Hat tricks in a test innings – SC Boland of Australia joins the list

Hat tricks in a test innings – SC Boland of Australia joins the list

SC Boland of Australia performed the hat-trick against West Indies in the just concluded test at Kingston to provide the 39th occasion of a bowler performing the feat in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoBowlerTeamOppGroundSeries
1FR SpofforthAusEngMelbourne1878-79
2W BatesEngAusMelbourne1882-83
3J BriggsEngAusSydney1891-92
4GA LohmannEngRSAPort Elizabeth1895-96
5JT HearneEngAusLeeds1899
6H TrumbleAusEngMelbourne1901-02
7H TrumbleAusEngMelbourne1903-04
8TJ Matthews (1}AusRSAManchester1912
9TJ Matthews (2}AusRSAManchester1912
0MJC AllomEngNZlChristchurch1929-30
11TWJ GoddardEngRSAJohannesburg1938-39
22PJ LoaderEngWinLeeds1957
23LF KlineAusRSACape Town1957-58
24WW HallWinPakLahore1958-59
25GM GriffinRSAEngLord’s1960
26LR GibbsWinAusAdelaide1960-61
27PJ PetherickNZlPakLahore1976-77
28CA WalshWinAusBrisbane1988-89
29MG HughesAusWinPerth1988-89
10DW FlemingAusPakRawalpindi1994-95
11SK WarneAusEngMelbourne1994-95
12DG CorkEngWinManchester1995
13D GoughEngAusSydney1998-99
14Wasim AkramPakSrlLahore1998-99
15Wasim AkramPakSrlDhaka1998-99
16DNT ZoysaSrlZimHarare1999-2000
17Abdul RazzaqPakSrlGalle1999-2000
18GD McGrathAusWinPerth2000-01
19Harbhajan SinghIndAusKolkata2000-01
20Mohammad SamiPakSrlLahore2001-02
21JJC LawsonWinAusBridgetown2002-03
22Alok KapaliBanPakPeshawar2003
23AM BlignautZimBanHarare2003-04
24MJ HoggardEngWinBarbados2003-04
52JEC FranklinNZlBanDhaka2004-05
26IK PathanIndPakKarachi2005-06
27RJ SidebottomEngNZlHamilton2007-08
28PM SiddleAusEngBrisbane2010-11
29SCJ BroadEngIndNottingham2011
30Sohag GaziBanNZlChittagong2013-14
31SCJ BroadEngSrlLeeds2014
32HMRKB HerathSrlAusGalle2016
33MM AliEngRSAThe Oval2017
34JJ BumrahIndWinKingston2019
35Naseem ShahPakBanRawalpindi2020
36KA MaharajRSAWinGros Islet2021
37Gus AtkinsonEngNZlWellington2024-25
38Noman AliPakWinMultan2025
39SC BolandAusWinKingston2025

SC Boland of Australia performed the hat-trick against West Indies in the just concluded test at Kingston to provide the 13th occasion of an Australian bowler performing the feat in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoBowlerTeamOppGroundSeries
1FR SpofforthAusEngMelbourne1878-79
2H TrumbleAusEngMelbourne1901-02
3H TrumbleAusEngMelbourne1903-04
4TJ Matthews (1}AusRSAManchester1912
5TJ Matthews (2}AusRSAManchester1912
6LF KlineAusRSACape Town1957-58
7MG HughesAusWinPerth1988-89
8DW FlemingAusPakRawalpindi1994-95
9SK WarneAusEngMelbourne1994-95
10GD McGrathAusWinPerth2000-01
11PM SiddleAusEngBrisbane2010-11
12SC BolandAusWinKingston2025

SC Boland of Australia performed the hat-trick against West Indies in the just concluded test at Kingston to provide the ninth occasion of a bowler performing the feat in the annals of test cricket against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoBowlerTeamOppGroundSeries
1PJ LoaderEngWinLeeds1957
2MG HughesAusWinPerth1988-89
3DG CorkEngWinManchester1995
4GD McGrathAusWinPerth2000-01
5MJ HoggardEngWinBarbados2003-04
6JJ BumrahIndWinKingston2019
7KA MaharajRSAWinGros Islet2021
8Noman AliPakWinMultan2025
9SC BolandAusWinKingston2025

SC Boland of Australia performed the hat-trick against West Indies in the just concluded test at Kingston to provide the third occasion of an Australian bowler performing the feat in the annals of test cricket against West Indies All such occasions are tabulated below

NoBowlerTeamOppGroundSeries
1MG HughesAusWinPerth1988-89
2GD McGrathAusWinPerth2000-01
3SC BolandAusWinKingston2025

Notes : Allom, Petherick and Fleming did the hat-trick on debut. The second Trumble and the Griffin hat-tricks were in the final Test of these players.  The Walsh, Hughes and Lawson hat-tricks involved two innings. Matthews did the hat-trick in each innings. Petherick has the most expensive innings analysis of somebody doing the hat trick 3 for 103). Largest total to include a hat-trick is 537 by Pakistan at Rawalpindi, 1994-95. Least number of career Test wickets for a bowler doing a hat- trick is 6 by Alok Kapali. Zoysa’s hat-trick was from the first three balls he delivered in the Test. Pathan took his hat-trick in the first over of the Test.

England Vs India Third test at Lord’s Fifth day

England Vs India Third test at Lord’s Fifth day

RA Jadeja scored 72 and 61 not out in this test to provide the 90th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against all oppositions. It also provides the 20th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against England.

RA Jadeja scored 72 and 61 not out in this test to provide the 45th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against all oppositions on away soil. It also provides the twelfth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against England in England. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against England at Lord’s

RA Jadeja scored 72 and 61 not out in this test was in losing cause to provide the 22nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries going in vain in a test against all oppositions. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against England going in vain

RA Jadeja scored 72 and 61 not out in this test was in losing soil to provide the 19th  occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against all oppositions on away soil going in vain. It also provides the sixth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against England in England going in vain. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against England at Lord’s.

JE Root’s run aggregate on home soil read 7045 at the end of this test. He became the fifth batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 7000 plus runs on home soil. Others are – RT Ponting {7578}, SR Tendulkar {7216}, M Jayawardene {7167} and JH Kallis {7035}

JE Root’s 104 in this test represent his 22nd century on home soil. He became the sixth batsman to score 22 or more centuries on home soil in the annals of test cricket. Others are – M Jayawardene {23}, JH Kallis {23}, RT Ponting {23}, KC Sangakkara {22}  and SR Tendulkar {22]

KL Rahul’s 100 in this test was in a losing cause to provide the 91st occasion of an Indian batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions. It also provides the 29th occasion of an an Indian batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions against England

KL Rahul’s 100 in this test was in a losing cause to provide the 75th occasion of an Indian batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions on away soil. It also provides the 26th occasion of an Indian batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions against England in England

KL Rahul’s 100 in this test was in a losing cause to provide the 24th occasion of a batsman’s century going in vain against England at Lord’s. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Indian batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions against England at Lord’s

England won this test by 22 runs to provide the 37th occasion of a team winning a test by 25 runs or less than 25 runs in the annals of test cricket

NoTeamResultMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1New Zealandwon25 runsv IndiaWankhede01 Nov 2024
2Pakistanwon24 runsv EnglandThe Oval12 Aug 1954
3Zimbabwewon24 runsv PakistanHarare10 Sep 2013
4Englandwon23 runsv South AfricaLeeds06 Aug 1998
5Englandwon22 runsv BangladeshChattogram20 Oct 2016
6Englandwon22 runsv IndiaLord’s10 Jul 2025
7Pakistanwon22 runsv EnglandMultan12 Nov 2005
8Sri Lankawon21 runsv PakistanAbu Dhabi28 Sep 2017
9Bangladeshwon20 runsv AustraliaMirpur27 Aug 2017
10Englandwon19 runsv AustraliaThe Oval21 Aug 1997
11South Africawon19 runsv EnglandJohannesburg01 Jan 1910
12Englandwon18 runsv AustraliaLeeds16 Jul 1981
13South Africawon17 runsv EnglandJohannesburg15 Feb 1957
14West Indieswon17 runsv BangladeshMirpur11 Feb 2021
15Australiawon16 runsv Sri LankaColombo (SSC)17 Aug 1992
16Australiawon16 runsv IndiaBrisbane02 Dec 1977
17Pakistanwon16 runsv IndiaBengaluru13 Mar 1987
18Englandwon14 runsv AustraliaNottingham10 Jul 2013
19Englandwon13 runsv AustraliaSydney28 Jan 1887
20Indiawon13 runsv AustraliaWankhede03 Nov 2004
21Englandwon12 runsv AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 1998
22Englandwon12 runsv AustraliaAdelaide01 Feb 1929
23Pakistanwon12 runsv IndiaChennai28 Jan 1999
24Australiawon11 runsv EnglandAdelaide16 Jan 1925
25Englandwon10 runsv AustraliaSydney14 Dec 1894
26West Indieswon08 runsv AustraliaBrisbane25 Jan 2024
27Australiawon07 runsv EnglandThe Oval28 Aug 1882
28New Zealandwon07 runsv AustraliaHobart09 Dec 2011
29South Africawon07 runsv Sri LankaKandy30 Jul 2000
30Australiawon06 runsv EnglandSydney20 Feb 1885
31South Africawon05 runsv AustraliaSydney02 Jan 1994
32New Zealandwon04 runsv PakistanAbu Dhabi16 Nov 2018
33Australiawon03 runsv EnglandManchester24 Jul 1902
34Englandwon03 runsv AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 1982
35Englandwon02 runsv AustraliaBirmingham04 Aug 2005
36New Zealandwon01 runv EnglandWellington24 Feb 2023
37West Indieswon01 runv AustraliaAdelaide23 Jan 1993

England won this test by 22 runs to provide the twelfth occasion of England winning a test by 25 runs or less than 25 runs in the annals of test cricket

NoTeamResultMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1Englandwon23 runsv South AfricaLeeds06 Aug 1998
2Englandwon22 runsv BangladeshChattogram20 Oct 2016
3Englandwon22 runsv IndiaLord’s10 Jul 2025
4Englandwon19 runsv AustraliaThe Oval21 Aug 1997
5Englandwon18 runsv AustraliaLeeds16 Jul 1981
6Englandwon14 runsv AustraliaNottingham10 Jul 2013
7Englandwon13 runsv AustraliaSydney28 Jan 1887
8Englandwon12 runsv AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 1998
9Englandwon12 runsv AustraliaAdelaide01 Feb 1929
10Englandwon10 runsv AustraliaSydney14 Dec 1894
11Englandwon03 runsv AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 1982
12Englandwon02 runsv AustraliaBirmingham04 Aug 2005

England won this test by 22 runs to provide the fifth occasion of a team winning a test by 25 runs or less than 25 runs against India in the annals of test cricket

NoTeamResultMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1New Zealandwon25 runsv IndiaWankhede01 Nov 2024
2Englandwon22 runsv IndiaLord’s10 Jul 2025
3Australiawon16 runsv IndiaBrisbane02 Dec 1977
4Pakistanwon16 runsv IndiaBengaluru13 Mar 1987
5Pakistanwon12 runsv IndiaChennai28 Jan 1999

England won this test by 22 runs to provide the first occasion of England winning a test by 25 runs or less than 25 runs against India in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the only such victory at Lord’s in the annals of test cricket.

NoTeamResultMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1Englandwon22 runsv IndiaLord’s10 Jul 2025

RA Jadeja scored 72 and 61 not out in this test to provide the 166th   occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against all oppositions. It also provides the 38th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against England.

RA Jadeja scored 72 and 61 not out in this test to provide the 87th  occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against all oppositions on away soil. It also provides the 24th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against England in England. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against England at Lord’s. Prior to this MH Mankad had scored 72 and 184 at  Lord’s in Jun 1952

RA Jadeja scored 72 and 61 not out in this test was in losing cause to provide the 22nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties going in vain in a test against all oppositions. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against England going in vain

RA Jadeja scored 72 and 61 not out in this test was in losing soil to provide the 32nd  occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against all oppositions on away soil going in vain. It also provides the twelfth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against England in England going in vain. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against England at Lord’s going in vain

KL Rahul’s 100 in this test was in a losing cause to provide the 27th  occasion of an Indian opening batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions. It also provides the ninth occasion of an Indian opening batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions against England

KL Rahul’s 100 in this test was in a losing cause to provide the 24th occasion of an Indian opening batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions on away soil. It also provides the ninth occasion of an Indian opening batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions against England in England. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian opening batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions against England at Lord’s

England won this test by 22 runs to post its 403rd win against all the  oppositions. It also represents its 53rd win against India.

England won this test by 22 runs to post its 241st win against all the  oppositions on home soil. It also represents its 38th win against India on home soil

England won this test by 22 runs to post its 60th win against all the  oppositions at Lord’s. It also represents its 13th win against India at Lord’s

England Vs India Third Test at Lord’s Fourth day

England Vs India Third Test at Lord’s Fourth day

England was dismissed for a total of 192 runs to provide the 37th occasion of England dismissed for a total less than 200 runs in an innings against India. It also provides the twelfth occasion of England dismissed for a total of less than 200 runs in an innings on home soil against India. It also provides the fourth occasion of England dismissed for a total of less than 200 runs in an innings at Lord’s against India

BA Stokes was dismissed bowled in England’s second innings to provide the tenth occasion of his getting bowled in an innings against India. He became the first England batsman to be dismissed bowled in an innings against India on ten or more occasions in the annals of test cricket.

BA Stokes was dismissed bowled in England’s second innings to provide the tenth occasion of his getting bowled in an innings against India. He became the fifth batsman to be dismissed bowled in an innings against India on ten or more occasions in the annals of test cricket. Others are – NM Lyon {13}, SPD Smith {11}, AR Border {10} and Imtiaz Ahmed {10}

This Lord’s test has witnessed twelve bowled dismissals so far to provide the most occasion of bowled dismissals in a test in the test series between England and India. The previous record was ten bowled dismissals witnessed in the test at Hyderabad in Jan 2024 in a test in the test series between England-India.

The annals of test cricket has witnessed four occasions of batsmen getting bowled in a test match on ten or more occasions. Australia Vs England at Sydney in Feb 1887 {14},

Australia Vs England at Sydney in Mar 1882 {12}, Australia Vs England at Melbourne in Dec 1882 {12} and England Vs India at Lord’s in Jul 2025 {12].

It is interesting to note that a test hae 12 or more dismissals after a gap of 143 years, taking into consideration of calendar years or to be precise 142 years seven months

In the on-going Test match between England and India at Lord’s, India achieved a unique record of seven bowled dismissals in a single innings, marking the first instance of India achieving this feat in Test history. The match also saw a total of 12 bowled dismissals for India, the most in any Test match they have played. Additionally, Washington Sundar became the first spinner to take four bowled dismissals in a Test match at Lord’s.

Seven bowled dismissals in one innings –  Indian bowlers achieved this in a Test innings for the first time

Twelve bowled dismissals in a Test – The total of 12 bowled dismissals in the Lord’s Test is the most India has ever recorded in a single Test match.

Washington Sundar’s record – The Indian spinner, Washington Sundar, achieved a unique feat by taking four bowled dismissals in England’s second innings, making him the first spinner to do so at Lord’s in Tests.

Test cricket has witnessed 43 occasions of seven or more batsmen dismissed bowled in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoMoDTeamInnsOppositionGroundStart Date
19South Africa2ndEnglandNewlands25/03/1889
29Australia2ndEnglandKennington Oval11/08/1890
38South Africa1stEnglandSt George’s Park13/02/1896
48South Africa1stEnglandEdgbaston15/06/1929
58South Africa2ndAustraliaAdelaide Oval29/01/1932
68England1stNew ZealandBasin Reserve24/03/1951
77India2ndEnglandLord’s19/06/1952
87New Zealand1stEnglandEden Park31/03/1933
97Australia2ndEnglandMelbourne29/12/1928
107West Indies1stEnglandOld Trafford22/07/1933
117South Africa1stAustraliaKingsmead14/12/1935
127Australia2ndEnglandMelbourne01/03/1895
137Australia1stEnglandLord’s22/06/1896
147South Africa2ndAustraliaOld Wanderers18/10/1902
157South Africa1stAustraliaNewlands08/11/1902
167England2ndAustraliaSydney14/12/1894
177Australia1stEnglandSydney25/02/1887
187England2ndAustraliaSydney25/02/1887
197England1stAustraliaMelbourne02/01/1879
207England2ndAustraliaSydney03/03/1882
217Australia1stEnglandMelbourne19/01/1883
227England1stAustraliaSydney14/03/1885
237England1stAustraliaMelbourne01/01/1908
247England2ndAustraliaSydney21/02/1908
257South Africa1stAustraliaMelbourne31/12/1910
267England1stSouth AfricaLord’s10/06/1912
277South Africa2ndEnglandLord’s10/06/1912
287Australia1stSouth AfricaLord’s (SAF)05/11/1921
297South Africa1stEnglandEdgbaston14/06/1924
307England1stPakistanLord’s10/06/1954
317Pakistan1stEnglandLord’s10/06/1954
327England1stAustraliaBrisbane26/11/1954
337New Zealand1stEnglandCarisbrook11/03/1955
347Pakistan1stWest IndiesBourda13/03/1958
357Pakistan1stWest IndiesQueen’s Park Oval26/03/1958
367India2ndWest IndiesEden Gardens31/12/1958
377South Africa1stNew ZealandBasin Reserve21/02/1964
387West Indies1stAustraliaKensington Oval30/03/1984
397Australia2ndWest IndiesSabina Park28/04/1984
407England2ndWest IndiesBourda17/03/1994
417England1stSouth AfricaSt George’s Park09/12/1999
427India1stAustraliaMA Chidambaram Stadium22/02/2013
437England2ndIndiaLord’s10/07/2025

Test cricket has witnessed three occasions of seven batsmen dismissed bowled in a test innings at Lord’s. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoMoDTeamInnsOppositionGroundStart Date
17England1stSouth AfricaLord’s10/06/1912
27England1stPakistanLord’s10/06/1954
37England2ndIndiaLord’s10/07/2025

England-India test series has witnessed two occasions of seven batsmen dismissed bowled in a test innings at Lord’s. It is interesting to note that these are the only two occasions of seven batsmen dismissed bowled in a test innings in England-India test series

NoMoDTeamInnsOppositionGroundStart Date
17India2ndEnglandLord’s19/06/1952
27England2ndIndiaLord’s10/07/2025

Test cricket has witnessed 14 occasions of seven England batsmen dismissed bowled in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoMoDTeamInnsOppositionGroundStart Date
18England1stNew ZealandBasin Reserve24/03/1951
27England2ndAustraliaSydney14/12/1894
37England2ndAustraliaSydney25/02/1887
47England1stAustraliaMelbourne02/01/1879
57England2ndAustraliaSydney03/03/1882
67England1stAustraliaSydney14/03/1885
77England1stAustraliaMelbourne01/01/1908
87England2ndAustraliaSydney21/02/1908
97England1stSouth AfricaLord’s10/06/1912
107England1stPakistanLord’s10/06/1954
117England1stAustraliaBrisbane26/11/1954
127England2ndWest IndiesBourda17/03/1994
137England1stSouth AfricaSt George’s Park09/12/1999
147England2ndIndiaLord’s10/07/2025

The only occasion of seven England batsmen dismissed bowled in a test innings was at Lord’s in the on-going test

NoMoDTeamInnsOppositionGroundStart Date
17England2ndIndiaLord’s10/07/2025
England Vs India Third Test at Lord’s Third day

England Vs India Third Test at Lord’s Third day

England Vs India Third Test at Lord’s Third day

KL Rahul-RR Pant added 141 runs for the fourth wicket in India’s first innings to provide the 131st occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against England. It also provides the 57th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against England in England. It also provides the eleventh occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against England at Lord’s

KL Rahul-RR Pant added 141 runs for the fourth wicket in India’s first innings to provide the 22nd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the fourth wicket against England. It also provides the 15th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the fourth wicket against England in England. 

It also provides the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the fourth wicket against England at Lord’s. Prior to this CA Pujara AM Rahane had added 100 runs for the fourth wicket against England at Lord’s in Aug 2021.

Thus the KL Rahul RR Pant partnership of 141 runs for the fourth wicket in India’s first innings provides the record partnership for the fourth wicket by Indian batsmen against England at Lord’s

RR Pant was dismissed run out for 74 in India’s first innings to provide the sixth occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England at Lord’s

RR Pant was dismissed run out for 74 in India’s first innings to provide the fourth occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England after scoring fifty plus runs. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England in England after scoring fifty plus runs It also provides the first occasion of an Indian batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England at Lord’s after scoring fifty plus runs.

RR Pant was dismissed run out for 74 in India’s first innings to provide the 20th occasion of an Indian batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England after scoring fifty plus runs. It also provides the eighth occasion of an Indian batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England in England after scoring fifty plus runs It also provides the first occasion of an Indian batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England at Lord’s after scoring fifty plus runs.

KL Rahul scored 100 runs in India’s first innings to provide the 123rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against England. It also provides the 56th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against England in England. It also provides the 13th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against England at Lord’s

KL Rahul scored 100 runs in India’s first innings to provide the 41st occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against England. It also provides the 18th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against England in England. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against England at Lord’s

KL Rahul scored 100 runs in India’s first innings to provide the fifth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring an exact 100 runs in an innings against England. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman scoring exact 100 runs in an innings against England in England. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman scoring exact in an innings against England at Lord’s

KL Rahul’s 100 in India’s first innings of this test was his second century as an opening batsman against England at Lord’s. Prior to this he had scored 129 against England at Lord’s in Aug 2021. Thus KL Rahul became the India’s first opening batsman to score a century against England at Lord’s on two occasions.

KL Rahul’s 100 in India’s first innings of this test was his second century as an a batsman against England in England. Prior to this he had scored 129 against England at Lord’s in Aug 2021. Thus KL Rahul became the India’s first batsman to score a century against England in England on two occasions.

KL Rahul’s 100 in India’s first innings of this test provide the 254th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in an innings at Lord’s. It also provides the 110th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in an innings against England at Lord’s. It also provides the 13th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against England at Lord’s.

KL Rahul is the second Indian batsman to score centuries on two or more occasion at Lord’s. DB Vengsarkar has scored three centuries in an innings at Lord’s.

KL Rahul’s 100 in India’s first innings of this test provide the 83rd  occasion of an opening batsman scoring a century in an innings at Lord’s. It also provides the 39th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against England at Lord’s. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against England at Lord’s.

WR Brown of Australia,  CG Greenidge of West Indies, GC Smith of South Africa and KL Rahul of India are the four opening batsman to score centuries in an innings on two occasions at Lord’s. KL Rahul is the only Indian opening batsman to score centuries on two occasions at Lord’s.

JL Smith of England scored 51 in the first innings of this test and RR Pant of India scored 74 in the second innings of this test to provide the 78th occasion of rival wicket keeper batsmen scoring fifties in the first and second innings of a test.

JL Smith of England scored 51 in the first innings of this test and RR Pant of India scored 74 in the second innings of this test to provide the seventh occasion of rival wicket keeper batsmen scoring fifties in the first and second innings of a test in England India test series

RR Pant’s 74 in India’s first innings of this test represents his eleventh fifty against England and RA Jadeja’s 72 in India’s first innings of this test represents his eleventh fifty against England. They became the ninth and tenth Indian batsmen to score eleven or more fifties against England.

RA Jadeja’s 72 in India’s first innings of this test represents his second fifty against England at Lord’s. Prior to this he had scored 68 against England at Lord’s in Jul 2024. This his 72 in India’s first innings of this test represents his highest individual innings against England at Lord’s.

England and India scored identical team totals of 387 runs in their first innings in this test to provide the ninth occasion of both the teams scoring identical runs in their first innings in a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoScore1st innings2nd inningsVenueDate
1199South AfricaEnglandDurban21 Jan 10
2222West IndiesIndiaKanpur12 Dec 58
3402PakistanNew ZealandAuckland16 Feb 73
4428AustraliaWest IndiesKingston16 Feb 73
5390EnglandIndiaBirmingham03 Jul 86
6593West IndiesEnglandAntigua16 Apr 94
7240AustraliaWest IndiesAntigua09 May 03
8350New ZealandEnglandLeeds29 May 15
9387EnglandIndiaLord’s10 Jul 25

England and India scored identical team totals of 387 runs in their first innings in this test to provide the second occasion of both the teams scoring identical runs in their first innings in a test in the annals of test cricket in England-India test series. Both such occasions are tabulated below

NoScore1st innings2nd inningsVenueDate
1390EnglandIndiaBirmingham03 Jul 86
2387EnglandIndiaLord’s10 Jul 25

England and India scored identical team totals of 387 runs in their first innings in this test to provide the ninth occasions of both the teams scoring identical runs in their first innings in a test in the annals of test cricket involving England as one of the teams. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoScore1st innings2nd inningsVenueDate
1199South AfricaEnglandDurban21 Jan 10
2390EnglandIndiaBirmingham03 Jul 86
3593West IndiesEnglandAntigua16 Apr 94
4350New ZealandEnglandLeeds29 May 15
5387EnglandIndiaLord’s10 Jul 25

England and India scored identical team totals of 387 runs in their first innings in this test to provide the third occasions of both the teams scoring identical runs in their first innings in a test in the annals of test cricket involving India as one of the teams. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoScore1st innings2nd inningsVenueDate
1222West IndiesIndiaKanpur12 Dec 58
2390EnglandIndiaBirmingham03 Jul 86
3387EnglandIndiaLord’s10 Jul 25

RR Pant’s run aggregate in this series so far read 416 runs against England in the on-going test series. He became the 14th wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 400 plus runs in a bilateral series

NoPlayerTeamOpp SeriesMatInnsNORunsHSAve100500
1LEG AmesEngWin1929-304081417149059.57200
2CL WalcottWinInd1948-495070452152064.57220
3WW WadeEngSAF1948-495091407125050.87131
4FCM AlexanderWinAus1960-615102484108060.50151
5BK KunderanIndEng1964-655100525192052.50210
6DT LindsaySAFAus1966-675070606182086.57320
7FM EngineerIndEng1972-735100415121041.50130
8AJ StewartEngSAF19985101465164051.66110
9A FlowerZimInd2000-012042540232*270.00220
10A FlowerZimSAF2001-022042422199*211.00210
11AC GilchristAusSAF2001-023052473204*157.66210
12BJ HaddinAusEng2013-045080493118061.62150
13RR PantIndEng20253050416134083.20220
14JL SmithEngInd20253052407184*135.66120

RR Pant’s run aggregate in this series so far read 416 runs against England in the on-going test series. He became the third Indian wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 400 plus runs in a bilateral series

NoPlayerTeamOpp SeriesMatInnsNORunsHSAve100500
1BK KunderanIndEng1964-655100525192052.50210
2FM EngineerIndEng1972-735100415121041.50130
3RR PantIndEng20253050416134083.20220

RR Pant’s run aggregate in this series so far read 416 runs against England in the on-going test series. He became the fourth wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 400 plus runs in a bilateral series against England

NoPlayerTeamOpp SeriesMatInnsNORunsHSAve100500
1BK KunderanIndEng1964-655100525192052.50210
2FM EngineerIndEng1972-735100415121041.50130
3BJ HaddinAusEng2013-045080493118061.62150
4RR PantIndEng20253050416134083.20220

JL Smith of England has an aggregate of 401 runs and RR Pant  of India has an aggregate of 415 runs in the on-going England-India test series to provide the first occasion of rival wicket keeper batsmen aggregating 400 plus runs in a bilateral series in the annals of test cricket constituting a world record

NoPlayerTeamOpp SeriesMatInnsNORunsHSAve100500
1RR PantIndEng20253050416134083.20220
2JL SmithEngInd20253052407184*135.66120

KL Rahul’s 100 in India’s first innings of this test represent his tenth century of his test career.  He became the 18th Indian batsman to score ten or more test centuries

KL Rahul’s 100 in India’s first innings of this test represent his fifth century of his test career against England.  He became the seventh  Indian batsman to score five or more test centuries against England.

KL Rahul’s 100 in India’s first innings of this test represent his ninth century of his test career while opening the innings. He became the sixth Indian opening batsman to score nine or more test centuries

KL Rahul’s 100 in India’s first innings of this test represent his ninth century of his test career on away soil.  He became the tenth Indian batsman to score five or more test centuries on away soil.

RR Pant scored two boundary sixes in his knock of 74 in India’s first innings which fetched him an aggregate of 88 boundary sixes. He now shares the second place among the Indian batsmen who have scored most boundary sixes in tests with RG Sharma. RG Sharma has also scored 88 boundary sixes. V Sehwag owns the record for most boundary sixes by an Indian batsman in tests with 90 boundary sixes to his credit

RR Pant scored two boundary sixes in his knock of 74 in India’s first innings which fetched him an aggregate of 36 boundary sixes against England. He now owns the record for scoring most boundary sixes in tests against England. He went past IVA Richards of West Indies who has scored 34 boundary sixes in tests against England. Prior to the start of this test, RR Pant and IVA Richards shared the record of scoring most boundary sixes against England. Both the batsmen had scored 34 boundary sixes against England.

RR Pant occupies the second place among the wicket keeper batsmen who have scored most boundary sixes on away soil with 54 boundary sixes to his credit. AC Gilchrist of Australia occupy the first place with 56 boundary sixes among the wicket keeper batsmen who have scored most boundary sixes on away soil. AC Gilchrist and RR Pant are the only two wicket keepers to scored 50 plus boundary sixes on away soil in the annals of test cricket.

England Vs India Third Test at Lord’s second day

England Vs India Third Test at Lord’s second day

JE Root scored 104 in England’s first innings to provide the 938th occasion of an England batsman scoring a century against all the oppositions. It also provides the 511th occasion of an England batsman scoring a century against all the oppositions on home soil

JE Root scored 104 in England’s first innings to provide the 136th occasion of an England batsman scoring a century against India. It also provides the 83rd occasion of an England batsman scoring a century against India on home soil

JE Root scored 104 in England’s first innings to provide the 141st occasion of an England batsman scoring a century against all the oppositions at Lord’s. It also provides the 24th occasion of an England batsman scoring a century against India at Lord’s

JE Root scored 104 in England’s first innings which represent his eighth century against all the oppositions and also against India at Lord’s. He now owns the record of scoring most centuries against all the oppositions and also against India at Lord’s

JE Root scored 104 in England’s first innings which represents his eleventh century against India. He now shares the record among the batsmen who have scored most centuries against India with SPD Smith of Australia. SPD Smith has also scored eleven centuries against India.

JE Root had an aggregate of 2955 runs against India prior to this test. He completed 3000 runs against India when he was on 45 during the course of his knock of 104 in England’s first innings. He became the first batsman and also the first England batsman to score 3000 runs against India. At the end of England’s first innings, JE Root’s aggregate against India read 3059

JL Smith scored 51 in this game to provide the 43rd occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in an innings against India. It also provides the 26th occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against India on home soil. It also provides the tenth occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against India at Lord’s

JL Smith scored 51 in this game to provide the 39th occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a half century in an innings against India. It also provides the 22nd occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a half century against India on home soil. It also provides the seventh occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a half century against India

BA Carse scored 56 in England’s first innings to provide the 13th occasion of an England batsman scoring a fifty in an innings against India. It also provides the eighth occasion of an England batsman scoring a fifty in an innings against India on home soil. It also provides the eighth occasion of an England batsman scoring a fifty in an innings against India at Lord’s. JA Snow had scored 73 against India at Lord’s in Jul 1971 and RW Taylor had scored 64 against India at Lord’s in Aug 1979.

JJ Bumrah captured five for 74 in England’s first innings to provide the 88th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against England. It also provides the 36th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets against England in England. It also provides the 14th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets against England at Lord’s

JJ Bumrah captured five for 74 in England’s first innings to provide the 37th occasion of an Indian pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against England. It also provides the 28th occasion of an Indian pace bowler capturing five or more wickets against England in England. It also provides the twelfth occasion of an Indian pace bowler capturing five or more wickets against England at Lord’s

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings fetched him 47 wickets against England in England. He now occupies the second place among the list of of Indian bowlers who have captured most wickets against England in England. I Sharma with 48 wickets occupy the first place among the bowlers who have captured most wickets against England in England

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings fetched him 47 wickets against England in England. He now occupies the second place among the list of Indian bowlers who have captured most wickets against England in England. I Sharma with 48 wickets occupy the first place among the bowlers who have captured most wickets against England in England

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings fetched him 70 wickets against England. He became the seventh Indian bowler to capture 70 plus wickets against England. Others are – R Ashwin {114}, BS Chandrasekhar {95}, A Kumble {92}, BS Bedi {85}, N Kapil Dev {85} and RA Jadeja {73}

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings fetched him 70 wickets against England. He became the seventh Indian bowler to capture 70 plus wickets against England. Others are – R Ashwin {114}, BS Chandrasekhar {95}, A Kumble {92}, BS Bedi {85}, N Kapil Dev {85} and RA Jadeja {73}

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings fetched him 70 wickets against England. He became the second Indian pace bowler to capture 70 plus wickets against England. N Kapil Dev with 85 wickets to his credit is the other Indian pace bowler to achieve such a feat.

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings of this test represents the 151st occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings at Lord’s in the annals of test cricket

JE Root created a world record for most catches by a fieldsman other than the wicket keepers in India’s first innings of this test when he caught KK Nair of BA Stokes for 40. It was his 211th catch in tests as a fieldsman. He went past R Dravid who held the record previously with 210 catches

JE Root now owns record for most catches by an England fieldsman other than the wicket keepers against India in India’s first innings of this test when he caught KK Nair of BA Stokes for 40. It was his 39th catch in tests as an England fieldsman against India. He went past AN Cook who held the record previously with 38 catches

JE Root pouched his 39th catch in tests as an England fieldsman against India when he caught KK Nair of BA Stokes for 40 in India’s first innings of this test. He now shares the second place with IVA Richards for most catches by a fieldsman other than the wicket keepers against India. IVA Richards has also pouched 39 catches against India as a fieldsman other than the wicket keepers against India. SPD Smith with 40 catches to his credit owns the record for most catches against India as a fieldsman other than the wicket keepers

CR Woakes of England was caught by the substitute wicket keeper DC Jurel in the on-going test against India at Lord’s to provide the 143rd occasion of a batsman dismissed by the substitute wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket.

CR Woakes of England was caught by the substitute wicket keeper DC Jurel in the on-going test against India at Lord’s to provide the 120th occasion of a batsman caught by the substitute wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket.

CR Woakes of England was caught by the substitute wicket keeper DC Jurel in the on-going test against India at Lord’s to provide the 13th occasion of a batsman caught by the substitute Indian wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket

CR Woakes of England was caught by the substitute wicket keeper DC Jurel in the on-going test against India at Lord’s to provide the 15th occasion of an England batsman caught by the substitute wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket.

CR Woakes of England was caught by the substitute wicket keeper DC Jurel in the on-going test against India at Lord’s to provide the ninth occasion of a batsman caught by the substitute wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket at Lord’s.

CR Woakes of England was dismissed for zero in England’s first innings to provide the 213rd occasion of an England batsman dismissed for zero in an innings against India. It also provides the 101st occasion of an England batsman dismissed for zero in an innings against India in England. It also provides the 31st occasion of an England batsman dismissed for zero in an innings against India at Lord’s

CR Woakes of England collected the first ball duck in England’s first innings to provide the 45th  occasion of an England batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings against India. It also provides the 20th occasion of an England batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings against India in England. It also provides the seventh occasion of an England batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings against India at Lord’s

KL Rahul scored 53 not out at the end of the second day’s play in India’s first innings in this test to provide the 120th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty against England. It also provides the 57th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty against England in England. It also provides the 16th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty against England at Lord’s

KL Rahul became the fourth Indian opening batsman to score fifty plus runs against England on two or more occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1MH Mankad633v EnglandLord’s22 Jun 1946
2MH Mankad721v EnglandLord’s19 Jun 1952
3MH Mankad1843v EnglandLord’s19 Jun 1952
       
1KL Rahul1291v EnglandLord’s12 Aug 2021
2KL Rahul53*2v EnglandLord’s10 Jul 2025
       
1SM Gavaskar534v EnglandLord’s22 Jul 1971
2SM Gavaskar593v EnglandLord’s02 Aug 1979
       
1W Jaffer534v EnglandLord’s25 Jul 2002
2W Jaffer582v EnglandLord’s19 Jul 2007

JE Root became the ninth batsman to score 3000 plus runs against an opposition in the annals of test cricket

NoPlayerTeamOppositionMatInnsNORunsHSAveC
1DG BradmanAustraliav England376307502833489.7819
2JB HobbsEnglandv Australia417104363618754.2612
3SR TendulkarIndiav Australia3974083630241*55.0011
4AR BorderAustraliav England4782193548200*56.3108
5SPD SmithAustraliav England376605341723956.0112
6DI GowerEnglandv Australia427704326921544.7809
7GS SobersWest Indiesv England366108321422660.6410
8SR WaughAustraliav England4673183200177*58.1810
9JE RootEnglandv India336007305921857.7111

JE Root became the third England batsman to score 3000 plus runs against an opposition in the annals of test cricket

NoPlayerTeamOppositionMatInnsNORunsHSAveC
1JB HobbsEnglandv Australia417104363618754.2612
2DI GowerEnglandv Australia427704326921544.7809
3JE RootEnglandv India336007305921857.7111

The following table lists the batsmen who have scored five or more centuries  in an innings at Lord’s. JE Root with eight centuries to his credit owns the record for most centuries in an innings at Lord’s

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1JE Root1803Englandv AustraliaLord’s18 Jul 2013
2JE Root200*1Englandv Sri LankaLord’s12 Jun 2014
3JE Root1901Englandv South AfricaLord’s06 Jul 2017
4JE Root180*2Englandv IndiaLord’s12 Aug 2021
5JE Root115*4Englandv New ZealandLord’s02 Jun 2022
6JE Root1431Englandv Sri LankaLord’s29 Aug 2024
7JE Root1033Englandv Sri LankaLord’s29 Aug 2024
8JE Root1041Englandv IndiaLord’s10 Jul 2025
        
1MP Vaughan1153Englandv Sri LankaLord’s16 May 2002
2MP Vaughan1003Englandv IndiaLord’s25 Jul 2002
3MP Vaughan1031Englandv West IndiesLord’s22 Jul 2004
4MP Vaughan101*3Englandv West IndiesLord’s22 Jul 2004
5MP Vaughan1202Englandv BangladeshLord’s26 May 2005
6MP Vaughan1062Englandv New ZealandLord’s15 May 2008
        
1GA Gooch1231Englandv West IndiesLord’s19 Jun 1980
2GA Gooch1141Englandv IndiaLord’s05 Jun 1986
3GA Gooch1833Englandv New ZealandLord’s24 Jul 1986
4GA Gooch3331Englandv IndiaLord’s26 Jul 1990
5GA Gooch1233Englandv IndiaLord’s26 Jul 1990
6GA Gooch1743Englandv Sri LankaLord’s22 Aug 1991
        
1KP Pietersen1581Englandv Sri LankaLord’s11 May 2006
2KP Pietersen1093Englandv West IndiesLord’s17 May 2007
3KP Pietersen1343Englandv IndiaLord’s19 Jul 2007
4KP Pietersen1521Englandv South AfricaLord’s10 Jul 2008
5KP Pietersen202*1Englandv IndiaLord’s21 Jul 2011
        
1AJ Strauss1122Englandv New ZealandLord’s20 May 2004
2AJ Strauss1371Englandv West IndiesLord’s22 Jul 2004
3AJ Strauss1283Englandv PakistanLord’s13 Jul 2006
4AJ Strauss1611Englandv AustraliaLord’s16 Jul 2009
5AJ Strauss1222Englandv West IndiesLord’s17 May 2012

JE Root has scored centuries against India on two occasions at Lord’s. He is one of the three batsmen to score two or more centuries against India at Lord’s

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1GA Gooch1141Englandv IndiaLord’s05 Jun 1986
2GA Gooch3331Englandv IndiaLord’s26 Jul 1990
3GA Gooch1233Englandv IndiaLord’s26 Jul 1990
        
1JE Root180*2Englandv IndiaLord’s12 Aug 2021
2JE Root1041Englandv IndiaLord’s10 Jul 2025
        
1KP Pietersen1343Englandv IndiaLord’s19 Jul 2007
2KP Pietersen202*1Englandv IndiaLord’s21 Jul 2011

Shubman Gill’s run aggregate at the end of India’s first innings read 601. He became the 18th captain to score 600 plus runs in a series.

NoPlayerTeamOppSeriesMINORunsHSAveCHC0
1DG BradmanAusEng1936-3759081027090.00312
2WR HammondEngSAF1938-3958160918187.00320
3DG BradmanAusEng1946-4758168023497.14231
4DG BradmanAusInd1947-48562715201178.75410
5L HuttonEngWin1953-5458167720596.71230
6GS SobersWinEng1966581722174103.14321
7WM LawryAusWin1968-6958066720583.37320
8CH LloydWinInd1974-75591636242*79.50210
9GS ChappellAusWin1975-766115702182*117.00330
10SM GavaskarIndWin1978-7969173220591.50411
11DI GowerEngAus196569073221581.33310
12GA GoochEngInd1990360752333125.33320
13GC SmithSAFEng200359071427779.33210
14MJ ClarkeAusInd2011-12461626329*125.20200
15V KohliIndEng2016-17582655235109.16220
16V KohliIndSrl2017-18351610243152.50311
17SPD SmithAusEng2017-28572687239137.40320
18Shubman GillIndEng2025350601269120.20300

Shubman Gill’s run aggregate at the end of India’s first innings read 601. He became the 18th captain to score 600 plus runs in a series.

NoPlayerTeamOppSeriesMINORunsHSAveCHC0
1DG BradmanAusEng1936-3759081027090.00312
2WR HammondEngSAF1938-3958160918187.00320
3DG BradmanAusEng1946-4758168023497.14231
4DG BradmanAusInd1947-48562715201178.75410
5L HuttonEngWin1953-5458167720596.71230
6GS SobersWinEng1966581722174103.14321
7WM LawryAusWin1968-6958066720583.37320
8CH LloydWinInd1974-75591636242*79.50210
9GS ChappellAusWin1975-766115702182*117.00330
10SM GavaskarIndWin1978-7969173220591.50411
11DI GowerEngAus196569073221581.33310
12GA GoochEngInd1990360752333125.33320
13GC SmithSAFEng200359071427779.33210
14MJ ClarkeAusInd2011-12461626329*125.20200
15V KohliIndEng2016-17582655235109.16220
16V KohliIndSrl2017-18351610243152.50311
17SPD SmithAusEng2017-28572687239137.40320
18Shubman GillIndEng2025350601269120.20300

Shubman Gill’s run aggregate at the end of India’s first innings read 601. He became the third Indian captain to score 600 plus runs in a series. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian captain scoring 600 plus runs in a series

NoPlayerTeamOppSeriesMINORunsHSAveCHC0
1SM GavaskarIndWin1978-7969173220591.50411
2V KohliIndEng2016-17582655235109.16220
3V KohliIndSrl2017-18351610243152.50311
4Shubman GillIndEng2025350601269120.20300

Shubman Gill’s run aggregate at the end of India’s first innings read 601. He became the sixth captain to score 600 plus runs in a series against England. It also provides the seventh occasion of a captain scoring 600 plus runs in a series against England

NoPlayerTeamOppSeriesMINORunsHSAveCHC0
1DG BradmanAusEng1936-3759081027090.00312
2DG BradmanAusEng1946-4758168023497.14231
3GS SobersWinEng1966581722174103.14321
4GC SmithSAFEng200359071427779.33210
5V KohliIndEng2016-17582655235109.16220
6SPD SmithAusEng2017-28572687239137.40320
7Shubman GillIndEng2025350601269120.20300

Shubman Gill’s run aggregate at the end of India’s first innings read 601. He became the second Indian captain to score 600 plus runs in a series against England

NoPlayerTeamOppSeriesMINORunsHSAveCHC0
1V KohliIndEng2016-17582655235109.16220
2Shubman GillIndEng2025350601269120.20300

JE Root has scored eleven centuries against India. He became the sixth batsman to score eleven or more centuries against an opposition in the annals of test cricket. His feat provides the seventh occasion of a batsman scoring eleven or more centuries against an opposition

NoPlayerTeamOppositionMatInnsNORunsHSAve100
1DG BradmanAustraliaEngland191943569334237.9319
2SM GavaskarIndiaWest Indies111341953236*217.0013
3JB HobbsEnglandAustralia121211592187144.7212
4SPD SmithAustraliaEngland111231811239201.2212
5SPD SmithAustraliaIndia111121495192166.1111
6JE RootEnglandIndia111151548218258.0011
7SR TendulkarIndiaAustralia111141707241*243.8511

JE Root has scored eleven centuries against India. He became the second batsman to score eleven or more centuries against India in the annals of test cricket.

NoPlayerTeamOppositionMatInnsNORunsHSAve100
1SPD SmithAustraliaIndia111121495192166.1111
2JE RootEnglandIndia111151548218258.0011

JE Root became the third England batsman to score three consecutive centuries at Lord’s. Others are – JB Hobbs and MP Vaughan.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1JB Hobbs1071Englandv AustraliaLord’s24 Jun 1912
2JB Hobbs2112Englandv South AfricaLord’s28 Jun 1924
3JB Hobbs1192Englandv AustraliaLord’s26 Jun 1926
        
1JE Root1431Englandv Sri LankaLord’s29 Aug 2024
2JE Root1033Englandv Sri LankaLord’s29 Aug 2024
3JE Root1041Englandv IndiaLord’s10 Jul 2025
        
1MP Vaughan1031Englandv West IndiesLord’s22 Jul 2004
2MP Vaughan101*3Englandv West IndiesLord’s22 Jul 2004
3MP Vaughan1202Englandv BangladeshLord’s26 May 2005

JL Smith’s run aggregate in this series so far read 407 runs against India in the on-going test series. He became the 13th wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 400 plus runs in a bilateral series

NoPlayerTeamOpp SeriesMatInnsNORunsHSAveCHC0
1LEG AmesEngWin1929-304081417149059.57200
2CL WalcottWinInd1948-495070452152064.57220
3WW WadeEngSAF1948-495091407125050.87131
4FCM AlexanderWinAus1960-615102484108060.50151
5BK KunderanIndEng1964-655100525192052.50210
6DT LindsaySAFAus1966-675070606182086.57320
7FM EngineerIndEng1972-735100415121041.50130
8AJ StewartEngSAF19985101465164051.66110
9A FlowerZimInd2000-012042540232*270.00220
10A FlowerZimSAF2001-022042422199*211.00210
11AC GilchristAusSAF2001-023052473204*157.66210
12BJ HaddinAusEng2013-045080493118061.62150
13JL SmithEngInd20253052407184*135.66120

JL Smith’s run aggregate in this series so far read 407 runs against India in the on-going test series. He became the fourth England wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 400 plus runs in a bilateral series

NoPlayerTeamOpp SeriesMatInnsNORunsHSAveCHC0
1LEG AmesEngWin1929-304081417149059.57200
2WW WadeEngSAF1948-495091407125050.87131
3AJ StewartEngSAF19985101465164051.66110
4JL SmithEngInd20253052407184*135.66120

JL Smith’s run aggregate in this series so far read 407 runs against India in the on-going test series. He became the third wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 400 plus runs in a bilateral series against India

NoPlayerTeamOpp SeriesMatInnsNORunsHSAveCHC0
1CL WalcottWinInd1948-495070452152064.57220
2A FlowerZimInd2000-012042540232*270.00220
3JL SmithEngInd20253052407184*135.66120

JL Smith’s run aggregate in this series so far read 407 runs against India in the on-going test series. He became the first England wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 400 plus runs in a bilateral series against India. The previous best aggregate by an England wicket keeper against India in a bilateral series was 352 runs by JM Bairstow in 2016-17 series

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings represents his 15th five wicket haul of his test career. He became the seventh Indian bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture five or more wickets on 15 or more occasions. Others are – R Ashwin {37}, A Kumble {35}, Harbhajan Singh {25}, Kapil Dev {23}, BS Chandrasekhar {16} and RA Jadeja {15]

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings represents his 15th five wicket haul of his test career. He became the second Indian pace bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture five or more wickets on 15 or more occasions. Kapil Dev is the other Indian pace bowler to capture five or more wickets on 23 occasions.

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings represents his 13th five wicket haul of his test career on away soil. Now he owns the record for most five wicket hauls by an Indian bowler. Previously this record was in the name of Kapil Dev who had captured five or more wickets in an innings on 12 occasions on away soil

England Vs India Third Test at Lord,s First day

England Vs India Third Test at Lord,s First day

England won the toss and elected to bat first provides the 765th occasion of England doing so against all the oppositions. It also provides the 113th occasion of England doing so against India

England won the toss and elected to bat first provides the 411th occasion of England doing so against all the oppositions on home soil It also provides the 53rd occasion of England doing so against India on home soil

England won the toss and elected to bat first provides the 95th occasion of England doing so against all the oppositions at Lord’s. It also provides the twelfth occasion of England doing so against India at Lord’s

JE Root had an aggregate of 2955 runs against India prior to this test. He completed 3000 runs against India when he was on 45 during the course of his knock of 99 not out at the end of first day’s play in England’s first innings. He became the first batsman and also the first England batsman to score 3000 runs against India. At the end of first day’s play in England’s first innings, JE Root’s aggregate against India read 3054

JE Root scored 99 not out at the end of first day’s play in England’s first innings which fetched him his 103rd fifty. He now shares the second place in the list of batsmen who have score most fifties in the annals of test cricket. JH Kallis and RT Ponting have scored 103 fifties. SR Tendulkar with 119 fifties occupies the first place in the list of batsmen who have scored most fifties in the annals of test cricket.

JE Root scored 99 not out at the end of first day’s play in England’s first innings which fetched him his 67th half century. He now shares the second place in the list of batsmen who have score most half centuries in the annals of test cricket. SR Tendulkar with 68 half centuries occupies the first place in the list of batsmen who have scored most half centuries in the annals of test cricket.  JE Root went past SC Chanderpaul who has scored 66 half centuries on his way to occupy the second place.

RR Pant took two catches in England’s first innings which fetched him an aggregate of 40 dismissals against England on away soil.  He became the eighth wicket keeper and the first Indian wicket keeper to effect 40 plus dismissals against England on away soil

RR Pant took two catches in England’s first innings which fetched him an aggregate of 40 catches against England on away soil.  He became the eighth wicket keeper and the first Indian wicket keeper to pouch 40 plus dismissals against England on away soil

RR Pant took two catches in England’s first innings which fetched him an aggregate of 40 dismissals against England on away soil.  He became the eighth wicket keeper and also the first Indian wicket keeper to effect 40 plus dismissals against England which are all catches.

OJ Pope-JE Root posted 109 runs partnership for the third wicket in England’s first innings to provide the 169th occasion of England posting a three figure partnership against India. It also provides the 99th occasion of England posting a three figure partnership against India on home soil.  It also provides the 29th occasion of England posting a three figure partnership against India in a test at Lord’s

OJ Pope-JE Root posted 109 runs partnership for the third wicket in England’s first innings to provide the 100th occasion of England posting a three figure partnership against India for the third wicket on home soil. It also provides the 13th occasion of England posting a three figure partnership against India on home soil for the third wicket. It also provides the second occasion of England posting a three figure partnership against India in a test at Lord’s for the third wicket.

JJ Bumrah’s lone wicket on the first day’s play fetched him 43 wickets against England. He now shares the second place with Kapil Dev among the list of of Indian bowlers who have captured most wickets against England in England. Kapil Dev has also captured 43 wickets against England in England. I Sharma with 48 wickets occupy the first place among the bowlers who have captured most wickets against England in England

All round performance – Cricketers scoring a century and capturing five or more wickets in an innings in a test match

All round performance – Cricketers scoring a century and capturing five or more wickets in an innings in a test match

C Bosch of South Africa scored 100 not out and captured five for 43 in the first test against Zimbabwe in Jun 2025 to provide the 40th occasion of a cricketer scoring  a century and capturing five or more wickets in an innings in a test match.  All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsW/RTeamOpposition GroundStart Date
1J H Sinclair1066/026South AfricaEnglandCape Town01/04/1899
2G A Faulkner1235/120South AfricaEnglandJohannesburg01/01/1910
3C E Kelleway1145/033AustraliaSouth AfricaManchester27/05/1912
4J M Gregory1007/069AustraliaEnglandMelbourne31/12/1920
5M H Mankad1845/196IndiaEnglandLord’s19/06/1952
6D S E Atkinson2195/056West IndiesAustraliaBridgetown14/05/1955
7K R Miller1096/107AustraliaWest IndiesKingston11/06/1955
8R Benaud1005/084AustraliaSouth AfricaJohannesburg07/02/1958
9O G Smith1005/090West IndiesIndiaDelhi06/02/1959
10P R Umrigar172*5/107IndiaWest IndiesPort of Spain04/04/1962
11G S A Sobers1045/063West IndiesIndiaKingston13/04/1962
12B R Taylor1055/086New ZealandIndiaEden Gardens05/03/1965
13G S A Sobers1745/041West IndiesEnglandLeeds04/08/1966
14Mushtaq Mohd2015/049PakistanNew ZealandDunedin07/02/1973
15A W Greig1486/164EnglandWest IndiesBridgetown06/03/1974
16Mushtaq Mohd1215/028PakistanWest IndiesPort of Spain01/04/1977
17I T Botham1035/073EnglandNew ZealandChristchurch24/02/1978
18I T Botham1088/034EnglandPakistanLord’s15/06/1978
19I T Botham1146/058 & 7/048EnglandIndiaWankhede15/02/1980
20I T Botham149*6/095EnglandAustraliaLeeds16/07/1981
21Imran Khan1176/098 & 5/082PakistanIndiaFaisalabad03/01/1983
22I T Botham1385/059EnglandNew ZealandWellington20/01/1984
23Wasim Akram1235/100PakistanAustraliaAdelaide19/01/1990
24P A Strang106*5/212ZimbabwePakistanSheikhupura17/10/1996
25J H Kallis1105/090South AfricaWest IndiesCape Town02/01/1999
26J H Kallis139*5/021South AfricaBangladeshPotchefstroom25/10/2002
27R Ashwin1035/156IndiaWest IndiesWankhede22/11/2011
28Shakib Al Hasan1446/082BangladeshPakistanMirpur16/12/2011
29Sohag Gazi101*6/077BangladeshNew ZealandChattogram09/10/2013
30Shakib Al Hasan1375/080 & 5/044BangladeshZimbabweKhulna03/11/2014
31R Ashwin1137/083IndiaWest IndiesNorth Sound21/07/2016
32R L Chase137*5/121West IndiesIndiaKingston30/07/2016
33R Ashwin1065/043IndiaEnglandChennai13/02/2021
34R A Jadeja175*5/041IndiaSri LankaMohali04/03/2022
35R A Jadeja1125/041IndiaEnglandRajkot15/02/2024
36A A P Atkinson1185/062EnglandSri LankaLord’s29/08/2024
37R Ashwin1136/088IndiaBangladeshChennai19/09/2024
38B J Bennett110*5/095ZimbabweAfghanistanBulawayo26/12/2024
39MH Miraz1045/032BangladeshZimbabweChattogram28/04/2025
40C Bosch100*5/043South AfricaZimbabweBulawayo28/06/2025

C Bosch of South Africa scored 100 not out and captured five for 43 in the first test against Zimbabwe in Jun 2025 to provide the fifth occasion of a South African cricketer scoring  a century and capturing five or more wickets in an innings in a test match.  All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsW/RTeamOpposition GroundStart Date
1J H Sinclair1066/026South AfricaEnglandCape Town01/04/1899
2G A Faulkner1235/120South AfricaEnglandJohannesburg01/01/1910
3J H Kallis1105/090South AfricaWest IndiesCape Town02/01/1999
4J H Kallis139*5/021South AfricaBangladeshPotchefstroom25/10/2002
5C Bosch100*5/043South AfricaZimbabweBulawayo28/06/2025

C Bosch of South Africa scored 100 not out and captured five for 43 in the first test against Zimbabwe in Jun 2025 to provide the third occasion of a cricketer scoring  a century and capturing five or more wickets in an innings in a test match against Zimbabwe.  All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsW/RTeamOpposition GroundStart Date
1Shakib Al Hasan1375/080 & 5/044BangladeshZimbabweKhulna03/11/2014
2MH Miraz1045/032BangladeshZimbabweChattogram28/04/2025
3C Bosch100*5/043South AfricaZimbabweBulawayo28/06/2025
Triple centurions in a test innings

Triple centurions in a test innings

PWA Moulder of South Africa scored 367 not out in the on-going test against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo to provide the 33rd occasion of a batsman scoring a triple hundred in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

He became the second South African batsman to score a triple hundred in a test innings.  Prior to this HM Amla had scored 311 not out against England at The Oval in Jan 2012. Thus PWA Moulder’s 367 not out represent the highest individual innings in test cricket.

PWA Moulder became the second batsman to score 300 plus runs in a test innings against Zimbabwe. Prior to this ML Hayden of Australia had scored 380 runs at WACA in Oct 2008

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1A Sandham3251Englandv West IndiesKingston03 Apr 1930
2DG Bradman3341Australiav EnglandLeeds11 Jul 1930
3WR Hammond336*2Englandv New ZealandAuckland31 Mar 1933
4DG Bradman3042Australiav EnglandLeeds20 Jul 1934
5L Hutton3641Englandv AustraliaThe Oval20 Aug 1938
6Hanif Mohammad3373Pakistanv West IndiesBridgetown17 Jan 1958
7GS Sobers365*2West Indiesv PakistanKingston26 Feb 1958
8RB Simpson3111Australiav EnglandManchester23 Jul 1964
9JH Edrich310*1Englandv New ZealandLeeds08 Jul 1965
10RM Cowper3072Australiav EnglandMelbourne11 Feb 1966
11LG Rowe3022West Indiesv EnglandBridgetown06 Mar 1974
12GA Gooch3331Englandv IndiaLord’s26 Jul 1990
13BC Lara3751West Indiesv EnglandSt John’s16 Apr 1994
14ST Jayasuriya3402Sri Lankav IndiaColombo (RPS)02 Aug 1997
15MA Taylor334*1Australiav PakistanPeshawar15 Oct 1998
16Inzamam-ul-Haq3291Pakistanv New ZealandLahore01 May 2002
17ML Hayden3801Australiav ZimbabweW.A.C.A09 Oct 2003
18V Sehwag3091Indiav PakistanMultan28 Mar 2004
19BC Lara400*1West Indiesv EnglandSt John’s10 Apr 2004
20CH Gayle3172West Indiesv South AfricaSt John’s29 Apr 2005
21DPMD Jayawardene3742Sri Lankav South AfricaColombo (SSC)27 Jul 2006
22V Sehwag3192Indiav South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
23Younis Khan3132Pakistanv Sri LankaKarachi21 Feb 2009
24CH Gayle3331West Indiesv Sri LankaGalle15 Nov 2010
25MJ Clarke329*2Australiav IndiaSydney03 Jan 2012
26HM Amla311*2South Africav EnglandThe Oval19 Jul 2012
27KC Sangakkara3191Sri Lankav BangladeshChattogram04 Feb 2014
28BB McCullum3023New Zealandv IndiaWellington14 Feb 2014
29Azhar Ali302*1Pakistanv West IndiesDubai (DICS)13 Oct 2016
30KK Nair303*2Indiav EnglandChennai16 Dec 2016
31DA Warner335*1Australiav PakistanAdelaide29 Nov 2019
32HC Brook3172Englandv PakistanMultan07 Oct 2024
33PWA Mulder367*1South Africav ZimbabweBulawayo06 Jul 2025

PWA Moulder of South Africa scored 367 not out in the on-going test against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo to provide the ninth occasion of a captain scoring a triple hundred in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1RB Simpson3111Australiav EnglandManchester23 Jul 1964
2GA Gooch3331Englandv IndiaLord’s26 Jul 1990
4MA Taylor334*1Australiav PakistanPeshawar15 Oct 1998
4BC Lara400*1West Indiesv EnglandSt John’s10 Apr 2004
5DPMD Jayawardene3742Sri Lankav South AfricaColombo (SSC)27 Jul 2006
6Younis Khan3132Pakistanv Sri LankaKarachi21 Feb 2009
7MJ Clarke329*2Australiav IndiaSydney03 Jan 2012
8BB McCullum3023New Zealandv IndiaWellington14 Feb 2014
9PWA Mulder367*1South Africav ZimbabweBulawayo06 Jul 2025
Teams losing the test despite posting 400 plus run in the first innings or second innings of a test

Teams losing the test despite posting 400 plus run in the first innings or second innings of a test

England posted a total of 407 runs in its first innings {Second  innings of the test} and lost the test to provide the 92nd occasion of a team losing the test after posting 400 plus runs in the first innings or the second innings of the test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamScoreResOppositionGroundStart Date
1Australia586lostv EnglandSydney14 Dec 1894
2Australia414lostv EnglandMelbourne01 Mar 1895
3South Africa506lostv AustraliaMelbourne31 Dec 1910
4Australia465lostv South AfricaAdelaide07 Jan 1911
5England447lostv AustraliaAdelaide14 Jan 1921
6England479lostv AustraliaMelbourne01 Jan 1925
7England519lostv AustraliaMelbourne08 Mar 1929
8England425lostv AustraliaLord’s27 Jun 1930
9England405lostv AustraliaThe Oval16 Aug 1930
10Australia435lostv EnglandSydney23 Feb 1933
11England496lostv AustraliaLeeds22 Jul 1948
12England419/9dlostv South AfricaNottingham07 Jun 1951
13Australia520lostv South AfricaMelbourne06 Feb 1953
14Pakistan408lostv West IndiesGeorgetown13 Mar 1958
15West Indies526/7dlostv EnglandPort of Spain14 Mar 1968
16Pakistan574/8dlostv AustraliaMelbourne29 Dec 1972
17India406lostv West IndiesWankhede23 Jan 1975
18England435lostv West IndiesThe Oval12 Aug 1976
19India402lostv AustraliaW.A.C.A16 Dec 1977
20Australia419lostv IndiaMelbourne07 Feb 1981
21Australia401/9dlostv EnglandLeeds16 Jul 1981
22Australia429lostv West IndiesBridgetown30 Mar 1984
23England430lostv AustraliaLeeds08 Jun 1989
24India454lostv EnglandLord’s26 Jul 1990
25Sri Lanka547/8dlostv AustraliaColombo (SSC)17 Aug 1992
26Australia419lostv EnglandAdelaide26 Jan 1995
27India424lostv AustraliaBengaluru25 Mar 1998
28England445lostv Sri LankaThe Oval27 Aug 1998
29Australia490lostv West IndiesBridgetown26 Mar 1999
30Bangladesh400lostv IndiaDhaka10 Nov 2000
31Zimbabwe422/9dlostv IndiaDelhi18 Nov 2000
32Pakistan405lostv EnglandKarachi07 Dec 2000
33Australia445lostv IndiaEden Gardens11 Mar 2001
34Australia447lostv EnglandLeeds16 Aug 2001
35England432lostv AustraliaThe Oval23 Aug 2001
36West Indies448lostv Sri LankaGalle13 Nov 2001
37West Indies408lostv AustraliaPort of Spain19 Apr 2003
38South Africa484lostv EnglandThe Oval04 Sep 2003
39Australia556lostv IndiaAdelaide12 Dec 2003
40West Indies410lostv South AfricaJohannesburg12 Dec 2003
41Sri Lanka407lostv AustraliaColombo (SSC)24 Mar 2004
42Pakistan407lostv IndiaMultan28 Mar 2004
43New Zealand409lostv EnglandLeeds03 Jun 2004
44West Indies416lostv EnglandLord’s22 Jul 2004
45South Africa419lostv EnglandJohannesburg13 Jan 2005
46New Zealand433lostv AustraliaChristchurch10 Mar 2005
47India449lostv PakistanBengaluru24 Mar 2005
48West Indies404lostv PakistanKingston03 Jun 2005
49England418lostv PakistanMultan12 Nov 2005
50West Indies405lostv AustraliaAdelaide25 Nov 2005
51South Africa451/9dlostv AustraliaSydney02 Jan 2006
52Bangladesh427lostv AustraliaFatullah09 Apr 2006
53Pakistan538lostv EnglandLeeds04 Aug 2006
54Pakistan504lostv EnglandThe Oval17 Aug 2006
55England551/6dlostv AustraliaAdelaide01 Dec 2006
56India414lostv South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2007
57India532lostv AustraliaSydney02 Jan 2008
58Bangladesh408lostv New ZealandHamilton15 Feb 2010
59Bangladesh419lostv EnglandMirpur20 Mar 2010
60Sri Lanka425lostv IndiaColombo (PSS)03 Aug 2010
61Australia428lostv IndiaMohali01 Oct 2010
62Australia478lostv IndiaBengaluru09 Oct 2010
63Sri Lanka400lostv EnglandCardiff26 May 2011
64Zimbabwe412lostv PakistanBulawayo01 Sep 2011
65West Indies449/9dlostv AustraliaBridgetown07 Apr 2012
66Bangladesh556lostv West IndiesMirpur13 Nov 2012
67Australia408lostv IndiaMohali14 Mar 2013
68Sri Lanka428/9dlostv PakistanSharjah16 Jan 2014
69Pakistan451lostv Sri LankaGalle06 Aug 2014
70India444lostv AustraliaAdelaide09 Dec 2014
71India408lostv AustraliaBrisbane17 Dec 2014
72New Zealand523lostv EnglandLord’s21 May 2015
73Pakistan400lostv EnglandBirmingham03 Aug 2016
74England400lostv IndiaWankhede08 Dec 2016
75England477lostv IndiaChennai16 Dec 2016
76Pakistan443/9dlostv AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2016
77Bangladesh595/8dlostv New ZealandWellington12 Jan 2017
78Pakistan422lostv Sri LankaAbu Dhabi28 Sep 2017
79England403lostv AustraliaW.A.C.A14 Dec 2017
80South Africa431lostv IndiaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
81Bangladesh430lostv West IndiesChattogram03 Feb 2021
82New Zealand553lostv EnglandNottingham10 Jun 2022
83India416lostv EnglandBirmingham01 Jul 2022
84Pakistan579lostv EnglandRawalpindi01 Dec 2022
85England435/8dlostv New ZealandWellington24 Feb 2023
86Ireland492lostv Sri LankaGalle24 Apr 2023
87India436lostv EnglandHyderabad25 Jan 2024
88West Indies457lostv EnglandNottingham18 Jul 2024
89Pakistan448/6dlostv BangladeshRawalpindi21 Aug 2024
90Pakistan556lostv EnglandMultan07 Oct 2024
91India471lostv EnglandLeeds20 Jun 2025
92England407lostv IndiaBirmingham02 Jul 2025

England posted a total of 407 runs in its first innings {Second  innings of the test} and lost the test to provide the 18th occasion of England losing the test after posting 400 plus runs in the first innings or the second innings of the test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamScoreResOppositionGroundStart Date
1England447lostv AustraliaAdelaide14 Jan 1921
2England479lostv AustraliaMelbourne01 Jan 1925
3England519lostv AustraliaMelbourne08 Mar 1929
4England425lostv AustraliaLord’s27 Jun 1930
5England405lostv AustraliaThe Oval16 Aug 1930
6England496lostv AustraliaLeeds22 Jul 1948
7England419/9dlostv South AfricaNottingham07 Jun 1951
8England435lostv West IndiesThe Oval12 Aug 1976
9England430lostv AustraliaLeeds08 Jun 1989
10England445lostv Sri LankaThe Oval27 Aug 1998
11England432lostv AustraliaThe Oval23 Aug 2001
12England418lostv PakistanMultan12 Nov 2005
13England551/6dlostv AustraliaAdelaide01 Dec 2006
14England400lostv IndiaWankhede08 Dec 2016
15England477lostv IndiaChennai16 Dec 2016
16England403lostv AustraliaW.A.C.A14 Dec 2017
17England435/8dlostv New ZealandWellington24 Feb 2023
18England407lostv IndiaBirmingham02 Jul 2025

England posted a total of 407 runs in its first innings {Second  innings of the test} and lost the test to provide the 14th occasion of a team losing the test after posting 400 plus runs in the first innings or the second innings of the test against India in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamScoreResOppositionGroundStart Date
1Australia419lostv IndiaMelbourne07 Feb 1981
2Bangladesh400lostv IndiaDhaka10 Nov 2000
3Zimbabwe422/9dlostv IndiaDelhi18 Nov 2000
4Australia445lostv IndiaEden Gardens11 Mar 2001
5Australia556lostv IndiaAdelaide12 Dec 2003
6Pakistan407lostv IndiaMultan28 Mar 2004
7Sri Lanka425lostv IndiaColombo (PSS)03 Aug 2010
8Australia428lostv IndiaMohali01 Oct 2010
9Australia478lostv IndiaBengaluru09 Oct 2010
10Australia408lostv IndiaMohali14 Mar 2013
11England400lostv IndiaWankhede08 Dec 2016
12England477lostv IndiaChennai16 Dec 2016
13South Africa431lostv IndiaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
14England407lostv IndiaBirmingham02 Jul 2025

England posted a total of 407 runs in its first innings {Second  innings of the test} and lost the test to provide the third occasion of a team losing the test after posting 400 plus runs in the first innings or the second innings of the test against India in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamScoreResOppositionGroundStart Date
1England400lostv IndiaWankhede08 Dec 2016
2England477lostv IndiaChennai16 Dec 2016
3England407lostv IndiaBirmingham02 Jul 2025
England Vs India Second Test at Birmingham Fifth day

England Vs India Second Test at Birmingham Fifth day

Z Crawley of England was dismissed for zero in England’s second innings to provide the 277th occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for zero against all the oppositions. It also provides the 26th occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for zero against India.

This test witnessed seven zeroes by England batsmen – six in the first innings and one in the second innings – to provide the seventh occasion of seven or more England batsmen scoring zeroes in a test.  It also provides the second occasion of seven England batsmen scoring zeroes in a test against India. Prior to this seven England batsmen had scored zeroes against India at Lord’s in Aug 2021.

Z Crawley of England was dismissed for zero in England’s second innings to provide the 49th occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for zero in the fourth innings of a test against all the oppositions. It also provides the seventh occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for zero in the fourth innings of a test against India.

Shoaib Bashir conceded 100 plus runs in both innings of this test – 167 and 119  – to provide the 17th occasion of an England bowler conceding 100 plus runs in both innings of a test. It also provides the fourth occasion of an England bowler conceding 100 plus runs in both innings of a test against India.

Shoaib Bashir conceded 100 plus runs in both innings of this test – 167 and 119 – to provide the tenth occasion of an England spin bowler conceding 100 plus runs in both innings of a test. It also provides the second occasion of an England spin bowler conceding 100 plus runs in both innings of a test against India. Prior to this FJ Titmus had conceded 205 runs – 100 and 105 – against India at Delhi in Feb 1964.

JL Smith scored 184 not out and 88 in this test to provide the 270th  occasion of England batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test against all the oppositions. It also provides the 30th occasion of England batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test against India

JL Smith scored 184 not out and 88 in this test to provide the eleventh occasion of England wicket keeper batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test against all the oppositions. It also provides the third occasion of England wicket keeper batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test against India

JL Smith scored 184 not out and 88 in this test to provide the fifth occasion of England wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in one innings and a half century in another innings against all the oppositions. It also provides the second occasion of England wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in one innings and a half century in another innings in a test against India

JL Smith scored 184 not out and 88 in this test to provide the 124th occasion of England  batsman scoring a century in one innings and a half century in another innings {including centuries in both innings} against all the oppositions. It also provides the 18th occasion of England batsman scoring a century in one innings and a half century in another innings {including centuries in both innings} in a test against India

Akash Deep captured six for 99 in England’s second innings to provide the 151st occasion of an Indian bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings against all oppositions. It also provides the 30th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings against England

Akash Deep captured six for 99 in England’s second innings to provide the 43rd occasion of an Indian pace bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings against all oppositions. It also provides the ninth occasion of an Indian pace bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings against England

Akash Deep captured six for 99 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the 17th   occasion of an Indian bowler capturing six or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test against all oppositions. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian bowler capturing six or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test against England

Akash Deep captured six for 99 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the third occasion of an Indian pace bowler capturing six or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test against all oppositions. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian pace bowler capturing six or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test against England

Akash Deep captured ten for 187 in this test to provide the 56th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing ten or more wickets in the match against all oppositions. It also provides the ninth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing ten or more wickets in the match against England

Akash Deep captured ten for 187 in this test to provide the eleventh occasion of an Indian pace bowler capturing ten or more wickets in the match against all oppositions. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian bowler capturing ten or more wickets in the match against England. Prior to this C Sharma had taken 10 for 188 at Birmingham in Jul 1986

India won this test by 336 runs to provide the ninth occasion of India winning a test by 300 plus runs margin and the third win against England by 300 plus runs margin.

India won this test by 336 runs to provide the third occasion of India winning a test by 300 plus runs margin on away soil and the first win against England by 300 plus runs margin on away soil.

India’s win by 336 runs in this test represent its laragest victory by runs margin on away soil.