AY Patel’s 14 for 225 in the test at Mum-WS between India and New Zealand was in a losing cause to provide the 37th occasion of a spin bowler’s ten plus wickets in a test going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of wickets captured by the bowler.
No
Player
W-Runs
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
AY Patel
14-225
NZl
Ind
Mumbai
Dec 2021
2
H Trumble
12-089
Aus
Eng
The Oval
Aug 1896
3
SK Warne
12-128
Aus
SAF
Sydney
Jan 1994
4
DL Vettori
12-149
NZl
Aus
Auckland
Mar 2000
5
H Trumble
12-173
Aus
Eng
The Oval
Aug 1902
6
KA Maharaj
12-283
SAF
Srl
Col-SSC
Jul 2018
7
JJ Krejza
12-358
Aus
Ind
Nagpur
Nov 2008
8
NGB Cook
11-083
Eng
Pak
Karachi
Mar 1984
9
Saeed Ajmal
11-111
Pak
Win
Providence
May 2011
10
RG Nadkarni
11-122
Ind
Aus
Chennai
Oct 1964
11
Taijul Islam
11-170
Ban
Zim
Sylhet
Nov 2018
12
AL Valentine
11-204
Win
Eng
Manchester
Jun 1950
13
Muralitharan
11-212
Srl
Aus
Galle
Mar 2004
14
DL Underwood
11-215
Eng
Aus
Adelaide
Jan 1975
15
Harbhajan Singh
11-224
Ind
Aus
Bengaluru
Oct 2004
16
BS Chandrasekhar
11-235
Ind
Win
Mumb-BS
Dec 1966
17
RJ Bright
10-111
Aus
Pak
Karachi
Feb 1980
18
Muralitharan
10-115
Srl
Eng
Birmingham
May 2006
19
Maninder Singh
10-126
Ind
Pak
Bengaluru
Mar 1987
20
Ghulam Ahmed
10-130
Ind
Aus
Kolkata
Nov 1956
21
Mushtaq Ahmed
10-143
Pak
NZl
Lahore
Nov 1996
22
Saeed Ajmal
10-146
Pak
SAF
Cape Town
Feb 2013
23
PA Strang
10-158
Zim
NZl
Bulawayo
Sep 2000
24
R Ashwin
10-160
Ind
Srl
Galle
Aug 2015
25
HV Hordern
10-161
Aus
Eng
Sydney
Feb 1912
26
SK Warne
10-162
Aus
Eng
Birmingham
Aug 2005
27
EAS Prasanna
10-174
Ind
Aus
Chennai
Dec 1969
28
D Bishoo
10-174
Win
Pak
Dub-DSC
Oct 2016
29
Iqbal Qasim
10-175
Pak
Ind
Mumbai
Dec 1979
30
DL Vettori
10-184
NZl
Srl
Wellington
Dec 2006
31
BS Bedi
10-194
Ind
Aus
Perth
Dec 1977
32
CV Grimmett
10-201
Aus
Eng
Nottingham
Jun 1930
33
BAW Mendis
10-209
Srl
Ind
Galle
Jul 2008
34
L Embuldeniya
10-210
Srl
Eng
Galle
Jan 2021
35
Saqlain Mushtaq
10-216
Pak
Ind
Delhi
Feb 1999
36
S Shillingford
10-219
Win
Aus
Roseau
Apr 2012
37
SP Gupte
10-223
Ind
Win
Kanpur
Dec 1958
It also provides the third occasion of a New Zealand spin bowler witnessing his ten wicket haul in a losing cause. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
W-Runs
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
AY Patel
14-225
NZl
Ind
Mumbai
Dec 2021
2
DL Vettori
12-149
NZl
Aus
Auckland
Mar 2000
3
DL Vettori
10-184
NZl
Srl
Wellington
Dec 2006
It also provides the fifth occasion of a spin bowler witnessing his ten wicket haul in a losing cause against India. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
W-Runs
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
AY Patel
14-225
NZl
Ind
Mumbai
Dec 2021
2
JJ Krejza
12-358
Aus
Ind
Nagpur
Nov 2008
3
Iqbal Qasim
10-175
Pak
Ind
Mumbai
Dec 1979
4
BAW Mendis
10-209
Srl
Ind
Galle
Jul 2008
5
Saqlain Mushtaq
10-216
Pak
Ind
Delhi
Feb 1999
It also provides the fourth occasion of a visiting spin bowler witnessing his ten wicket haul in a losing cause against India on Indian soil. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
W-Runs
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
AY Patel
14-225
NZl
Ind
Mumbai
Dec 2021
2
JJ Krejza
12-358
Aus
Ind
Nagpur
Nov 2008
3
Iqbal Qasim
10-175
Pak
Ind
Mumbai
Dec 1979
4
Saqlain Mushtaq
10-216
Pak
Ind
Delhi
Feb 1999
It also provides the second occasion of a visiting spin bowler witnessing his ten wicket haul in a losing cause against India at Mum-WS. Both such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
W-Runs
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
AY Patel
14-225
NZl
Ind
Mumbai
Dec 2021
2
Iqbal Qasim
10-175
Pak
Ind
Mumbai
Dec 1979
Bowler’s ten wicket haul in a match in losing cause
AY Patel’s 14 for 225 in the test at Mum-WS between India and New Zealand was in a losing cause to provide the 77th occasion of a bowler’s ten plus wickets in a test going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of wickets captured by the bowler.
No
Player
W-Runs
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
AY Patel
14-225
NZl
Ind
Mumbai
Dec 2021
2
J Srinath
13-132
Ind
Pak
Kolkata
Feb 1999
3
SF Barnes
13-163
Eng
Aus
Melbourne
Jan 1902
4
MG Hughes
13-217
Aus
Win
Perth
Dec 1988
5
T Richardson
13-244
Eng
Aus
Manchester
Jul 1896
6
CTB Turner
12-087
Aus
Eng
Sydney
Feb 1888
7
H Trumble
12-089
Aus
Eng
The Oval
Aug 1896
8
AME Roberts
12-121
Win
Ind
Chennai
Jan 1975
9
AK Davidson
12-124
Aus
Ind
Kanpur
Dec 1959
10
SK Warne
12-128
Aus
SAF
Sydney
Jan 1994
11
DL Vettori
12-149
NZl
Aus
Auckland
Mar 2000
12
G Dymock
12-166
Aus
Ind
Kanpur
Oct 1979
13
H Trumble
12-173
Aus
Eng
The Oval
Aug 1902
14
KA Maharaj
12-283
SAF
Srl
Col-SSC
Jul 2018
15
JJ Krejza
12-358
Aus
Ind
Nagpur
Nov 2008
16
WH Lockwood
11-076
Eng
Aus
Manchester
Jul 1902
17
NGB Cook
11-083
Eng
Pak
Karachi
Mar 1984
18
MA Starc
11-094
Aus
Srl
Galle
Aug 2016
19
CR Woakes
11-102
Eng
Pak
Lord’s
Jul 2016
20
MA Holding
11-107
Win
Aus
Melbourne
Dec 1981
21
ARC Fraser
11-110
Eng
Win
Trinidad
Feb 1998
22
Wasim Akram
11-110
Pak
Win
St John’s
May 2000
23
Saeed Ajmal
11-111
Pak
Win
Providence
May 2011
24
AE Hall
11-112
SAF
Eng
Cape Town
Jan 1923
25
FR Spofforth
11-117
Aus
Eng
Sydney
Jan 1883
26
RG Nadkarni
11-122
Ind
Aus
Chennai
Oct 1964
27
CD Collymore
11-134
Win
Pak
Kingston
Jun 2005
28
C Pringle
11-152
NZl
Pak
Faisalabad
Oct 1990
29
MG Johnson
11-159
Aus
SAF
Perth
Dec 2008
30
Wasim Akram
11-160
Pak
Aus
Melbourne
Jan 1990
31
Taijul Islam
11-170
Ban
Zim
Sylhet
Nov 2018
32
IT Botham
11-176
Eng
Aus
Perth
Dec 1979
33
GF Lawson
11-181
Aus
Win
Adelaide
Dec 1984
34
SF Burke
11-196
SAF
NZl
Cape Town
Jan 1962
35
AL Valentine
11-204
Win
Eng
Manchester
Jun 1950
36
Muralitharan
11-212
Srl
Aus
Galle
Mar 2004
37
DL Underwood
11-215
Eng
Aus
Adelaide
Jan 1975
38
Harbhajan Singh
11-224
Ind
Aus
Bengaluru
Oct 2004
39
MW Tate
11-228
Eng
Aus
Sydney
Dec 1924
40
BS Chandrasekhar
11-235
Ind
Win
Mumb-BS
Dec 1966
41
TG Southee
10-108
NZl
Eng
Lord’s
May 2013
42
RJ Bright
10-111
Aus
Pak
Karachi
Feb 1980
43
GE Gomez
10-113
Win
Aus
Sydney
Jan 1952
44
NJN Hawke
10-115
Aus
Win
Georgetown
Apr 1965
45
Muralitharan
10-115
Srl
Eng
Birmingham
May 2006
46
CB Llewellyn
10-116
SAF
Aus
Johannesburg
Oct 1902
47
CA Walsh
10-117
Win
Eng
Lord’s
Jun 2000
48
RM Hogg
10-122
Aus
Eng
Perth
Dec 1978
49
Maninder Singh
10-126
Ind
Pak
Bengaluru
Mar 1987
50
Wasim Akram
10-128
Pak
NZl
Dunedin
Feb 1985
51
Ghulam Ahmed
10-130
Ind
Aus
Kolkata
Nov 1956
52
Waqar Younis
10-133
Pak
SAF
P Elizabeth
Mar 1998
53
N Kapil Dev
10-135
Ind
Win
Ahmedabad
Nov 1983
54
RJ Sidebottom
10-139
Eng
NZl
Hamilton
Mar 2008
55
J Cowie
10-140
NZl
Eng
Manchester
Jul 1937
56
GA Lohmann
10-142
Eng
Aus
Sydney
Jan 1892
57
Mushtaq Ahmed
10-143
Pak
NZl
Lahore
Nov 1996
58
Saeed Ajmal
10-146
Pak
SAF
Cape Town
Feb 2013
59
BKV Prasad
10-153
Ind
SAF
Durban
Dec 1996
60
PA Strang
10-158
Zim
NZl
Bulawayo
Sep 2000
61
R Ashwin
10-160
Ind
Srl
Galle
Aug 2015
62
HV Hordern
10-161
Aus
Eng
Sydney
Feb 1912
63
SK Warne
10-162
Aus
Eng
Birmingham
Aug 2005
64
EAS Prasanna
10-174
Ind
Aus
Chennai
Dec 1969
65
D Bishoo
10-174
Win
Pak
Dub-DSC
Oct 2016
66
Iqbal Qasim
10-175
Pak
Ind
Mumbai
Dec 1979
67
M Ntini
10-178
SAF
Aus
Jo’burg
Mar 2006
68
K Farnes
10-179
Eng
Aus
Nottingham
Jun 1934
69
DL Vettori
10-184
NZl
Srl
Wellington
Dec 2006
70
BS Bedi
10-194
Ind
Aus
Perth
Dec 1977
71
CV Grimmett
10-201
Aus
Eng
Nottingham
Jun 1930
72
T Richardson
10-204
Eng
Aus
Sydney
Feb 1898
73
BAW Mendis
10-209
Srl
Ind
Galle
Jul 2008
74
L Embuldeniya
10-210
Srl
Eng
Galle
Jan 2021
75
Saqlain Mushtaq
10-216
Pak
Ind
Delhi
Feb 1999
76
S Shillingford
10-219
Win
Aus
Roseau
Apr 2012
77
SP Gupte
10-223
Ind
Win
Kanpur
Dec 1958
It also provides the sixth occasion of a New Zealand bowler’s ten plus wickets in a test going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
W-Runs
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
AY Patel
14-225
NZl
Ind
Mumbai
Dec 2021
2
DL Vettori
12-149
NZl
Aus
Auckland
Mar 2000
3
C Pringle
11-152
NZl
Pak
Faisalabad
Oct 1990
4
TG Southee
10-108
NZl
Eng
Lord’s
May 2013
5
J Cowie
10-140
NZl
Eng
Manchester
Jul 1937
6
DL Vettori
10-184
NZl
Srl
Wellington
Dec 2006
It also provides the eighth occasion of a bowler’s ten plus wickets in a test going in vain against India. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
W-Runs
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
AY Patel
14-225
NZl
Ind
Mumbai
Dec 2021
2
AME Roberts
12-121
Win
Ind
Chennai
Jan 1975
3
AK Davidson
12-124
Aus
Ind
Kanpur
Dec 1959
4
G Dymock
12-166
Aus
Ind
Kanpur
Oct 1979
5
JJ Krejza
12-358
Aus
Ind
Nagpur
Nov 2008
6
Iqbal Qasim
10-175
Pak
Ind
Mumbai
Dec 1979
7
BAW Mendis
10-209
Srl
Ind
Galle
Jul 2008
8
Saqlain Mushtaq
10-216
Pak
Ind
Delhi
Feb 1999
DL Vettori {02}, H Trumble {02}, M Muralitharan {02}, Saeed Ajmal {02}, SK Warne {02}, T Richardson {02} and Wasim Akram {03} are the bowlers who have witnessed two or more occasions of their ten wicket haul in a losing cause. Wasim Akram has witnessed most number of occasions – three.
No
Player
W-Runs
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
DL Vettori
12-149
NZl
Aus
Auckland
Mar 2000
2
DL Vettori
10-184
NZl
Srl
Wellington
Dec 2006
1
H Trumble
12-089
Aus
Eng
The Oval
Aug 1896
2
H Trumble
12-173
Aus
Eng
The Oval
Aug 1902
1
Muralitharan
11-212
Srl
Aus
Galle
Mar 2004
2
Muralitharan
10-115
Srl
Eng
Birmingham
May 2006
1
Saeed Ajmal
11-111
Pak
Win
Providence
May 2011
2
Saeed Ajmal
10-146
Pak
SAF
Cape Town
Feb 2013
1
SK Warne
12-128
Aus
SAF
Sydney
Jan 1994
2
SK Warne
10-162
Aus
Eng
Birmingham
Aug 2005
1
T Richardson
13-244
Eng
Aus
Manchester
Jul 1896
2
T Richardson
10-204
Eng
Aus
Sydney
Feb 1898
1
Wasim Akram
11-110
Pak
Win
St John’s
May 2000
2
Wasim Akram
11-160
Pak
Aus
Melbourne
Jan 1990
3
Wasim Akram
10-128
Pak
NZl
Dunedin
Feb 1985
The following table lists 18 occasions of bowlers conceding 200 plus runs for their ten plus wickets which have gone in vain. J Kreza of Australia is the only bowler to concede 350 plus runs in this list. His 12 for 358 against India at Nagpur in Nov 2008 was in losing cause.
New Zealand bowler AY Patel’s 14 for 225 against India at Mum-WS was in a losing cause to provide the best bowling figures by a bowler in a losing cause. The previous best in this category of statistics was credited to J Srinath of India. His 13 for 132 against Pakistan at Kolkata in Feb 1999 had gone in vain. The following table lists the bowlers whose 13 plus wickets in a test could not clinch a win for their teams
Incidentally, J Srinath watched his best bowling figures in a losing cause was bettered by AY Patel. J Srinath was the Match Referee for the test at Mum-WS
No
Player
W-Runs
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
AY Patel
14-225
NZl
Ind
Mumbai
03 Dec 2021
2
J Srinath
13-132
Ind
Pak
Kolkata
16 Feb 1999
3
SF Barnes
13-163
Eng
Aus
Melbourne
01 Jan 1902
4
MG Hughes
13-217
Aus
Win
Perth
02 Dec 1988
5
T Richardson
13-244
Eng
Aus
Manchester
16 Jul 1896
India Vs New Zealand – Second test at Mum-WS – Fourth day’s play
TA Blundell was dismissed run out for a duck in New Zealand’s second innings to provide the 24th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out for a duck in a test innings. It also provides the third occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out for a duck against India in a test innings.
TA Blundell was dismissed run out for a duck in New Zealand’s second innings to provide the second occasion of a New Zealand wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in a test innings. It also provides the second occasion of a New Zealand wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out for a duck against India in a test innings.
TA Blundell was dismissed run out for a duck in New Zealand’s second innings to provide the 22nd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in a test innings. It also provides the fifth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out against India in a test innings.
With India winning this test, V Kohli became the fourth cricketer to appear in India’s 50 winning tests. This test was V Kohli’s 50th winning test. Others are – SR Tendulkar {72}, R Dravid {56} and CA Pujara {53}. He also became the 34th cricketer to appear in a teams’s 50 winning test.
It was V Kohli’s 33rd winning test on home soil. He went past R Dravid who has appeared in 32 winning test. V Kohli now occupies the fourth place among the Indian cricketers who have appeared in most winnings tests on home soil. SR Tendulkar {52}, R Ashwin {37} and CA Pujara {36} occupy the first three places
HM Nicholls was dismissed stumped in New Zealand’s second innings to provide the 119th occasion of a New Zealand batsman dismissed stumped in an innings. It also provides the 20th occasion of a New Zealand batsman dismissed stumped in an innings against India.
HM Nicholls was dismissed stumped in New Zealand’s second innings to provide the 70th occasion of a New Zealand batsman dismissed stumped in an innings on away soil. It also provides the 13th occasion of a New Zealand batsman dismissed stumped in an innings against India in India.
HM Nicholls was dismissed stumped in New Zealand’s second innings to provide the 17th occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped in an innings in a test at Mum-WS. It also provides the third occasion of a New Zealand batsman dismissed stumped in an innings against India at Mum-WS. The other two batsmen are – BL Cairns for 1 in Nov 1976 and TJ Franklin for 18 in Nov 1988
R Ashwin’s eight wickets in this test fetched him 300 wickets on home soil. He became the second Indian bowler to capture 300 plus wickets on home soil after A Kumble. A Kumble has captured 350 wickets on home soil.
R Ashwin’s eight wickets in this test fetched him 300 wickets on home soil. He became the sixth bowler to capture 300 plus wickets on home soil in the annals of test cricket. Others are – M Muralitharan {493}, JM Anderson {402}, A Kumble {350}, SCJ Broad {341} and SK Warne {319}
R Ashwin captured 14 wickets in this test series to provide the ninth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing 14 plus wickets in a two test series
No
Player
Opp
Series
M
I
B
Runs
W
1
C Sharma
Eng
1986
2
4
615
300
16
2
A Kumble
Pak
1988/89
2
4
587
312
21
3
A Kumble
Zim
2001/02
2
4
806
291
16
4
IK Pathan
Ban
2004/05
2
4
378
214
18
5
IK Pathan
Zim
2005
2
4
391
237
21
6
Z Khan
Ban
2009/10
2
4
477
293
15
7
R Ashwin
NZl
2012
2
4
536
236
18
8
I Sharma
NZl
2013/14
2
4
636
377
15
9
R Ashwin
NZl
2021/22
2
4
618
159
14
R Ashwin captured 14 wickets in this test series to provide the third occasion of an Indian bowler capturing 14 plus wickets in a two test series against New Zealand.
No
Player
Opp
Series
M
I
B
Runs
W
1
R Ashwin
NZl
2012
2
4
536
236
18
2
I Sharma
NZl
2013/14
2
4
636
377
15
3
R Ashwin
NZl
2021/22
2
4
618
159
14
R Ashwin became the third Indian bowler to capture 14 plus wickets in a two test series on two occasions after A Kumble and IK Pathan. R Ashwin’s feat coming against the same opposition – New Zealand.
No
Player
Opp
Series
M
I
B
Runs
W
1
A Kumble
Pak
1988/89
2
4
587
312
21
2
A Kumble
Zim
2001/02
2
4
806
291
16
1
IK Pathan
Ban
2004/05
2
4
378
214
18
2
IK Pathan
Zim
2005
2
4
391
237
21
1
R Ashwin
NZl
2012
2
4
536
236
18
2
R Ashwin
NZl
2021/22
2
4
618
159
14
India won this test by 372 runs to provide the seventh occasion of India winning a test by 300 plus runs margin.
No
Team
Res
Margin
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
India
won
372 runs
NZl
Mumbai
03 Dec 2021
2
India
won
337 runs
SAF
Delhi
03 Dec 2015
3
India
won
321 runs
NZl
Indore
08 Oct 2016
4
India
won
320 runs
Aus
Mohali
17 Oct 2008
5
India
won
318 runs
Win
N Sound
22 Aug 2019
6
India
won
317 runs
Eng
Chennai
13 Feb 2021
7
India
won
304 runs
Srl
Galle
26 Jul 2017
It also represent India’s largest win by runs margin. Its previous best win by runs margin was against South Africa at Delhi in Dec 2015. India had won this test by 337 runs. Coincidetally, this win and its win against South Africa has come in the tests with the same start date 03 December with year differing. The present win was in 2021 and the win against South Africa was six years earlier, that is 2015.
No
Team
Res
Margin
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
India
won
372 runs
NZl
Mumbai
03 Dec 2021
2
India
won
337 runs
SAF
Delhi
03 Dec 2015
It also represent India’s largest win by runs margin against New Zealand. Its previous best win by runs margin against New Zealand was at Indore in Oct 2016. India has won this test by 321 runs
No
Team
Res
Margin
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
India
won
372 runs
NZl
Mumbai
03 Dec 2021
2
India
won
321 runs
NZl
Indore
08 Oct 2016
R Ashwin’s aggregate of wickets in the calendar year 2021 read 52 wickets. He became the first bowler to capture 50 plus wicket in the calendar year 2021.His feat provides the 105th occasion of a bowler capturing 50 plus wickets in a calendar year.
R Ashwin’s aggregate of wickets in the calendar year 2021 read 52 wickets. He became the first Indian bowler to capture 50 plus wicket in the calendar year 2021. His feat provides the 19th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing 50 plus wickets in a calendar year.
R Ashwin’s 52 wickets in 2021 provide the fourth occasion of his capturing 50 plus wickets in a calendar year. He now holds the record for an Indian bowler who has captured 50 plus wickets in a calendar year on most occasions. Harbhajan Singh and A Kumble have performed the feat in three calendar years.
No
Player
M
I
Balls
Runs
W
Year
1
R Ashwin
9
17
2260
1067
62
2015
2
R Ashwin
12
23
3508
1721
72
2016
3
R Ashwin
11
21
3324
1545
56
2017
4
R Ashwin
8
16
2191
844
52
2021
1
Harbhajan
12
22
3424
1557
60
2001
2
Harbhajan
13
24
3567
1463
63
2002
3
Harbhajan
13
23
4230
1987
63
2008
1
A Kumble
10
19
3491
1461
54
1999
2
A Kumble
12
23
3680
1838
74
2004
3
A Kumble
12
23
3798
1910
57
2006
R Ashwin became the fifth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 50 plus wickets in four or more calendar years. The performance of these five bowlers is tabulated below
No
Player
Team
M
I
Balls
Runs
W
Year
1
R Ashwin
Ind
9
17
2260
1067
62
2015
2
R Ashwin
Ind
12
23
3508
1721
72
2016
3
R Ashwin
Ind
11
21
3324
1545
56
2017
4
R Ashwin
Ind
8
16
2191
844
52
2021
1
HMRKB Herath
Srl
10
18
3224
1417
60
2012
2
HMRKB Herath
Srl
9
18
3355
1522
56
2014
3
HMRKB Herath
Srl
9
17
2474
1079
57
2016
4
HMRKB Herath
Srl
11
19
2791
1432
52
2017
1
GD McGrath
Aus
10
20
2319
1138
52
1995
2
GD McGrath
Aus
13
25
3113
1347
63
1997
3
GD McGrath
Aus
14
27
3364
1425
67
1999
4
GD McGrath
Aus
14
27
3508
1473
68
2001
5
GD McGrath
Aus
13
26
3144
1352
62
2005
1
Muralitharan
Srl
8
16
3302
1256
68
1998
2
Muralitharan
Srl
10
17
3740
1463
75
2000
3
Muralitharan
Srl
12
23
4688
1699
80
2001
4
Muralitharan
Srl
8
14
2836
979
55
2002
5
Muralitharan
Srl
8
15
2049
963
52
2005
6
Muralitharan
Srl
11
21
3532
1521
90
2006
1
SK Warne
Aus
16
29
5054
1697
72
1993
2
SK Warne
Aus
10
19
3774
1274
70
1994
3
SK Warne
Aus
12
22
3051
1254
52
1995
4
SK Warne
Aus
15
28
4091
1661
68
1997
5
SK Warne
Aus
13
25
3501
1809
58
2001
6
SK Warne
Aus
10
20
2874
1310
67
2002
7
SK Warne
Aus
12
22
3472
1685
70
2004
8
SK Warne
Aus
15
30
4336
2114
96
2005
R Ashwin’s eight wickets in this test fetched him an aggregate of 296 wickets in India’s winning tests. He now holds the record for most wickets by an Indian bowler in India’s winning tests. He went past A Kumble who had an aggregate of 288 wickets in India’s winning tests.
No
Player
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
1
R Ashwin
47
93
13094
5634
296
2
A Kumble
43
86
12810
5400
288
R Ashwin’s eight wickets in this test fetched him an aggregate of 246 wickets in India’s winning tests on home soil. R Ashwin is the second Indian bowler to capture 200 plus wickets in India’s winning tests.
No
Player
Team
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
1
R Ashwin
Ind
37
73
10271
4466
246
2
A Kumble
Ind
28
56
9323
3617
208
The following table lists the seven bowlers who have captured 200 wickets in their team’s winning tests on home soil. R Ashwin stands fifth in the list and require four more wickets for his 250 wickets in this category of statistics.
No
Player
Team
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
1
Muralitharan
Srl
37
74
12830
4709
305
2
JM Anderson
Eng
54
107
10844
4901
260
3
SK Warne
Aus
49
95
13684
5934
250
4
GD McGrath
Aus
53
106
12547
5115
249
5
R Ashwin
Ind
37
73
10271
4466
246
6
SCJ Broad
Eng
49
97
9192
4408
230
7
A Kumble
Ind
28
56
9323
3617
208
R Ashwin’s eight wickets in this test fetched him 53 wickets in India’s winning tests against New Zealand. He became the first Indian bowler to achieve this distinction. He also became the fourth bowler to capture 50 wickets in winning tests against New Zealand.
No
Player
Team
Opp
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
1
SK Warne
Aus
NZl
12
24
3538
1546
77
2
DW Steyn
SAF
NZl
8
16
1572
789
60
3
W Younis
Pak
NZl
9
18
2115
906
54
4
R Ashwin
Ind
NZl
6
12
1598
758
53
R Ashwin’s eight wickets in this test fetched him 53 wickets in India’s winning tests against New Zealand. His feat provides the 62nd occasion of a bowler capturing 50 plus wickets in his team’s winning test against an opposition
R Ashwin’s eight wickets in this test fetched him 66 wickets against New Zealand. He now holds the record for most wickets by a bowler in India-New Zealand test series. He went past RJ Hadlee’s 65 wickets. Infact, R Ashwin and RJ Hadlee are the only two bowlers in India-New Zealand test series to capture 60 plus wickets.
India vs New Zealand – Second Test at Mum-WS – Third day’s play
MA Agarwal of India scored 150 and 62 in the ongoing test against New Zealand at Mumbai to provide the 41st occasion of an opening batman scoring 150 and fifty in a match in the annals of test cricket.
It also provides the tenth occasion of Indian opening batsman performing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
FI
SI
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Yesr
1
MH Mankad
72
184
Ind
Eng
Lord’s
Jun 1952
2
P Roy
85
150
Ind
Win
Kingston
Mar 1953
3
SM Gavaskar
124
220
Ind
Win
Trinidad
Apr 1971
4
SM Gavaskar
205
73
Ind
Win
Mumbai
Dec 1978
5
SM Gavaskar
107
182*
Ind
Win
Kolkata
Dec 1978
6
W Jaffer
202
56
Ind
Pak
Kolkata
Nov 2007
7
V Sehwag
63
151
Ind
Aus
Adelaide
Jan 2008
8
V Sehwag
201*
50
Ind
Srl
Galle
Jul 2008
9
G Gambhir
179
97
Ind
Eng
Mohali
Dec 2008
10
RG Sharma
176
127
Ind
SAF
Vizag
Oct 2019
11
MA Agarwal
150
62
Ind
NZl
Mum-WS
Dec 2021
It also provides the sixth occasion of an opening batsman performing such a feat against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
FI
SI
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Yesr
1
GW Flower
104
151
Zim
NZl
Harare
Sep 1997
2
Sadiq Mohd
166
68
Pak
NZl
Wellington
Feb 1973
3
CH Gayle
150
64*
Win
NZl
N Sound
Jul 2012
4
DA Warner
163
116
Aus
NZl
Brisbane
Nov 2015
5
JA Burns
170
65
Aus
NZl
Ch’church
Feb 2016
6
MA Agarwal
150
62
Ind
NZl
Mum-WS
Dec 2021
AY Patel of New Zealand captured 14 wickets conceding 225 runs in the ongoing test against India at Mum-WS to provide the 25th occasion of a bowler capturing 14 or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below. AY Patel became the first bowler to capture 14 wickets against India.
AY Patel became the second New Zealand bowler to capture 14 plus wickets in a test after RJ Hadlee. RJ Hadlee had captured 15 wickets conceding 123 runs against Australia at Brisbane in Nov 1985.
No
Player
Wkts
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
RJ Hadlee
15-123
NZl
Aus
Brisbane
Nov 1985
2
AY Patel
14-225
NZl
Ind
Mumbai
Dec 2021
AP Patel became the second bowler to capture 14 plus wickets in a test conceding 200 plus runs after M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka. M Muralitharan had returned with match figures of 16 for 220 against England at The Oval in Aug 1998
No
Player
Wkts
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
Muralitharan
16-220
Srl
Eng
The Oval
Aug 1998
2
AY Patel
14-225
NZl
Ind
Mumbai
Dec 2021
AY Patel’s 14 for 225 in this test represent the best match bowling figures against India. It was an improvement over IT Botham’s 13 for 106 in the Golden Jubilee Test between India and England at Mum-WS in Feb 1980.
Thus AY Patel’s 14 for 225 in this test represent the best match bowling figures against India at Mum-WS.
MA Agarwal-CA Pujara added 107 runs for the first wicket to provide the 596th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings. It also provides the 324th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on home soil
MA Agarwal-CA Pujara added 107 runs for the first wicket to provide the 70th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against New Zealand. It also provides the 47th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on home soil against New Zealand.
MA Agarwal-CA Pujara added 107 runs for the first wicket to provide the 84th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings for the first wicket. It also provides the 48th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on home soil for the first wicket
MA Agarwal-CA Pujara added 107 runs for the first wicket to provide the twelfth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings for the first wicket against New Zealand. It also provides the ninth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on home soil for the first wicket against New Zealand.
MA Agarwal-CA Pujara added 107 runs for the first wicket to provide the 29th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings at Mum-WS. It also provides the sixth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in a test innings at Mum-WS.
MA Agarwal-CA Pujara added 107 runs for the first wicket to provide the fourth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings at Mum-WS against New Zealand. It also provides the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in a test innings at Mum-WS against New Zealand.
CA Pujara’s and V Kohli’s run aggregates against New Zealand at the end of this test read 867 and 866 respectively. They occupy the fourth and fifth places in the list of Indian batsmen who have scored most runs against New Zealand. The first three places are occupied by R Dravid {1659}, SR Tendulkar {1595} and V Sehwag {883}
Bowlers who have captured fourteen or more wickets in a test
AY Patel of New Zealand captured 14 wickets conceding 225 runs in the ongoing test against India at Mum-WS to provide the 25th occasion of a bowler capturing 14 or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below. AY Patel became the first bowler to capture 14 wickets against India.
No
Player
Wkts
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
FR Spofforth
14-090
Aus
Eng
The Oval
Aug 1882
2
W Bates
14-102
Eng
Aus
Melbourne
Jan 1883
3
J Briggs
15-028
Eng
SAF
Cape Town
Mar 1889
4
GA Lohmann
15-045
Eng
SAF
P Elizabeth
Feb 1896
5
W Rhodes
15-124
Eng
Aus
Melbourne
Jan 1904
6
C Blythe
15-099
Eng
SAF
Leeds
Jul 1907
7
SF Barnes
17-159
Eng
SAF
Jo’burg
Dec 1913
8
SF Barnes
14-144
Eng
SAF
Durban
Feb 1914
9
CV Grimmett
14-199
Aus
SAF
Adelaide
Jan 1932
10
H Verity
15-104
Eng
Aus
Lord’s
Jun 1934
11
AV Bedser
14-099
Eng
Aus
Nottingham
Jun 1953
12
JC Laker
19-090
Eng
Aus
Manchester
Jul 1956
13
JM Patel
14-124
Ind
Aus
Kanpur
Dec 1959
14
RAL Massie
16-137
Aus
Eng
Lord’s
Jun 1972
15
MA Holding
14-149
Win
Eng
The Oval
Aug 1976
16
Imran Khan
14-116
Pak
Srl
Lahore
Mar 1982
17
RJ Hadlee
15-123
NZl
Aus
Brisbane
Nov 1985
18
ND Hirwani
16-136
Ind
Win
Chennai
Jan 1988
19
Muralitharan
16-220
Srl
Eng
The Oval
Aug 1998
20
A Kumble
14-149
Ind
Pak
Delhi
Feb 1999
21
Harbhajan Singh
15-216
Ind
Aus
Chennai
Mar 2001
22
WPUJC Vaas
14-191
Srl
Win
Col-SSC
Nov 2001
23
HMRKB Herath
14-184
Srl
Pak
Col-SSC
Aug 2014
24
Yasir Shah
14-184
Pak
NZl
Dub-DSC
Nov 2018
25
AY Patel
14-225
NZl
Ind
Mumbai
Dec 2021
AY Patel became the second New Zealand bowler to capture 14 plus wickets in a test after RJ Hadlee. RJ Hadlee had captured 15 wickets conceding 123 runs against Australia at Brisbane in Nov 1985.
No
Player
Wkts
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
RJ Hadlee
15-123
NZl
Aus
Brisbane
Nov 1985
2
AY Patel
14-225
NZl
Ind
Mumbai
Dec 2021
AP Patel became the second bowler to capture 14 plus wickets in a test conceding 200 plus runs after M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka. M Muralitharan had returned with match figures of 16 for 220 against England at The Oval in Aug 1998
No
Player
Wkts
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
Muralitharan
16-220
Srl
Eng
The Oval
Aug 1998
2
AY Patel
14-225
NZl
Ind
Mumbai
Dec 2021
Opening batsmen scoring 150 and fifty in a test match
MA Agarwal of India scored 150 and 62 in the ongoing test against New Zealand at Mumbai to provide the 41st occasion of an opening batman scoring 150 and fifty in a match in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
FI
SI
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Yesr
1
H Sutcliffe
176
127
Eng
Aus
Melbourne
Jan 1925
2
H Sutcliffe
76
161
Eng
Aus
The Oval
Aug 1926
3
A Sandham
152
51
Eng
Win
Bridgetown
Jan 1930
4
H Sutcliffe
161
54
Eng
Aus
The Oval
Aug 1930
5
L Hutton
73
165*
Eng
Win
The Oval
Aug 1939
6
A Melville
189
104*
SAF
Eng
Nottingham
Jun 1947
7
B Mitchell
120
189*
SAF
Eng
The Oval
Aug 1947
8
EAB Rowan
236
60*
SAF
Eng
Leeds
Jul 1951
9
MH Mankad
72
184
Ind
Eng
Lord’s
Jun 1952
10
P Roy
85
150
Ind
Win
Kingston
Mar 1953
11
G Pullar
59
175
Eng
SAF
The Oval
Aug 1960
12
RB Simpson
153
115
Aus
Pak
Karachi
Oct 1964
13
WM Lawry
210
58*
Aus
Win
Bridgetown
May 1965
14
SM Gavaskar
124
220
Ind
Win
Trinidad
Apr 1971
15
Sadiq Mohd
166
68
Pak
NZl
Wellington
Feb 1973
16
SM Gavaskar
205
73
Ind
Win
Mumbai
Dec 1978
17
SM Gavaskar
107
182*
Ind
Win
Kolkata
Dec 1978
18
GA Gooch
333
123
Eng
Ind
Lord’s
Jul 1990
19
GW Flower
104
151
Zim
NZl
Harare
Sep 1997
20
MA Taylor
334*
92
Aus
Pak
Peshawar
Oct 1998
21
ML Hayden
197
103
Aus
Eng
Brisbane
Nov 2002
22
GC Smith
277
85
SAF
Eng
Birmingham
Jul 2003
23
Trescothick
219
69*
Eng
SAF
The Oval
Sep 2003
24
JL Langer
191
97
Aus
Pak
Perth
Dec 2004
25
HH Gibbs
161
98
SAF
Eng
Jo’burg
Jan 2005
26
WU Tharanga
165
71*
Srl
Ban
Bogra
Mar 2006
27
PA Jaques
150
68
Aus
Srl
Hobart
Nov 2007
28
W Jaffer
202
56
Ind
Pak
Kolkata
Nov 2007
29
V Sehwag
63
151
Ind
Aus
Adelaide
Jan 2008
30
ND McKenzie
94
155*
SAF
Ind
Chennai
Mar 2008
31
V Sehwag
201*
50
Ind
Srl
Galle
Jul 2008
32
G Gambhir
179
97
Ind
Eng
Mohali
Dec 2008
33
PJ Hughes
115
160
Aus
SAF
Durban
Mar 2009
34
AN Cook
67
235*
Eng
Aus
Brisbane
Nov 2010
35
CH Gayle
150
64*
Win
NZl
N Sound
Jul 2012
36
Imrul Kayes
51
150
Ban
Pak
Khulna
Apr 2015
37
DA Warner
163
116
Aus
NZl
Brisbane
Nov 2015
38
JA Burns
170
65
Aus
NZl
Ch’church
Feb 2016
39
F Karunaratne
158*
60
Srl
SAF
Galle
Jul 2018
40
RG Sharma
176
127
Ind
SAF
Vizag
Oct 2019
41
MA Agarwal
150
62
Ind
NZl
Mum-WS
Dec 2021
It also provides the tenth occasion of Indian opening batsman performing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
FI
SI
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Yesr
1
MH Mankad
72
184
Ind
Eng
Lord’s
Jun 1952
2
P Roy
85
150
Ind
Win
Kingston
Mar 1953
3
SM Gavaskar
124
220
Ind
Win
Trinidad
Apr 1971
4
SM Gavaskar
205
73
Ind
Win
Mumbai
Dec 1978
5
SM Gavaskar
107
182*
Ind
Win
Kolkata
Dec 1978
6
W Jaffer
202
56
Ind
Pak
Kolkata
Nov 2007
7
V Sehwag
63
151
Ind
Aus
Adelaide
Jan 2008
8
V Sehwag
201*
50
Ind
Srl
Galle
Jul 2008
9
G Gambhir
179
97
Ind
Eng
Mohali
Dec 2008
10
RG Sharma
176
127
Ind
SAF
Vizag
Oct 2019
11
MA Agarwal
150
62
Ind
NZl
Mum-WS
Dec 2021
It also provides the sixth occasion of an opening batsman performing such a feat against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below
AY Patel of New Zealand captured 10 for 119 against India at Mum-WS to become the first left arm spin bowler to capture all the ten wickets in a test innings.
He became the first bowler to perform the feat in the first innings of a test. JC Laker had performed the feat in the third innings of the test while A Kumble had performed the feat in the fourth innings of a test.
He became the first bowler to perform the feat in an away test.. JC Laker and A Kumble had performed the feat in home tests. JC Laker’s feat was at Manchester against Australia, while A Kumble’s performance was against Pakistan at Delhi.
Indian soil has witnessed two bowlers capturing all the ten wickets in an innings – A Kumble at Delhi and AY Patel at Mum-WS.
AY Patel now holds the best figures by a New Zealand bowler in a test innings on away soil. The previous best by a New Zealand bowler on away soil was RJ Hadlee’s 9 for 52 against Australia at Brisbane in Nov 85.
AY Patel now holds the best figures by a New Zealand bowler in a test innings. The previous best by a New Zealand bowler was RJ Hadlee’s 9 for 52 against Australia at Brisbane in Nov 85.
AY Patel’s 10 for 119 against India at Mum-WS represent the best bowling figures by a bowler in his place of birth. It was an improvement over Sri Lankan M Muralitharan’s 9 for 51 vs Zimbabwe at Kandy in 2002 and Pakistani Abdul Qadir’s 9 for 56 Vs England at Lahore in 1987. AY Patel was born at Mumbai, M Muralitharan at Kandy and Abdul Qadir at Lahore
India Vs New Zealand – second test at Mum-WS – Second day’s play
MA Agarwal scored 150 in India’s first innings to provide the 61st occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings. It also provides the 37th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings.
It also provides the eleventh occasion of an opening batsman scoring exact 150 runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring exact 150 runs in a test innings.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
P Roy
150
3
Ind
Win
Kingston
Mar 1953
2
M Vijay
150
1
Ind
Ban
Fatullah
Jun 2015
3
MA Agarwal
150
1
Ind
NZl
Mumbai
Dec 2021
MA Agarwal scored 150 in India’s first innings to provide the third occasion his scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings as an opening batsman
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
MA Agarwal
215
1
SAF
Vizag
Oct 2019
2
MA Agarwal
243
2
Ban
Indore
Nov 2019
3
MA Agarwal
150
1
NZl
Mumbai
Dec 2021
MA Agarwal’s 150 against New Zealand in the ongoing test at Mum-WS provides the eleventh occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test at Mum-WS. He also became the sixth Indian batsman to score 150 plus runs at Mum-WS. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
SM Gavaskar
205
1
Ind
Win
Mumbai
Dec 1978
2
DB Vengsarkar
164*
2
Ind
Aus
Mumbai
Oct 1986
3
VG Kambli
224
2
Ind
Eng
Mumbai
Feb 1993
4
SC Ganguly
173
1
Ind
Srl
Mumbai
Dec 1997
5
V Kohli
235
2
Ind
Eng
Mumbai
Dec 2016
6
MA Agarwal
150
1
Ind
NZl
Mumbai
Dec 2021
MA Agarwal’s 150 against New Zealand in the ongoing test at Mum-WS provides the seventh occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
MH Mankad
223
1
NZl
Mum-BS
Dec 1955
2
MH Mankad
231
1
NZl
Chennai
Jan 1956
3
P Roy
173
1
NZl
Chennai
Jan 1956
4
DN Sardesai
200*
3
NZl
Mumb-BS
Mar 1965
5
G Gambhir
167
3
NZl
Wellington
Apr 2009
6
V Sehwag
173
1
NZl
Ahmedabad
Nov 2010
7
MA Agarwal
150
1
NZl
Mumbai
Dec 2021
MA Agarwal became the second Indian opening batsman to score 150 plus runs at Mum-WS after SM Gavaskar. SM Gavaskar had scored 205 against West Indies at Mum-WS in Dec 1978
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
SM Gavaskar
205
1
Win
Mumbai
Dec 1978
2
MA Agarwal
150
1
NZl
Mumbai
Dec 2021
AY Patel of New Zealand captured 10-119 in India’s first innings in the ongoing test against India at Mumbai to provide the 20th occasion of a bowler capturing nine or more wickets in an innings in the annals of test cricket.
It also provides the second occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing nine or more wickets in an innings in the annals of test cricket. Both such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
W-Runs
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
RJ Hadlee
09-052
NZl
Aus
Brisbane
Nov 1985
2
AY Patel
10-119
NZl
Ind
Mumbai
Dec 2021
It also provides the second occasion of a bowler capturing nine or more wickets in an innings against India in the annals of test cricket. Both such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
W-Runs
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
JM Noreiga
09-095
Win
Ind
Trinidad
Mar 1971
2
AY Patel
10-119
NZl
Ind
Mumbai
Dec 2021
JC Laker of England and M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka are the only two bowlers to capture nine or more wickets in an innings on two occasions. JC Laker’s performance coming in the same test.
No
Player
W-Runs
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
JC Laker
09-037
Eng
Aus
Manchester
Jul 1956
2
JC Laker
10-053
Eng
Aus
Manchester
Jul 1956
1
Muralitharan
09-065
Srl
Eng
The Oval
Aug 1998
2
Muralitharan
09-051
Srl
Zim
Kandy
Jan 2002
AY Patel of New Zealand captured 10-119 in India’s first innings in the ongoing test against India at Mumbai to provide the third occasion of a bowler capturing all the ten wickets in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below. He emulated JC Laker of England and A Kumble of India who had captured all the ten wickets in an innings.
No
Player
W-Runs
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
JC Laker
10-053
Eng
Aus
Manchester
Jul 1956
2
A Kumble
10-074
Ind
Pak
Delhi
Feb 1999
3
AY Patel
10-119
NZl
Ind
Mumbai
Dec 2021
New Zealand was dismissed all out for 62 in its first innings in this test to provide the 227th occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the ninth occasion of a team dismissed all out in a test innings against India.
New Zealand’s 62 represent to lowest total by a team which has been dismissed all out against India. The previous lowest total by a team was South Africa’s 79 at Ahmedabad in Nov 2015.
It also provides the 26th occasion of New Zealand dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in a test innings. It also provides the second occasion of New Zealand dismissed all out in a test innings against India. The first such occasion was at Hamilton in Dec 2002 when India dismissed New Zealand all out for 94 in the second innings of the test.
It also represents the fifth occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs on Indian soil. All such occasions are listed below.
No
Team
Score
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Srl
82
2
Ind
Chandigarh
23 Nov 1990
2
Aus
93
4
Ind
Mumbai
03 Nov 2004
3
SAF
79
2
Ind
Nagpur
25 Nov 2015
4
Eng
81
3
Ind
Ahmedabad
24 Feb 2021
5
NZl
62
2
Ind
Mumbai
03 Dec 2021
New Zealand’s 62 represent to lowest total by a team which has been dismissed all out against India on Indian soil. The previous lowest total by a team was South Africa’s 79 at Ahmedabad in Nov 2015.
R Ashwin’s four wickets in New Zealand’s first innings fetched him a total of 62 wickets against New Zealand. He became the tenth bowler to capture 60 plus wickets in tests against New Zealand
No
Player
Team
Wkts
1
SK Warne
Aus
103
2
M Muralitharan
Srl
82
3
SCJ Broad
Eng
72
4
Waqar Younis
Pak
70
5
DW Steyn
SAF
68
6
IT Botham
Eng
64
7
JM Anderson
Eng
63
8
R Ashwin
Ind
62
9
Wasim Akram
Pak
60
10
RGD Willis
Eng
60
R Ashwin’s four wickets in New Zealand’s first innings fetched him a total of 62 wickets against New Zealand. He became the third spin bowler to capture 60 plus wickets in tests against New Zealand
No
Player
Team
Wkts
1
SK Warne
Aus
103
2
M Muralitharan
Srl
82
3
R Ashwin
Ind
62
India did not enforce follow on and batted again through its opening pair MA Agarwal and CA Pujara. India’s score in its second innings was 69 for no loss at stumps on second day.
MA Agarwal-CA Pujara became India’s 161st opening pair and 99th opening pair on home soil
MA Agarwal-CA Pujara became India’s 37th opening pair against New Zealand and 24th opening pair on home soil against New Zealand
How Ajaz Patel created history by bagging all ten in an innings
New Zealand left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel scripted history on the second day of the second Test against India at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai as he became only the third bowler ever to pick up all 10 wickets in a Test innings. Here’s ESPNcricinfo’s ball-by-ball commentary on his spectacular feat:
27.3 to Shubman Gill, he’s caught at slip. One ball after a let-off, Gill goes. Ajaz gets a nice loop going on this one too, Gill tries to push-drive from the crease, gets an edge that settles into Ross Taylor’s extremely safe hands at slip. Important breakthrough for New Zealand with India having looked so comfortable. 80/1
29.2 to Cheteshwar Pujara, he’s got him bowled! One ball after a missed stumping he got Gill. One ball after a failed lbw review, he gets Pujara – who has to go for a duck. Pujara coming down the track – he’s rarely ever even beaten coming down the track to a spinner – but this one is flighted perfectly and dips below his bat, spins viciously away from leg stump to knock back off-stump. Pujara has a slightly stunned look as he walks off. 80/2
29.6 to Virat Kohli, massive appeal for lbw given and Kohli reviews. What an over this is turning out to be for Ajaz. What a spell. This is really close on whether he’s inside edged it or not. The ball is fitting perfectly between bat and pad as he’s on the front foot to defend. One half of the ball is near the inside edge, the other on the pad. And there’s a spike, but is it due to ball hitting bat first or only with ball hitting pad? There doesn’t seem to be conclusive evidence of bat first, though the seam does wobble a bit when it passes the bat. Third umpire says no conclusive evidence of bat first. Ball tracking has it hitting the stumps flush. And that means Kohli has to go for a duck on his return. He has a word with the umpire for a moment before walking off. This match has turned, and how. 80/3
47.4 to Shreyas Iyer, Ajaz provides NZ with another breakthrough. Full, slides in from left-arm around, as opposed to turning away. Ajaz finds some extra bounce to boot. Iyer has an uncertain prod at it, searching for turn, and ends up inside-edging it onto his thigh pad. The ball lobs up to Blundell who collects it cleanly, having fluffed a stumping earlier in the day 160/4
71.4 to Wriddhiman Saha, Ajaz has five. Strikes in the first over of the day. This was plumb enough that Saha opts not to review after a brief discussion with Agarwal. This one went with the arm, Saha misread the length and was moving back to cut, it skids on from a length on off and hits him on the knee roll. Replay show that was umpire’s call on impact but was hitting the stumps 224/5
71.5 to R Ashwin, what a beauty. That is a peach to get first up and nothing much Ashwin can do about it. Ajaz turning things around for New Zealand within an over, once again. Perfectly geometric arc to the ball, Ashwin is a tall man, stretches forward to defend but the loop is perfect so he cant quite get to the pitch, it lands in front, spins just enough to beat bat, but not too much, so it shaves off-stump. Ashwin didn’t realise he was bowled, it was that fine a margin for the spin. Ajaz got it inch-perfect. Ashwin was actually making the signal to review because he thought he’d been given caught behind. 224/6
99.5 to Mayank Agarwal, he’s got him. Ajaz on track for the magic ten. Crucial, crucial strike and a great ball to get it. A bit of a misjudgement in length perhaps from Agarwal after exemplary concentration throughout. Ajaz gets this to dip and drift again like he has all through, Agarwal goes on the back foot, but the grip and turn mean his hands follow the ball a bit, just enough to snaffle a thin edge that is well caught by the keeper standing up. The end of a fantastic knock. 291/7
107.5 to Axar Patel, pads up to one outside off, turning in. Ajaz appeals. No shot offered so he can be given lbw. They take the review. He stretched his front leg out a fair way so that has to turn a bit to threaten the stumps. And it is! three reds on the review. Turning enough to take out off stump full. Stunning review from Ajaz, and he has eight now. He can smell that ten-for, as can everyone else. End of an important innings by Axar. 316/8
109.2 to Jayant Yadav, he’s holed out to long-off and Ajaz has nine! We are one step away from history. Jayant looking for quick runs, dances down the track, gets to the pitch too and was hitting with the turn. Right idea perhaps, but wrong execution. Can’t time it well and the ball goes flat. There’s a fielder right there and he gobbles it up. 321/9
109.5 to Mohammed Siraj, history! Ajaz becomes the third bowler in Test cricket to take all ten. Ajaz Patel has joined Jim Laker and Anil Kumble. Stunning, stunning feat and even the Indian dressing room is applauding. Ajaz roars out and pumps his fist. A Mumbai-born boy, coming to Wankhede and making history. What a moment. This was tossed up on the stumps and Siraj slogged across the line, got a steepling top edge as he sliced it. Hearts in mouths moment as the ball swirls high, but mid-on calmly takes it. Rachin Ravindra the man. The duo that had denied India victory in Kanpur combines for another historic moment. 325/10