Gill’s feat of scoring five centuries in a calendar year provides the third occasion of an Indian captain performing such a feat.

India posted fifty plus runs partnerships for the first five wickets in its first innings to provide the 20th occasion of a team posting 50 plus runs partnerships for the first five wickets in an innings in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the third occasion of India posting fifty plus runs partnerships for the first five wickets in an innings. The other two occasions are – against England at Wankhede in Feb 1993 and against Australia at Ahmedabad in Mar 2023

At end of the second day’s play of this test, Delhi has witnessed 1005 wickets falling since the inception of the ground. Eden Gardens {1281} and Chepauk {1069] are the other grounds on Indian soil which have witnessed 1000 plus wickets falling

First day Second Test India Vs West Indies at Delhi

First day Second Test India Vs West Indies at Delhi

India won the toss and chose to bat first to provide the 36th occasion of India doing so in a test against West Indies. It also provides the 22nd occasion of India doing so in a test against West Indies on home soil

Delhi is hosting the 20th test against all oppositions. Its hosting its sixth test against West Indies.

KL Rahul was dismissed stumped for 38 in this game to provide the 30th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed stumped in an innings against West Indies. It also provides the 16th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed stumped in an innings against West Indies in a test on home soil

KL Rahul was dismissed stumped for 38 in this game to provide the fifth occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed stumped in an innings against West Indies. It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed stumped in an innings against West Indies in a test on home soil

YBK Jaiswal-B Sai Sudarshan added 193 runs for the second wicket in India’s first innings to provide the 114th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against West Indies. It also provides the 53rd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against West Indies on home soil,

YBK Jaiswal-B Sai Sudarshan added 193 runs for the second wicket in India’s first innings to provide the 21st occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the second wicket against West Indies. It also provides the twelfth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the second wicket against West Indies on home soil,

It also provides the fifth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against West Indies at Delhi. It also represents the highest partnership by Indian batsmen against West Indies at Delhi, The previous best was

178 runs partnership between SM Gavaskar and DB Vengsarkar in Oct 1983, thus obliterating 41 years 11 months and 11 days old record

YBK Jaiswal-B Sai Sudarshan added 193 runs for the second wicket in India’s first innings to provide the 20th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 175 plus runs partnership in an innings against West Indies. It also provides the eleventh occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 175 plus runs partnership in an innings against West Indies on home soil,

YBK Jaiswal-B Sai Sudarshan added 193 runs for the second wicket in India’s first innings to provide the sixth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 175 plus runs partnership in an innings for the second wicket against West Indies. It also provides the fourth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 175 plus runs partnership in an innings for the second wicket against West Indies on home soil,

It also provides the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 175 plus runs partnership in an innings against West Indies at Delhi. It also represents the highest partnership by Indian batsmen against West Indies at Delhi, The previous best was

178 runs partnership between SM Gavaskar and DB Vengsarkar in Oct 1983, thus obliterating 41 years 11 months and 11 days old record

YBK Jaiswal scored 173 not out in India’s first innings to provide the 99th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against West Indies. It also provides the 51st occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against West Indies on home soil,

YBK Jaiswal scored 173 not out in India’s first innings to provide the 29th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against West Indies. It also provides the 13th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against West Indies on home soil,

YBK Jaiswal scored 173 not out in India’s first innings to provide the 25th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 150 plus runs in an innings against West Indies. It also provides the twelfth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 150 plus runs in an innings against West Indies on home soil,

YBK Jaiswal scored 173 not out in India’s first innings to provide the twelfth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in an innings against West Indies. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring 150 plus in an innings against West Indies on home soil,

YBK Jaiswal’s 173 not out in India’s first innings represents his highest individual in an innings against West Indies. Prior to this he had scored 171 against West Indies at Roseau in Jul 2023

YBK Jaiswal became the second Indian batsman to score 150 plus runs on home soil and on away soil.

PlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart DateA/H
SM Gavaskar2203v West IndiesPort of Spain13 Apr 1971A
SM Gavaskar1562v West IndiesPort of Spain24 Mar 1976A
SM Gavaskar2051v West IndiesWankhede01 Dec 1978H
SM Gavaskar182*3v West IndiesEden Gardens29 Dec 1978H
SM Gavaskar236*2v West IndiesChennai24 Dec 1983H
       
YBK Jaiswal1712v West IndiesRoseau12 Jul 2023A
YBK Jaiswal173*1v West IndiesDelhi10 Oct 2025H

YBK Jaiswal became the second Indian opening batsman to score 150 plus runs on home soil and on away soil.

PlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart DateA/H
SM Gavaskar2203v West IndiesPort of Spain13 Apr 1971A
SM Gavaskar1562v West IndiesPort of Spain24 Mar 1976A
SM Gavaskar2051v West IndiesWankhede01 Dec 1978H
SM Gavaskar182*3v West IndiesEden Gardens29 Dec 1978H
       
YBK Jaiswal1712v West IndiesRoseau12 Jul 2023A
YBK Jaiswal173*1v West IndiesDelhi10 Oct 2025H

KL Rahul’s 38 in India’s first innings fetched him an aggregate of 512 runs against West Indies while opening the innings. He became the seventh Indian opening batsman to aggregate 500 plus runs against West Indies.

B Sai Sudarshan scored 87 in India’s first innings to provide the 330th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty in an innings against West Indies. It also provides the 160th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty in an innings against West Indies on home soil

B Sai Sudarshan scored 87 in India’s first innings to provide the 231st occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a half century in an innings against West Indies. It also provides the 109th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a half century in an innings against West Indies on home soil

B Sai Sudarshan’s 87 in India’s first innings represents his second test fifty and also his highest individual score in a test innings. Prior to this he had scored 61 against England at Manchester in Jul 2025

YBK Jaiswal’s 173 not out in India’s first innings fetched him an aggregate of 652 runs in the calendar year 2025. He became the fourth batsman to aggregate 600 plus runs in the calendar year 2025. Others are – Shubman Gill {857}, KL Rahul {687} and RA Jadeja {659}. It is interesting to note that the four batsmen who have achieved the feat are Indian batsmen

YBK Jaiswal’s 173 not out in India’s first innings represents his third century in the calendar year 2025. He became the third batsman to score three or more centuries  in the calendar year 2025. Others are – Shubman Gill {04} and KL Rahul {03}.  It is interesting to note that the three batsmen who have achieved the feat are Indian batsmen

YBK Jaiswal’s 173 not out in India’s first innings represents his fifth fifty in the calendar year 2025. He became the fifth batsman to score five or more fifties in the calendar year 2025. Others are – RA Jadeja {07}, RR Pant {06}, Shubman Gill {05} and KL Rahul {05}.  It is interesting to note that the five batsmen who have achieved the feat are Indian batsmen

YBK Jaiswal scored 22 boundary fours in his knock of 173 not out in India’s first innings which fetched him an aggregate of 97 boundary fours in the calendar year 2025. He now shares the record for most boundary fours in the calendar year with Shubman Gill. Shubman Gill has also scored 97 boundary fours in the calendar year 2025 which includes three boundary fours scored by him in his knock of 20 not out in India’s first innings as at the end of the first day’s play.

YBK Jaiswal scored 22 boundary fours in his knock of 173 not out in India’s first innings to provide the 15th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 20 plus boundary fours in an innings against West Indies. It also provides the ninth occasion of Indian batsman scoring 20 plus boundary fours in an innings against West Indies on home soil

YBK Jaiswal scored 22 boundary fours in his knock of 173 not out in India’s first innings to provide the sixth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring 20 plus boundary fours in an innings against West Indies. It also provides the third occasion of Indian opening batsman scoring 20 plus boundary fours in an innings against West Indies on home soil

YBK Jaiswal with 22 boundary fours in his knock of 173 not out holds the record for most boundary fours scored by an Indian batsman in an innings in a test played at Delhi against West Indies. The previous record was in the name of DB Vengsarkar who had scored 20 boundary fours in his knock of 159 in Oct 1983

Indian batsmen post Fifty 200 plus runs partnerships on home soil

Indian batsmen post Fifty 200 plus runs partnerships on home soil

DC Jurel and RA Jadeja posted 206 runs partnership for the fifth wicket in the just concluded test against West Indies at Ahmedabad to provide the 50th occasion of Indian batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnerships in an innings for various wickets against various oppositions on home soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPartnersWktRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1VS Hazare, VM Merchant32112v EnglandDelhi02 Nov 1951
2VL Manjrekar, PR Umrigar32381v New ZealandHyd-LBS)19 Nov 1955
3MH Mankad, P Roy14131v New ZealandChennai06 Jan 1956
4SM Gavaskar, DB Vengsarkar2344*3v West IndiesEden Gardens29 Dec 1978
5GR Viswanath, Yashpal Sharma33161v EnglandChennai13 Jan 1982
6SMH Kirmani, RJ Shastri72352v EnglandWankhede28 Nov 1984
7M Azharuddin, RJ Shastri52141v EnglandEden Gardens31 Dec 1984
8RJ Shastri, DB Vengsarkar6298*2v AustraliaWankhede15 Oct 1986
9M Azharuddin, N Kapil Dev62722v Sri LankaKanpur17 Dec 1986
10SM Gavaskar, K Srikkanth12002v PakistanChennai03 Feb 1987
11M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar52021v West IndiesNagpur01 Dec 1994
12SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar42561v Sri LankaWankhede03 Dec 1997
13R Dravid, SR Tendulkar32293v New ZealandMohali10 Oct 1999
14SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar42811v New ZealandAhmedabad29 Oct 1999
15R Dravid, SR Tendulkar32132v ZimbabweDelhi18 Nov 2000
16R Dravid, SR Tendulkar32491v ZimbabweNagpur25 Nov 2000
17R Dravid, VVS Laxman53763v AustraliaEden Gardens11 Mar 2001
18SB Bangar, V Sehwag12011v West IndiesWankhede09 Oct 2002
19VVS Laxman, SR Tendulkar52143v West IndiesEden Gardens30 Oct 2002
20G Gambhir, V Sehwag12182v South AfricaKanpur20 Nov 2004
21SC Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh53001v PakistanBengaluru08 Dec 2007
22W Jaffer, V Sehwag12132v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
23R Dravid, V Sehwag22682v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
24G Gambhir, VVS Laxman42781v AustraliaDelhi29 Oct 2008
25R Dravid, G Gambhir23141v EnglandMohali19 Dec 2008
26MS Dhoni, R Dravid62241v Sri LankaAhmedabad16 Nov 2009
27G Gambhir, V Sehwag12331v Sri LankaKanpur24 Nov 2009
28V Sehwag, M Vijay12212v Sri LankaBrabourne02 Dec 2009
29R Dravid, V Sehwag22372v Sri LankaBrabourne02 Dec 2009
30V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar32492v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
31MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman7259*2v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
32SR Tendulkar, M Vijay33082v AustraliaBengaluru09 Oct 2010
33R Dravid, V Sehwag22371v New ZealandAhmedabad04 Nov 2010
34MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman72241v West IndiesEden Gardens14 Nov 2011
35CA Pujara, M Vijay23702v AustraliaHyderabad02 Mar 2013
36S Dhawan, M Vijay12892v AustraliaMohali14 Mar 2013
37R Ashwin, RG Sharma72802v West IndiesEden Gardens06 Nov 2013
38V Kohli, AM Rahane43651v New ZealandIndore08 Oct 2016
39CA Pujara, M Vijay22092v EnglandRajkot09 Nov 2016
40V Kohli, CA Pujara32261v EnglandVisakhapatnam17 Nov 2016
41V Kohli, J Yadav82412v EnglandWankhede08 Dec 2016
42V Kohli, AM Rahane42221v BangladeshHyderabad09 Feb 2017
43CA Pujara, M Vijay22092v Sri LankaNagpur24 Nov 2017
44V Kohli, M Vijay32831v Sri LankaDelhi02 Dec 2017
45CA Pujara, PP Shaw22061v West IndiesRajkot04 Oct 2018
46MA Agarwal, RG Sharma13171v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
47RA Jadeja, V Kohli52251v South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
48AM Rahane, RG Sharma42671v South AfricaRanchi19 Oct 2019
49RA Jadeja, RG Sharma42041v EnglandRajkot15 Feb 2024
50RA Jadeja, DC Jurel52062v West IndiesAhmedabad02 Oct 2025

It is interesting to note that a partnership of identical runs – 206 runs – was posted for the second wicket between CA Pujara-PP Shaw against West Indies at Rajkot during the same week of October seven years back. Rajkot Test had a start date of 04 Oct 2018

Indian batsmen posted a 200 plus runs partnership in a test match which had a similar start date of 02 October but six years back. MA Agarwal and RG Sharma posted 317 runs partnership against South Africa at Visakhapatnam which had a start date of 02 Oct 2019

There are two more occasions of India posting a 200 plus runs partnerships on home soil in a test which had the same date and month but different years in the month of October

NoPartnersWktRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar42811v New ZealandAhmedabad29 Oct 1999
2G Gambhir, VVS Laxman42781v AustraliaDelhi29 Oct 2008
        
1SB Bangar, V Sehwag12011v West IndiesWankhede09 Oct 2002
2SR Tendulkar, M Vijay33082v AustraliaBengaluru09 Oct 2010
        
1MA Agarwal, RG Sharma13171v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
2RA Jadeja, DC Jurel52062v West IndiesAhmedabad02 Oct 2025

The following table lists the 200 plus runs partnerships posted by Indian batsmen for various wickets against various oppositions in a test on home soil which was played in the month of October

NoPartnersWktRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1RJ Shastri, DB Vengsarkar6298*2v AustraliaWankhede15 Oct 1986
2SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar42811v New ZealandAhmedabad29 Oct 1999
3SB Bangar, V Sehwag12011v West IndiesWankhede09 Oct 2002
4VVS Laxman, SR Tendulkar52143v West IndiesEden Gardens30 Oct 2002
5G Gambhir, V Sehwag12182v South AfricaKanpur20 Nov 2004
6G Gambhir, VVS Laxman42781v AustraliaDelhi29 Oct 2008
7SR Tendulkar, M Vijay33082v AustraliaBengaluru09 Oct 2010
8V Kohli, AM Rahane43651v New ZealandIndore08 Oct 2016
9CA Pujara, PP Shaw22061v West IndiesRajkot04 Oct 2018
10MA Agarwal, RG Sharma13171v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
11RA Jadeja, V Kohli52251v South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
12AM Rahane, RG Sharma42671v South AfricaRanchi19 Oct 2019
13RA Jadeja, DC Jurel52062v West IndiesAhmedabad02 Oct 2025
Third day India Vs West Indies First Test at Ahmedabad 2025-26 Series

Third day India Vs West Indies First Test at Ahmedabad 2025-26 Series

India declared at its overnight total of 448 for 5 prior to the start of the third day’s play.

DC Jurel-RA Jadeja added 206 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the 113th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against West Indies. It also provides the 21st occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the fifth wicket in an innings.

DC Jurel-RA Jadeja added 206 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the 15th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in an innings against West Indies. It also provides the fourth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 200 plus partnership in an innings for the fifth wicket in an innings.

JA Warrican of West Indies returned with figures of one for 102 in India’s first innings to provide the 396th occasion of a West Indian bowler conceding 100 plus runs in an innings. It also provides the 73rd occasion of a West Indian bowler conceding 100 plus runs in an innings against India

JA Warrican of West Indies returned with figures of one for 102 in India’s first innings to provide the 157th occasion of a West Indian spin bowler conceding 100 plus runs in an innings. It also provides the 34th occasion of a West Indian spin bowler conceding 100 plus runs in an innings against India

RA Jadeja captured four wickets in West Indies’ second innings which fetched him an aggregate of 334 wickets in tests. It also fetched him an aggregate of 242 wickets on home soil

He occupies the fifth place in the list of Indian bowlers who have captured 334 plus wickets

Others are – A Kumble {619}, R Ashwin {537}. N Kapil Dev {434} and Harbhajan Singh {417}

He occupies the fourth place in the list of Indian bowlers who have captured 242 plus wickets on home soil. Others are – R Ashwin {383}, A Kumble {350} and Harbhajan Singh {265}

RA Jadeja was playing his 50th test on home soil to become the 14th Indian cricketer to appear in 50 plus tests on home soil.

RA Jadeja’s five boundary sixes in his knock of 104 not out fetched him an aggregate of 80 boundary sixes. He became the fourth Indian batsman to score 80 plus boundary sixes. Others are – RR Pant {90}, V Sehwag {90} and RG Sharma {88}. RA Jadeja went past MS Dhoni who had scored 78 boundary sixes on his way to occupy the fourth place.

RA Jadeja’s five boundary sixes in his knock of 104 not out fetched him an aggregate of 80 boundary sixes. He became the seventh left hand batsman to score 80 plus boundary sixes in the annals of test cricket. Others are – BA Stokes {136}, RC Gilchrist {100}, CH Gayle {98} RR Pant {90}, BC Lara {88} and ML Hayden {82}

RA Jadeja’s five boundary sixes in his knock of 104 not out fetched him an aggregate of 56 boundary sixes on home soil He now occupies the second place among the left hand batsman who have score most boundary sixes in the annals of test cricket. BA Stokes with 67 boundary sixes to his credit occupies the first place. RA Jadeja went post BC Lara who had scored 55 boundary sixes on home soil.

BA Stokes, RA Jadeja and BC Lara are the only three left hand batsmen to score 50 plus boundary sixes on home soil.

Shubman Gill became the fourth Indian captain to score 50 plus runs on his first assignment as captain on away soil and home soil. The following table lists the performances of these four captains

NoPlayerScoreOppositionGroundMonYearTest
1VS Hazare164*EnglandDelhiDec1951Home
  089EnglandLeedsJun1952Away
        
2SM Gavaskar116New ZealandAucklandJan1976Away
  205West IndiesWankhedeDec1978Home
        
3SC Ganguly084BangladeshDhakaNov2000Away
  065*ZimbabweDelhiNov2000Home
        
4Shubman Gill147EnglandLeedsJun2025Away
  050West IndiesAhmedabadOct2025Home

West Indies was dismissed all out for 146 in the third innings of this test to provide the 188th occasion of West Indies dismissed all out in the third innings of a test. It also provides the 22nd occasion of West Indies dismissed all out in the third innings of a test against India

West Indies was dismissed all out for 146 in the third innings of this test to provide the 115th occasion of West Indies dismissed all out for a total less than 150 runs in an innings of a test. It also provides the tenth occasion of West Indies dismissed all out for a total less than 150 runs in an innings of a test against India

West Indies was dismissed all out for 146 in its innings of this test to provide the 280th occasion of West Indies dismissed all out in its second innings of a test. It also provides the 32nd occasion of West Indies dismissed all out in the second innings of a test against India

West Indies was dismissed all out for 146 in its second innings of this test to provide the 62nd occasion of West Indies dismissed all out for a total less than 150 runs in an innings of a test. It also provides the seventh occasion of West Indies dismissed all out for a total less than 150 runs in its second innings of a test against India

West Indies was dismissed all out for 162 and 146 in this test to provide the 276th occasion of West Indies dismissed all out in both innings of a test. It also provides the 32nd occasion of West Indies dismissed all out in both innings of a test against India

India won this test by an innings and 140 runs to provide the 52nd occasion of India winning a test by an innings margin. It also provides the eighth occasion of India winning a test by an innings margin against West Indies.

West Indies this test by an innings and 140 runs to provide the 49th occasion of West Indies losing a test by an innings margin. It also provides the eighth occasion of West Indies losing a test by an innings margin against India

Second day India Vs West Indies First Test at Ahmedabad 2025-26 Series

Second day India Vs West Indies First Test at Ahmedabad 2025-26 Series

KL Rahul scored 100 in India’s first innings to provide the 96tho ccasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against West Indies. It also provides the 28th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against West Indies

KL Rahul scored 100 in India’s first innings to provide the sixth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring an exact century in an innings against West Indies. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring an exact century in an innings against West Indies

KL Rahul was dismissed for 100 in India’s first innings to provide the 101st occasion of a batsman dismissed for an exact 100 in an innings in the annals of test cricket. The 100th occasion of a batsman dismissed for an exact 100 in an innings in the annals of test cricket is also in the name of KL Rahul. He had scored 100 against England at Lord’s in Jul 2025

KL Rahul was dismissed for 100 in India’s first innings to provide the 38th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed for an exact 100 in an innings in the annals of test cricket.

KL Rahul is one of the four opening batsman in the annals of test cricket to be dismissed for an exact 100 in an innings on two or more occasions. Others are – L Hutton {04}, GM Wood {03} and CG Greenidge {02}

KL Rahul is only Indian opening batsman in the annals of test cricket to be dismissed for an exact 100 in an innings on two or more occasions.

The following table lists the twelve occasions of Indian batsman dismissed for an exact 100 in a test innings.

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1P Roy1003v New ZealandEden Gardens28 Dec 1955
2BK Kunderan1003v EnglandDelhi08 Feb 1964
3M Amarnath1003v AustraliaW.A.C.A16 Dec 1977
4DB Vengsarkar1001v West IndiesWankhede24 Nov 1983
5RJ Shastri1002v EnglandLord’s26 Jul 1990
6D Dasgupta1002v EnglandMohali03 Dec 2001
7W Jaffer1004v EnglandNagpur01 Mar 2006
8VVS Laxman1002v West IndiesBasseterre22 Jun 2006
9SC Ganguly1001v BangladeshChattogram18 May 2007
10SR Tendulkar1003v South AfricaNagpur06 Feb 2010
11KL Rahul1002v EnglandLord’s10 Jul 2025
12KL Rahul1002v West IndiesAhmedabad02 Oct 2025

The following table lists the six occasions of Indian opening batsman dismissed for an exact 100 in a test innings.

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1BK Kunderan1003v EnglandDelhi08 Feb 1964
2RJ Shastri1002v EnglandLord’s26 Jul 1990
3D Dasgupta1002v EnglandMohali03 Dec 2001
4W Jaffer1004v EnglandNagpur01 Mar 2006
5KL Rahul1002v EnglandLord’s10 Jul 2025
6KL Rahul1002v West IndiesAhmedabad02 Oct 2025

KL Rahul was dismissed for an exact 100 in the first innings of this test to provide the tenth occasion of a batsman dismissed for an exact 100 in an innings against West Indies. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for an exact 100 in an innings against West Indies.

KL Rahul was dismissed for an exact 100 in the first innings of this test to provide the second occasion of an opening batsman dismissed for an exact 100 in an innings against West Indies. Majid Khan of Pakistan is the other opening batsman. He was dismissed for an exact 100 against West Indies at Karachi in Mar 1975

KL Rahul was dismissed for an exact 100 in the first innings of this test to provide the first occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed for an exact 100 in an innings against West Indies.

KL Rahul’s 100 in this test provides his tenth century as an opening batsman. He became the fourth Indian opening batsman to score ten or more centuries. Others are SM Gavaskar {33}, V Sehwag {22} and M Vijay {12]

Shubman Gill was dismissed for an exact 50 in India’s first innings in this test to provide the 57th occasion of a captain dismissed for an exact 50 in an innings. It also provides the fourth occasion of a captain dismissed for an exact 50 in an innings against West Indies

Shubman Gill was dismissed for an exact 50 in India’s first innings in this test to provide the eighth occasion of a captain dismissed for an exact 50 in an innings. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian captain dismissed for an exact 50 in an innings against West Indies

DC Jurel of India scored 125 in India’s first innings of this test to provide the 29th occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in an innings. It also provides the sixth occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in an innings against West Indies

DC Jurel of India scored 125 in India’s first innings of this test to provide the 260th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in an innings. It also provides the 33rd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in an innings against West Indies

DC Jurel {125} and RA Jadeja {104 not out} scored centuries in India’s first innings to provide the 97th and 98th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against West Indies. It also provides the 567th and 568th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against all the oppositions.

KL Rahul {100} DC Jurel {125} and RA Jadeja {104 not out} scored centuries in India’s first innings to provide the 155th  occasion of three batsman scoring a centuries in an innings. It also provides the 17th such occasion against West Indies

KL Rahul {100} DC Jurel {125} and RA Jadeja {104 not out} scored centuries in India’s first innings to provide the 23rd occasion of India’s three batsmen scoring a centuries in an innings. It also provides the sixth such occasion by Indian batsmen against West Indies

RA Jadeja’s 104 not out in India’s first innings of this test represents his sixth century in a test innings and also his second century against West Indies. Prior to this he had scored 100 not out against West Indies at Rajkot in Oct 2018.

RA Jadeja’s run aggregate read 3990 at the end of second day’s play. He has captured 330 wickets. Ten more runs would fetch him 4000 runs. Then he would become the fourth all-rounder in the annals of test cricket to score 4000 plus runs and capture 300 plus wickets. Others are – Kapil Dev {5248 runs and 434 wickets}, IT Botham {5200 runs and 383 wickets} and DL Vettori {4531 runs and 362 wickets}

RA Jadeja’s run aggregate read 3990 at the end of second day’s play. He has captured 330 wickets. Ten more runs would fetch him 4000 runs. Then he would become the second left handed all-rounder in the annals of test cricket to score 4000 plus runs and capture 300 plus wickets. DL Vettori {4531 runs and 362 wickets} is the other left handed all-rounder to perform such a feat

RA Jadeja’s run aggregate read 3990 at the end of second day’s play. He has captured 330 wickets. Ten more runs would fetch him 4000 runs. Then he would become the second left handed spin all-rounder in the annals of test cricket to score 4000 plus runs and capture 300 plus wickets. DL Vettori {4531 runs and 362 wickets} is the other left handed spin all-rounder to perform such a feat

RA Jadeja’s run aggregate read 3990 at the end of second day’s play. He has captured 330 wickets. Ten more runs would fetch him 4000 runs. Then he would become the second spin all-rounder in the annals of test cricket to score 4000 plus runs and capture 300 plus wickets. DL Vettori {4531 runs and 362 wickets} is the other spin all-rounder to perform such a feat

RA Jadeja’s run aggregate read 3990 at the end of second day’s play. He has captured 330 wickets. Ten more runs would fetch him 4000 runs. Then he would become the second Indian all-rounder in the annals of test cricket to score 4000 plus runs and capture 300 plus wickets. Kapil Dev {5248 runs and 434 wickets} is the other Indian all rounder to perform such a feat

RA Jadeja scored five boundary sixes in his knock of 104 not out. It is the second occasion of his scoring five boundary sixes in an innings against West Indies. Prior to this he had scored five boundary sixes in his knock of 100 not out against West Indies at Rajkot in Oct 2018

RA Jadeja became the second Indian batsman to score five or more boundary sixes in an innings on two occasions. MS Dhoni had scored six boundary sixes in his knock of 69 against West Indies at St John’s in Jun 2006 and had scored five boundary sixes in his knock of 144 against West Indies at Eden Gardens in Nov 2011

RA Jadeja’s five boundary sixes in his knock of 104 not out fetched him an aggregate of 13 boundary sixes against West Indies. MS Dhoni, RG Sharma and V Sehwag are the other three Indian batsmen who have an aggregate of 14 boundary sixes against West Indies. RA Jadeja went past Kapil Dev and SM Gavaskar who had an aggregate of 11 boundary sixes and nine boundary sixes respectively.

India Vs West Indies First Test at Ahmedabad 2025-26 Series

India Vs West Indies First Test at Ahmedabad 2025-26 Series

First day

West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the 188th occasion of West Indies doing so in tests.  It also provides the 38th   occasion of West Indies doing so against India

West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the 114th occasion of West Indies doing so in away tests.  It also provides the 23rd occasion of West Indies doing so against India in away tests.

Shubman Gill was leading India for the first time against West Indies in tests, while RS Chase was leading West Indies for the first time against India in tests. Thus both teams had new captains leading India and West Indies in this series

Shubman Gill became the 37th captain to lead India in tests. He also became the 29th captain to lead India in home tests.

RS Chase became the 38th captain to lead West Indies in tests. He also became the 31st captain to lead West Indies in away tests

Shubman Gill became the 23rd captain to lead India for against West Indies in tests. He also became the 16th captain to lead India against West Indies in home tests.

RS Chase became the 15th captain to lead West Indies against India in tests. He also became the twelfth captain to lead West Indies against India in away tests

West Indies capped J Layne and K Pierre for this test. They became the 345th and 346th   cricketers to represent West Indies in tests. They also became the 151st and 152nd   cricketers to represent West Indies in away tests.

West Indies capped J Layne and K Pierre for this test. They became the 63rd and 64th   West Indian cricketers to make their debut against India in tests. They also became the 24th and 25th West Indian cricketers to make their debut against India in away tests.

JP Greaves, JNT Seales, BA King. J Layne and K Pierre were making their first appearance in tests as a result of which the number of cricketers who played tests read 346 at the end of this test.

JP Greaves, JNT Seales, BA King. J Layne and K Pierre were making their first appearance in tests as a result of which the number of cricketers who played tests on away soil read 283 at the end of this test.

JP Greaves, JNT Seales, BA King. J Layne and K Pierre were making their first appearance in tests as a result of which the number of cricketers who played tests on away soil read 189 at the end of this test.

JP Greaves, JNT Seales, BA King. J Layne and K Pierre were making their first appearance in tests as a result of which the number of cricketers who played tests against India on away soil read 129 at the end of this test.

West Indies was dismissed all out for 162 in the first innings of this test to provide the 119th occasion of West Indies dismissed all out in an innings against India. It also provides the 38th occasion of West Indies dismissed all out in an innings against India on away soil

West Indies was dismissed all out for 162 in the first innings of this test to provide the 41st occasion of West Indies dismissed all out in the first innings of a test against India. It also provides the 22ne occasion of West Indies dismissed all out in the first innings of a test against India on away soil

West Indies was dismissed all out for 162 in the first innings of this test to provide its lowest total in the first innings of a test against India on Indian soil. The previous lowest was 167 at Chennai in Oct 2002

JJ Bumrah’s three wickets in this game fetched him 50 wickets on home soil. He became the 27th Indian bowler to capture 50 plus wickets on home soil. He also became the ninth Indian pace bowler to capture 50 plus wickets on home soil.

YBK Jaiswal, B Sai Sudarhan, Shubman Gill, JJ Bumrah. DC Jurel, Mohammad Siraj, N Nitishkumar Reddy and Washington Sundar are making their first appearance in tests against West Indies on home soil as a result of which the number of Indian cricketers who have played against West Indies on home soil read 142 at the end of this test

 B Sai Sudarshan, DC Jurel,  N Nitishkumar Reddy and Washington Sundar are making their first appearance in tests against West Indies as a result of which the number of Indian cricketers who have played against West Indies on home soil read 178 at the end of this test

Batsmen dismissed by the first ball in both innings of a test

Batsmen dismissed by the first ball in both innings of a test

The following 23 batsmen have been dismissed by the first ball in both the innings of a test

NoPlayerTeam                       Opposition GroundSeasonvv
1W AttewellEngland                    AustraliaSydney1891/92
2JT WilloughbySouth Africa              EnglandPort Elizabeth1895/96
3EG HayesEngland                    South AfricaCape Town1905/06
4AEE VoglerSouth Africa              AustraliaSydney1910/11
5TA WardSouth Africa              AustraliaManchester1912
6C WesleySouth Africa              EnglandNottingham1960
7BS ChandrasekharIndia                      AustraliaMelbourne1977/78
8GB TroupNew Zealand              IndiaWellington1980/81
9DJ RichardsonSouth Africa              PakistanJohannesburg1994/95
10AG HuckleZimbabwe                  PakistanHarare1997/98
11AB AgarkarIndia                       AustraliaMelbourne1999/00
12AC GilchristAustralia                   IndiaCalcutta2000/01
13Javed OmarBangladesh                 IndiaMirpur2007
14RJ HarrisAustralia                   EnglandAdelaide2010/11
15V SehwagIndia                        EnglandBirmingham2011
16HMRKB HerathSri Lanka                   PakistanSharjah2013/14
17KTGD PrasadSri Lanka                   PakistanPallekele2015
18JM AndersonEngland                     IndiaVisakhapatnam2016/17
19ANPR FernandoSri Lanka                   PakistanAbu Dhabi2017/18
20Nurul HasanBangladesh                  West IndiesKingston2018
21MVT FernandoSri Lanka                    South AfricaCenturion2020/21
22SM CurranEngland                      IndiaLord’s2021
23TM HeadAustralia                    West IndiesBrisbane2023/24
Bowlers who have captured exact nine wickets in a test on debut

Bowlers who have captured exact nine wickets in a test on debut

ZGF Foulkes of New Zealand captured nine wickets conceding 75 runs in the just concluded test against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo to provide the 20th occasion of a bowler capturing exact nine wickets in a test on his debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerOversBPOMRunsWTeamOppGroundStart Date
1WH Cooper93.24272009Ausv EngMelbourne31 Dec 1881
2JJ Ferris78.34371039Ausv EngSydney28 Jan 1887
3J Middleton61.45181309SAFv EngGqeberha13 Feb 1896
4JV Saunders67.16191629Ausv EngSydney14 Feb 1902
5WH Copson40.48041529Engv WinLord’s24 Jun 1939
6JC Laker67.06211989Engv WinBridgetown21 Jan 1948
7R Berry57.56251169Engv WinManchester08 Jun 1950
8PM Pollock42.36110999SAFv NZlDurban08 Dec 1961
9LJ Coldwell55.06151109Engv PakLord’s21 Jun 1962
10JDF Larter46.16041459Engv PakThe Oval16 Aug 1962
11TM Alderman43.06101309Ausv EngNottingham18 Jun 1981
12SR Clark33.06100899Ausv SAFCape Town16 Mar 2006
13R Ashwin48.36091289Indv WinDelhi06 Nov 2011
14Sohag Gazi70.26092199Banv WinMirpur13 Nov 2012
15KJ Abbott28.46110689SAFv PakCenturion22 Feb 2013
16Mohammed Shami30.16021189Indv WinEden Gardens06 Nov 2013
17TW Hartley51.26051939Engv IndHyderabad25 Jan 2024
18W O’Rourke32.16080939NZlv SAFHamilton13 Feb 2024
19KN Peiris51.36072039Srlv NZlGalle26 Sep 2024
20ZGF Foulkes25.06070759NZlv ZimBulawayo07 Aug 2025

ZGF Foulkes of New Zealand captured nine wickets conceding 75 runs in the just concluded test against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo to provide the second occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing exact nine wickets in a test on his debut. Both such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerOversBPOMRunsWTeamOppGroundStart Date
1W O’Rourke32.16080939NZlv SAFHamilton13 Feb 2024
2ZGF Foulkes25.06070759NZlv ZimBulawayo07 Aug 2025