AY Patel’s 14 for 225 in the test at Mum-WS between India and New Zealand was in a losing cause to provide the 77^th occasion of a bowler’s ten plus wickets in a test going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of wickets captured by the bowler.

No	Player	W-Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	AY Patel	14-225	NZl	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 2021
2	J Srinath	13-132	Ind	Pak	Kolkata	Feb 1999
3	SF Barnes	13-163	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	Jan 1902
4	MG Hughes	13-217	Aus	Win	Perth	Dec 1988
5	T Richardson	13-244	Eng	Aus	Manchester	Jul 1896
6	CTB Turner	12-087	Aus	Eng	Sydney	Feb 1888
7	H Trumble	12-089	Aus	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1896
8	AME Roberts	12-121	Win	Ind	Chennai	Jan 1975
9	AK Davidson	12-124	Aus	Ind	Kanpur	Dec 1959
10	SK Warne	12-128	Aus	SAF	Sydney	Jan 1994
11	DL Vettori	12-149	NZl	Aus	Auckland	Mar 2000
12	G Dymock	12-166	Aus	Ind	Kanpur	Oct 1979
13	H Trumble	12-173	Aus	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1902
14	KA Maharaj	12-283	SAF	Srl	Col-SSC	Jul 2018
15	JJ Krejza	12-358	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	Nov 2008
16	WH Lockwood	11-076	Eng	Aus	Manchester	Jul 1902
17	NGB Cook	11-083	Eng	Pak	Karachi	Mar 1984
18	MA Starc	11-094	Aus	Srl	Galle	Aug 2016
19	CR Woakes	11-102	Eng	Pak	Lord’s	Jul 2016
20	MA Holding	11-107	Win	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1981
21	ARC Fraser	11-110	Eng	Win	Trinidad	Feb 1998
22	Wasim Akram	11-110	Pak	Win	St John’s	May 2000
23	Saeed Ajmal	11-111	Pak	Win	Providence	May 2011
24	AE Hall	11-112	SAF	Eng	Cape Town	Jan 1923
25	FR Spofforth	11-117	Aus	Eng	Sydney	Jan 1883
26	RG Nadkarni	11-122	Ind	Aus	Chennai	Oct 1964
27	CD Collymore	11-134	Win	Pak	Kingston	Jun 2005
28	C Pringle	11-152	NZl	Pak	Faisalabad	Oct 1990
29	MG Johnson	11-159	Aus	SAF	Perth	Dec 2008
30	Wasim Akram	11-160	Pak	Aus	Melbourne	Jan 1990
31	Taijul Islam	11-170	Ban	Zim	Sylhet	Nov 2018
32	IT Botham	11-176	Eng	Aus	Perth	Dec 1979
33	GF Lawson	11-181	Aus	Win	Adelaide	Dec 1984
34	SF Burke	11-196	SAF	NZl	Cape Town	Jan 1962
35	AL Valentine	11-204	Win	Eng	Manchester	Jun 1950
36	Muralitharan	11-212	Srl	Aus	Galle	Mar 2004
37	DL Underwood	11-215	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1975
38	Harbhajan Singh	11-224	Ind	Aus	Bengaluru	Oct 2004
39	MW Tate	11-228	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Dec 1924
40	BS Chandrasekhar	11-235	Ind	Win	Mumb-BS	Dec 1966
41	TG Southee	10-108	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	May 2013
42	RJ Bright	10-111	Aus	Pak	Karachi	Feb 1980
43	GE Gomez	10-113	Win	Aus	Sydney	Jan 1952
44	NJN Hawke	10-115	Aus	Win	Georgetown	Apr 1965
45	Muralitharan	10-115	Srl	Eng	Birmingham	May 2006
46	CB Llewellyn	10-116	SAF	Aus	Johannesburg	Oct 1902
47	CA Walsh	10-117	Win	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 2000
48	RM Hogg	10-122	Aus	Eng	Perth	Dec 1978
49	Maninder Singh	10-126	Ind	Pak	Bengaluru	Mar 1987
50	Wasim Akram	10-128	Pak	NZl	Dunedin	Feb 1985
51	Ghulam Ahmed	10-130	Ind	Aus	Kolkata	Nov 1956
52	Waqar Younis	10-133	Pak	SAF	P Elizabeth	Mar 1998
53	N Kapil Dev	10-135	Ind	Win	Ahmedabad	Nov 1983
54	RJ Sidebottom	10-139	Eng	NZl	Hamilton	Mar 2008
55	J Cowie	10-140	NZl	Eng	Manchester	Jul 1937
56	GA Lohmann	10-142	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Jan 1892
57	Mushtaq Ahmed	10-143	Pak	NZl	Lahore	Nov 1996
58	Saeed Ajmal	10-146	Pak	SAF	Cape Town	Feb 2013
59	BKV Prasad	10-153	Ind	SAF	Durban	Dec 1996
60	PA Strang	10-158	Zim	NZl	Bulawayo	Sep 2000
61	R Ashwin	10-160	Ind	Srl	Galle	Aug 2015
62	HV Hordern	10-161	Aus	Eng	Sydney	Feb 1912
63	SK Warne	10-162	Aus	Eng	Birmingham	Aug 2005
64	EAS Prasanna	10-174	Ind	Aus	Chennai	Dec 1969
65	D Bishoo	10-174	Win	Pak	Dub-DSC	Oct 2016
66	Iqbal Qasim	10-175	Pak	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 1979
67	M Ntini	10-178	SAF	Aus	Jo’burg	Mar 2006
68	K Farnes	10-179	Eng	Aus	Nottingham	Jun 1934
69	DL Vettori	10-184	NZl	Srl	Wellington	Dec 2006
70	BS Bedi	10-194	Ind	Aus	Perth	Dec 1977
71	CV Grimmett	10-201	Aus	Eng	Nottingham	Jun 1930
72	T Richardson	10-204	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Feb 1898
73	BAW Mendis	10-209	Srl	Ind	Galle	Jul 2008
74	L Embuldeniya	10-210	Srl	Eng	Galle	Jan 2021
75	Saqlain Mushtaq	10-216	Pak	Ind	Delhi	Feb 1999
76	S Shillingford	10-219	Win	Aus	Roseau	Apr 2012
77	SP Gupte	10-223	Ind	Win	Kanpur	Dec 1958

It also provides the sixth occasion of a New Zealand bowler’s ten plus wickets in a test going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	W-Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	AY Patel	14-225	NZl	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 2021
2	DL Vettori	12-149	NZl	Aus	Auckland	Mar 2000
3	C Pringle	11-152	NZl	Pak	Faisalabad	Oct 1990
4	TG Southee	10-108	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	May 2013
5	J Cowie	10-140	NZl	Eng	Manchester	Jul 1937
6	DL Vettori	10-184	NZl	Srl	Wellington	Dec 2006

It also provides the eighth occasion of a bowler’s ten plus wickets in a test going in vain against India. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	W-Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	AY Patel	14-225	NZl	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 2021
2	AME Roberts	12-121	Win	Ind	Chennai	Jan 1975
3	AK Davidson	12-124	Aus	Ind	Kanpur	Dec 1959
4	G Dymock	12-166	Aus	Ind	Kanpur	Oct 1979
5	JJ Krejza	12-358	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	Nov 2008
6	Iqbal Qasim	10-175	Pak	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 1979
7	BAW Mendis	10-209	Srl	Ind	Galle	Jul 2008
8	Saqlain Mushtaq	10-216	Pak	Ind	Delhi	Feb 1999

DL Vettori {02}, H Trumble {02}, M Muralitharan {02}, Saeed Ajmal {02}, SK Warne {02}, T Richardson {02} and Wasim Akram {03} are the bowlers who have witnessed two or more occasions of their ten wicket haul in a losing cause. Wasim Akram has witnessed most number of occasions – three.

No	Player	W-Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	DL Vettori	12-149	NZl	Aus	Auckland	Mar 2000
2	DL Vettori	10-184	NZl	Srl	Wellington	Dec 2006
1	H Trumble	12-089	Aus	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1896
2	H Trumble	12-173	Aus	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1902
1	Muralitharan	11-212	Srl	Aus	Galle	Mar 2004
2	Muralitharan	10-115	Srl	Eng	Birmingham	May 2006
1	Saeed Ajmal	11-111	Pak	Win	Providence	May 2011
2	Saeed Ajmal	10-146	Pak	SAF	Cape Town	Feb 2013
1	SK Warne	12-128	Aus	SAF	Sydney	Jan 1994
2	SK Warne	10-162	Aus	Eng	Birmingham	Aug 2005
1	T Richardson	13-244	Eng	Aus	Manchester	Jul 1896
2	T Richardson	10-204	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Feb 1898
1	Wasim Akram	11-110	Pak	Win	St John’s	May 2000
2	Wasim Akram	11-160	Pak	Aus	Melbourne	Jan 1990
3	Wasim Akram	10-128	Pak	NZl	Dunedin	Feb 1985

The following table lists 18 occasions of bowlers conceding 200 plus runs for their ten plus wickets which have gone in vain. J Kreza of Australia is the only bowler to concede 350 plus runs in this list. His 12 for 358 against India at Nagpur in Nov 2008 was in losing cause.

No	Player	W-Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	AY Patel	14-225	NZl	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 2021
2	T Richardson	13-244	Eng	Aus	Manchester	Jul 1896
3	MG Hughes	13-217	Aus	Win	Perth	Dec 1988
4	JJ Krejza	12-358	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	Nov 2008
5	KA Maharaj	12-283	SAF	Srl	Col-SSC	Jul 2018
6	BS Chandrasekhar	11-235	Ind	Win	Mumb-BS	Dec 1966
7	MW Tate	11-228	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Dec 1924
8	Harbhajan Singh	11-224	Ind	Aus	Bengaluru	Oct 2004
9	DL Underwood	11-215	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1975
10	Muralitharan	11-212	Srl	Aus	Galle	Mar 2004
11	AL Valentine	11-204	Win	Eng	Manchester	Jun 1950
12	SP Gupte	10-223	Ind	Win	Kanpur	Dec 1958
13	S Shillingford	10-219	Win	Aus	Roseau	Apr 2012
14	Saqlain Mushtaq	10-216	Pak	Ind	Delhi	Feb 1999
15	L Embuldeniya	10-210	Srl	Eng	Galle	Jan 2021
16	BAW Mendis	10-209	Srl	Ind	Galle	Jul 2008
17	T Richardson	10-204	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Feb 1898
18	CV Grimmett	10-201	Aus	Eng	Nottingham	Jun 1930

New Zealand bowler AY Patel’s 14 for 225 against India at Mum-WS was in a losing cause to provide the best bowling figures by a bowler in a losing cause. The previous best in this category of statistics was credited to J Srinath of India. His 13 for 132 against Pakistan at Kolkata in Feb 1999 had gone in vain. The following table lists the bowlers whose 13 plus wickets in a test could not clinch a win for their teams

Incidentally, J Srinath watched his best bowling figures in a losing cause was bettered by AY Patel. J Srinath was the Match Referee for the test at Mum-WS

No	Player	W-Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AY Patel	14-225	NZl	Ind	Mumbai	03 Dec 2021
2	J Srinath	13-132	Ind	Pak	Kolkata	16 Feb 1999
3	SF Barnes	13-163	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1902
4	MG Hughes	13-217	Aus	Win	Perth	02 Dec 1988
5	T Richardson	13-244	Eng	Aus	Manchester	16 Jul 1896

TA Blundell was dismissed run out for a duck in New Zealand’s second innings to provide the 24^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out for a duck in a test innings. It also provides the third occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out for a duck against India in a test innings.

TA Blundell was dismissed run out for a duck in New Zealand’s second innings to provide the second occasion of a New Zealand wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in a test innings. It also provides the second occasion of a New Zealand wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out for a duck against India in a test innings.

TA Blundell was dismissed run out for a duck in New Zealand’s second innings to provide the 22nd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in a test innings. It also provides the fifth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out against India in a test innings.

With India winning this test, V Kohli became the fourth cricketer to appear in India’s 50 winning tests. This test was V Kohli’s 50^th winning test. Others are – SR Tendulkar {72}, R Dravid {56} and CA Pujara {53}. He also became the 34th cricketer to appear in a teams’s 50 winning test.

It was V Kohli’s 33^rd winning test on home soil. He went past R Dravid who has appeared in 32 winning test. V Kohli now occupies the fourth place among the Indian cricketers who have appeared in most winnings tests on home soil.  SR Tendulkar {52}, R Ashwin {37} and CA Pujara {36} occupy the first three places

HM Nicholls was dismissed stumped in New Zealand’s second innings to provide the 119^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman dismissed stumped in an innings. It also provides the 20th occasion of a New Zealand batsman dismissed stumped in an innings against India.

HM Nicholls was dismissed stumped in New Zealand’s second innings to provide the 70^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman dismissed stumped in an innings on away soil. It also provides the 13th occasion of a New Zealand batsman dismissed stumped in an innings against India in India.

HM Nicholls was dismissed stumped in New Zealand’s second innings to provide the 17th occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped in an innings in a test at Mum-WS.  It also provides the third occasion of a New Zealand batsman dismissed stumped in an innings against India at Mum-WS. The other two batsmen are – BL Cairns for 1 in Nov 1976 and TJ Franklin for 18 in Nov 1988

R Ashwin’s eight wickets in this test fetched him 300 wickets on home soil. He became the second Indian bowler to capture 300 plus wickets on home soil after A Kumble. A Kumble has captured 350 wickets on home soil.

R Ashwin’s eight wickets in this test fetched him 300 wickets on home soil. He became the sixth bowler to capture 300 plus wickets on home soil in the annals of test cricket. Others are – M Muralitharan {493}, JM Anderson {402}, A Kumble {350}, SCJ Broad {341} and SK Warne {319}

R Ashwin captured 14 wickets in this test series to provide the ninth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing 14 plus wickets in a two test series

No	Player	Opp	Series	M	I	B	Runs	W
1	C Sharma	Eng	1986	2	4	615	300	16
2	A Kumble	Pak	1988/89	2	4	587	312	21
3	A Kumble	Zim	2001/02	2	4	806	291	16
4	IK Pathan	Ban	2004/05	2	4	378	214	18
5	IK Pathan	Zim	2005	2	4	391	237	21
6	Z Khan	Ban	2009/10	2	4	477	293	15
7	R Ashwin	NZl	2012	2	4	536	236	18
8	I Sharma	NZl	2013/14	2	4	636	377	15
9	R Ashwin	NZl	2021/22	2	4	618	159	14

R Ashwin captured 14 wickets in this test series to provide the third occasion of an Indian bowler capturing 14 plus wickets in a two test series against New Zealand.

No	Player	Opp	Series	M	I	B	Runs	W
1	R Ashwin	NZl	2012	2	4	536	236	18
2	I Sharma	NZl	2013/14	2	4	636	377	15
3	R Ashwin	NZl	2021/22	2	4	618	159	14

R Ashwin became the third Indian bowler to capture 14 plus wickets in a two test series on two occasions after A Kumble and IK Pathan. R Ashwin’s feat coming against the same opposition – New Zealand.

No	Player	Opp	Series	M	I	B	Runs	W
1	A Kumble	Pak	1988/89	2	4	587	312	21
2	A Kumble	Zim	2001/02	2	4	806	291	16
1	IK Pathan	Ban	2004/05	2	4	378	214	18
2	IK Pathan	Zim	2005	2	4	391	237	21
1	R Ashwin	NZl	2012	2	4	536	236	18
2	R Ashwin	NZl	2021/22	2	4	618	159	14

India won this test by 372 runs to provide the seventh occasion of India winning a test by 300 plus runs margin.

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	372 runs	NZl	Mumbai	03 Dec 2021
2	India	won	337 runs	SAF	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
3	India	won	321 runs	NZl	Indore	08 Oct 2016
4	India	won	320 runs	Aus	Mohali	17 Oct 2008
5	India	won	318 runs	Win	N Sound	22 Aug 2019
6	India	won	317 runs	Eng	Chennai	13 Feb 2021
7	India	won	304 runs	Srl	Galle	26 Jul 2017

It also represent India’s largest win by runs margin. Its previous best win by runs margin was against South Africa at Delhi in Dec 2015. India had won this test by 337 runs. Coincidetally, this win and its win against South Africa has come in the tests with the same start date 03 December with year differing. The present win was in 2021 and the win against South Africa was six years earlier, that is 2015.

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	372 runs	NZl	Mumbai	03 Dec 2021
2	India	won	337 runs	SAF	Delhi	03 Dec 2015

It also represent India’s largest win by runs margin against New Zealand. Its previous best win by runs margin against New Zealand was at Indore in Oct 2016. India has won this test by 321 runs

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	372 runs	NZl	Mumbai	03 Dec 2021
2	India	won	321 runs	NZl	Indore	08 Oct 2016

R Ashwin’s aggregate of wickets in the calendar year 2021 read 52 wickets. He became the first bowler to capture 50 plus wicket in the calendar year 2021. His feat provides the 105^th occasion of a bowler capturing 50 plus wickets in a calendar year.

R Ashwin’s aggregate of wickets in the calendar year 2021 read 52 wickets. He became the first Indian bowler to capture 50 plus wicket in the calendar year 2021. His feat provides the 19^th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing 50 plus wickets in a calendar year.

R Ashwin’s 52 wickets in 2021 provide the fourth occasion of his capturing 50 plus wickets in a calendar year. He now holds the record for an Indian bowler who has captured 50 plus wickets in a calendar year on most occasions. Harbhajan Singh and A Kumble have performed the feat in three calendar years.

No	Player	M	I	Balls	Runs	W	Year
1	R Ashwin	9	17	2260	1067	62	2015
2	R Ashwin	12	23	3508	1721	72	2016
3	R Ashwin	11	21	3324	1545	56	2017
4	R Ashwin	8	16	2191	844	52	2021
1	Harbhajan	12	22	3424	1557	60	2001
2	Harbhajan	13	24	3567	1463	63	2002
3	Harbhajan	13	23	4230	1987	63	2008
1	A Kumble	10	19	3491	1461	54	1999
2	A Kumble	12	23	3680	1838	74	2004
3	A Kumble	12	23	3798	1910	57	2006

R Ashwin became the fifth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 50 plus wickets in four or more calendar years. The performance of these five bowlers is tabulated below

No	Player	Team	M	I	Balls	Runs	W	Year
1	R Ashwin	Ind	9	17	2260	1067	62	2015
2	R Ashwin	Ind	12	23	3508	1721	72	2016
3	R Ashwin	Ind	11	21	3324	1545	56	2017
4	R Ashwin	Ind	8	16	2191	844	52	2021
1	HMRKB Herath	Srl	10	18	3224	1417	60	2012
2	HMRKB Herath	Srl	9	18	3355	1522	56	2014
3	HMRKB Herath	Srl	9	17	2474	1079	57	2016
4	HMRKB Herath	Srl	11	19	2791	1432	52	2017
1	GD McGrath	Aus	10	20	2319	1138	52	1995
2	GD McGrath	Aus	13	25	3113	1347	63	1997
3	GD McGrath	Aus	14	27	3364	1425	67	1999
4	GD McGrath	Aus	14	27	3508	1473	68	2001
5	GD McGrath	Aus	13	26	3144	1352	62	2005
1	Muralitharan	Srl	8	16	3302	1256	68	1998
2	Muralitharan	Srl	10	17	3740	1463	75	2000
3	Muralitharan	Srl	12	23	4688	1699	80	2001
4	Muralitharan	Srl	8	14	2836	979	55	2002
5	Muralitharan	Srl	8	15	2049	963	52	2005
6	Muralitharan	Srl	11	21	3532	1521	90	2006
1	SK Warne	Aus	16	29	5054	1697	72	1993
2	SK Warne	Aus	10	19	3774	1274	70	1994
3	SK Warne	Aus	12	22	3051	1254	52	1995
4	SK Warne	Aus	15	28	4091	1661	68	1997
5	SK Warne	Aus	13	25	3501	1809	58	2001
6	SK Warne	Aus	10	20	2874	1310	67	2002
7	SK Warne	Aus	12	22	3472	1685	70	2004
8	SK Warne	Aus	15	30	4336	2114	96	2005

R Ashwin’s eight wickets in this test fetched him an aggregate of 296 wickets in India’s winning tests. He now holds the record for most wickets by an Indian bowler in India’s winning tests. He went past A Kumble who had an aggregate of 288 wickets in India’s winning tests.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts
1	R Ashwin	47	93	13094	5634	296
2	A Kumble	43	86	12810	5400	288

R Ashwin’s eight wickets in this test fetched him an aggregate of 246 wickets in India’s winning tests on home soil. R Ashwin is the second Indian bowler to capture 200 plus wickets in India’s winning tests.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts
1	R Ashwin	Ind	37	73	10271	4466	246
2	A Kumble	Ind	28	56	9323	3617	208

The following table lists the seven bowlers who have captured 200 wickets in their team’s winning tests on home soil. R Ashwin stands fifth in the list and require four more wickets for his 250 wickets in this category of statistics.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts
1	Muralitharan	Srl	37	74	12830	4709	305
2	JM Anderson	Eng	54	107	10844	4901	260
3	SK Warne	Aus	49	95	13684	5934	250
4	GD McGrath	Aus	53	106	12547	5115	249
5	R Ashwin	Ind	37	73	10271	4466	246
6	SCJ Broad	Eng	49	97	9192	4408	230
7	A Kumble	Ind	28	56	9323	3617	208

R Ashwin’s eight wickets in this test fetched him 53 wickets in India’s winning tests against New Zealand. He became the first Indian bowler to achieve this distinction. He also became the fourth bowler to capture 50 wickets in winning tests against New Zealand.

No	Player	Team	Opp	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts
1	SK Warne	Aus	NZl	12	24	3538	1546	77
2	DW Steyn	SAF	NZl	8	16	1572	789	60
3	W Younis	Pak	NZl	9	18	2115	906	54
4	R Ashwin	Ind	NZl	6	12	1598	758	53

R Ashwin’s eight wickets in this test fetched him 53 wickets in India’s winning tests against New Zealand. His feat provides the 62^nd occasion of a bowler capturing 50 plus wickets in his team’s winning test against an opposition

R Ashwin’s eight wickets in this test fetched him 66 wickets against New Zealand. He now holds the record for most wickets by a bowler in India-New Zealand test series. He went past RJ Hadlee’s 65 wickets. Infact, R Ashwin and RJ Hadlee are the only two bowlers in India-New Zealand test series to capture 60 plus wickets.

MA Agarwal of India scored 150 and 62 in the ongoing test against New Zealand at Mumbai to provide the 41^st occasion of an opening batman scoring 150 and fifty in a match in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the tenth occasion of Indian opening batsman performing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yesr
1	MH Mankad	72	184	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1952
2	P Roy	85	150	Ind	Win	Kingston	Mar 1953
3	SM Gavaskar	124	220	Ind	Win	Trinidad	Apr 1971
4	SM Gavaskar	205	73	Ind	Win	Mumbai	Dec 1978
5	SM Gavaskar	107	182*	Ind	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1978
6	W Jaffer	202	56	Ind	Pak	Kolkata	Nov 2007
7	V Sehwag	63	151	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 2008
8	V Sehwag	201*	50	Ind	Srl	Galle	Jul 2008
9	G Gambhir	179	97	Ind	Eng	Mohali	Dec 2008
10	RG Sharma	176	127	Ind	SAF	Vizag	Oct 2019
11	MA Agarwal	150	62	Ind	NZl	Mum-WS	Dec 2021

It also provides the sixth occasion of an opening batsman performing such a feat against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yesr
1	GW Flower	104	151	Zim	NZl	Harare	Sep 1997
2	Sadiq Mohd	166	68	Pak	NZl	Wellington	Feb 1973
3	CH Gayle	150	64*	Win	NZl	N Sound	Jul 2012
4	DA Warner	163	116	Aus	NZl	Brisbane	Nov 2015
5	JA Burns	170	65	Aus	NZl	Ch’church	Feb 2016
6	MA Agarwal	150	62	Ind	NZl	Mum-WS	Dec 2021

AY Patel of New Zealand captured 14 wickets conceding 225 runs in the ongoing test against India at Mum-WS to provide the 25^th occasion of a bowler capturing 14 or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below. AY Patel became the first bowler to capture 14 wickets against India.

AY Patel became the second New Zealand bowler to capture 14 plus wickets in a test after RJ Hadlee. RJ Hadlee had captured 15 wickets conceding 123 runs against Australia at Brisbane in Nov 1985.

No	Player	Wkts	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	RJ Hadlee	15-123	NZl	Aus	Brisbane	Nov 1985
2	AY Patel	14-225	NZl	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 2021

AP Patel became the second bowler to capture 14 plus wickets in a test conceding 200 plus runs after M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka. M Muralitharan had returned with match figures of 16 for 220 against England at The Oval in Aug 1998

No	Player	Wkts	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	Muralitharan	16-220	Srl	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1998
2	AY Patel	14-225	NZl	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 2021

AY Patel’s 14 for 225 in this test represent the best match bowling figures against India. It was an improvement over IT Botham’s 13 for 106 in the Golden Jubilee Test between India and England at Mum-WS in Feb 1980.

Thus AY Patel’s 14 for 225 in this test represent the best match bowling figures against India at Mum-WS.

MA Agarwal-CA Pujara added 107 runs for the first wicket to provide the   596^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings. It also provides the 324th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on home soil

MA Agarwal-CA Pujara added 107 runs for the first wicket to provide the   70^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against New Zealand. It also provides the 47th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on home soil against New Zealand.

MA Agarwal-CA Pujara added 107 runs for the first wicket to provide the   84^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings for the first wicket. It also provides the 48th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on home soil for  the first wicket

MA Agarwal-CA Pujara added 107 runs for the first wicket to provide the   twelfth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings for the first wicket against New Zealand. It also provides the  ninth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on home soil for the first wicket against New Zealand.

MA Agarwal-CA Pujara added 107 runs for the first wicket to provide the 29th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings at Mum-WS. It also provides the sixth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in a test innings at Mum-WS.

MA Agarwal-CA Pujara added 107 runs for the first wicket to provide the  fourth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings at Mum-WS against New Zealand. It also provides the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in a test innings at Mum-WS against New Zealand.

CA Pujara’s and V Kohli’s run aggregates against New Zealand at the end of this test read 867 and 866 respectively. They occupy the fourth and fifth places in the list of Indian batsmen who have scored most runs against New Zealand. The first three places are occupied by R Dravid {1659}, SR Tendulkar {1595} and V Sehwag {883}

AY Patel of New Zealand captured 14 wickets conceding 225 runs in the ongoing test against India at Mum-WS to provide the 25^th occasion of a bowler capturing 14 or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below. AY Patel became the first bowler to capture 14 wickets against India.

No	Player	Wkts	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	FR Spofforth	14-090	Aus	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1882
2	W Bates	14-102	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	Jan 1883
3	J Briggs	15-028	Eng	SAF	Cape Town	Mar 1889
4	GA Lohmann	15-045	Eng	SAF	P Elizabeth	Feb 1896
5	W Rhodes	15-124	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	Jan 1904
6	C Blythe	15-099	Eng	SAF	Leeds	Jul 1907
7	SF Barnes	17-159	Eng	SAF	Jo’burg	Dec 1913
8	SF Barnes	14-144	Eng	SAF	Durban	Feb 1914
9	CV Grimmett	14-199	Aus	SAF	Adelaide	Jan 1932
10	H Verity	15-104	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	Jun 1934
11	AV Bedser	14-099	Eng	Aus	Nottingham	Jun 1953
12	JC Laker	19-090	Eng	Aus	Manchester	Jul 1956
13	JM Patel	14-124	Ind	Aus	Kanpur	Dec 1959
14	RAL Massie	16-137	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1972
15	MA Holding	14-149	Win	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1976
16	Imran Khan	14-116	Pak	Srl	Lahore	Mar 1982
17	RJ Hadlee	15-123	NZl	Aus	Brisbane	Nov 1985
18	ND Hirwani	16-136	Ind	Win	Chennai	Jan 1988
19	Muralitharan	16-220	Srl	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1998
20	A Kumble	14-149	Ind	Pak	Delhi	Feb 1999
21	Harbhajan Singh	15-216	Ind	Aus	Chennai	Mar 2001
22	WPUJC Vaas	14-191	Srl	Win	Col-SSC	Nov 2001
23	HMRKB Herath	14-184	Srl	Pak	Col-SSC	Aug 2014
24	Yasir Shah	14-184	Pak	NZl	Dub-DSC	Nov 2018
25	AY Patel	14-225	NZl	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 2021

AY Patel became the second New Zealand bowler to capture 14 plus wickets in a test after RJ Hadlee. RJ Hadlee had captured 15 wickets conceding 123 runs against Australia at Brisbane in Nov 1985.

No	Player	Wkts	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	RJ Hadlee	15-123	NZl	Aus	Brisbane	Nov 1985
2	AY Patel	14-225	NZl	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 2021

AP Patel became the second bowler to capture 14 plus wickets in a test conceding 200 plus runs after M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka. M Muralitharan had returned with match figures of 16 for 220 against England at The Oval in Aug 1998

No	Player	Wkts	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	Muralitharan	16-220	Srl	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1998
2	AY Patel	14-225	NZl	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 2021

MA Agarwal of India scored 150 and 62 in the ongoing test against New Zealand at Mumbai to provide the 41^st occasion of an opening batman scoring 150 and fifty in a match in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yesr
1	H Sutcliffe	176	127	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	Jan 1925
2	H Sutcliffe	76	161	Eng	Aus	The Oval	Aug 1926
3	A Sandham	152	51	Eng	Win	Bridgetown	Jan 1930
4	H Sutcliffe	161	54	Eng	Aus	The Oval	Aug 1930
5	L Hutton	73	165*	Eng	Win	The Oval	Aug 1939
6	A Melville	189	104*	SAF	Eng	Nottingham	Jun 1947
7	B Mitchell	120	189*	SAF	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1947
8	EAB Rowan	236	60*	SAF	Eng	Leeds	Jul 1951
9	MH Mankad	72	184	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1952
10	P Roy	85	150	Ind	Win	Kingston	Mar 1953
11	G Pullar	59	175	Eng	SAF	The Oval	Aug 1960
12	RB Simpson	153	115	Aus	Pak	Karachi	Oct 1964
13	WM Lawry	210	58*	Aus	Win	Bridgetown	May 1965
14	SM Gavaskar	124	220	Ind	Win	Trinidad	Apr 1971
15	Sadiq Mohd	166	68	Pak	NZl	Wellington	Feb 1973
16	SM Gavaskar	205	73	Ind	Win	Mumbai	Dec 1978
17	SM Gavaskar	107	182*	Ind	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1978
18	GA Gooch	333	123	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 1990
19	GW Flower	104	151	Zim	NZl	Harare	Sep 1997
20	MA Taylor	334*	92	Aus	Pak	Peshawar	Oct 1998
21	ML Hayden	197	103	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	Nov 2002
22	GC Smith	277	85	SAF	Eng	Birmingham	Jul 2003
23	Trescothick	219	69*	Eng	SAF	The Oval	Sep 2003
24	JL Langer	191	97	Aus	Pak	Perth	Dec 2004
25	HH Gibbs	161	98	SAF	Eng	Jo’burg	Jan 2005
26	WU Tharanga	165	71*	Srl	Ban	Bogra	Mar 2006
27	PA Jaques	150	68	Aus	Srl	Hobart	Nov 2007
28	W Jaffer	202	56	Ind	Pak	Kolkata	Nov 2007
29	V Sehwag	63	151	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 2008
30	ND McKenzie	94	155*	SAF	Ind	Chennai	Mar 2008
31	V Sehwag	201*	50	Ind	Srl	Galle	Jul 2008
32	G Gambhir	179	97	Ind	Eng	Mohali	Dec 2008
33	PJ Hughes	115	160	Aus	SAF	Durban	Mar 2009
34	AN Cook	67	235*	Eng	Aus	Brisbane	Nov 2010
35	CH Gayle	150	64*	Win	NZl	N Sound	Jul 2012
36	Imrul Kayes	51	150	Ban	Pak	Khulna	Apr 2015
37	DA Warner	163	116	Aus	NZl	Brisbane	Nov 2015
38	JA Burns	170	65	Aus	NZl	Ch’church	Feb 2016
39	F Karunaratne	158*	60	Srl	SAF	Galle	Jul 2018
40	RG Sharma	176	127	Ind	SAF	Vizag	Oct 2019
41	MA Agarwal	150	62	Ind	NZl	Mum-WS	Dec 2021

It also provides the tenth occasion of Indian opening batsman performing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yesr
1	MH Mankad	72	184	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1952
2	P Roy	85	150	Ind	Win	Kingston	Mar 1953
3	SM Gavaskar	124	220	Ind	Win	Trinidad	Apr 1971
4	SM Gavaskar	205	73	Ind	Win	Mumbai	Dec 1978
5	SM Gavaskar	107	182*	Ind	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1978
6	W Jaffer	202	56	Ind	Pak	Kolkata	Nov 2007
7	V Sehwag	63	151	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 2008
8	V Sehwag	201*	50	Ind	Srl	Galle	Jul 2008
9	G Gambhir	179	97	Ind	Eng	Mohali	Dec 2008
10	RG Sharma	176	127	Ind	SAF	Vizag	Oct 2019
11	MA Agarwal	150	62	Ind	NZl	Mum-WS	Dec 2021

It also provides the sixth occasion of an opening batsman performing such a feat against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yesr
1	GW Flower	104	151	Zim	NZl	Harare	Sep 1997
2	Sadiq Mohd	166	68	Pak	NZl	Wellington	Feb 1973
3	CH Gayle	150	64*	Win	NZl	N Sound	Jul 2012
4	DA Warner	163	116	Aus	NZl	Brisbane	Nov 2015
5	JA Burns	170	65	Aus	NZl	Ch’church	Feb 2016
6	MA Agarwal	150	62	Ind	NZl	Mum-WS	Dec 2021

AY Patel of New Zealand captured 10 for 119 against India at Mum-WS to become the first left arm spin bowler to capture all the ten wickets in a test innings.

He became the first bowler to perform the feat in the first innings of a test. JC Laker had performed the feat in the third innings of the test while A Kumble had performed the feat in the fourth innings of a test.

He became the first bowler to perform the feat in an away test.. JC Laker and A Kumble had performed the feat in home tests. JC Laker’s feat was at Manchester against Australia, while A Kumble’s performance was against Pakistan at Delhi.

Indian soil has witnessed two bowlers capturing all the ten wickets in an innings – A Kumble at Delhi and AY Patel at Mum-WS.

AY Patel now holds the best figures by a New Zealand bowler in a test innings on away soil. The previous best by a New Zealand bowler on away soil was RJ Hadlee’s 9 for 52 against Australia at Brisbane in Nov 85.

AY Patel now holds the best figures by a New Zealand bowler in a test innings. The previous best by a New Zealand bowler was RJ Hadlee’s 9 for 52 against Australia at Brisbane in Nov 85.

AY Patel’s 10 for 119 against India at Mum-WS represent the best bowling figures by a bowler in his place of birth. It was an improvement over Sri Lankan M Muralitharan’s 9 for 51 vs Zimbabwe at Kandy in 2002 and  Pakistani Abdul Qadir’s 9 for 56 Vs England at Lahore in 1987. AY Patel was born at Mumbai, M Muralitharan at Kandy and Abdul Qadir at Lahore

MA Agarwal scored 150 in India’s first innings to provide the 61^st occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings. It also provides the 37th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings.

It also provides the eleventh occasion of an opening batsman scoring exact 150 runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring exact 150 runs in a test innings.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	P Roy	150	3	Ind	Win	Kingston	Mar 1953
2	M Vijay	150	1	Ind	Ban	Fatullah	Jun 2015
3	MA Agarwal	150	1	Ind	NZl	Mumbai	Dec 2021

MA Agarwal scored 150 in India’s first innings to provide the third occasion his scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings as an opening batsman

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	MA Agarwal	215	1	SAF	Vizag	Oct 2019
2	MA Agarwal	243	2	Ban	Indore	Nov 2019
3	MA Agarwal	150	1	NZl	Mumbai	Dec 2021

MA Agarwal’s 150 against New Zealand in the ongoing test at Mum-WS  provides the eleventh occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test at Mum-WS. He also became the sixth Indian batsman to score 150 plus runs at Mum-WS. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	SM Gavaskar	205	1	Ind	Win	Mumbai	Dec 1978
2	DB Vengsarkar	164*	2	Ind	Aus	Mumbai	Oct 1986
3	VG Kambli	224	2	Ind	Eng	Mumbai	Feb 1993
4	SC Ganguly	173	1	Ind	Srl	Mumbai	Dec 1997
5	V Kohli	235	2	Ind	Eng	Mumbai	Dec 2016
6	MA Agarwal	150	1	Ind	NZl	Mumbai	Dec 2021

MA Agarwal’s 150 against New Zealand in the ongoing test at Mum-WS  provides the seventh occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	MH Mankad	223	1	NZl	Mum-BS	Dec 1955
2	MH Mankad	231	1	NZl	Chennai	Jan 1956
3	P Roy	173	1	NZl	Chennai	Jan 1956
4	DN Sardesai	200*	3	NZl	Mumb-BS	Mar 1965
5	G Gambhir	167	3	NZl	Wellington	Apr 2009
6	V Sehwag	173	1	NZl	Ahmedabad	Nov 2010
7	MA Agarwal	150	1	NZl	Mumbai	Dec 2021

MA Agarwal became the second Indian opening batsman to score 150 plus runs at Mum-WS after SM Gavaskar. SM Gavaskar had scored 205 against West Indies at Mum-WS in Dec 1978

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	SM Gavaskar	205	1	Win	Mumbai	Dec 1978
2	MA Agarwal	150	1	NZl	Mumbai	Dec 2021

AY Patel of New Zealand captured 10-119 in India’s first innings in the ongoing test against India at Mumbai to provide the 20^th occasion of a bowler capturing nine or more wickets in an innings in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the second occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing nine or more wickets in an innings in the annals of test cricket. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	W-Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	RJ Hadlee	09-052	NZl	Aus	Brisbane	Nov 1985
2	AY Patel	10-119	NZl	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 2021

It also provides the second occasion of a bowler capturing nine or more wickets in an innings against India in the annals of test cricket. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	W-Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	JM Noreiga	09-095	Win	Ind	Trinidad	Mar 1971
2	AY Patel	10-119	NZl	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 2021

JC Laker of England and M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka are the only two bowlers to capture nine or more wickets in an innings on two occasions. JC Laker’s performance coming in the same test.

No	Player	W-Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	JC Laker	09-037	Eng	Aus	Manchester	Jul 1956
2	JC Laker	10-053	Eng	Aus	Manchester	Jul 1956
1	Muralitharan	09-065	Srl	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1998
2	Muralitharan	09-051	Srl	Zim	Kandy	Jan 2002

AY Patel of New Zealand captured 10-119 in India’s first innings in the ongoing test against India at Mumbai to provide the third occasion of a bowler capturing all the ten wickets in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below. He emulated JC Laker of England and A Kumble of India who had captured all the ten wickets in an innings.

No	Player	W-Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	JC Laker	10-053	Eng	Aus	Manchester	Jul 1956
2	A Kumble	10-074	Ind	Pak	Delhi	Feb 1999
3	AY Patel	10-119	NZl	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 2021

New Zealand was dismissed all out for 62 in its first innings in this test to provide the 227^th occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the ninth occasion of a team dismissed all out in a test innings against India.

New Zealand’s 62 represent to lowest total by a team which has been dismissed all out against India. The previous lowest total by a team was South Africa’s 79 at Ahmedabad in Nov 2015.

It also provides the 26^th occasion of New Zealand dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in a test innings. It also provides the second occasion of New Zealand dismissed all out in a test innings against India. The first such occasion was at Hamilton in Dec 2002 when India dismissed New Zealand all out for 94 in the second innings of the test.

It also represents the fifth occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs on Indian soil. All such occasions are listed below.

No	Team	Score	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Srl	82	2	Ind	Chandigarh	23 Nov 1990
2	Aus	93	4	Ind	Mumbai	03 Nov 2004
3	SAF	79	2	Ind	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
4	Eng	81	3	Ind	Ahmedabad	24 Feb 2021
5	NZl	62	2	Ind	Mumbai	03 Dec 2021

New Zealand’s 62 represent to lowest total by a team which has been dismissed all out against India on Indian soil. The previous lowest total by a team was South Africa’s 79 at Ahmedabad in Nov 2015.

R Ashwin’s four wickets in New Zealand’s first innings fetched him a total of 62 wickets against New Zealand. He became the tenth bowler to capture 60 plus wickets in tests against New Zealand

No	Player	Team	Wkts
1	SK Warne	Aus	103
2	M Muralitharan	Srl	82
3	SCJ Broad	Eng	72
4	Waqar Younis	Pak	70
5	DW Steyn	SAF	68
6	IT Botham	Eng	64
7	JM Anderson	Eng	63
8	R Ashwin	Ind	62
9	Wasim Akram	Pak	60
10	RGD Willis	Eng	60

R Ashwin’s four wickets in New Zealand’s first innings fetched him a total of 62 wickets against New Zealand. He became the third spin bowler to capture 60 plus wickets in tests against New Zealand

No	Player	Team	Wkts
1	SK Warne	Aus	103
2	M Muralitharan	Srl	82
3	R Ashwin	Ind	62

India did not enforce follow on and batted again through its opening pair MA Agarwal and CA Pujara. India’s score in its second innings was 69 for no loss at stumps on second day.

MA Agarwal-CA Pujara became India’s 161^st opening pair and 99^th opening pair on home soil

MA Agarwal-CA Pujara became India’s 37th opening pair against New Zealand and 24th opening pair on home soil against New Zealand

New Zealand left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel scripted history on the second day of the second Test against India at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai as he became only the third bowler ever to pick up all 10 wickets in a Test innings. Here’s ESPNcricinfo’s ball-by-ball commentary on his spectacular feat:

27.3 to Shubman Gill, he’s caught at slip. One ball after a let-off, Gill goes. Ajaz gets a nice loop going on this one too, Gill tries to push-drive from the crease, gets an edge that settles into Ross Taylor’s extremely safe hands at slip. Important breakthrough for New Zealand with India having looked so comfortable. 80/1

29.2 to Cheteshwar Pujara, he’s got him bowled! One ball after a missed stumping he got Gill. One ball after a failed lbw review, he gets Pujara – who has to go for a duck. Pujara coming down the track – he’s rarely ever even beaten coming down the track to a spinner – but this one is flighted perfectly and dips below his bat, spins viciously away from leg stump to knock back off-stump. Pujara has a slightly stunned look as he walks off. 80/2

29.6 to Virat Kohli, massive appeal for lbw given and Kohli reviews. What an over this is turning out to be for Ajaz. What a spell. This is really close on whether he’s inside edged it or not. The ball is fitting perfectly between bat and pad as he’s on the front foot to defend. One half of the ball is near the inside edge, the other on the pad. And there’s a spike, but is it due to ball hitting bat first or only with ball hitting pad? There doesn’t seem to be conclusive evidence of bat first, though the seam does wobble a bit when it passes the bat. Third umpire says no conclusive evidence of bat first. Ball tracking has it hitting the stumps flush. And that means Kohli has to go for a duck on his return. He has a word with the umpire for a moment before walking off. This match has turned, and how. 80/3

47.4 to Shreyas Iyer, Ajaz provides NZ with another breakthrough. Full, slides in from left-arm around, as opposed to turning away. Ajaz finds some extra bounce to boot. Iyer has an uncertain prod at it, searching for turn, and ends up inside-edging it onto his thigh pad. The ball lobs up to Blundell who collects it cleanly, having fluffed a stumping earlier in the day 160/4

71.4 to Wriddhiman Saha, Ajaz has five. Strikes in the first over of the day. This was plumb enough that Saha opts not to review after a brief discussion with Agarwal. This one went with the arm, Saha misread the length and was moving back to cut, it skids on from a length on off and hits him on the knee roll. Replay show that was umpire’s call on impact but was hitting the stumps 224/5

71.5 to R Ashwin, what a beauty. That is a peach to get first up and nothing much Ashwin can do about it. Ajaz turning things around for New Zealand within an over, once again. Perfectly geometric arc to the ball, Ashwin is a tall man, stretches forward to defend but the loop is perfect so he cant quite get to the pitch, it lands in front, spins just enough to beat bat, but not too much, so it shaves off-stump. Ashwin didn’t realise he was bowled, it was that fine a margin for the spin. Ajaz got it inch-perfect. Ashwin was actually making the signal to review because he thought he’d been given caught behind. 224/6

99.5 to Mayank Agarwal, he’s got him. Ajaz on track for the magic ten. Crucial, crucial strike and a great ball to get it. A bit of a misjudgement in length perhaps from Agarwal after exemplary concentration throughout. Ajaz gets this to dip and drift again like he has all through, Agarwal goes on the back foot, but the grip and turn mean his hands follow the ball a bit, just enough to snaffle a thin edge that is well caught by the keeper standing up. The end of a fantastic knock. 291/7

107.5 to Axar Patel, pads up to one outside off, turning in. Ajaz appeals. No shot offered so he can be given lbw. They take the review. He stretched his front leg out a fair way so that has to turn a bit to threaten the stumps. And it is! three reds on the review. Turning enough to take out off stump full. Stunning review from Ajaz, and he has eight now. He can smell that ten-for, as can everyone else. End of an important innings by Axar. 316/8

109.2 to Jayant Yadav, he’s holed out to long-off and Ajaz has nine! We are one step away from history. Jayant looking for quick runs, dances down the track, gets to the pitch too and was hitting with the turn. Right idea perhaps, but wrong execution. Can’t time it well and the ball goes flat. There’s a fielder right there and he gobbles it up. 321/9

109.5 to Mohammed Siraj, history! Ajaz becomes the third bowler in Test cricket to take all ten. Ajaz Patel has joined Jim Laker and Anil Kumble. Stunning, stunning feat and even the Indian dressing room is applauding. Ajaz roars out and pumps his fist. A Mumbai-born boy, coming to Wankhede and making history. What a moment. This was tossed up on the stumps and Siraj slogged across the line, got a steepling top edge as he sliced it. Hearts in mouths moment as the ball swirls high, but mid-on calmly takes it. Rachin Ravindra the man. The duo that had denied India victory in Kanpur combines for another historic moment. 325/10

MA Agarwal of India scored 150 against New Zealand in the ongoing test at Mum-WS to provide the eleventh occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test at Mum-WS. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	CH Lloyd	242*	1	Win	Ind	Mumbai	Jan 1975
2	SM Gavaskar	205	1	Ind	Win	Mumbai	Dec 1978
3	AI Kallicharran	187	2	Win	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 1978
4	DB Vengsarkar	164*	2	Ind	Aus	Mumbai	Oct 1986
5	GA Hick	178	1	Eng	Ind	Mumbai	Feb 1993
6	VG Kambli	224	2	Ind	Eng	Mumbai	Feb 1993
7	SC Ganguly	173	1	Ind	Srl	Mumbai	Dec 1997
8	DM Bravo	166	1	Win	Ind	Mumbai	Nov 2011
9	KP Pietersen	186	2	Eng	Ind	Mumbai	Nov 2012
10	V Kohli	235	2	Ind	Eng	Mumbai	Dec 2016
11	MA Agarwal	150	1	Ind	NZl	Mumbai	Dec 2021

He also became the sixth Indian batsman to score 150 plus runs at Mum-WS. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	SM Gavaskar	205	1	Ind	Win	Mumbai	Dec 1978
2	DB Vengsarkar	164*	2	Ind	Aus	Mumbai	Oct 1986
3	VG Kambli	224	2	Ind	Eng	Mumbai	Feb 1993
4	SC Ganguly	173	1	Ind	Srl	Mumbai	Dec 1997
5	V Kohli	235	2	Ind	Eng	Mumbai	Dec 2016
6	MA Agarwal	150	1	Ind	NZl	Mumbai	Dec 2021