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India Vs Australia – Second Test at Delhi – First day

17/02/2023 hrg

Australia won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the 100^th occasion of Australia doing so against India. It also provides the 57^th occasion of Australia doing so against India in India. It also provides the eighth occasion of Australia doing so against India in tests at Delhi.

Australia capped MP Kuhnemann for this test. He became the 466^th Australian cricketer to represent Australia in tests. He also became the 56th Australian cricketer to make his test debut against India and the 19^th Australian cricketer to make his test debut against India in India.

CA Pujara became the 74^th cricketer in the annals of test cricket to play 100 plus tests. He was making his 100^th appearance in this test. He also became the 13^th Indian cricketer to play 100 plus tests.

CA Pujara had made his test debut against Australia at Bengaluru in October 2010. He had made 4 in the first innings and 72 not out in the second innings. He batted at number five in the first innings – the only occasion of his batting at number five in his test career as on date – and batted at number three in the second innings.

UT Khawaja and PJ Handscomb scored 81 and 72 respectively in the first innings to provide the 346th and 347th occasion of Australian batsmen scoring fifties in a test innings against India. It also provides the 155th and 156th occasion of Australian batsmen scoring fifties in a test innings against India.

UT Khawaja and PJ Handscomb scored 81 and 72 respectively in the first innings to provide the 241^st and 242nd occasion of Australian batsmen scoring half centuries in a test innings against India. It also provides the 116th and 117th occasion of Australian batsmen scoring half centuries in a test innings against India.

UT Khawaja scored 81 in the first innings to provide the 103rd occasion of Australian opening batsmen scoring fifties in a test innings against India. It also provides the 46th occasion of Australian batsmen scoring fifties in a test innings against India.

UT Khawaja scored 81 in the first innings to provide the 73rd occasion of Australian opening batsmen scoring half centuries in a test innings against India. It also provides the 35th occasion of Australian batsmen scoring half centuries in a test innings against India.

UT Khawaja registered his maiden fifty in a test innings against India while PJ Handscomb’s 72 not out represents his second fifty against India. Prior to this he had scored 72 not out at Ranchi in March 2017.

AT Carey was dismissed for zero in this game to provide the 14^th occasion of an Australian wicketkeeper batsman dismissed for zero against India. It also provides the ninth occasion of an Australian wicketkeeper batsman dismissed for zero against India in India.

AT Carey and T Murphy were dismissed for zero in this game to provide the 187^th and 188th occasion of an Australian wicketkeeper batsmen dismissed for zero against India. It also provides the 105^th and 106th occasion of an Australian wicketkeeper batsmen dismissed for zero against India in India.

MP Kuhnemann of Australia shared the new ball as a spinner in India’s first innings to provide the 29^th occasion of a spinner sharing the new ball at number two position in the history of Test cricket. It also provides the fourth occasion of a spinner sharing the new ball at number two position in the history of test cricket.

MP Kuhnemann of Australia shared the new ball as a left arm spinner in India’s first innings to provide the eleventh occasion of a spinner sharing the new ball at number two position in the history of Test cricket. It also provides the second occasion of a left arm spinner sharing the new ball at number two position in the history of test cricket.

The first such occasion of an Australian bowler sharing the new ball at number two position was by H Ironmonger against England at Brisbane in Nov 1928

RA Jadeja completed the all rounder’s feat of 250 wickets and 2500 runs in the annals of test cricket. His 250^th wicket was UT Khawaja whom he had caught by KL Rahul for 81. At the end of Australia’s first innings he had captured 252 wickets. He became the 14^th cricketer in the annals of test cricket to perform such a feat.

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Runs	Wkts
1	JH Kallis	SAF	1995-2013	166	13289	292
2	N Kapil Dev	Ind	1978-1994	131	5248	434
3	IT Botham	Eng	1977-1992	102	5200	383
4	DL Vettori	NZl	1997-2014	113	4531	362
5	Imran Khan	Pak	1971-1992	88	3807	362
6	SM Pollock	SAF	1995-2008	108	3781	421
7	SCJ Broad	Eng	2007-2023	160	3559	570
8	SK Warne	Aus	1992-2007	145	3154	708
9	RJ Hadlee	NZl	1973-1990	86	3124	431
10	WPUJC Vaas	Srl	1994-2009	111	3089	355
11	R Ashwin	Ind	2011-2023	90	3066	460
12	Wasim Akram	Pak	1985-2002	104	2898	414
13	RA Jadeja	Ind	2012-2023	62	2619	252
14	A Kumble	Ind	1990-2008	132	2506	619

He also became the fourth Indian cricketer to perform the all-round feat of 250 wickets and 2500 runs.

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Runs	Wkts
1	N Kapil Dev	Ind	1978-1994	131	5248	434
2	R Ashwin	Ind	2011-2023	90	3066	460
3	RA Jadeja	Ind	2012-2023	62	2619	252
4	A Kumble	Ind	1990-2008	132	2506	619

He also became the fifth spin bowler to perform the all-round feat of 250 wickets and 2500 runs.

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Runs	Wkts
1	DL Vettori	NZl	1997-2014	113	4531	362
2	SK Warne	Aus	1992-2007	145	3154	708
3	R Ashwin	Ind	2011-2023	90	3066	460
4	RA Jadeja	Ind	2012-2023	62	2619	252
5	A Kumble	Ind	1990-2008	132	2506	619

He also became the spin third Indian spin bowler to perform the all-round feat of 250 wickets and 2500 runs.

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Runs	Wkts
1	R Ashwin	Ind	2011-2023	90	3066	460
2	RA Jadeja	Ind	2012-2023	62	2619	252
3	A Kumble	Ind	1990-2008	132	2506	619

R Ashwin’s aggregate wickets against Australia at the end of Australia’s first innings read 100. He became the fifth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 100 plus wickets against Australia.

No	Player	Team	Span	M	I	Balls	Runs	Wkts
1	A Kumble	Ind	1996-2008	20	38	6516	3366	111
2	W Rhodes	Eng	1899-1926	41	65	5790	2616	109
3	DL Underwood	Eng	1968-1980	29	53	8000	2770	105
4	LR Gibbs	Win	1961-1976	24	44	9358	3222	103
5	R Peel	Eng	1884-1896	20	35	5216	1715	101
6	R Ashwin	Ind	2011-2023	20	37	6457	2938	100

He also became the second Indian bowler to capture 100 plus wickets against Australia after A Kumble. A Kumble has captured 111 wickets

No	Player	Team	Span	M	I	Balls	Runs	Wkts
1	A Kumble	Ind	1996-2008	20	38	6516	3366	111
2	R Ashwin	Ind	2011-2023	20	37	6457	2938	100

R Aswhin’s Leg before wicket victims read 101 at the end of Australia’s innings in this test. He is tenth bowler in the annals of test cricket to captured 100 plus Leg before wicket victims.

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5	LBW
1	A Kumble	Ind	1990-2008	132	40850	18355	619	10/074	29.65	35	156
2	M Muralidaran	Srl	1992-2010	133	44039	18180	800	09/051	22.72	67	150
3	SK Warne	Aus	1992-2007	145	40705	17995	708	08/071	25.41	37	138
4	Wasim Akram	Pak	1985-2002	104	22627	9779	414	07/119	23.62	25	119
5	GD McGrath	Aus	1993-2007	124	29248	12186	563	08/024	21.64	29	113
6	N Kapil Dev	Ind	1978-1994	131	27740	12867	434	09/083	29.64	23	111
7	Waqar Younis	Pak	1989-2003	087	16224	8788	373	07/076	23.56	22	110
7	HMRKB Herath	Srl	1999-2018	093	25993	12157	433	09/127	28.07	34	108
9	R Ashwin	Ind	2011-2023	090	23867	11048	460	07/059	24.01	31	101
10	WPUJC Vaas	Srl	1994-2009	111	23438	10501	355	07/071	29.58	12	100

R Aswhin’s Leg before wicket victims read 101 at the end of Australia’s innings in this test. He is third Indian bowler in the annals of test cricket to captured 100 plus Leg before wicket victims.

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5	LBW
1	A Kumble	Ind	1990-2008	132	40850	18355	619	10/074	29.65	35	156
2	N Kapil Dev	Ind	1978-1994	131	27740	12867	434	09/083	29.64	23	111
3	R Ashwin	Ind	2011-2023	090	23867	11048	460	07/059	24.01	31	101

Bowlers who have captured seven or more wickets in an innings on test debut

12/02/2023 hrg

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	TK Kendall	33.1	4	12	55	7	4	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
2	WH Ashley	43.1	4	18	95	7	1	SAF	Eng	Cape Town	25 Mar 1889
3	AE Trott	27.0	6	10	43	8	4	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	11 Jan 1895
4	AE Hall	37.3	6	12	63	7	4	SAF	Eng	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923
5	James Langridge	17.0	6	4	56	7	3	Eng	Win	Manchester	22 Jul 1933
6	AV Bedser	29.1	6	11	49	7	1	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	22 Jun 1946
7	JC Laker	37.0	6	9	103	7	1	Eng	Win	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948
8	AL Valentine	50.0	6	14	104	8	1	Win	Eng	Manchester	08 Jun 1950
9	Mohammad Nazir	30.1	6	3	99	7	2	Pak	NZl	Karachi	24 Oct 1969
10	RAL Massie	32.5	6	7	84	8	1	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	22 Jun 1972
11	RAL Massie	27.2	6	9	53	8	3	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	22 Jun 1972
12	JK Lever	23.0	6	6	46	7	2	Eng	Ind	Delhi	17 Dec 1976
13	ND Hirwani	18.3	6	3	61	8	2	Ind	Win	Chennai	11 Jan 1988
14	ND Hirwani	15.2	6	3	75	8	4	Ind	Win	Chennai	11 Jan 1988
15	DG Cork	19.3	6	5	43	7	4	Eng	Win	Lord’s	22 Jun 1995
16	L Klusener	21.3	6	4	64	8	4	SAF	Ind	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996
17	Mohammad Zahid	20.0	6	3	66	7	3	Pak	NZl	Rawalpindi	28 Nov 1996
18	DJG Sammy	21.3	6	2	66	7	3	Win	Eng	Manchester	07 Jun 2007
19	JJ Krejza	43.5	6	1	215	8	1	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
20	M de Lange	23.2	6	3	81	7	1	SAF	Srl	Durban	26 Dec 2011
21	KJ Abbott	11.4	6	4	29	7	2	SAF	Pak	Centurion	22 Feb 2013
22	Abrar Ahmed	22.0	6	1	114	7	1	Pak	Eng	Multan	09 Dec 2022
23	T Murphy	47.0	6	12	124	7	2	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	09 Feb 2023

It also provides the sixth occasion of an Australian bowler capturing seven or more wickets in an innings on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	TK Kendall	33.1	4	12	55	7	4	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
2	AE Trott	27.0	6	10	43	8	4	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	11 Jan 1895
3	RAL Massie	32.5	6	7	84	8	1	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	22 Jun 1972
4	RAL Massie	27.2	6	9	53	8	3	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	22 Jun 1972
5	JJ Krejza	43.5	6	1	215	8	1	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
6	T Murphy	47.0	6	12	124	7	2	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	09 Feb 2023

It also provides the fifth occasion of a bowler capturing seven or more wickets in an innings against India on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AV Bedser	29.1	6	11	49	7	1	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	22 Jun 1946
2	JK Lever	23.0	6	6	46	7	2	Eng	Ind	Delhi	17 Dec 1976
3	L Klusener	21.3	6	4	64	8	4	SAF	Ind	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996
4	JJ Krejza	43.5	6	1	215	8	1	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
5	T Murphy	47.0	6	12	124	7	2	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	09 Feb 2023

It also provides the second occasion of an Australian bowler capturing seven or more wickets in an innings against India on test debut. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	JJ Krejza	43.5	6	1	215	8	1	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
2	T Murphy	47.0	6	12	124	7	2	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	09 Feb 2023

It also provides the fifteenth occasion of a bowler capturing exact seven wickets in an innings on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	TK Kendall	33.1	4	12	55	7	4	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
2	WH Ashley	43.1	4	18	95	7	1	SAF	Eng	Cape Town	25 Mar 1889
3	AE Hall	37.3	6	12	63	7	4	SAF	Eng	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923
4	James Langridge	17.0	6	4	56	7	3	Eng	Win	Manchester	22 Jul 1933
5	AV Bedser	29.1	6	11	49	7	1	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	22 Jun 1946
6	JC Laker	37.0	6	9	103	7	1	Eng	Win	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948
7	Mohammad Nazir	30.1	6	3	99	7	2	Pak	NZl	Karachi	24 Oct 1969
8	JK Lever	23.0	6	6	46	7	2	Eng	Ind	Delhi	17 Dec 1976
9	DG Cork	19.3	6	5	43	7	4	Eng	Win	Lord’s	22 Jun 1995
10	Mohammad Zahid	20.0	6	3	66	7	3	Pak	NZl	Rawalpindi	28 Nov 1996
11	DJG Sammy	21.3	6	2	66	7	3	Win	Eng	Manchester	07 Jun 2007
12	M de Lange	23.2	6	3	81	7	1	SAF	Srl	Durban	26 Dec 2011
13	KJ Abbott	11.4	6	4	29	7	2	SAF	Pak	Centurion	22 Feb 2013
14	Abrar Ahmed	22.0	6	1	114	7	1	Pak	Eng	Multan	09 Dec 2022
15	T Murphy	47.0	6	12	124	7	2	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	09 Feb 2023

India Vs Australia – First Test at Nagpur – Third day

11/02/2023 hrg

India was dismissed all out for 400 in its first innings to provide the sixth occasion of a team dismissed for exact 400 runs in a test innings. It also provides the second occasion of India dismissed for exact 400 runs in a test innings. The other occasion was against Sri Lanka at Cuttack in Jan 1987

Australia was also dismissed for exact 400 runs in a test innings against India at Bengaluru in March 1998.

No	Team	Score	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	400	v Sri Lanka	Cuttack	04 Jan 1987
2	Australia	400	v India	Bengaluru	25 Mar 1998
3	England	400	v India	Wankhede	18 Mar 2006
4	England	400	v West Indies	Ch-le-St	15 Jun 2007
5	England	400	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020
6	India	400	v Australia	Nagpur	09 Feb 2023

R Ashwin captured the wicket of Usman Khawaja in Australia’s second innings. This wicket gave him his 150^th wicket when he shared the new ball in a test innings. He became the first spin bowler to capture 150 plus wickets when he shared the new ball in a test innings. At the end of the test, his aggregate of wickets read 154 in this category of statistics

He captured five for 37 in Australia’s second innings which gave him his 15^th five wicket haul when he shared the new ball. He became the first spin bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture five wickets in an innings on 15 occasions when he shred the new ball in a test innings

R Ashwin’s 5 for 37 in Australia’s second innings represent his 31^st five wicket haul in an innings of his test career. It also represents the second most five wicket hauls in an inninngs by an Indian bowler. A Kumble has the most five wicket hauls in an innings – 35

R Ashwin’s 5 for 37 in Australia’s second innings represent his 25th five wicket haul in an innings of his test career on home soil. He now shares the record for most five wicket hauls in an innings by an Indian bowler on home soil with A Kumble. A Kumble has also 25 five wicket hauls in an inningd

R Ashwin’s 5 for 37 in Australia’s second innings represent his 26th five wicket haul in an innings of his test career in winning tests. He now stands third in the list of bowlers who have captured most wickets in their career in winning tests. The first two places are occupied by M Muralitharan {41} and SK Warne {27}

R Ashwin’s 5 for 37 in Australia’s second innings represent his 23^rd five wicket haul in an innings of his test career in winning tests on home soil. It also represents the second most five wicket hauls by bowler in winning tests on home soil. M Muralitharan has the most five wicket hauls in winning tests on home soid – 30.

UT Khawaja of Australia was playing his 100^th innings in Australia’s second innings to provide the 206^th occasion of a batsman playing 100 plus innings in their test career. He also became the 35^th Australian batsman to achieve such a feat.

Australia was dismissed all out for 91 in its second innings to provide the 39^th occasion of Australia dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in a test innings. It also provides the third occasion of Australia dismissed all out for a total of less than 100 runs in a test innings against India.

Australia was dismissed all out for 91 in its second innings represent its lowest team total against India in India. Australia’s previous lowest total against India in India was 93 at Wankhede Stadium in Nov 2004. In this test Rahul Dravid was India’s captain. Harbhajan Singh shared the new ball to capture 5 for 29 in the second innings.

Some similarities in these two tests

At Nagpur in 2023, RA Jadeja captured five for 47 in the first innings. R Ashwin captured five for 37 sharing the new ball in the second innings. Rohit Sharma was the India’s captain in this test

At Wankhede in 2004, A Kumble captured five for 90 in the first innings. Harbhajan Singh captured five for 29 sharing the new ball in the second innings. Rahul Dravid was India’s captain in this test

India won this test by an innings and 132 runs to provide the 49^th occasion of India winning a test by an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	inns & 272 runs	v West Indies	Rajkot	04 Oct 2018
2	India	won	inns & 262 runs	v Afghanistan	Bengaluru	14 Jun 2018
3	India	won	inns & 239 runs	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	25 May 2007
4	India	won	inns & 239 runs	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	24 Nov 2017
5	India	won	inns & 222 runs	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022
6	India	won	inns & 219 runs	v Australia	Eden Gardens	18 Mar 1998
7	India	won	inns & 202 runs	v South Africa	Ranchi	19 Oct 2019
8	India	won	inns & 198 runs	v New Zealand	Nagpur	20 Nov 2010
9	India	won	inns & 171 runs	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	12 Aug 2017
10	India	won	inns & 144 runs	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	24 Nov 2009
11	India	won	inns & 140 runs	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	10 Dec 2004
12	India	won	inns & 137 runs	v South Africa	Pune	10 Oct 2019
13	India	won	inns & 135 runs	v Australia	Hyderabad	02 Mar 2013
14	India	won	inns & 132 runs	v Australia	Nagpur	09 Feb 2023
15	India	won	inns & 131 runs	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	13 Apr 2004
16	India	won	inns & 130 runs	v Bangladesh	Indore	14 Nov 2019
17	India	won	inns & 126 runs	v West Indies	Wankhede	14 Nov 2013
18	India	won	inns & 119 runs	v Sri Lanka	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994
19	India	won	inns & 115 runs	v New Zealand	Hyderabad	23 Aug 2012
20	India	won	inns & 112 runs	v West Indies	Wankhede	09 Oct 2002
21	India	won	inns & 109 runs	v New Zealand	Chennai	06 Jan 1956
22	India	won	inns & 106 runs	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986
23	India	won	inns & 101 runs	v Zimbabwe	Nagpur	21 Feb 2002
24	India	won	inns & 100 runs	v Australia	Wankhede	03 Nov 1979
25	India	won	inns & 095 runs	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	26 Jan 1994
26	India	won	inns & 092 runs	v West Indies	North Sound	21 Jul 2016
27	India	won	inns & 090 runs	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	13 Sep 2005
28	India	won	inns & 083 runs	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	17 Dec 2004
29	India	won	inns & 075 runs	v England	Chennai	16 Dec 2016
30	India	won	inns & 070 runs	v Pakistan	Delhi	16 Oct 1952
31	India	won	inns & 067 runs	v Sri Lanka	Cuttack	04 Jan 1987
32	India	won	inns & 057 runs	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010
33	India	won	inns & 053 runs	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	03 Aug 2017
34	India	won	inns & 052 runs	v Pakistan	Multan	28 Mar 2004
35	India	won	inns & 051 runs	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	06 Nov 2013
36	India	won	inns & 046 runs	v England	Leeds	22 Aug 2002
37	India	won	inns & 046 runs	v Bangladesh	Eden Gardens	22 Nov 2019
38	India	won	inns & 036 runs	v England	Wankhede	08 Dec 2016
39	India	won	inns & 027 runs	v New Zealand	Brabourne	02 Dec 1955
40	India	won	inns & 025 runs	v England	Ahmedabad	04 Mar 2021
41	India	won	inns & 024 runs	v Sri Lanka	Brabourne	02 Dec 2009
42	India	won	inns & 022 runs	v England	Chennai	11 Feb 1993
43	India	won	inns & 017 runs	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	08 Feb 1994
44	India	won	inns & 015 runs	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	14 Nov 2011
45	India	won	inns & 015 runs	v England	Wankhede	19 Feb 1993
46	India	won	inns & 013 runs	v Zimbabwe	Delhi	13 Mar 1993
47	India	won	inns & 008 runs	v England	Chennai	06 Feb 1952
48	India	won	inns & 008 runs	v Sri Lanka	Chandigarh	23 Nov 1990
49	India	won	inns & 002 runs	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1978

India won this test by an innings and 132 runs to provide the fifth occasion of India winning a test by an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	inns & 219 runs	v Australia	Eden Gardens	18 Mar 1998
2	India	won	inns & 135 runs	v Australia	Hyderabad	02 Mar 2013
3	India	won	inns & 132 runs	v Australia	Nagpur	09 Feb 2023
4	India	won	inns & 100 runs	v Australia	Wankhede	03 Nov 1979
5	India	won	inns & 002 runs	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1978

R Ashwin has captured 325 wickets in India’s winning tests with his eight wickets in this test which is a record for most wickets by an Indian bowler in winning tests.

T Murphy of Australia captured seven for 124 in the just concluded test against India at Nagpur to provide the 23^rd occasion of a bowler capturing seven or more wickets in an innings on test debut. It also provides the sixth occasion of an Australian bowler capturing seven or more wickets in an innings on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	TK Kendall	33.1	4	12	55	7	4	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
2	AE Trott	27.0	6	10	43	8	4	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	11 Jan 1895
3	RAL Massie	32.5	6	7	84	8	1	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	22 Jun 1972
4	RAL Massie	27.2	6	9	53	8	3	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	22 Jun 1972
5	JJ Krejza	43.5	6	1	215	8	1	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
6	T Murphy	47.0	6	12	124	7	2	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	09 Feb 2023

It also provides the fifth occasion of a bowler capturing seven or more wickets in an innings against India on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AV Bedser	29.1	6	11	49	7	1	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	22 Jun 1946
2	JK Lever	23.0	6	6	46	7	2	Eng	Ind	Delhi	17 Dec 1976
3	L Klusener	21.3	6	4	64	8	4	SAF	Ind	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996
4	JJ Krejza	43.5	6	1	215	8	1	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
5	T Murphy	47.0	6	12	124	7	2	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	09 Feb 2023

It also provides the second occasion of an Australian bowler capturing seven or more wickets in an innings against India on test debut. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	JJ Krejza	43.5	6	1	215	8	1	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
2	T Murphy	47.0	6	12	124	7	2	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	09 Feb 2023

It also provides the fifteenth occasion of a bowler capturing exact seven wickets in an innings on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	TK Kendall	33.1	4	12	55	7	4	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
2	WH Ashley	43.1	4	18	95	7	1	SAF	Eng	Cape Town	25 Mar 1889
3	AE Hall	37.3	6	12	63	7	4	SAF	Eng	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923
4	James Langridge	17.0	6	4	56	7	3	Eng	Win	Manchester	22 Jul 1933
5	AV Bedser	29.1	6	11	49	7	1	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	22 Jun 1946
6	JC Laker	37.0	6	9	103	7	1	Eng	Win	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948
7	Mohammad Nazir	30.1	6	3	99	7	2	Pak	NZl	Karachi	24 Oct 1969
8	JK Lever	23.0	6	6	46	7	2	Eng	Ind	Delhi	17 Dec 1976
9	DG Cork	19.3	6	5	43	7	4	Eng	Win	Lord’s	22 Jun 1995
10	Mohammad Zahid	20.0	6	3	66	7	3	Pak	NZl	Rawalpindi	28 Nov 1996
11	DJG Sammy	21.3	6	2	66	7	3	Win	Eng	Manchester	07 Jun 2007
12	M de Lange	23.2	6	3	81	7	1	SAF	Srl	Durban	26 Dec 2011
13	KJ Abbott	11.4	6	4	29	7	2	SAF	Pak	Centurion	22 Feb 2013
14	Abrar Ahmed	22.0	6	1	114	7	1	Pak	Eng	Multan	09 Dec 2022
15	T Murphy	47.0	6	12	124	7	2	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	09 Feb 2023

India Vs Australia – First Test at Nagpur – Second day

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RG Sharma scored 120 in India’s first innings to provide his first century as a captain. It also provides the 75th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the 15^th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century against Australia.

RG Sharma’s 120 in this test provide the 14th occasion of an Indian captain opener scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian captain opener scoring a century against Australia.

RG Sharma became the third Indian captain to score a century in a test innings. Others are SM Gavaskar {11} and R Dravid {02}. He also became the second Indian captain to score a century in a test innings against Australia after SM Gavaskar.

RG Sharma’s 120 in this test provide the 160th occasion of an Indian opener scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the 27th occasion of an Indian opener scoring a century against Australia.

RG Sharma’s 120 in this test provide the 533rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the 85th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century against Australia.

RA Jadeja scored 66 not out in India’s first innings. He had captured five for 47 in Australia’s first innings. His feat of scoring a fifty and capturing five wickets provides the 230^th occasion of a cricketer performing an all round feat of scoring fifty plus runs coupled with five or more wickets in an innings in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the 31^st occasion of an Indian cricketer performing such an all round feat. It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian bowler performing such a feat against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	W	R	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	RF Surti	70	53	5	74	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	23 Dec 1967
2	N Kapil Dev	56	–	5	130	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	25 Jan 1992
3	Z Khan	57*	–	5	91	Ind	Aus	Bengaluru	09 Oct 2008
4	RA Jadeja	54*	–	5	124	Ind	Aus	Ranchi	16 Mar 2017
5	RA Jadeja	66*		5	47	Ind	Aus	Nagpur-J	09 Mar 2023

It also provides the second occasion of RA Jadeja performing such a feat against Australia. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	W	R	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	RA Jadeja	54*	–	5	124	Ind	Aus	Ranchi	16 Mar 2017
2	RA Jadeja	66*		5	47	Ind	Aus	Nagpur-J	09 Mar 2023

It also provides the sixth occasion of RA Jadeja performing such a feat in a test match. He now shares the record of performing such a feat on most occasions amongst the Indian bowlers with R Ashwin. R Ashwin has also performed such a feat on six occasions. The following table lists the performance of these two bowlers.

No	Player	FI	SI	W	R	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	R Ashwin	–	103+	5	43	Ind	Eng	Chennai	13 Feb 2021
2	R Ashwin	103	–	5	156	Ind	Win	Mumbai	22 Nov 2011
3	R Ashwin	56	–	5	61	Ind	SAF	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
4	R Ashwin	113	–	7	83	Ind	Win	North Sound	21 Jul 2016
5	R Ashwin	58	–	5	67	Ind	Eng	Visakhapatnam	17 Nov 2016
6	R Ashwin	54	–	5	69	Ind	Srl	Col-SSC	03 Aug 2017

1	RA Jadeja	–	50*	5	73	Ind	NZl	Kanpur	22 Sep 2016
2	RA Jadeja	51	–	7	48	Ind	Eng	Chennai	16 Dec 2016
3	RA Jadeja	54*	–	5	124	Ind	Aus	Ranchi	16 Mar 2017
4	RA Jadeja	70*	–	5	152	Ind	Srl	Col-SSC	03 Aug 2017
5	RA Jadeja	175*	–	5	41	Ind	Srl	Mohali	04 Mar 2022
6	RA Jadeja	66*		5	47	Ind	Aus	Nagpur-J	09 Mar 2023

Note – Stats as at the end of second day’s play of the Nagpur Test between India and Australia on 10 Feb 2023

T Murphy of Australia captured five for 82 in India’s innings to provide the 176^th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets on his test debut. It also provides the 14th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets on his test debut against India

T Murphy of Australia captured five for 82 in India’s innings to provide the 37^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets on his test debut. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets on his test debut against India. The four bowlers are listed below

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	B Lee	18.0	2	047	5	2	Ind	Melbourne	26 Dec 1999
2	JJ Krejza	43.5	1	215	8	1	Ind	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
3	JR Hazlewood	23.2	6	068	5	1	Ind	Brisbane	17 Dec 2014
4	T Murphy	36.0	9	082	5	2	Ind	Nagpur	09 Feb 2023

T Murphy of Australia captured five for 82 in India’s innings to provide the 639^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings. It also provides the 63rd occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against India.

Axar Patel scored 52 not out in India’s innings to provide the 50^th occasion of an Indian batsman batting at number nine scoring a fifty in a test innings. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Indian batsman batting at number nine scoring a fifty in a test innings against Australia

Indian cricketers scoring 50 plus runs and capturing five plus wickets in an innings in a test

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RA Jadeja of India captured five for 47 and scored 60 not out against Australia at Nagpur in the ongoing first test to provide the 230^th occasion of a cricketer scoring a fifty and capture five or more wickets in a test innings. It also provides the 31^st occasion of an Indian cricketer performing such an all round feat. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	W	R	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	L Amarnath	–	50	5	118	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	22 Jun 1946
2	MH Mankad	72	184	5	196	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	19 Jun 1952
3	DG Phadkar	57	–	5	72	Ind	Pak	Kolkata	12 Dec 1952
4	PR Umrigar	56	172*	5	107	Ind	Win	Port of Spain	04 Apr 1962
5	RF Surti	70	53	5	74	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	23 Dec 1967
6	N Kapil Dev	84	–	7	56	Ind	Pak	Chennai	15 Jan 1980
7	N Kapil Dev	–	89	5	125	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	10 Jun 1982
8	N Kapil Dev	73	–	5	102	Ind	Pak	Karachi	23 Dec 1982
9	RJ Shastri	52	–	5	75	Ind	Pak	Nagpur	05 Oct 1983
10	RMH Binny	52*	–	6	56	Ing	Pak	Kolkata	11 Feb 1987
11	M Prabhakar	–	54*	6	132	Ind	Pak	Faisalabad	23 Nov 1989
12	N Kapil Dev	56	–	5	130	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	25 Jan 1992
13	J Srinath	76	–	5	95	Ind	NZl	Hamilton	02 Jan 1999
14	SB Joshi	92	–	5	142	Ind	Ban	Dhaka	10 Nov 2000
15	IK Pathan	52	–	5	58	Ind	Zim	Bulawayo	13 Sep 2005
16	Z Khan	57*	–	5	91	Ind	Aus	Bengaluru	09 Oct 2008
17	R Ashwin	103	–	5	156	Ind	Win	Mumbai	22 Nov 2011
18	B Kumar	58	63*	5	82	Ind	Eng	Nottingham	09 Jul 2014
19	B Kumar	–	52	6	82	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	17 Jul 2014
20	R Ashwin	56	–	5	61	Ind	SAF	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
21	R Ashwin	113	–	7	83	Ind	Win	North Sound	21 Jul 2016
22	RA Jadeja	–	50*	5	73	Ind	NZl	Kanpur	22 Sep 2016
23	R Ashwin	58	–	5	67	Ind	Eng	Visakhapatnam	17 Nov 2016
24	RA Jadeja	51	–	7	48	Ind	Eng	Chennai	16 Dec 2016
25	RA Jadeja	54*	–	5	124	Ind	Aus	Ranchi	16 Mar 2017
26	R Ashwin	54	–	5	69	Ind	Srl	Col-SSC	03 Aug 2017
27	RA Jadeja	70*	–	5	152	Ind	Srl	Col-SSC	03 Aug 2017
28	HH Pandya	–	52*	5	28	Ind	Eng	Nottingham	18 Aug 2018
29	R Ashwin	–	103+	5	43	Ind	Eng	Chennai	13 Feb 2021
30	RA Jadeja	175*	–	5	41	Ind	Srl	Mohali	04 Mar 2022
31	RA Jadeja	*60+**		5	47	Ind	Aus	Nagpur-J	09 Mar 2023

It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian bowler performing such a feat against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	W	R	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	RF Surti	70	53	5	74	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	23 Dec 1967
2	N Kapil Dev	56	–	5	130	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	25 Jan 1992
3	Z Khan	57*	–	5	91	Ind	Aus	Bengaluru	09 Oct 2008
4	RA Jadeja	54*	–	5	124	Ind	Aus	Ranchi	16 Mar 2017
5	RA Jadeja	*60+**		5	47	Ind	Aus	Nagpur-J	09 Mar 2023

It also provides the second occasion of RA Jadeja performing such a feat against Australia. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	W	R	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	RA Jadeja	54*	–	5	124	Ind	Aus	Ranchi	16 Mar 2017
2	RA Jadeja	*60+**		5	47	Ind	Aus	Nagpur-J	09 Mar 2023

No	Player	FI	SI	W	R	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	R Ashwin	–	103+	5	43	Ind	Eng	Chennai	13 Feb 2021
2	R Ashwin	103	–	5	156	Ind	Win	Mumbai	22 Nov 2011
3	R Ashwin	56	–	5	61	Ind	SAF	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
4	R Ashwin	113	–	7	83	Ind	Win	North Sound	21 Jul 2016
5	R Ashwin	58	–	5	67	Ind	Eng	Visakhapatnam	17 Nov 2016
6	R Ashwin	54	–	5	69	Ind	Srl	Col-SSC	03 Aug 2017

1	RA Jadeja	–	50*	5	73	Ind	NZl	Kanpur	22 Sep 2016
2	RA Jadeja	51	–	7	48	Ind	Eng	Chennai	16 Dec 2016
3	RA Jadeja	54*	–	5	124	Ind	Aus	Ranchi	16 Mar 2017
4	RA Jadeja	70*	–	5	152	Ind	Srl	Col-SSC	03 Aug 2017
5	RA Jadeja	175*	–	5	41	Ind	Srl	Mohali	04 Mar 2022
6	RA Jadeja	*60+**		5	47	Ind	Aus	Nagpur-J	09 Mar 2023

Note – Stats as at the end of second day’s play of the Nagpur Test between India and Australia on 10 Feb 2023

Batsmen scoring two or more double centuries in a Ranji Trophy season

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MA Agarwal of Karnataka scored two double centuries – 208 Vs Kerala at Thumba and 249 Vs Saurashtra at Bangalore in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season 2022/23 to provide the 33rd occasion of a batsman scoring two or more double centuries in a season. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	No	Score	Player	TeamHH	Opp	Venue	Date
1	1	220	A Mukund	Tamil Nadu	Gujarat	Motera	2011/12
	2	204	A Mukund	Tamil Nadu	Haryana	Chepauk	2011/12

2	1	228	AD Jadeja	Haryana	Punjab	Gurgaon	1991/92
	2	256	AD Jadeja	Haryana	Services	Faridabad	1991/92

3	1	213	AK Sharma	Delhi	Services	Delhi	1998/99
	2	200*	AK Sharma	Delhi	Tamil Nadu	Delhi	1998/99

4	1	248*	AV Kale	Maharashtra	Baroda	Punjab	1999/00
	2	219	AV Kale	Maharashtra	Gujarat	Motera	1999/00

5	1	208*	AV Mankad	Bombay	Haryana	Bom-WS	1976/77
	2	203*	AV Mankad	Bombay	Maharashtra	Punjab	1976/77

6	1	352	CA Pujara	Saurashtra	Karnataka	Rajkot	2012/13
	2	203*	CA Pujara	Saurashtra	Mad Pradesh	Rajkot	2012/13

7	1	264*	CM Gautam	Karnataka	Maharashtra	Gahunje	2012/13
	2	257	CM Gautam	Karnataka	Vidarbha	Mysore	2012/13

8	1	203	CPS Chauhan	Maharashtra	Gujarat	Poona	1972/73
	2	207	CPS Chauhan	Maharashtra	Vidarbha	Poona	1972/73

9	1	246	CT Sarwate	Holkar	Bengal	Calcutta	1950/51
	2	234	CT Sarwate	Holkar	Gujarat	Indore-YCG	1950/51

10	1	217	D Sharma	Haryana	J+K	Srinagar	1986/87
	2	214*	D Sharma	Haryana	Punjab	Patiala	1986/87

11	1	210	DB Vengsarkar	Bombay	Baroda	Vadodara	1979/80
	2	203	DB Vengsarkar	Bombay	Bihar	Jamshedpur	1979/80

12	1	323	DJ Gandhi	Bengal	Assam	Guwahati	1998/99
	2	216	DJ Gandhi	Bengal	Bihar	Calcutta	1998/99

13	1	207	DS Jadhav	Maharashtra	Him Pradesh	Ichalkaranji	2003/04
	2	251	DS Jadhav	Maharashtra	Mad Pradesh	Punjab	2003/04
	3	*200†**	DS Jadhav	Maharashtra	Odisha	Cuttack	2003/04

14	1	201*	IR Jaggi	Jharkhand	Hyderabad	Ranchi	2014/15
	2	201*	IR Jaggi	Jharkhand	Tripura	Dhanbad	2014/15

15	1	200*	J Arun Lal	Bengal	Assam	Guwahati	1986/87
	2	287	J Arun Lal	Bengal	Rajasthan	Calcutta	1986/87

16	1	230	Jitender Singh	Haryana	Him Pradesh	Chamba	1996/97
	2	229*	Jitender Singh	Haryana	U Pradesh	Faridabad	1996/97

17	1	208	MA Agarwal	Karnataka	Kerala	Thumba	2022/23
	2	249	MA Agarwal	Karnataka	Saurashtra	Thumba	2022/23

18	1	261	Milind Kumar	Sikkim	Man	Kolkata	2018/19
	2	224	Milind Kumar	Sikkim	Nagaland	Dimapur	2018/19

19	1	305*	P Dharmani	Punjab	J+K	Ludhiana	1999/00
	2	202*	P Dharmani	Punjab	Services	Mohali	1999/00

20	1	230*	P Dogra	Him Pradesh	Assam	Guwahati	2014/15
	2	204*	P Dogra	Him Pradesh	Tripura	Agartala	2014/15

21	1	227	P Dogra	Him Pradesh	Services	Dharamsala	2015/16
	2	209*	P Dogra	Him Pradesh	Tripura	Dharamsala	2015/16

22	1	202*	P Roy	Bengal	Odisha	Cuttack	1963/64
	2	206*	P Roy	Bengal	Assam	Calcutta	1983/84

23	1	232	PK Panchal	Gujarat	Mumbai	Hubli	2016/17
	2	314*	PK Panchal	Gujarat	Punjab	Belgaum	2016/17

24	1	213	PR Umrigar	Bombay	Gujarat	Khadakvasla	1957/58
	2	245	PR Umrigar	Bombay	Saurashtra	Kirkee	1957/58

25	1	205*	R Dalal	Aru Pradesh	Mizoram	Pud	2019/20
	2	267*	R Dalal	Aru Pradesh	Nagaland	Dimapur	2019/20

26	1	303*	RA Jadeja	Saurashtra	Gujarat	Surat	2012/13
	2	331	RA Jadeja	Saurashtra	Railawaus	Rajkot	2012/13

27	1	245*	RS Modi	Bombay	Baroda	Baroda	1944/45
	2	210	RS Modi	Bombay	W India	Bom-BS	1944/45

28	1	231*	SS Bhave	Maharashtra	Haryana	Punjab	1991/92
	2	220	SS Bhave	Maharashtra	Saurashtra	Bhavnagar	1992/93

29	1	207*	VG Kambli	Mumbai	Rlys	Mumbai-WS	1997/98
	2	232*	VG Kambli	Mumbai	Saurashtra	Mumbai-WS	1997/98

30	1	278	VM Merchant	Bombay	Holkar	Bom-BS	1944/45
	2	217	VM Merchant	Bombay	W India	Bom-BS	1944/45

31	1	256	W Jaffer	Mumbai	Hyderabad	Mumbai	2008/09
	2	301	W Jaffer	Mumbai	Saurashtra	Chepauk	2008/09

32	1	238	WV Raman	Tamil Nadu	Bengal	Calcutta	1988/89
	2	313	WV Raman	Tamil Nadu	Goa	Panaji	1988/89
	3	200*	WV Raman	Tamil Nadu	Maharashtra	Chepauk	1988/89

33	1	226	WV Raman	Tamil Nadu	Haryana	Faridabad	1991/92
	2	206	WV Raman	Tamil Nadu	Kerala	Chepauk	1991/92

Mayank Agarwal of Karnataka tops the run aggregate in Ranji Trophy season 2022/23

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Mayank Agarwal’s 249 runs in the semifinal against Saurashtra at Bangalore fetched him an aggregate of 935 runs in this season of Ranji Trophy 2022/23. He became the only batsman to score 900 plus runs in this season. He went past DR Shorey of Delhi and Sachin Baby of Kerala who had amassed 859 runs and 830 runs respectively.

His boundary sixes aggregate this season read 20. He became the third batsman to score 20 plus boundary sixes in this season after BK Saurabh of Bihar {26} and Sumit Singh of Sikkim {24}

With 101 boundary fours to his credit at the end of his 249 against Saurashtra, Mayank Agarwal became the second batsman to score 100 plus boundary fours in this season. DR Shorey of Delhi has scored 116 boundary fours.

India Vs Australia – First Test at Nagpur – First day

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Australia won the toss and elected to bat first in this game to provide the 98thoccasion of Australia doing so against India in a test. It also provides the 55^thoccasion of Australia doing so against India in India in a test.

India capped KS Bharat and SK Yadav for this game. They became the 303rd and 304th cricketers to represent India in a test. They also became the 51^st and 52nd Indian cricketers to make their test debut against Australia

India capped KS Bharat and SK Yadav for this game providing the 51^st occasion of two cricketers represent India in a test. It also provides the tenth occasion of two Indian cricketers to make their test debut against Australia

India capped KS Bharat for this game. He became the 34th wicket keeper batsman to represent India in a test. He also became the seventh Indian wicket keeper batsman to make his test debut against Australia.

Australia capped T Murphy for this game. He became the 465^th cricketer to represent Australia in a test. He also became the 55^th Australian cricketer to make his test debut against India

RA Jadeja captured five for 47 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 73^rd occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia. It also provides the 42nd occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia in India.

RA Jadeja captured five for 47 in Australia’s first innings represent the fourth occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia in India.

No	Player	Overs	M	R	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	RA Jadeja	16.0	2	58	5	3	v Australia	Delhi	22 Mar 2013
2	RA Jadeja	21.4	1	63	6	2	v Australia	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017
3	RA Jadeja	49.3	8	124	5	1	v Australia	Ranchi	16 Mar 2017
4	RA Jadeja	22.0	8	47	5	1	v Australia	Nagpur	09 Feb 2023

RA Jadeja captured five for 47 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 16th occasion of an Indian left arm spin bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia. It also provides the 12^th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia in India.

RA Jadeja captured five for 47 in Australia’s first innings represent the fourth occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia in India. He now owns the record for most five wickets in an innings hauls by a left arm spin bowler against Australia in India. He went past RG Nadkarni who had captured five or more wickets against Australia in India on three occasions

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	RA Jadeja	16.0	2	58	5	3	v Australia	Delhi	22 Mar 2013
2	RA Jadeja	21.4	1	63	6	2	v Australia	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017
3	RA Jadeja	49.3	8	124	5	1	v Australia	Ranchi	16 Mar 2017
4	RA Jadeja	22.0	8	47	5	1	v Australia	Nagpur	09 Feb 2023

1	RG Nadkarni	51.0	11	105	6	2	v Australia	Brabourne	01 Jan 1960
2	RG Nadkarni	18.0	6	31	5	1	v Australia	Chennai	02 Oct 1964
3	RG Nadkarni	54.4	21	91	6	3	v Australia	Chennai	02 Oct 1964

RA Jadeja’s 5 for 47 in Australia’s innings represent his eleventh haul of five or more wickets in an innings.

R Ashwin captured three wickets in Australia’s first innings which fetched him an aggregate of 452 wickets. His 450^th victim was Australian wicket keeper batsman A Carey bowled for 36.

R Ashwin captured three wickets in Australia’s first innings which fetched him an aggregate of 92 wickets against Australia. He became the third Indian bowler to capture 90 plus wickets against Australia. Others are A Kumble {111} and Harbhajan Singh {95}

MT Renshaw collected the first ball duck in Australia’s innings to provide the 281^st occasion of an Australian batsman dismissed for a first ball duck in an innings in a test. It also provides the 30^th occasion of an Australian batsman dismissed for a first ball duck in an innings in a test against India.

T Murtphy was dismissed for a duck in Australia’s innings to provide the 87^th occasion of an Australian batsman dismissed for a duck in an innings in a test on his test debut. It also provides the eighth occasion of an Australian batsman dismissed for a duck in an innings in a test on his test debut against India.

RG Sharma scored 56 not out in India’s innings at the end of the first day’s play to provide the 220th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty in an innings. It also provides the 42nd occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty in an innings against Australia.

It also provides the first occasion of RG Sharma scoring a fifty in a test innings while leading India

RG Sharma scored 56 not out in India’s innings at the end of the first day’s play to provide the 24th Indian captain to score a fifty in an innings. He also became the 14^th Indian captain score a fifty in an innings against Australia.

Mysore/Karnataka batsmen who have scored double centuries in an innings in Ranji Trophy

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MA Agarwal of Karnatakanataka scored 249 against Saurashtra in the ongoing Ranji Trophy semi final 2022/23 at Bangalore to provide the 32nd occasion of Mysore/Karnatakanataka batsman scoring a double hundred in the history of Ranji Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated season wise

No	Score	Player	Team	Opp	Venue	Date
1	213*	V Subramanya	Mysore	Madras	Chepauk	1966/67
2	230†	GR Viswanath	Mysore	Andhdra	Vijayawada	1967/68
3	200*	R Sudhakar Rao	Karnataka	Hyderabad	Hyderbad	1975/76
4	*218†**	S Desai	Karnataka	Kerala	Chickmagalur	1977/78
5	*211†**	RMH Binny	Karnataka	Kerala	Chickmagalur	1977/78
6	247	GR Viswanath	Karnataka	Uttae Pradesh	Mohan Nagar	1977/78
7	216	BP Patel	Karnataka	Baroda	Bangalore	1978/79
8	267	V Arjun Raja	Karnataka	Bengal	Calcutta	1990/91
9	*259†**	KA Jeshwant	Karnataka	Tamil Nadu	Coimbatore	1990/91
10	200*	RS Dravid	Karnataka	Andhra	Bangalore	1992/93
11	215	RS Dravid	Karnataka	Uttar Pradesh	Bangalore	1997/98
12	210	RS Dravid	Karnataka	Hyderabad	Bangalore	1998/99
13	200*	RV Bharadwaj	Karnataka	Kerala	Thalassery	1998/99
14	207*	RV Bharadwaj	Karnataka	Tamil Nadu	B’lore-RSI	2001/02
15	237*	BM Rowland	Karnataka	J+K	Bangalore	2002/03
16	210	BM Rowland	Karnataka	Assam	Bangalore	2003/04
17	283	BM Rowland	Karnataka	Mad Pradesh	Bangalore	2004/05
18	214	RS Dravid	Karnataka	Mumbai	Mum-WS	2007/08
19	209*	RS Dravid	Karnataka	Uttar Pradesh	Bangalore	2009/10
20	200*	MK Pandey	Karnataka	Mumbai	Mum-BS	2011/12
21	251*	KB Pawan	Karnataka	Rajastah	Udaipur	2011/12
22	264*	CM Gautam	Karnataka	Maharashta	Gahunje	2012/13
23	200*	G Satish	Karnataka	Tamil Nadu	Chepauk	2012/13
24	257	CM Gautam	Karnataka	Vidarbha	Mysore	2012/13
25	328	KK Nair	Karnataka	Tamil Nadu	Mum-WS	2014/15
26	337	KL Rahul	Karnataka	Uttar Pradesh	Bangalore	2014/15
27	235	R Samarth	Karnataka	Jharkhand	G Noida	2016/17
28	304*	MA Agarwal	Karnataka	Maharashtra	Gahunje	2017/18
29	238	MK Pandey	Karnataka	Uttar Pradesh	Kanpur	2017/18
30	208*	MK Pandey	Karnataka	Goa	Porvorim	2022/23
31	208	MA Agarwal	Karnataka	Kerala	Thumba	2022/23
32	249	MA Agarwal	Karnataka	Saurashta	Bangalore	2022/23

The following table lists the Karnataka batsmen, who have scored double centuries on two or more occasions,

No	Score	Player	Team	Opp	Venue	Date
1	200*	RS Dravid	Karnataka	Andhra	Bangalore	1992/93
2	215	RS Dravid	Karnataka	Uttar Pradesh	Bangalore	1997/98
3	210	RS Dravid	Karnataka	Hyderabad	Bangalore	1998/99
4	214	RS Dravid	Karnataka	Mumbai	Mum-WS	2007/08
5	209*	RS Dravid	Karnataka	Uttar Pradesh	Bangalore	2009/10

1	237*	BM Rowland	Karnataka	J+K	Bangalore	2002/03
2	210	BM Rowland	Karnataka	Assam	Bangalore	2003/04
3	283	BM Rowland	Karnataka	Mad Pradesh	Bangalore	2004/05

1	304*	MA Agarwal	Karnataka	Maharashtra	Gahunje	2017/18
2	208	MA Agarwal	Karnataka	Kerala	Thumba	2022/23
3	249	MA Agarwal	Karnataka	Saurashta	Bangalore	2022/23

1	200*	MK Pandey	Karnataka	Mumbai	Mum-BS	2011/12
2	238	MK Pandey	Karnataka	Uttar Pradesh	Kanpur	2017/18
3	208*	MK Pandey	Karnataka	Goa	Porvorim	2022/23

1	264*	CM Gautam	Karnataka	Maharashta	Gahunje	2012/13
2	257	CM Gautam	Karnataka	Vidarbha	Mysore	2012/13

1	230†	GR Viswanath	Mysore	Andhdra	Vijayawada	1967/68
2	247	GR Viswanath	Karnataka	Uttae Pradesh	Mohan Nagar	1977/78

1	200*	RV Bharadwaj	Karnataka	Kerala	Thalassery	1998/99
2	207*	RV Bharadwaj	Karnataka	Tamil Nadu	B’lore-RSI	2001/02

MA Agarwal became the fourth Karnataka batsmen to score double hundreds on three or more occasions. Others are – RS Dravid {05}, BM Rowland {03} and MK Pandey {03}

No	Score	Player	Team	Opp	Venue	Date
1	200*	RS Dravid	Karnataka	Andhra	Bangalore	1992/93
2	215	RS Dravid	Karnataka	Uttar Pradesh	Bangalore	1997/98
3	210	RS Dravid	Karnataka	Hyderabad	Bangalore	1998/99
4	214	RS Dravid	Karnataka	Mumbai	Mum-WS	2007/08
5	209*	RS Dravid	Karnataka	Uttar Pradesh	Bangalore	2009/10

1	237*	BM Rowland	Karnataka	J+K	Bangalore	2002/03
2	210	BM Rowland	Karnataka	Assam	Bangalore	2003/04
3	283	BM Rowland	Karnataka	Mad Pradesh	Bangalore	2004/05

1	304*	MA Agarwal	Karnataka	Maharashtra	Gahunje	2017/18
2	208	MA Agarwal	Karnataka	Kerala	Thumba	2022/23
3	249	MA Agarwal	Karnataka	Saurashta	Bangalore	2022/23

1	200*	MK Pandey	Karnataka	Mumbai	Mum-BS	2011/12
2	238	MK Pandey	Karnataka	Uttar Pradesh	Kanpur	2017/18
3	208*	MK Pandey	Karnataka	Goa	Porvorim	2022/23

MA Agarwal became the second Karnataka batsman to score double centuries on two occasions in the same season. He emulated CM Gautham who had performed such a feat in 2012/13. Thus the history was repeated after ten years.

The feat of these two batsmen are tabulated below

No	Score	Player	Team	Opp	Venue	Date
1	208	MA Agarwal	Karnataka	Kerala	Thumba	2022/23
2	249	MA Agarwal	Karnataka	Saurashta	Bangalore	2022/23

1	264*	CM Gautam	Karnataka	Maharashta	Gahunje	2012/13
2	257	CM Gautam	Karnataka	Vidarbha	Mysore	2012/13

A Couple of records for Karnataka captain MA Agarwal

08/02/2023 hrg

MA Agarwal of Karnataka became the ninth batsman to aggregate 700 plus runs in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season 2023/23. The following table lists all the nine batsman as of 08.02.23.

No	Player	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0	4s	6s	Team
1	DR Shorey	7	12	3	859	252*	95.44	3	2	2	116	5	Delhi
2	Sachin Baby	7	13	3	830	159	83.00	3	3	1	75	8	Kerala
3	MA Agarwal	9	12	2	796	208	79.60	3	5	0	84	15	Karnataka
4	P Chopra	7	11	2	783	159	87.00	5	1	1	91	7	Him Pra
5	AR Easwaran	7	11	2	765	170	85.00	3	3	0	83	1	Bengal
6	SK Gharami	9	15	3	748	112*	62.33	3	5	1	99	6	Bengal
7	T Kohli	6	10	0	746	203	74.60	3	3	2	99	6	Mizoram
8	AP Majumdar	9	12	1	710	159	64.54	3	2	0	78	3	Bengal
9	AR Kalsi	7	10	3	703	165*	100.42	3	1	1	84	2	Him Pra

With 796 runs to his credit as of 08.02.23, MA Agarwal occupies the third place among the batsmen who have scored 700 plus runs in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season. He requires four more runs for his 800 runs this season.

No	Player	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0	4s	6s	Team
1	DR Shorey	7	12	3	859	252*	95.44	3	2	2	116	5	Delhi
2	Sachin Baby	7	13	3	830	159	83.00	3	3	1	75	8	Kerala
3	MA Agarwal	9	12	2	796	208	79.60	3	5	0	84	15	Karnataka

MA Agarwal has scored 15 boundary sixes in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season. He is the fourth batsman to score 15 or more boundary sixes as of 08.02.23. The following table lists the four batsmen

Player	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0	4s	6s	Team
BK Saurabh	7	11	0	521	177	47.36	3	1	4	47	26	Bihar
Sumit Singh	6	10	1	599	168	66.55	2	3	1	68	24	Sikkim
KM Jadhav	4	6	0	555	283	92.50	2	2	0	53	17	Maharashtra
MA Agarwal	9*	12	2	796	208	79.60	3	5	0	84	15	Karnataka

MA Agarwal’s 110 not out against Saurashta at Bangalore in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season 2022/23 represents his ninth century in the national championship.

No	Score	Opposition	Date
1	118	Delhi	23 Nov 2015
2	304*	Maharashtra	01 Nov 2017
3	176	Delhi	09 Nov 2017
4	133*	Uttar Pradesh	17 Nov 2017
5	173	Railways	25 Nov 2017
6	134	Railways	25 Nov 2017
7	117	Chhattisgarh	03 Jan 2023
8	208	Kerala	17 Jan 2023
9	110*	Saurashtra	08 Feb 2023