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HH Pandya and S Dube of India scored 53 runs each in the just concluded fourth T20I against England at Pune to provide the twelfth occasion of two batsmen scoring identical fifties in an innings in the history of T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	I	Opposition	Venue	Start Date	Runs	HS
1	Pakistan	1	Bangladesh	Gros Islet	01 May 2010	146	73
2	Scotland	1	Hong Kong	Abu Dhabi	14 Jan 2017	120	60*
3	India	1	New Zealand	Delhi	01 Nov 2017	160	80
4	Pakistan	1	New Zealand	Auckland	25 Jan 2018	100	50*
5	India	1	West Indies	Eden Gardens	18 Feb 2022	104	52*
6	Malta	1	Hungary	Marsa	10 May 2022	120	60
7	USA	1	Singapore	Bulawayo	12 Jul 2022	116	58
8	USA	2	Canada	Prairie View	07 Apr 2024	100	50
9	South Africa	2	Ireland	Abu Dhabi	29 Sep 2024	102	51
10	UAE	1	USA	Windhoek	04 Oct 2024	100	50
11	UAE	2	Bahrain	ICCA Dubai	13 Dec 2024	100	50*
12	India	1	England	Pune	31 Jan 2025	106	53

HH Pandya and S Dube of India scored 53 runs each in the just concluded fourth T20I against England at Pune to provide the third occasion of two Indian batsmen scoring identical fifties in an innings in the history of T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	I	Opposition	Venue	Start Date	Runs	HS
1	India	1	New Zealand	Delhi	01 Nov 2017	160	80
2	India	1	West Indies	Eden Gardens	18 Feb 2022	104	52*
3	India	1	England	Pune	31 Jan 2025	106	53

HH Pandya and S Dube of India scored 53 runs each in the just concluded fourth T20I against England at Pune to provide the twelfth occasion of two batsmen scoring identical fifties in an innings in the history of T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below with full particulars

No	Player	Score	Team	I	Opp	Venue	Start Date
1	Kamran Akmal	73	Pak	1	Ban	Gros Islet	01 May 2010
	Salman Butt	73	Pak	1	Ban	Gros Islet	01 May 2010
2	CS Macleod	60	Sco	1	HKG	Abu Dhabi	14 Jan 2017
	RD Berrington	60	Sco	1	HKG	Abu Dhabi	14 Jan 2017
3	RG Sharma	80	Ind	1	NZl	Delhi	01 Nov 2017
	S Dhawan	80	Ind	1	NZl	Delhi	01 Nov 2017
4	Fakhar Zaman	50	Pak	1	NZl	Auckland	25 Jan 2018
	Babar Azam	50*	Pak	1	NZl	Auckland	25 Jan 2018
5	V Kohli	52	Ind	1	Win	Eden Gardens	18 Feb 2022
	RR Pant	52*	Ind	1	Win	Eden Gardens	18 Feb 2022
6	B Arora	60	Mal	1	Hun	Marsa	10 May 2022
	B George	60	Mal	1	Hun	Marsa	10 May 2022
7	SR Taylor	58	USA	1	Sin	Bulawayo	12 Jul 2022
	JS Malhotra	58	USA	1	Sin	Bulawayo	12 Jul 2022
8	MD Patel	50	USA	2	Can	Prairie View	07 Apr 2024
	AGS Gous	50	USA	2	Can	Prairie View	07 Apr 2024
9	RR Hendricks	51	RSA	2	Ire	Abu Dhabi	29 Sep 2024
	MP Breetzke	51	RSA	2	Ire	Abu Dhabi	29 Sep 2024
10	Muhd Wasin	50	UAE	1	USA	Windhoek	04 Oct 2024
	V Sukumaran	50	UAE	1	USA	Windhoek	04 Oct 2024
11	Muhd Wasin	50*	UAE	2	Bah	ICCA Dubai	13 Dec 2024
	Asif Khan	50*	UAE	2	Bah	ICCA Dubai	13 Dec 2024
12	HH Pandya	53	Ind	1	Eng	Pune	31 Jan 2025
	S Dube	53	Ind	1	Eng	Pune	31 Jan 2025

HH Pandya and S Dube of India scored 53 runs each in the just concluded fourth T20I against England at Pune to provide the third occasion of two Indian batsmen scoring identical fifties in an innings in the history of T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below with full particulars

No	Player	Score	Team	I	Opp	Venue	Start Date
2	RG Sharma	80	Ind	1	NZl	Delhi	01 Nov 2017
	S Dhawan	80	Ind	1	NZl	Delhi	01 Nov 2017
2	V Kohli	52	Ind	1	Win	Eden Gardens	18 Feb 2022
	RR Pant	52*	Ind	1	Win	Eden Gardens	18 Feb 2022
3	HH Pandya	53	Ind	1	Eng	Pune	31 Jan 2025
	S Dube	53	Ind	1	Eng	Pune	31 Jan 2025

Twenty20 International has witnessed three occasions of three batsmen scoring fifties in an innings of which two batsmen scoring identical fifties in an innings in the history of T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Score	Team	I	Opp	Venue	Start Date
1	G Gambhir	58	Ind	1	Eng	Durban	19 Sep 2007
	Yuvraj Singh	58	Ind	1	Eng	Durban	19 Sep 2007
	V Sehwag	68	Ind	1	Eng	Durban	19 Sep 2007
2	JS Buttler	57	Eng	2	RSA	Centurion	16 Feb 2020
	EJG Morgan	57	Eng	2	RSA	Centurion	16 Feb 2020
	JM Bairstow	64	Eng	2	RSA	Centurion	16 Feb 2020
3	Rahamanullah Gurbaz	50	Afg	1	Ind	Bengaluru	17 Jan 2024
	Ibrahim Zadran	50	Afg	1	Ind	Bengaluru	17 Jan 2024
	Gulbadin Naib	55*	Afg	1	Ind	Bengaluru	17 Jan 2024

UT Khawaja and SPD Smith posted 266 runs for the third wicket in the on-going test against Sri Lanka at Galle to provide the 154^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	WL Murdoch, HJH Scott	03	207	01	v England	The Oval	11 Aug 1884
2	SE Gregory, GHS Trott	04	221	03	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1896
3	MJ Hartigan, C Hill	08	243	03	v England	Adelaide	10 Jan 1908
4	W Bardsley, C Hill	02	224	01	v South Africa	Sydney	09 Dec 1910
5	W Bardsley, C Kelleway	03	202	01	v South Africa	Manchester	27 May 1912
6	W Bardsley, C Kelleway	03	242	02	v South Africa	Lord’s	15 Jul 1912
7	HL Collins, JM Gregory	03	209	01	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Nov 1921
8	CG Macartney, WM Woodfull	02	235	01	v England	Leeds	10 Jul 1926
9	HSTL Hendry, WM Woodfull	02	215	03	v England	Sydney	14 Dec 1928
10	DG Bradman, WM Woodfull	02	231	02	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
11	DG Bradman, AF Kippax	03	229	01	v England	Leeds	11 Jul 1930
12	DG Bradman, A Jackson	04	243	02	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1930
13	DG Bradman, WH Ponsford	02	229	01	v West Indies	Brisbane	16 Jan 1931
14	DG Bradman, WM Woodfull	02	274	03	v South Africa	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931
15	DG Bradman, WH Ponsford	04	388	02	v England	Leeds	20 Jul 1934
16	DG Bradman, WH Ponsford	02	451	01	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1934
17	WA Brown, JHW Fingleton	01	233	01	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1936
18	DG Bradman, JHW Fingleton	06	346	03	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1937
19	DG Bradman, SJ McCabe	03	249	01	v England	Melbourne	26 Feb 1937
20	DG Bradman, AL Hassett	03	276	01	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946
21	SG Barnes, DG Bradman	05	405	02	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946
22	DG Bradman, AR Morris	05	223*	03	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948
23	SG Barnes, DG Bradman	02	236	01	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948
24	DG Bradman, AR Morris	02	301	04	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948
25	J Moroney, AR Morris	01	214	01	v South Africa	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950
26	AL Hassett, KR Miller	04	235	02	v West Indies	Sydney	30 Nov 1951
27	AL Hassett, CC McDonald	02	275	01	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953
28	RN Harvey, AR Morris	03	202	01	v England	Brisbane	26 Nov 1954
29	RN Harvey, KR Miller	03	224	01	v West Indies	Kingston	26 Mar 1955
30	RG Archer, KR Miller	06	206	01	v West Indies	Bridgetown	14 May 1955
31	RN Harvey, CC McDonald	03	295	02	v West Indies	Kingston	11 Jun 1955
32	RG Archer, KR Miller	05	220	02	v West Indies	Kingston	11 Jun 1955
33	JW Burke, RN Harvey	02	204	02	v India	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956
34	RN Harvey, NCL O’Neill	03	207	02	v India	Brabourne	01 Jan 1960
35	WM Lawry, IR Redpath	01	219	02	v South Africa	Melbourne	01 Jan 1964
36	WM Lawry, RB Simpson	01	201	01	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1964
37	BC Booth, RB Simpson	05	219	01	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1964
38	BC Booth, RM Cowper	03	225	02	v West Indies	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1965
39	WM Lawry, RB Simpson	01	382	01	v West Indies	Bridgetown	05 May 1965
40	WM Lawry, RB Simpson	01	244	02	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966
41	RM Cowper, WM Lawry	03	212	02	v England	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966
42	IM Chappell, WM Lawry	02	217	02	v West Indies	Brisbane	06 Dec 1968
43	IM Chappell, WM Lawry	02	298	02	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1968
44	WM Lawry, KD Walters	04	336	01	v West Indies	Sydney	14 Feb 1969
45	IR Redpath, KD Walters	04	210	03	v West Indies	Sydney	14 Feb 1969
46	KR Stackpole, KD Walters	03	209	01	v England	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970
47	GS Chappell, IR Redpath	06	219	02	v England	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1970
48	IM Chappell, KR Stackpole	02	202	04	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971
49	GS Chappell, IM Chappell	03	201	02	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972
50	J Benaud, AP Sheahan	02	233	03	v Pakistan	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972
51	GS Chappell, IM Chappell	03	264	01	v New Zealand	Wellington	01 Mar 1974
52	GS Chappell, IR Redpath	02	220	03	v England	Sydney	04 Jan 1975
53	IM Chappell, RB McCosker	02	277	01	v England	The Oval	28 Aug 1975
54	GJ Gilmour, KD Walters	07	217	01	v New Zealand	Christchurch	18 Feb 1977
55	CS Serjeant, GM Wood	04	251	04	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978
56	AR Border, KJ Hughes	03	222	01	v India	Chennai	11 Sep 1979
57	KJ Hughes, GN Yallop	03	206	01	v India	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979
58	GS Chappell, GN Yallop	04	217	01	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	06 Mar 1980
59	WB Phillips, GN Yallop	02	259	01	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	11 Nov 1983
60	KJ Hughes, GN Yallop	03	203	02	v Pakistan	Melbourne	26 Dec 1983
61	AR Border, GM Ritchie	05	216	02	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1985
62	DC Boon, GR Marsh	01	217	02	v India	Sydney	02 Jan 1986
63	GRJ Matthews, GM Ritchie	05	213	01	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Feb 1986
64	SR Waugh, GM Wood	05	200	02	v West Indies	W.A.C.A	02 Dec 1988
65	AR Border, DM Jones	04	214	01	v West Indies	Adelaide	03 Feb 1989
66	GR Marsh, MA Taylor	01	329	01	v England	Nottingham	10 Aug 1989
67	DM Jones, SR Waugh	06	260*	03	v Sri Lanka	Hobart	16 Dec 1989
68	DC Boon, MA Taylor	02	221	03	v India	Adelaide	25 Jan 1992
69	AR Border, ME Waugh	05	204	01	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1992
70	MJ Slater, MA Taylor	01	260	01	v England	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
71	AR Border, SR Waugh	05	332*	01	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1993
72	DC Boon, MJ Slater	02	235	01	v New Zealand	Hobart	26 Nov 1993
73	AR Border, SR Waugh	05	208	01	v South Africa	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994
74	MJ Slater, MA Taylor	01	208	04	v England	Sydney	01 Jan 1995
75	GS Blewett, SR Waugh	06	203	03	v England	W.A.C.A	03 Feb 1995
76	ME Waugh, SR Waugh	04	231	02	v West Indies	Kingston	29 Apr 1995
77	MJ Slater, MA Taylor	01	228	02	v Sri Lanka	W.A.C.A	08 Dec 1995
78	GS Blewett, SR Waugh	05	385	02	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997
79	MTG Elliott, RT Ponting	05	268	02	v England	Leeds	24 Jul 1997
80	JL Langer, MA Taylor	02	279	01	v Pakistan	Peshawar	15 Oct 1998
81	RT Ponting, SR Waugh	05	281	01	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 Mar 1999
82	GS Blewett, MJ Slater	01	269	02	v Pakistan	Brisbane	05 Nov 1999
83	AC Gilchrist, JL Langer	06	238	04	v Pakistan	Hobart	18 Nov 1999
84	JL Langer, RT Ponting	05	327	02	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	26 Nov 1999
85	RT Ponting, SR Waugh	05	239	01	v India	Adelaide	10 Dec 1999
86	RT Ponting, ME Waugh	03	221	01	v England	Leeds	16 Aug 2001
87	ML Hayden, JL Langer	01	224	01	v New Zealand	Brisbane	08 Nov 2001
88	ML Hayden, JL Langer	01	223	01	v New Zealand	Hobart	22 Nov 2001
89	ML Hayden, JL Langer	01	202	02	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2001
90	ML Hayden, JL Langer	01	219	01	v South Africa	Sydney	02 Jan 2002
91	AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn	06	317	01	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002
92	ML Hayden, RT Ponting	02	272	01	v England	Brisbane	07 Nov 2002
93	DR Martyn, RT Ponting	03	242	02	v England	Adelaide	21 Nov 2002
94	JL Langer, RT Ponting	02	248	02	v West Indies	Georgetown	10 Apr 2003
95	DS Lehmann, RT Ponting	03	315	01	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Apr 2003
96	ML Hayden, JL Langer	01	242	03	v West Indies	St John’s	09 May 2003
97	DS Lehmann, SR Waugh	04	250	02	v Bangladesh	Cairns	25 Jul 2003
98	ML Hayden, SR Waugh	04	207	01	v Zimbabwe	W.A.C.A	09 Oct 2003
99	AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden	06	233	01	v Zimbabwe	W.A.C.A	09 Oct 2003
100	ML Hayden, RT Ponting	02	234	02	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2003
101	DS Lehmann, DR Martyn	04	206	03	v Sri Lanka	Galle	08 Mar 2004
102	AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn	03	200	03	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	16 Mar 2004
103	SM Katich, JL Langer	06	218	03	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004
104	ML Hayden, JL Langer	01	255	01	v Sri Lanka	Cairns	09 Jul 2004
105	MJ Clarke, AC Gilchrist	06	216	02	v New Zealand	Brisbane	18 Nov 2004
106	AC Gilchrist, SM Katich	07	212	02	v New Zealand	Christchurch	10 Mar 2005
107	AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn	06	256	01	v New Zealand	Wellington	18 Mar 2005
108	ML Hayden, MEK Hussey	01	231	02	v West Indies	Hobart	17 Nov 2005
109	ML Hayden, RT Ponting	02	201	03	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006
110	JN Gillespie, MEK Hussey	04	320	02	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	16 Apr 2006
111	MEK Hussey, RT Ponting	04	209	01	v England	Brisbane	23 Nov 2006
112	ML Hayden, A Symonds	06	279	02	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2006
113	MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey	04	245	01	v Sri Lanka	Brisbane	08 Nov 2007
114	MJ Clarke, RT Ponting	04	210	02	v India	Adelaide	24 Jan 2008
115	PA Jaques, SM Katich	01	223	03	v West Indies	Bridgetown	12 Jun 2008
116	SM Katich, RT Ponting	02	239	02	v England	Cardiff	08 Jul 2009
117	BJ Haddin, MJ North	06	200	02	v England	Cardiff	08 Jul 2009
118	MJ Clarke, RT Ponting	04	352	01	v Pakistan	Hobart	14 Jan 2010
119	MJ Clarke, MJ North	05	253	01	v New Zealand	Wellington	19 Mar 2010
120	BJ Haddin, MEK Hussey	06	307	02	v England	Brisbane	25 Nov 2010
121	MEK Hussey, SE Marsh	04	258	02	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	08 Sep 2011
122	MJ Clarke, RT Ponting	04	288	02	v India	Sydney	03 Jan 2012
123	MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey	05	334*	02	v India	Sydney	03 Jan 2012
124	EJM Cowan, DA Warner	01	214	02	v India	W.A.C.A	13 Jan 2012
125	MJ Clarke, RT Ponting	04	386	01	v India	Adelaide	24 Jan 2012
126	MJ Clarke, EJM Cowan	04	259	02	v South Africa	Brisbane	09 Nov 2012
127	MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey	05	228	02	v South Africa	Brisbane	09 Nov 2012
128	MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey	05	272	01	v South Africa	Adelaide	22 Nov 2012
129	MJ Clarke, SPD Smith	04	214	01	v England	Manchester	01 Aug 2013
130	MJ Clarke, BJ Haddin	06	200	01	v England	Adelaide	05 Dec 2013
131	SE Marsh, SPD Smith	05	233	01	v South Africa	Centurion	12 Feb 2014
132	AJ Doolan, DA Warner	02	205	03	v South Africa	Centurion	12 Feb 2014
133	CJL Rogers, DA Warner	01	200	01	v India	Sydney	06 Jan 2015
134	CJL Rogers, SPD Smith	02	284	01	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015
135	JA Burns, DA Warner	01	237	03	v New Zealand	Brisbane	05 Nov 2015
136	UT Khawaja, DA Warner	02	302	01	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 2015
137	SPD Smith, AC Voges	03	224	03	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 2015
138	SE Marsh, AC Voges	04	449	01	v West Indies	Hobart	10 Dec 2015
139	JA Burns, UT Khawaja	02	258	01	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 2015
140	SPD Smith, AC Voges	04	223*	01	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 2015
141	JA Burns, SPD Smith	03	289	02	v New Zealand	Christchurch	20 Feb 2016
142	SE Marsh, SPD Smith	02	246	02	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Aug 2016
143	MR Marsh, SPD Smith	05	301	02	v England	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 2017
144	JA Burns, TM Head	04	308	01	v Sri Lanka	Canberra	01 Feb 2019
145	JA Burns, DA Warner	01	222	02	v Pakistan	Brisbane	21 Nov 2019
146	M Labuschagne, DA Warner	02	361	01	v Pakistan	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
147	M Labuschagne, SPD Smith	03	251	01	v West Indies	Perth	30 Nov 2022
148	TM Head, M Labuschagne	04	297	01	v West Indies	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022
149	SPD Smith, DA Warner	03	239	02	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2022
150	UT Khawaja, SPD Smith	03	209	01	v South Africa	Sydney	04 Jan 2023
151	C Green, UT Khawaja	05	208	01	v India	Ahmedabad	09 Mar 2023
152	TM Head, SPD Smith	04	285	01	v India	The Oval	07 Jun 2023
153	TM Head, SPD Smith	04	241	01	v India	Brisbane	14 Dec 2024
154	UT Khawaja, SPD Smith	03	266	01	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jan 2025

UT Khawaja and SPD Smith posted 266 runs for the third wicket in the on-going test against Sri Lanka at Galle to provide the eleventh occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in a test innings. against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	DM Jones, SR Waugh	06	260*	03	v Sri Lanka	Hobart	16 Dec 1989
2	MJ Slater, MA Taylor	01	228	02	v Sri Lanka	W.A.C.A	08 Dec 1995
3	DS Lehmann, DR Martyn	04	206	03	v Sri Lanka	Galle	08 Mar 2004
4	AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn	03	200	03	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	16 Mar 2004
5	SM Katich, JL Langer	06	218	03	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004
6	ML Hayden, JL Langer	01	255	01	v Sri Lanka	Cairns	09 Jul 2004
7	MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey	04	245	01	v Sri Lanka	Brisbane	08 Nov 2007
8	MEK Hussey, SE Marsh	04	258	02	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	08 Sep 2011
9	SE Marsh, SPD Smith	02	246	02	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Aug 2016
10	JA Burns, TM Head	04	308	01	v Sri Lanka	Canberra	01 Feb 2019
11	UT Khawaja, SPD Smith	03	266	01	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jan 2025

UT Khawaja and SPD Smith posted 266 runs for the third wicket in the on-going test against Sri Lanka at Galle to provide the 29^th  occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in a test innings for the third wicket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	WL Murdoch, HJH Scott	03	207	01	v England	The Oval	11 Aug 1884
2	W Bardsley, C Kelleway	03	202	01	v South Africa	Manchester	27 May 1912
3	W Bardsley, C Kelleway	03	242	02	v South Africa	Lord’s	15 Jul 1912
4	HL Collins, JM Gregory	03	209	01	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Nov 1921
5	DG Bradman, AF Kippax	03	229	01	v England	Leeds	11 Jul 1930
6	DG Bradman, SJ McCabe	03	249	01	v England	Melbourne	26 Feb 1937
7	DG Bradman, AL Hassett	03	276	01	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946
8	RN Harvey, AR Morris	03	202	01	v England	Brisbane	26 Nov 1954
9	RN Harvey, KR Miller	03	224	01	v West Indies	Kingston	26 Mar 1955
10	RN Harvey, CC McDonald	03	295	02	v West Indies	Kingston	11 Jun 1955
11	RN Harvey, NCL O’Neill	03	207	02	v India	Brabourne	01 Jan 1960
12	BC Booth, RM Cowper	03	225	02	v West Indies	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1965
13	RM Cowper, WM Lawry	03	212	02	v England	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966
14	KR Stackpole, KD Walters	03	209	01	v England	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970
15	GS Chappell, IM Chappell	03	201	02	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972
16	GS Chappell, IM Chappell	03	264	01	v New Zealand	Wellington	01 Mar 1974
17	AR Border, KJ Hughes	03	222	01	v India	Chennai	11 Sep 1979
18	KJ Hughes, GN Yallop	03	206	01	v India	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979
19	KJ Hughes, GN Yallop	03	203	02	v Pakistan	Melbourne	26 Dec 1983
20	RT Ponting, ME Waugh	03	221	01	v England	Leeds	16 Aug 2001
21	DR Martyn, RT Ponting	03	242	02	v England	Adelaide	21 Nov 2002
22	DS Lehmann, RT Ponting	03	315	01	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Apr 2003
23	AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn	03	200	03	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	16 Mar 2004
24	SPD Smith, AC Voges	03	224	03	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 2015
25	JA Burns, SPD Smith	03	289	02	v New Zealand	Christchurch	20 Feb 2016
26	M Labuschagne, SPD Smith	03	251	01	v West Indies	Perth	30 Nov 2022
27	SPD Smith, DA Warner	03	239	02	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2022
28	UT Khawaja, SPD Smith	03	209	01	v South Africa	Sydney	04 Jan 2023
29	UT Khawaja, SPD Smith	03	266	01	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jan 2025

UT Khawaja and SPD Smith posted 266 runs for the third wicket in the on-going test against Sri Lanka at Galle to provide the second occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in a test innings against Sri Lanka for the third wicket. Both such occasions are tabulated below. This partnership constitutes a record partnership for the third wicket against Sri Lanka by Australian batsman,

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn	03	200	03	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	16 Mar 2004
2	UT Khawaja, SPD Smith	03	266	01	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jan 2025

UT Khawaja and SPD Smith posted 266 runs for the third wicket in the on-going test against Sri Lanka at Galle to provide the 55th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 250 plus runs partnership in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of runs.

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	DG Bradman, WH Ponsford	02	451	01	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1934
2	SE Marsh, AC Voges	04	449	01	v West Indies	Hobart	10 Dec 2015
3	SG Barnes, DG Bradman	05	405	02	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946
4	DG Bradman, WH Ponsford	04	388	02	v England	Leeds	20 Jul 1934
5	MJ Clarke, RT Ponting	04	386	01	v India	Adelaide	24 Jan 2012
6	GS Blewett, SR Waugh	05	385	02	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997
7	WM Lawry, RB Simpson	01	382	01	v West Indies	Bridgetown	05 May 1965
8	M Labuschagne, DA Warner	02	361	01	v Pakistan	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
9	MJ Clarke, RT Ponting	04	352	01	v Pakistan	Hobart	14 Jan 2010
10	DG Bradman, JHW Fingleton	06	346	03	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1937
11	WM Lawry, KD Walters	04	336	01	v West Indies	Sydney	14 Feb 1969
12	MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey	05	334*	02	v India	Sydney	03 Jan 2012
13	AR Border, SR Waugh	05	332*	01	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1993
14	GR Marsh, MA Taylor	01	329	01	v England	Nottingham	10 Aug 1989
15	JL Langer, RT Ponting	05	327	02	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	26 Nov 1999
16	JN Gillespie, MEK Hussey	04	320	02	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	16 Apr 2006
17	AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn	06	317	01	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002
18	DS Lehmann, RT Ponting	03	315	01	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Apr 2003
19	JA Burns, TM Head	04	308	01	v Sri Lanka	Canberra	01 Feb 2019
20	BJ Haddin, MEK Hussey	06	307	02	v England	Brisbane	25 Nov 2010
21	UT Khawaja, DA Warner	02	302	01	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 2015
22	DG Bradman, AR Morris	02	301	04	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948
23	MR Marsh, SPD Smith	05	301	02	v England	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 2017
24	IM Chappell, WM Lawry	02	298	02	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1968
25	TM Head, M Labuschagne	04	297	01	v West Indies	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022
26	RN Harvey, CC McDonald	03	295	02	v West Indies	Kingston	11 Jun 1955
27	JA Burns, SPD Smith	03	289	02	v New Zealand	Christchurch	20 Feb 2016
28	MJ Clarke, RT Ponting	04	288	02	v India	Sydney	03 Jan 2012
29	TM Head, SPD Smith	04	285	01	v India	The Oval	07 Jun 2023
30	CJL Rogers, SPD Smith	02	284	01	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015
31	RT Ponting, SR Waugh	05	281	01	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 Mar 1999
32	JL Langer, MA Taylor	02	279	01	v Pakistan	Peshawar	15 Oct 1998
33	ML Hayden, A Symonds	06	279	02	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2006
34	IM Chappell, RB McCosker	02	277	01	v England	The Oval	28 Aug 1975
35	DG Bradman, AL Hassett	03	276	01	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946
36	AL Hassett, CC McDonald	02	275	01	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953
37	DG Bradman, WM Woodfull	02	274	03	v South Africa	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931
38	ML Hayden, RT Ponting	02	272	01	v England	Brisbane	07 Nov 2002
39	MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey	05	272	01	v South Africa	Adelaide	22 Nov 2012
40	GS Blewett, MJ Slater	01	269	02	v Pakistan	Brisbane	05 Nov 1999
41	MTG Elliott, RT Ponting	05	268	02	v England	Leeds	24 Jul 1997
42	UT Khawaja, SPD Smith	03	266	01	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jan 2025
43	GS Chappell, IM Chappell	03	264	01	v New Zealand	Wellington	01 Mar 1974
44	DM Jones, SR Waugh	06	260*	03	v Sri Lanka	Hobart	16 Dec 1989
45	MJ Slater, MA Taylor	01	260	01	v England	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
46	WB Phillips, GN Yallop	02	259	01	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	11 Nov 1983
47	MJ Clarke, EJM Cowan	04	259	02	v South Africa	Brisbane	09 Nov 2012
48	MEK Hussey, SE Marsh	04	258	02	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	08 Sep 2011
49	JA Burns, UT Khawaja	02	258	01	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 2015
50	AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn	06	256	01	v New Zealand	Wellington	18 Mar 2005
51	ML Hayden, JL Langer	01	255	01	v Sri Lanka	Cairns	09 Jul 2004
52	MJ Clarke, MJ North	05	253	01	v New Zealand	Wellington	19 Mar 2010
53	CS Serjeant, GM Wood	04	251	04	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978
54	M Labuschagne, SPD Smith	03	251	01	v West Indies	Perth	30 Nov 2022
55	DS Lehmann, SR Waugh	04	250	02	v Bangladesh	Cairns	25 Jul 2003

JC Buttler of England scored 68 and SA Yadav of India scored zero in the first T20I at Eden Gardens to provide the 26^th occasion of rival captains scoring fifty and zero in the history of Twenty20 Internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Dat
1	RT Ponting	0	01	Australia	v West Indies	The Oval	06 Jun 2009
	CH Gayle	88	02	West Indies	v Australia	The Oval	06 Jun 2009
2	CO Obuya	0	01	Kenya	v Ireland	Dubai (DICS)	14 Mar 2012
	WTS Porterfield	56*	02	Ireland	v Kenya	Dubai (DICS)	14 Mar 2012
3	F du Plessis	58*	01	South Africa	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	15 Nov 2013
	Mohammad Hafeez	0	02	Pakistan	v South Africa	Dubai (DICS)	15 Nov 2013
4	RG Sharma	118	01	India	v Sri Lanka	Indore	22 Dec 2017
	NLTC Perera	0	02	Sri Lanka	v India	Indore	22 Dec 2017
5	CJ Chibhabha	0	01	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	07 Nov 2020
	Babar Azam	82	02	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Rawalpindi	07 Nov 2020
6	A Manousis	0	01	Greece	v Romania	Sofia	24 Jun 2021
	R Satheesan	70	02	Romania	v Greece	Sofia	24 Jun 2021
7	R Satheesan	76	01	Romania	v Hungary	Ilfov County	03 Sep 2021
	Abhijeet Ahuja	0	02	Hungary	v Romania	Ilfov County	03 Sep 2021
8	B Arora	60	01	Malta	v Hungary	Marsa	10 May 2022
	Abhijeet Ahuja	0	02	Hungary	v Malta	Marsa	10 May 2022
9	BA Pai	86*	01	Gibraltor	v Bulgaria	Marsa	13 May 2022
	P Mishra	0	02	Bulgaria	v Gibraltar	Marsa	13 May 2022
10	MD Shanaka	0	01	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (RPS)	07 Jun 2022
	AJ Finch	61*	02	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	07 Jun 2022
11	Faheem Nazir	107*	01	Switzerland	v Estonia	Kerava	27 Jul 2022
	Arslan Amjad	0	02	Estonia	v Switzerland	Kerava	27 Jul 2022
12	JC Buttler	65*	01	England	v Australia	Canberra	14 Oct 2022
	AJ Finch	0	02	Australia	v England	Canberra	14 Oct 2022
13	A Balbirnie	62	01	Ireland	v England	Melbourne	26 Oct 2022
	JC Buttler	0	02	England	v Ireland	Melbourne	26 Oct 2022
14	K Kadowaki-Fleming	65	01	Japan	v Vanuatu	Port Moresby	23 Jul 2023
	PK Matautaava	0	02	Vanuatu	v Japan	Port Moresby	23 Jul 2023
15	RK Paudel	61	01	Nepal	v Mongolia	Hangzhou	27 Sep 2023
	L Erdenebulgan	0	02	Mangglia	v Nepal	Hangzhou	27 Sep 2023
16	RK Paudel	52	01	Nepal	v Maldives	Hangzhou	01 Oct 2023
	Hassan Rasheed	0	02	Maldives	v Nepal	Hangzhou	01 Oct 2023
17	Saif Hassan	50*	01	Bangladesh	v Malaysia	Hangzhou	04 Oct 2023
	Ahmed Faiz	0	02	Malaysia	v Bangladesh	Hangzhou	04 Oct 2023
18	KS Williamson	57	01	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	12 Jan 2024
	Shaheen Shah Afridi	0	02	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Auckland	12 Jan 2024
19	Sikandar Raza	62	01	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jan 2024
	PW Hasaranga	0	02	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jan 2024
20	Zeeshan Maqsood	0	01	Oman	v P.N.G.	Al Amerat	07 Mar 2024
	A Vala	51	02	P.N.G	v Oman	Al Amerat	07 Mar 2024
21	MD Patel	68	01	U.S.A	v Canada	Prairie View	09 Apr 2024
	Saad Bin Zafar	0	02	Canada	v U.S.A.	Prairie View	09 Apr 2024
22	SA Yadav	58	01	India	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	27 Jul 2024
	KIC Asalanka	0	02	Sri Lanka	v India	Pallekele	27 Jul 2024
23	Maaz Khan	61	01	Lesotho	v Mali	Dar-es-Salaam	25 Sep 2024
	Y Konate	0	02	Mali	v Lesotho	Dar-es-Salaam	25 Sep 2024
24	Waji Ul Hassan	52	01	Saudi Arabia	v Bhutan	Doha	22 Nov 2024
	T Jamtsho	0	02	Bhutan	v Saudi Arabia	Doha	22 Nov 2024
25	Haider Butt	68	01	Bahrain	v Bhutan	Doha	23 Nov 2024
	T Jamtsho	0	02	Bhutan	v Bahrain	Doha	23 Nov 2024
26	JC Buttler	68	01	England	v India	Eden Gardens	22 Jan 2025
	SA Yadav	0	02	India	v England	Eden Gardens	22 Jan 2025

SPD Smith took a catch in India’s second innings which fetched him 40 catches against India. He became the first Australian fieldsman to catch 40 catches against India

SPD Smith took a catch in India’s second innings which fetched him 40 catches against India. He now owns the record for most catches by a fieldsman against India. He went past IVA Richards who had taken 39 catches against India

SPD Smith scored four runs in Australia’s second innings which gave him an aggregate of 9999 runs.

In this test, India and Australia were dismissed all out for a total less than 200 runs in the first, second and third innings of a test to provide the 37^th occasions of teams dismissed all out for a total less than 200 runs in the first, second and third innings of a test.

In this test, India and Australia were dismissed all out for a total less than 200 runs in the first, second and third innings of a test to provide the second occasions of India and Australia were dismissed all out for a total less than 200 runs in the first, second and third innings of a test. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	No	Team	Score	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	1	India	109	01	v Australia	Indore	01 Mar 2023
	2	Australia	197	02	v India	Indore	01 Mar 2023
	3	India	163	03	v Australia	Indore	01 Mar 2023
2	1	India	185	01	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2025
	2	Australia	181	02	v India	Sydney	03 Jan 2025
	3	India	157	03	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2025

India and Australia were dismissed all out for a total less than 200 runs in the first, second and third innings of a test to provide the fourth occasions of India and Australia were dismissed all out for a total less than 200 runs in the first, second and third innings of at Sydney. All such occasions are tabulated below. It is interesting to note that the previous such occasion at Sydney was in Feb 1888 and the interval between the Jan 2025 occasion was 135 years taking into consideration the years

No	No	Team	Score	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	1	Australia	181	01	v England	Sydney	20 Feb 1885
	2	England	133	02	v Australia	Sydney	20 Feb 1885
	3	Australia	165	03	v England	Sydney	20 Feb 1885
2	1	England	151	01	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1887
	2	Australia	84	02	v England	Sydney	25 Feb 1887
	3	England	154	03	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1887
3	1	England	113	01	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1888
	2	Australia	42	02	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1888
	3	England	137	03	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1888
4	1	India	185	01	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2025
	2	Australia	181	02	v India	Sydney	03 Jan 2025
	3	India	157	03	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2025

Australia won this test by six wickets posting its 417th overall win and also its 262nd win on home soil. It also represents its 48th overall win against India and its 33rd win against India in Australia

India and Indian Cricketers

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

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

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

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

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

RR Pant has effected 51 dismissals against Australia in Australia prior to the start of this test. Five more dismissal would fetch him 56 dismissals. If he effects them, then he would own the record for most dismissals in the annals of test cricket against Australia in Australia. He would go past Wasim Bari who has effected 55 dismissals against Australia in Australia

RR Pant has effected 51 dismissals – all caught – against Australia prior to the start of this test. Sic more catches would fetch him 57 catches. If he pouches them, then he would then he would own the record for most catches by an Indian wicket keeper against Australia. He would go past MS Dhoni has pouched 56 catches against Australia .

RR Pant has scored 778 runs against Australia as a wicket keeper batsman. 22 more runs would fetch him 800 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the second Indian wicket keeper batsman to score 800 plus runs against Australia. MS Dhoni is the other Indian wicket keeper batsman who has scored 990 runs against Australia

RR Pant has scored 778 runs against Australia in Australia as a wicket keeper batsman. 22 more runs would fetch him 800 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the first Indian wicket keeper batsman to score 800 plus runs against Australia in Australia.

RR Pant has scored 778 runs against Australia in Australia as a wicket keeper batsman. 22 more runs would fetch him 800 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the first wicket keeper batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 800 plus runs against Australia in Australia.

RR Pant has scored 68 boundary sixes prior to the start of this test. Two more boundary sixes would fetch him 70 boundary sixes. If he gets them, then he would become the first or second Indian left hand batsman to score 70 boundary sixes. RA Jadeja has scored 69 boundary sixes. He needs one more boundary six for his 70 boundary sixes. Whoever reaches this land mark first, he would become the first Indian left hand batsman to score 70 boundary sixes.

RR Pant has scored 68 boundary sixes prior to the start of this test. Two more boundary sixes would fetch him 70 boundary sixes. If he gets them, then he would become the second Indian wicket keeper batsman to score 70 boundary sixes. MS Dhoni has scored 78 boundary sixed.

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

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

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

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

YBK Jaiswal has scored 359 runs in the on-going series against Australia in Australia prior to the start of this test. 41 more runs would fetch him 400 runs in the on-going test series in Australia. If he gets them, then his feat would provide the eleventh occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 400 plus runs in a test series against Australia in Australia

YBK Jaiswal has scored 359 runs in the on-going series against Australia prior to the start of this test. 41 more runs would fetch him 400 runs in the on-going test series in Australia. If he gets them, then his feat would provide the 22^nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 400 plus runs in a test series against Australia

YBK Jaiswal has scored 1766 runs in the on-going ICC WTC Cycle 2023-25 cycle prior to the start of this test. 34 more runs would fetch him 1800 runs.  If he gets them, then he  would become the second batsman to total 1800 plus runs in the on-going ICC WTC Cycle 2023-25 cycle. JE Root has an aggregate of 1968 runs in the on-going ICC WTC Cycle 2023-25 cycle.

YBK Jaiswal has scored 1766 runs in the on-going ICC WTC Cycle 2023-25 cycle prior to the start of this test. 34 more runs would fetch him 1800 runs.  If he gets them, then his feat would provide the third occasion of a batsman totalling 1800 plus runs any ICC WTC Cycle 2023-25 cycle. JE Root has an aggregate of 1968 runs in the on-going ICC WTC Cycle 2023-25 cycle and 1915 runs in 2021-23 ICC WTC cycle.

YBK Jaiswal has scored 14 fifties in the on-going ICC WTC Cycle 2023-25 cycle prior to the start of this test. One more fifty fetch him his 15^th fifty.  If he gets them, then he would become the first batsman to score 15 fifties in tests played in the on-going ICC WTC Cycle 2023-25 cycle. He would go past JE Root has an aggregate of 14 fifties in the on-going ICC WTC Cycle 2023-25 cycle.

YBK Jaiswal has scored 14 fifties in the on-going ICC WTC Cycle 2023-25 cycle prior to the start of this test. One more fifty fetch him his 15^th fifty.  If he gets them, then he would become the first batsman to score 15 fifties in tests played in the any ICC WTC Cycle.  Other batsmen to score – 14 fifties in any ICC WTC cycle are – M Labuschagne in 2019-21 cycle, Babar Azam in 2021-23 cycle, JE Root in 2021-23 cycle and JE Root in 2023-25 cycle

YBK Jaiswal has scored 39 boundary sixes in his career as an opening batsman prior to the start of this test. He needs one more boundary six which would fetch him 40 boundary sixes. If he gets it, he would then become the third Indian opening batsman to score 40 plus boundary sixes. Others are – V Sehwag {88} and RG Sharma {56}

YBK Jaiswal has scored 39 boundary sixes in his career as an opening batsman prior to the start of this test. He needs one more boundary six which would fetch him 40 boundary sixes. If he gets it, he would then become the tenth Indian batsman to score 40 plus boundary sixes.

RA Jadeja has scored 69 boundary sixes in his career prior to the start of this test. He needs one more boundary six which would fetch him 70 boundary sixes. If he gets it, he would then become the fourth Indian batsman to score 70 plus boundary sixes. Others are – V Sehwag {90}, RG Sharma {88} and MS Dhoni {78}

RA Jadeja has scored 69 boundary sixes in his career prior to the start of this test. He needs one more boundary six which would fetch him 70 boundary sixes. If he gets it, he would then become the first or second Indian left hand batsman to score 70 plus boundary sixes. RR Pant has scored 68 boundary sixes. He needs two more boundary six for his 70 boundary sixes. Whoever reaches this land mark first, he would become the first Indian left hand batsman to score 70 boundary sixed.

JJ Bumrah has captured 30 wickets in the on-going test series against Australia. He needs three more wickets which would fetch him 33 wickets. If he gets them then he would own the record for most wickets in a series against Australia by an Indian bowler. He would go past Harbhajan Singh who had captured 32 wickets against Australia in India in 2000-01

JJ Bumrah has captured 30 wickets in the on-going test series against Australia in Australia. He needs one more wicket which would fetch him 31 wickets. If he gets them then he would own the record for most wickets by an Indian bowler in a series against Australia in Australia. He would go past Bishen Singh Bedi who had captured 31 wickets against Australia in Australia in 1977-78 series

JJ Bumrah has captured 30 wickets in the on-going test series against Australia on away soil He needs one more wicket which would fetch him 31 wickets. If he gets them then he would own the record for most wickets by an Indian bowler in an away series against any opposition. He would go past Bishen Singh Bedi who had captured 31 wickets against Australia in 1977-78 away series

JJ Bumrah has captured 30 wickets in the on-going test series against Australia. He needs three more wickets which would fetch him 33 wickets. If he gets them then he would own the record for most wickets by an Indian pace bowler in a  series against any opposition. He would go past N Kapil Dev who had captured 32 wickets against Pakistan in 1979-80 home series

JJ Bumrah has captured 30 wickets in the on-going test series against Australia. He needs six more wickets which would fetch him 36 wickets. If he gets them then he would own the record for most wickets by an Indian bowler in a  series against any opposition. He would go past BS Chandrasekhar who had captured 36 wickets against England in 1972-73 home series

The following table lists the Indian bowlers who have captured 30 plus wickets in a bilateral test series prior to the start of the Sydney test

No	Player	Opponent	H/A	Series	M	I	Balls	Runs	W
1	BS Chandrasekhar	England	Home	1972-73	5	09	1747	662	35
2	MH Mankad	England	Home	1951-52	5	10	2225	571	34
3	SP Gupte	New Zealand	Home	1955-55	5	10	2140	669	34
4	N Kapil Dev	Pakistan	Home	1979-8o	6	11	1271	566	32
5	Harbhajan Singh	Australia	Home	2000-01	3	06	1071	545	32
6	R Ashwin	England	Home	2020-21	4	08	1129	471	32
7	BS Bedi	Australia	Away	1977-78	5	10	1759	740	31
8	R Ashwin	South Africa	Home	2015-15	4	07	0988	345	31
9	JJ Bumrah	Australia	Away	2024-24	4	08	0848	385	30

Australia and Australian cricketers

SPD Smith has scored seven centuries against India in Australia prior to the start of this test. One more century will fetch him his eighth century. If he gets it, he would then become own the record for Australian batsman scoring most centuries against India in Australia jointly with RT Ponting who has scored seven centuries against India in Australia

SPD Smith has scored seven centuries against India on home soil prior to the start of this test. One more century will fetch him his eighth century. If he gets it, he would then own the record for most centuries by a batsman to score most centuries against India on home soil. He would go past RT Ponting and JE Root are the other two batsman who has scored seven centuries against India on home soil

SPD Smith has scored nine boundary sixes against India in Australia prior to the start of this test. One more boundary six will fetch him his tenth boundary six. If he gets it, he would then become the first Australian batsman to score ten boundary sixes against India in Australia.

SPD Smith has scored nine boundary sixes against India on home soil prior to the start of this test. One more boundary six will fetch him his tenth boundary six. If he gets it, he would then become the ninth batsman to score ten or more boundary sixes against India on home soil

SPD Smith has pouched 37 catches against India prior to the start of this test.  Three more catches would fetch him 40 catches and with it he would become the first Australian fieldsman to pouch 40 catches against India.

SPD Smith has pouched 37 catches against India prior to the start of this test.  Three more catches would fetch him 40 catches and with it the record for most catches by a fieldsman against India. He would go past IVA Richards who has pouched 39 catches against India.

SPD Smith has pouched 21 catches against India in Australia.  Four more catches would fetch him 25 catches and with it he would become the first Australian fieldsman to pouch 25 catches against India in Australia.

SPD Smith has pouched 21 catches against India in Australia.  Two more catches would fetch him 20 catches and with it he would become the first Australian fieldsman to pouch 20 plus catches against India in Australia.

SPD Smith has pouched 21 catches against India on home soil.  Four more catches would fetch him 25 catches and with it he would become the second fieldsman to pouch 20 plus catches against India on home soil. AN Cook of England has pouched 31 catches against India on home soil.

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

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

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

PJ Cummins will be leading Australia in his 33rd test when he leads Australia against India at Sydney to become the 47^th captain in the annals of test cricket to lead a team in 33 or more tests.

PJ Cummins will be leading Australia in his 32^nd test when he leads Australia against India at Sydney to become the ninth Australian captain in the annals of test cricket to lead a team in 33 or more tests.

NM Lyon has captured 48 wickets at Sydney prior to the start of this test. Two more wickets would fetch his 50 wickets and with it he would become the fourth Australian bowler to capture 50 wickets at Sydney. Others are – SK Warne {64}, SCG MacGill {53} and  MA Starc (50}

NM Lyon has captured 48 wickets at Sydney prior to the start of this test. Two more wickets would fetch his 50 wickets and with it he would become the third Australian spin bowler to capture 50 wickets at Sydney. SK Warne {64} and SCG MacGill {53} are the other two Australian bowlers who have captured 50 wickets at Sydney

Third day’s play

Nitish Kumar Reddy-Washington Sundar posted 127 runs for the eighth wicket in India’s first innings of this test to provide the 113^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Australia. It also provides the 57^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Australia in Australia.

Nitish Kumar Reddy-Washington Sundar posted 127 runs for the eighth wicket in India’s first innings of this test to provide the fifth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Australia for the eighth wicket. It also provides the eighth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Australia in Australia for the eighth wicket.

Nitish Kumar Reddy-Washington Sundar posted 127 runs for the eighth wicket in India’s first innings of this test to provide the first occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Australia for the eighth wicket at Melbourne and hence constitutes a record partnership for the eighth wicket at Melbourne. The previous best was 74 runs partnership for the eighth wicket was the 74 runs partnership between MAK Patuadi and RF Surti in Dec 1967. These two partnerships represent the two fifty plus runs partnerships by Indian batsmen against Australia at Melbourne.

Nitish Kumar Reddy scored 105 not out in India’s innings at the close of play on the third day to provide the 90^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century against Australia. It also provides the 49th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century against Australia in Australia.

Nitish Kumar Reddy scored 105 not out in India’s innings at the close of play on the third day to provide the second occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century against Australia batting at number eight. Prior to this WP Saha had scored 117 at Ranchi in Mar 2017 batting at number eight. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century against Australia in Australia batting at number eight.

Nitish Kumar Reddy scored 105 not out in India’s innings at the close of play on the third day to provide the first occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century against Australia  batting at number eight at Melbourne. It represents the highest individual score by an Indian batsman against Australia at Melbourne. In fact it represents the first fifty by an Indian batsman against Australia at Melbourne. The previous Prior to this WP Saha had scored 117 at Ranchi in Mar 2017 batting at number eight. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century against Australia in Australia batting at number eight.

Washington Sundar scored 50 in India’s first innings batting at number nine to provide the eighth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty batting at number nine against Australia. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty batting at number nine against Australia in Australia.

Washington Sundar scored 50 in India’s first innings batting at number nine to provide the eighth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty batting at number nine against Australia at Melbourne. The other occasion was KS More’s 67 not out in Dec 1991

Washington Sundar scored 50 in India’s first innings to provide the ninth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring an exact fifty in an innings Australia. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring an exact fifty in an innings Australia in Australia.

Washington Sundar was dismissed for 50 in India’s first innings to provide the 50th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for an exact fifty in an innings. It also provides the 27th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for an exact fifty in an innings on away soil.

Fourth day’s play

PJ Cummins, SC Boland and NM Lyon captured three wickets each in India’s first innings to provide the 34^th occasion of three Australian bowlers capturing three wickets each in an innings against various oppositions. It also provides the first such occasion against India.

M Labuschagne scored 72 and 70 in this test to provide the 123^rd occasion of an Australian batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test. It also provides the 74^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test on home soil.

M Labuschagne scored 72 and 70 in this test to provide the 23^rd occasion of an Australian batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test against India.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	RB Simpson	67	71	v India	Eden Gardens	17 Oct 1964
2	KD Walters	93	62*	v India	Brisbane	19 Jan 1968
3	WM Lawry	66	52	v India	Sydney	26 Jan 1968
4	PM Toohey	82	57	v India	Brisbane	02 Dec 1977
5	WM Darling	65	56	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978
6	DF Whatmore	77	54	v India	Delhi	13 Oct 1979
7	KJ Hughes	92	64*	v India	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979
8	AC Gilchrist	78	55	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 1999
9	ML Hayden	97	67	v India	Eden Gardens	11 Mar 2001
10	ME Waugh	70	57	v India	Chennai	18 Mar 2001
11	RT Ponting	54	50	v India	Brisbane	04 Dec 2003
12	MJ Clarke	91	73	v India	Nagpur	26 Oct 2004
13	PA Jaques	66	51	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2007
14	RT Ponting	77	72	v India	Bengaluru	09 Oct 2010
15	RT Ponting	62	60	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2011
16	MC Henriques	68	81*	v India	Chennai	22 Feb 2013
17	PM Siddle	51	50	v India	Delhi	22 Mar 2013
18	CJL Rogers	55	55	v India	Brisbane	17 Dec 2014
19	CJL Rogers	57	69	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2014
20	JA Burns	58	66	v India	Sydney	06 Jan 2015
21	CJL Rogers	95	56	v India	Sydney	06 Jan 2015
22	M Labuschagne	91	73	v India	Sydney	07 Jan 2021
23	M Labuschagne	72	70	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2024

MS Labuschagne became the third Australian batsman to score fifties in both innings of a test on two or more occasions against India

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	CJL Rogers	55	55	v India	Brisbane	17 Dec 2014
2	CJL Rogers	57	69	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2014
3	CJL Rogers	95	56	v India	Sydney	06 Jan 2015
1	M Labuschagne	91	73	v India	Sydney	07 Jan 2021
2	M Labuschagne	72	70	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2024
1	RT Ponting	54	50	v India	Brisbane	04 Dec 2003
2	RT Ponting	77	72	v India	Bengaluru	09 Oct 2010
3	RT Ponting	62	60	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2011

M Labuschagne scored 72 and 70 in this test to provide the 14^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test on home soil against India.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	KD Walters	93	62*	v India	Brisbane	19 Jan 1968
2	WM Lawry	66	52	v India	Sydney	26 Jan 1968
3	PM Toohey	82	57	v India	Brisbane	02 Dec 1977
4	WM Darling	65	56	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978
5	AC Gilchrist	78	55	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 1999
6	RT Ponting	54	50	v India	Brisbane	04 Dec 2003
7	PA Jaques	66	51	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2007
8	RT Ponting	62	60	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2011
9	CJL Rogers	55	55	v India	Brisbane	17 Dec 2014
10	CJL Rogers	57	69	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2014
11	JA Burns	58	66	v India	Sydney	06 Jan 2015
12	CJL Rogers	95	56	v India	Sydney	06 Jan 2015
13	M Labuschagne	91	73	v India	Sydney	07 Jan 2021
14	M Labuschagne	72	70	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2024

MS Labuschagne became the third Australian batsman to score fifties in both innings of a test on two or more occasions against india on home soil

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	CJL Rogers	55	55	v India	Brisbane	17 Dec 2014
2	CJL Rogers	57	69	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2014
3	CJL Rogers	95	56	v India	Sydney	06 Jan 2015
1	M Labuschagne	91	73	v India	Sydney	07 Jan 2021
2	M Labuschagne	72	70	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2024
1	RT Ponting	54	50	v India	Brisbane	04 Dec 2003
2	RT Ponting	62	60	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2011

Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney have witnessed four or more occasions of Australian batsmen scoring fifties in both innings of a test against India. Melbourne has witnessed five such occasions

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	KD Walters	93	62*	v India	Brisbane	19 Jan 1968
2	PM Toohey	82	57	v India	Brisbane	02 Dec 1977
3	RT Ponting	54	50	v India	Brisbane	04 Dec 2003
4	CJL Rogers	55	55	v India	Brisbane	17 Dec 2014
1	AC Gilchrist	78	55	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 1999
2	PA Jaques	66	51	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2007
3	RT Ponting	62	60	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2011
4	CJL Rogers	57	69	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2014
5	M Labuschagne	72	70	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2024
1	WM Lawry	66	52	v India	Sydney	26 Jan 1968
2	JA Burns	58	66	v India	Sydney	06 Jan 2015
3	CJL Rogers	95	56	v India	Sydney	06 Jan 2015
4	M Labuschagne	91	73	v India	Sydney	07 Jan 2021

JJ Bumrah’s aggregate of wickets in his test career read 202 at the end of the fourth day’s play in this test. He became the 12^th Indian bowler to aggregate 200 plus wickets. He also became the sixth Indian pace bowler to aggregate 200 plus wickets.

JJ Bumrah’s aggregate of wickets in his test career read 155 on away soil at the end of the fourth day’s play in this test. He became the seventh Indian bowler to aggregate 200 plus wickets on away soil. He also became fouth Indian pace bowler to aggregate 150 plus wickets on away soil.

JJ Bumrah’s aggregate of wickets in his test career read 61 against Australia on away soil at the end of the fourth day’s play in this test. He became the first Indian bowler to aggregate 60 plus wickets on away soil against Australia. Kapil Dev and JJ Bumrah are the two bowlers to capture 50 plus wickets against Australia in Australia.

SPD Smith held one catch in India’s first innings and his aggregate of catches as a fieldsman read 190 at the close of fourth day’s play in this test. He became the second Australian fieldsman to pouch 190 plus catches. RT Ponting has pouched 196 catches

SPD Smith held one catch in India’s first innings and his aggregate of catches as a fieldsman read 107 on home soil at the close of fourth day’s play in this test. RT Ponting has pouched 109 catches on home soilt

SPD Smith held one catch in India’s first innings and his aggregate of catches as a fieldsman read 35 against India at the close of fourth day’s play in this test. He became the second Australian fieldsman to pouch 35 plus catches against India. RT Ponting has pouched 36 catches

SPD Smith held one catch in India’s first innings and his aggregate of catches as a fieldsman read 19 on home soil against India at the close of fourth day’s play in this test. He now owns the record for an Australian fieldsman against India on home soil. He went past ME Waugh who had pouched 18 catches against India in Australia

RR Pant held two catches in Australia’s second innings which fetched him 51 catches against Australia. He became the second Indian wicket keeper to pouch 50 plus catches against Australia. MS Dhoni has pouched 56 catches.

RR Pant held two catches in Australia’s second innings which fetched him 51 catches against Australia in Australia. He became the first Indian wicket keeper to pouch 50 plus catches against Australia in Australia

RR Pant held two catches in Australia’s second innings which fetched him 51 catches against Australia. He became the twelfth wicket keeper to pouch 50 plus catches in the annals of test cricket against Australia.

RR Pant effected two dismissals in Australia’s second innings which fetched him 51 dismissals against Australia. He became the twelfth wicket keeper to effect 50 plus catches in the annals of test cricket against Australia.

RR Pant effected two dismissals in Australia’s second innings which fetched him 51 dismissals against Australia in Australia He became the first wicket keeper to effect 50 plus catches in the annals of test cricket against Australia in Australia

RR Pant held two catches in Australia’s second innings which fetched him 51 catches against Australia in Australia. He became the first wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket to pouch 50 plus catches against Australia in Australia

PJ Cummins three wickets in India’s first innings fetched him 122 wickets while leading Australia. He became the second Australian captain to capture 120 plus wickets. R Benaud has an aggregate of 138 wickets when he led Australia

PJ Cummins three wickets in India’s first innings fetched him 122 wickets while leading Australia. He became the third captain in the annals of test cricket to capture 120 plus wickets. Imran Khan {187} and R Benaud {138} are the other two captains who have captured 120 plus wickets in the annals of test cricket.

JJ Bumrah has captured eight wickets in this test at the end of fourth day’s play to provide the eighth occasion of his capturing eight or more wickets in a test match. He became the second Indian pace bowler to capture eight or more wickets in a test match on eight or more occasions.  Kapil Dev is the other Indian pace bowler to perform such a feat on nine occasions. The following table lists the performance of these two bowlers

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	JJ Bumrah	34.5	07	086	09	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2018
2	JJ Bumrah	39.4	06	110	09	v England	Nottingham	04 Aug 2021
3	JJ Bumrah	19.0	08	047	08	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022
4	JJ Bumrah	21.5	01	086	08	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2024
5	JJ Bumrah	33.1	09	091	09	v England	Visakhapatnam	02 Feb 2024
6	JJ Bumrah	30.0	07	072	08	v Australia	Perth	22 Nov 2024
7	JJ Bumrah	34.0	10	094	09	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Dec 2024
8	JJ Bumrah	52.4	16	155	08	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2024
1	N Kapil Dev	46.4	14	121	09	v Pakistan	Delhi	04 Dec 1979
2	N Kapil Dev	42.4	12	146	11	v Pakistan	Chennai	15 Jan 1980
3	N Kapil Dev	53.0	09	168	08	v England	Lord’s	10 Jun 1982
4	N Kapil Dev	47.2	05	207	08	v Sri Lanka	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
5	N Kapil Dev	30.5	07	085	08	v Pakistan	Lahore	23 Jan 1983
6	N Kapil Dev	38.3	06	118	08	v West Indies	Kingston	23 Feb 1983
7	N Kapil Dev	57.3	15	135	10	v West Indies	Ahmedabad	12 Nov 1983
8	N Kapil Dev	41.0	07	109	08	v Australia	Adelaide	13 Dec 1985
9	N Kapil Dev	74.0	23	163	08	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1992

JJ Bumrah has captured eight wickets in this test at the end of fourth day’s play to provide the fourth occasion of his capturing eight or more wickets in a test match against Australia. He is the only Indian pace bowler to capture eight or more wickets in a test match on four occasions. 

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	JJ Bumrah	34.5	07	086	09	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2018
2	JJ Bumrah	30.0	07	072	08	v Australia	Perth	22 Nov 2024
3	JJ Bumrah	34.0	10	094	09	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Dec 2024
4	JJ Bumrah	52.4	16	155	08	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2024

JJ Bumrah has captured eight wickets in this test at the end of fourth day’s play to provide the fourth occasion of his capturing eight or more wickets in a test match against Australia. He is the only Indian pace bowler to capture eight or more wickets in a test match on two occasions at Melbourne

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	JJ Bumrah	34.5	07	086	09	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2018
2	JJ Bumrah	52.4	16	155	08	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2024

JJ Bumrah has captured eight wickets in this test at the end of fourth day’s play. He became the second Indian pace bowler to capture eight or more wickets in a test match on two occasions at a specific venue in Australia. JJ Bumrah has performed such a feat on two occasions at Melbourne while  Kapil Dev is the other Indian pace bowler to perform such a feat on two occasions at Adelaide. The following table lists the performance of these two bowlers

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	JJ Bumrah	34.5	07	086	09	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2018
2	JJ Bumrah	52.4	16	155	08	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2024
1	N Kapil Dev	41.0	07	109	08	v Australia	Adelaide	13 Dec 1985
2	N Kapil Dev	74.0	23	163	08	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1992

NM Lyon’s three wickets in India’s first innings fetched him 66 wickets against India in Australia.  He became the first Australian bowler to capture 65 plus wickets against India in Australia and thus holds the record for most wickets by an Australian bowler against India in Australia.

NM Lyon’s three wickets in India’s first innings fetched him 66 wickets against India in Australia.  He became the fourth bowler to capture 65 plus wickets against India on home soil in the annals of test cricket. Others are –  JM Anderson {105}, Imran Khan {67} and M Muralitharan {65}.