Highest partnership for each wicket is held by Indian batsmen for nine wickets out of the ten wickets in India and Australia Test series.  The only wicket partnership which is not in the name of the Indian batsmen is for the fourth wicket. The following table lists the highest partnership for each wicket in the series.

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIP FOR EACH WICKET – SERIES
No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	iStart Date
01	S Dhawan, M Vijay	01	289	02	Ind	v Aus	Mohali	14 Mar 2013
02	CA Pujara, M Vijay	02	370	02	Ind	v Aus	Hyderabad	02 Mar 2013
03	SR Tendulkar, M Vijay	03	308	02	Ind	v Aus	Bengaluru	09 Oct 2010
04	MJ Clarke, RT Ponting	04	386	01	Aus	v Ind	Adelaide	24 Jan 2012
05	R Dravid, VVS Laxman	05	376	03	Ind	v Aus	Eden Gardens	11 Mar 2001
06	RJ Shastri, DB Vengsarkar	06	298*	02	Ind	v Aus	Wankhede	15 Oct 1986
07	RA Jadeja, RR Pant	07	204	01	Ind	v Aus	Sydney	03 Jan 2019
08	Harbhajan Singh, SR Tendulkar	08	129	02	Ind	v Aus	Sydney	02 Jan 2008
09	MS Dhoni, B Kumar	09	140	02	Ind	v Aus	Chennai	22 Feb 2013
10	SM Gavaskar, NS Yadav	10	094	03	Ind	v Aus	Adelaide	13 Dec 1985

It is also interesting to note that there are four three hundred plus runs partnership for second, third, fourth and fifth wicket and there are seven 200 plus runs partnerships for the first seven wickets.

Gundappa Ranganath Viswanath is the first Indian batsman to be dismissed stumped in a test innings after scoring a century. He was dismissed stumped for 131 against Australia at Delhi in October 1979 by Kevin John Wright of James  Donald Higgs. Higgs was a leg break Googly bowler. As on date, there are twelve occasion of Indian batsmen who have been dismissed stumped in a test innings after scoring a century. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	GR Viswanath	131	1	v Australia	Delhi	13 Oct 1979
2	RJ Shastri	128	1	v Pakistan	Karachi	30 Jan 1983
3	RJ Shastri	102	1	v West Indies	St John’s	28 Apr 1983
4	N Kapil Dev	110	1	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 1990
5	R Dravid	148	1	v England	Leeds	22 Aug 2002
6	MS Dhoni	148	2	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	21 Jan 2006
7	CA Pujara	135	1	v England	Wankhede	23 Nov 2012
8	J Yadav	104	2	v England	Wankhede	08 Dec 2016
9	AM Rahane	132	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	03 Aug 2017
10	M Vijay	155	1	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	02 Dec 2017
11	RG Sharma	176	1	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019
12	RG Sharma	127	3	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019

Here are the some of the oddities observed in the above list. GR Viswanath is the only Indian batsman to be dismissed stumped after scoring a century – 131 – against Australia

RJ Shastri and RG Sharma are the two batsmen to be dismissed stumped in a test innings on two occasions. RJ Shastri’s dismissals have come in two different tests, while RG Sharma has been dismissed in both innings of a test.

RG Sharma is the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to be dismissed in both innings of a test. He was dismissed stumped by Q de Kock  of K Maharaj after scoring 176 in the first innings and was dismissed stumped by Q de Kock of K Maharaj after scoring 127 in the second innings against South Africa at Visakhapatnam in Oct 2019 Thus RG Sharma was dismissed by same combination of wicket keeper and bowler in both innings of a test.

As RG Sharma opened the innings for India in this test, he earned the distinction of becoming the only opening batsman in the annals of test cricket to be dismissed stumped in both innings of a test match. RG Sharma’s 176 represents the highest individual score by an Indian batsman in this category of statstics

RJ Shastri was dismissed stumped for 128 against Pakistan at Karachi in Jan 1983 to become the first Indian batsman to be dismissed stumped in a test innings after scoring a century on away soil. His second such dismissal for 102  at St John’s against West Indies in Apr 1983, made him the only Indian batsman to be dismissed stumped after scoring a century on two occasions on away soil.

R Dravid and MS Dhoni were dismissed stumped in a test innings for an identical score of 148. R Dravid was dismissed stumped for 148 against England at Leeds in Aug 2002, While MS Dhoni was dismissed stumped for 148 against Pakistan at Faisalabad in Jan 2006

Wankhede and Visakhapatnam are the two grounds to witness two occasions of batsman dismissed stumped after scoring a century. CA Pujara was dismissed stumped for 135 against England at Wankhede in Nov 2012 and J Yadav was dismissed stumped for 104 against England at Wankhede in Dec 2016. RG Sharma was the batsman to be dismissed stumped for 176 and 127 in both innings of a test at Visakhapatnam.

M Murali and RG Sharma are the two batsman to  be dismissed stumped in a test innings after scoring 150 plus runs.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	M Vijay	155	1	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	02 Dec 2017
2	RG Sharma	176	1	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019

RA Jadeja’s ten for 120 with five for 65 in the first innings and 5 for 55 in the second innings of the third test against New Zealand at Wankhede was in a losing cause to provide the 36^th occasion of a bowler’s ten wicket haul with five or more wickets in both innings going in vain in the annals of test cricket.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	CTB Turner	88.0	4	50	087	12	Aus	v Eng	Sydney	10 Feb 1888
2	T Richardson	110.3	5	39	244	13	Eng	v Aus	Manchester	16 Jul 1896
3	H Trumble	65.0	5	19	089	12	Aus	v Eng	The Oval	10 Aug 1896
4	SF Barnes	80.1	6	22	163	13	Eng	v Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1902
5	WH Lockwood	37.1	6	10	076	11	Eng	v Aus	Manchester	24 Jul 1902
6	CB Llewellyn	49.5	6	12	116	10	SAF	v Aus	Johannesburg	18 Oct 1902
7	HV Hordern	62.0	6	13	161	10	Aus	v Eng	Sydney	23 Feb 1912
8	MW Tate	89.0	8	19	228	11	Eng	v Aus	Sydney	19 Dec 1924
9	CV Grimmett	62.0	6	10	201	10	Aus	v Eng	Nottingham	13 Jun 1930
10	K Farnes	65.2	6	13	179	10	Eng	v Aus	Nottingham	08 Jun 1934
11	AK Davidson	77.4	6	30	124	12	Aus	v Ind	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959
12	SF Burke	81.0	6	29	196	11	SAF	v NZl	Cape Town	01 Jan 1962
13	RG Nadkarni	72.4	6	27	122	11	Ind	v Aus	Chennai	02 Oct 1964
14	AME Roberts	42.3	6	11	121	12	Win	v Ind	Chennai	11 Jan 1975
15	BS Bedi	61.2	8	12	194	10	Ind	v Aus	Perth	16 Dec 1977
16	RM Hogg	47.5	8	11	122	10	Aus	v Eng	Perth	15 Dec 1978
17	G Dymock	63.4	6	12	166	12	Aus	v Ind	Kanpur	02 Oct 1979
18	IT Botham	80.5	6	23	176	11	Eng	v Aus	Perth	14 Dec 1979
19	MA Holding	38.3	6	08	107	11	Win	v Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981
20	NGB Cook	44.0	6	20	083	11	Eng	v Pak	Karachi	02 Mar 1984
21	Wasim Akram	59.0	6	17	128	10	Pak	v NZl	Dunedin	09 Feb 1985
22	MG Hughes	73.1	6	16	217	13	Aus	v Win	Perth	02 Dec 1988
23	Wasim Akram	71.4	6	21	160	11	Pak	v Aus	Melbourne	12 Jan 1990
24	SK Warne	69.0	6	25	128	12	Aus	v SAF	Sydney	02 Jan 1994
25	BKV Prasad	44.0	6	10	153	10	Ind	v SAF	Durban	26 Dec 1996
26	Saqlain Mushtaq	82.3	6	22	216	10	Pak	v Ind	Delhi	04 Feb 1999
27	J Srinath	46.0	6	10	132	13	Ind	v Pak	Eden Gardens	16 Feb 1999
28	DL Vettori	60.0	6	19	149	12	NZl	v Aus	Auckland	11 Mar 2000
29	Wasim Akram	56.2	6	19	110	11	Pak	v Win	St John’s	25 May 2000
30	M Muralidaran	77.3	6	14	212	11	Srl	v Aus	Galle	08 Mar 2004
31	Harbhajan Singh	71.1	6	12	224	11	Ind	v Aus	Bengaluru	06 Oct 2004
32	Saeed Ajmal	56.5	6	20	111	11	Pak	v Win	Providence	12 May 2011
33	CR Woakes	42.0	6	13	102	11	Eng	v Pak	Lord’s	14 Jul 2016
34	MA Starc	28.4	6	08	094	11	Aus	v Srl	Galle	04 Aug 2016
35	Taijul Islam	68.1	6	15	170	11	Ban	v Zim	Sylhet	03 Nov 2018
36	RA Jadeja	35.5	6	04	120	10	Ind	v NZl	Wankhede	01 Nov 2024

RA Jadeja’s ten for 120 with five for 65 in the first innings and 5 for 55 in the second innings of the third test against New Zealand at Wankhede was in a losing cause to provide the sixth occasion of an Indian bowler’s ten wicket haul with five or more wickets in both innings going in vain in the annals of test cricket.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	RG Nadkarni	72.4	6	27	122	11	Ind	v Aus	Chennai	02 Oct 1964
2	BS Bedi	61.2	8	12	194	10	Ind	v Aus	Perth	16 Dec 1977
3	BKV Prasad	44.0	6	10	153	10	Ind	v SAF	Durban	26 Dec 1996
4	J Srinath	46.0	6	10	132	13	Ind	v Pak	Eden Gardens	16 Feb 1999
5	Harbhajan Singh	71.1	6	12	224	11	Ind	v Aus	Bengaluru	06 Oct 2004
6	RA Jadeja	35.5	6	04	120	10	Ind	v NZl	Wankhede	01 Nov 2024

RA Jadeja’s ten for 120 with five for 65 in the first innings and 5 for 55 in the second innings of the third test against New Zealand at Wankhede was in a losing cause to provide the third occasion of a bowler’s ten wicket haul with five or more wickets in both innings going in vain against New Zealand in the annals of test cricket.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	SF Burke	81.0	6	29	196	11	SAF	v NZl	Cape Town	01 Jan 1962
2	Wasim Akram	59.0	6	17	128	10	Pak	v NZl	Dunedin	09 Feb 1985
3	RA Jadeja	35.5	6	04	120	10	Ind	v NZl	Wankhede	01 Nov 2024

Wasim Akram of Pakistan is the only bowler in the annals of test cricket to witness this dubious record on most occasions – three occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Wasim Akram	59.0	6	17	128	10	Pak	v NZl	Dunedin	09 Feb 1985
2	Wasim Akram	71.4	6	21	160	11	Pak	v Aus	Melbourne	12 Jan 1990
3	Wasim Akram	56.2	6	19	110	11	Pak	v Win	St John’s	25 May 2000

T Richardson of England,  SF Barnes of England, MG Hughes of Australia and J Srinath of India are the four bowlers who have captured most wickets in this category of statistics.  They have captured 13 wickets.  J Srinath’s 13 for 132 against Pakistan at Eden Gardens in Feb 1999 represent the best bowling figures in test match in losing cause in this category

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	T Richardson	110.3	5	39	244	13	Eng	v Aus	Manchester	16 Jul 1896
2	SF Barnes	80.1	6	22	163	13	Eng	v Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1902
3	MG Hughes	73.1	6	16	217	13	Aus	v Win	Perth	02 Dec 1988
4	J Srinath	46.0	6	10	132	13	Ind	v Pak	Eden Gardens	16 Feb 1999

The following table lists the bowlers who have conceded less than 100 runs in this category of statistics.  The list is arranged in the ascending order of the runs conceded

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	WH Lockwood	37.1	6	10	076	11	Eng	v Aus	Manchester	24 Jul 1902
2	NGB Cook	44.0	6	20	083	11	Eng	v Pak	Karachi	02 Mar 1984
3	CTB Turner	88.0	4	50	087	12	Aus	v Eng	Sydney	10 Feb 1888
4	H Trumble	65.0	5	19	089	12	Aus	v Eng	The Oval	10 Aug 1896
5	MA Starc	28.4	6	08	094	11	Aus	v Srl	Galle	04 Aug 2016

The following table lists the bowlers who have conceded more than 200 runs in this category of statistics.  The list is arranged in the descending order of the runs conceded

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	T Richardson	110.3	5	39	244	13	Eng	v Aus	Manchester	16 Jul 1896
2	MW Tate	89.0	8	19	228	11	Eng	v Aus	Sydney	19 Dec 1924
3	Harbhajan Singh	71.1	6	12	224	11	Ind	v Aus	Bengaluru	06 Oct 2004
4	MG Hughes	73.1	6	16	217	13	Aus	v Win	Perth	02 Dec 1988
5	Saqlain Mushtaq	82.3	6	22	216	10	Pak	v Ind	Delhi	04 Feb 1999
6	M Muralidaran	77.3	6	14	212	11	Srl	v Aus	Galle	08 Mar 2004
7	CV Grimmett	62.0	6	10	201	10	Aus	v Eng	Nottingham	13 Jun 1930

RA Jadeja of India and AY Patel of New Zealand captured ten and eleven wickets in this test to provide the 24^th occasion of rival bowlers capturing ten or more wickets in a test.

RA Jadeja’s ten wickets in this test was in a losing cause to provide the 80th occasion of bowler’s ten or more wickets hauls in a test going in vain. It also provides the 14^th occasion of an Indian bowler’s ten or more wickets hauls in a test going in vain.

RA Jadeja’s ten wickets in this test was in a losing cause to provide the seventh occasion of bowler’s ten or more wickets hauls in a test going in vain against New Zealand. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian bowler’s ten or more wickets hauls in a test going in vain against New Zealand

RA Jadeja’s ten wickets in the match comprised of five in the first innings and five in the second innings to provide the 267^th occasion of a bowler capturing ten or more wicket in a match with five or more wickets in both innings. It also provides the eleventh occasion of an Indian bowler capturing ten or more wicket in a match with five or more wickets in both innings

AY Patel’s eleven wickets in the match comprised of five in the first innings and six in the second innings to provide the 268^th occasion of a bowler capturing ten or more wicket in a match with five or more wickets in both innings. It also provides the twelfth occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing ten or more wicket in a match with five or more wickets in both innings

RA Jadeja’s ten wickets in the match comprised of five in the first innings and five in the second innings to provide the 24^th occasion of a bowler capturing ten or more wicket in a match against New Zealand with five or more wickets in both innings. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian bowler capturing ten or more wicket in a match against New Zealand with five or more wickets in both innings

AY Patel’s eleven wickets in the match comprised of five in the first innings and six in the second innings to provide the 26^th occasion of a bowler capturing ten or more wicket in a match against India with five or more wickets in both innings. It also provides the second occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing ten or more wicket in a match against India with five or more wickets in both innings

RA Jadeja’s ten wickets in the match comprised of five in the first innings and five in the second innings to provide the 55th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing ten or more wicket in a match with five or more wickets in both innings.

AY Patel’s eleven wickets in the match comprised of five in the first innings and six in the second innings to provide the 13^th occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing ten or more wicket in a match with five or more wickets in both innings.

RA Jadeja’s ten wickets in the match comprised of five in the first innings and five in the second innings to was in a losing cause provide the 37th occasion of a bowler’s ten or more wickets n a match with five or more wickets in both innings going in vain.

RA Jadeja’s ten wickets in the match comprised of five in the first innings and five in the second innings to provide the sixth occasion of an Indian bowler’s ten or more wicket in a match with five or more wickets in both innings going in vain

RR Pant scored 60 and 64 in this test to provide the seventh occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring half centuries in a test against New Zealand.

RR Pant scored 60 and 64 in this test to provide the 87th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test. It also provides the eleventh occasion of an Indian  batsman scoring half centuries in a test against New Zealand.

V Kohli was dismissed for one in this game to provide the 50^th occasion of his being dismissed for a single digit score including zero in a test innings. He became the 20^th Indian batsman to be dismissed for single digit score including zero in a test innings

V Kohli was dismissed for one in this game to provide the eighth occasion of his being dismissed for one in a test innings.

Akash Deep collected the first ball duck in the second innings of this test to provide the 180^th occasion of an Indian batsman collecting the first ball duck in a test innings. It also provides the 16^th occasion of an Indian batsman collecting the first ball duck in a test innings against New Zealand

Akash Deep collected a pair in this test to provide the 60^th occasion of an Indian batsman collecting a pair in a test match. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Indian batsman collecting a pair in a test match against New Zealand

India lost this series 0-3 to provide the sixth occasion of India losing the three tests in a home series 0-3.

1	West Indies in India Test Series, 1958/59
2	Australia in India Test Series, 1969/70
3	West Indies in India Test Series, 1974/75
4	England in India Test Series, 1976/77
5	West Indies in India Test Series, 1983/84
6	New Zealand in India Test Series, 2024/25

New Zealand posted its first ever three test series win by a margin 3-0

RA Jadeja of India and AY Patel of New Zealand form the second pair of rival left arm spin bowlers to take ten wickets each in a test match in the annals of test cricket. The other pair to perform such a feat in a test match are – Iqbal Qasim and Ray Bright in the test match between Pakistan and Australia at Karachi in Feb 1980.

RA Jadeja of India and AY Patel of New Zealand form the second pair of rival left arm spin bowlers to take five or more wickets on both innings of a test match in the annals of test cricket. For the first time in a test match, left arm spinners have taken four five wicket hauls in a Test match.

RA Jadeja’s five for 65 in New Zealand’s first innings represents his twelfth five wicket haul on home soil. He became the third left arm spin bowler in the history of test cricket to capture twelve or more five wicket hauls on home soil. Others are – HMRKB Herath {26} and Shakib Al Hasan {14]

RA Jadeja’s five for 65 in New Zealand’s first innings provides the 76^th occasion of an Indian left arm spin bowler to capture five or more wickets in a test innings. It also provides the tenth occasion of an Indian left arm spin bowler to capture five or more wickets in a test innings against New Zealand.

RA Jadeja’s five for 65 in New Zealand’s first innings provides the 382nd occasion of an Indian bowler to capture five or more wickets in a test innings. It also provides the 47^th occasion of an Indian bowler to capture five or more wickets in a test innings against New Zealand.

RR Pant scored 60 in India’s innings to provide the 140th occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in a test innings. It also provides the 19th occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in a test innings against New Zealand.

RR Pant scored 60 in India’s innings which fetched him his 19^th fifty. He now occupies the second place in the list of Indian wicket keeper batsmen who have scored most fifties in a test innings. He went past FM Engineer who has scored 18 fifties. MS Dhoni with 39 fifties to his credit occupies the first place

Akash Deep was dismissed run out without facing a delivery in India’s innings to provide the eighth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out without facing a delivery in a test innings. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out without facing a delivery in a test innings against New Zealand

Indian innings contained three zeroes scored by its batsmen to provide the 100th occasion of three or more Indian batsmen scoring zeroes in a test innings. It also provides the eleventh occasion of three or more Indian batsmen scoring zeroes in a test innings against New Zealand.

Shubman Gill-RR Pant added 96 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the ground record for the fifth wicket by Indian batsmen at Wankhede against New Zealand, The previous best was 64 runs partnership between MA Agarwal-WP Saha for the  fifth wicket against New Zealand at Wankhede in Dec 2021

Indian innings contained three zeroes scored by its batsmen to provide the 71st occasion of three Indian batsmen scoring zeroes in a test innings. It also provides the eighth occasion of three Indian batsmen scoring zeroes in a test innings against New Zealand.

AY Patel’s five for 103 in India’s first innings provides the 238th occasion of a New Zealand bowler to capture five or more wickets in a test innings. It also provides the 34th occasion of a New Zealand bowler to capture five or more wickets in a test innings against India.

AY Patel’s five for 103 in India’s first innings provides the 42nd occasion of a New Zealand bowler to capture five or more wickets conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings. It also provides the sixth occasion of a New Zealand bowler to capture five or more wickets conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings against India.

WA Young of New Zealand scored 71 and 51 in this test to provide the 54^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test. It also provides the eighth occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against India.

RA Jadeja’s aggregate of wickets at the end of the second day of this test read 318. He stands fifth in the list of India’s most wicket taking bowlers in tests. Others are – A Kumble {619}, R Ashwin {536}, Kapil Dev {434} and Harbhajan Singh {417}

RA Jadeja’s aggregate of wickets at the end of the second day of this test read 318. He stands fourth in the list of India’s most wicket taking spin bowlers in tests. Others are – A Kumble {619}, R Ashwin {536} and Harbhajan Singh {417}

RA Jadeja’s aggregate of wickets at the end of the second day of this test read 318. He stands third in the list of most wicket taking left arm spin bowlers in the annals test cricket. Others are – HMRKB Herath {433} and DL Vettori {362}

RA Jadeja’s aggregate of wickets against New Zealand at the end of the second day of this test read 40. He became the fifth left arm spin bowlers in the annals test cricket to capture 40 plus wickets against New Zealand. Others are – BS Bedi {57},  DL Underwood {48}, GAR Lock {47} and Pervez Sajjad {45}.

RA Jadeja’s aggregate of wickets against New Zealand at the end of the second day of this test read 40. He became the 15^th spin bowler in the annals test cricket to capture 40 plus wickets against New Zealand.

RA Jadeja’s aggregate of wickets against New Zealand at the end of the second day of this test read 40. He became the 33rd bowler in the annals test cricket to capture 40 plus wickets against New Zealand.

RA Jadeja’s aggregate of wickets against New Zealand at the end of the second day of this test read 40. He became the ninth left arm bowler in the annals test cricket to capture 40 plus wickets against New Zealand.

R Ashwin’s aggregate of wickets against New Zealand at the end of the second day of the test read 75. He became the first Indian bowler to capture 75 plus wickets against New Zealand. He also became the fifth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 75 plus wickets against New Zealand. Others are – SK Warne {103}, SCJ Broad {94}, JM Anderson {84} and M Muralitharan {82}

Shubman Gill scored 90 in the India’s innings in this test to provide the 132^nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings. It also provides the 72nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings on home soil

Shubman Gill scored 90 in the India’s innings in this test to provide the 13th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against New Zealand. It also provides the eighth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings on home soil against New Zealand.

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first in this game to provide 133rd the occasion of New Zealand doing so in a test match. It also provides the 85^th occasion of New Zealand doing so in a test match on away soil.

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first in this game to provide 22nd the occasion of New Zealand doing so in a test match against India. It also provides the 16^th occasion of New Zealand doing so in a test match on away soil against India

New Zealand was dismissed for a total of 235 in its first innings to provide the 15^th occasion of a team dismissed for 235 {2+3=5} in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below 

No	Team	Score	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	235	1	v England	Lord’s	19 Jun 1952
2	India	235	1	v Pakistan	Bahawalpur	15 Jan 1955
3	West Indies	235	1	v England	Nottingham	30 Jun 1966
4	West Indies	235	1	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	08 Dec 1980
5	England	235	3	v West Indies	Birmingham	14 Jun 1984
6	India	235	3	v England	Delhi	12 Dec 1984
7	England	235	3	v India	Birmingham	03 Jul 1986
8	Zimbabwe	235	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996
9	South Africa	235	1	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996
10	Australia	235	1	v England	Manchester	03 Jul 1997
11	England	235	3	v India	Mohali	03 Dec 2001
12	Australia	235	1	v India	Chennai	14 Oct 2004
13	South Africa	235	1	v Sri Lanka	Durban	13 Feb 2019
14	South Africa	235	3	v New Zealand	Hamilton	13 Feb 2024
15	New Zealand	235	1	v India	Wankhede	01 Nov 2024

New Zealand was dismissed for a total of 235 in its first innings to provide the fifth occasion of a team dismissed for 235 {2+3=5} in an innings against India in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below 

No	Team	Score	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	England	235	3	v India	Birmingham	03 Jul 1986
2	South Africa	235	1	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996
3	England	235	3	v India	Mohali	03 Dec 2001
4	Australia	235	1	v India	Chennai	14 Oct 2004
5	New Zealand	235	1	v India	Wankhede	01 Nov 2024

RA Jadeja’s five for 65 against New Zealand in its first innings in the on-going test at Wankhede represents his 14^th five wicket haul. He now shares the Indian record for most five wickets by a left arm spinner with BS Bedi.  BS Bedi had also captured 14 five wicket hauls as a left arm spinner. The following table lists the five wicket hauls of these two Indian left arm spin bowlers. Another interesting statistical derivative observed is that both BS Bedi and RA Jadeja have captured equal number of wickets with their fourteen five wicket hauls. Both have captured 76 wickets

BS Bedi
No	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	47.3	6	11	127	6	1	v New Zealand	Christchurch	22 Feb 1968
2	30.5	6	16	042	6	4	v New Zealand	Brabourne	25 Sep 1969
3	23.0	6	11	037	5	3	v Australia	Delhi	28 Nov 1969
4	50.0	6	19	098	7	2	v Australia	Eden Gardens	12 Dec 1969
5	40.0	6	12	063	5	4	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972
6	64.2	6	08	226	6	1	v England	Lord’s	20 Jun 1974
7	34.0	6	11	082	5	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	24 Mar 1976
8	33.0	6	18	027	5	4	v New Zealand	Wankhede	10 Nov 1976
9	16.4	6	04	048	5	2	v New Zealand	Chennai	26 Nov 1976
10	64.0	6	25	110	5	2	v England	Eden Gardens	01 Jan 1977
11	21.3	6	04	071	6	4	v England	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977
12	13.7	8	03	055	5	1	v Australia	Brisbane	02 Dec 1977
13	31.0	8	06	089	5	2	v Australia	Perth	16 Dec 1977
14	30.2	8	06	105	5	4	v Australia	Perth	16 Dec 1977
RA Jadeja
No	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	16.0	6	02	058	5	3	v Australia	Delhi	22 Mar 2013
2	58.2	6	15	138	6	2	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2013
3	11.5	6	04	021	5	4	v South Africa	Mohali	05 Nov 2015
4	12.0	6	02	030	5	2	v South Africa	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
5	34.0	6	07	073	5	2	v New Zealand	Kanpur	22 Sep 2016
6	25.0	6	05	048	7	3	v England	Chennai	16 Dec 2016
7	21.4	6	01	063	6	2	v Australia	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017
8	49.3	6	08	124	5	1	v Australia	Ranchi	16 Mar 2017
9	39.0	6	05	152	5	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	03 Aug 2017
10	13.0	6	04	041	5	2	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022
11	22.0	6	08	047	5	1	v Australia	Nagpur	09 Feb 2023
12	12.1	6	01	042	7	3	v Australia	Delhi	17 Feb 2023
13	12.4	6	04	041	5	4	v England	Rajkot	15 Feb 2024
14	22.0	6	01	065	5	1	v New Zealand	Wankhede	01 Nov 2024

The following table lists the nine left arm spin bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in an innings on ten or more occasions.

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	5
1	HMRKB Herath	Srl	2009-2018	26	34	6651	3004	197	34
2	DL Vettori	NZl	1997-2011	18	20	4171	1756	111	20
3	Shakib Al Hasan	Ban	2008-2022	17	19	3558	1534	101	19
4	DL Underwood	Eng	1967-1982	14	17	3105	0980	100	17
5	BS Bedi	Ind	1968-1977	13	14	3150	1180	076	14
6	RA Jadeja	Ind	2013-2024	14	14	2095	0943	076	14
7	Taijul Islam	Ban	2014-2024	13	14	2952	1423	080	14
8	MS Panesar	Eng	2006-2012	11	12	2515	1113	066	12
9	KA Maharaj	SAF	2017-2024	10	10	1532	0792	059	10

RG Sharma’s two catches in New Zealand’s innings fetched him 20 catches while leading India. He became the eighth Indian captain to pouch 20 plus catches. Others are – V Kohli {71}, M Azharuddin {50}, SM Gavaskar {45}, SC Ganguly {37}, R Dravid {33}, Kapil Dev {26} and MAK Pataudi {26}

V Kohli was dismissed run out for 4 in India’s innings to provide the fourth occasion of his dismissed run out in his test career.

V Kohli was dismissed run out for 4 in India’s innings to provide the 48th occasion of his dismissed for single digits in test innings and in 45 test matches. He has been dismissed without scoring on 15 occasions. He also became the 14^th Indian batsman to be dismissed in single digits on 48 or more occasions.

RA Jadeja’s five for 65 against New Zealand in its first innings in the on-going test at Wankhede represents his 14^th five wicket haul. He now shares the Indian record for most five wickets by a left arm spinner with BS Bedi. BS Bedi had also captured 14 five wicket hauls as a left arm spinner. The following table lists the five wicket hauls of these two Indian left arm spin bowlers. Another interesting statistical derivative observed is that both BS Bedi and RA Jadeja have captured equal number of wickets with their fourteen five wicket hauls. Both have captured 76 wickets

BS Bedi
No	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	47.3	6	11	127	6	1	v New Zealand	Christchurch	22 Feb 1968
2	30.5	6	16	042	6	4	v New Zealand	Brabourne	25 Sep 1969
3	23.0	6	11	037	5	3	v Australia	Delhi	28 Nov 1969
4	50.0	6	19	098	7	2	v Australia	Eden Gardens	12 Dec 1969
5	40.0	6	12	063	5	4	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972
6	64.2	6	08	226	6	1	v England	Lord’s	20 Jun 1974
7	34.0	6	11	082	5	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	24 Mar 1976
8	33.0	6	18	027	5	4	v New Zealand	Wankhede	10 Nov 1976
9	16.4	6	04	048	5	2	v New Zealand	Chennai	26 Nov 1976
10	64.0	6	25	110	5	2	v England	Eden Gardens	01 Jan 1977
11	21.3	6	04	071	6	4	v England	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977
12	13.7	8	03	055	5	1	v Australia	Brisbane	2 Dec 1977
13	31.0	8	06	089	5	2	v Australia	Perth	16 Dec 1977
14	30.2	8	06	105	5	4	v Australia	Perth	16 Dec 1977
RA Jadeja
No	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	16.0	6	02	058	5	3	v Australia	Delhi	22 Mar 2013
2	58.2	6	15	138	6	2	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2013
3	11.5	6	04	021	5	4	v South Africa	Mohali	05 Nov 2015
4	12.0	6	02	030	5	2	v South Africa	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
5	34.0	6	07	073	5	2	v New Zealand	Kanpur	22 Sep 2016
6	25.0	6	05	048	7	3	v England	Chennai	16 Dec 2016
7	21.4	6	01	063	6	2	v Australia	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017
8	49.3	6	08	124	5	1	v Australia	Ranchi	16 Mar 2017
9	39.0	6	05	152	5	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	03 Aug 2017
10	13.0	6	04	041	5	2	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022
11	22.0	6	08	047	5	1	v Australia	Nagpur	09 Feb 2023
12	12.1	6	01	042	7	3	v Australia	Delhi	17 Feb 2023
13	12.4	6	04	041	5	4	v England	Rajkot	15 Feb 2024
14	22.0	6	01	065	5	1	v New Zealand	Wankhede	01 Nov 2024