India vs England 3rd Test, Key stats: Jaiswal in record books, India pulls off its biggest win

IND vs ENG: Here is the compilation of stats from India’s 434-run win over England in the 3rd Test match in Rajkot.

Yashasvi Jaiswal in action during the 3rd Test between India and England. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI

Rohit Sharma and his team pulled off a commanding win against England in the third Test match against England in Rajkot on Sunday to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.

The triumph was constructed by Yashasvi Jaiswal’s unbeaten double hundred in the second innings, which helped India set a daunting 557 runs for England to chase.

Ravindra Jadeja’s five-wicket haul then ensured England bundled out on day four, 434 short of the target. This was India’s biggest win margin by runs in the format.

Sportstar brings you a compilation of the major stats and records created during the Rajkot Test:

Century & 5-fer in a Test (India)

• Vinoo Mankad 184 & 5/196 vs Eng Lord’s 1952
• Polly Umrigar 172* & 5/107 vs WI Port of Spain 1962
• R Ashwin 103& 5/156 vs WI Mumbai WS 2011
• R Ashwin 113 & 7/83 vs WI North Sound 2016
• R Ashwin 106 & 5/43 vs Eng Chennai 2021
• Ravindra Jadeja 175* & 5/41 vs SL Mohali 2022
• Ravindra Jadeja 112 & 5/41 vs SL Rajkot 2024

Ravindra Jadeja celebrates victory after India beat England by 434 runs. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI

Biggest Test defeats for England by runs

• 562 vs Aus The Oval 1934
• 434 vs Ind Rajkot 2024
• 425 vs WI Manchester 1976
• 409 vs Aus Lord’s 1948
• 405 vs Aus Lord’s 2015

Biggest Test wins for India by runs

• 434 vs Eng Rajkot 2024
• 372 vs NZ Mumbai WS 2021
• 337 vs SA Delhi 2015
• 321 vs NZ Indore 2016
• 320 vs Aus Mohali 2008

Kuldeep Yadav and India players celebrates the wicket of England’s Ben Duckett. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI

Most sixes by a team in a series

• 48* Ind vs Eng in India 2024 (3* Tests)
• 47 Ind vs SA in India 2019 (3 Tests)
• 43 Eng vs Aus in England 2023 (5 Tests)
• 40 Aus vs Eng in Australia 2013/14 (5 Tests)

Most runs by a left-handed batter in a Test series for India

• 545 Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Eng 2024 (H)
• 534 Sourav Ganguly vs Pak 2007 (H)
• 463 Gautam Gambhir vs Aus 2008 (H)
• 445 Gautam Gambhir vs NZ 2009 (A)

Most sixes by India in a series

• 48* vs Eng 2024 in India (3* Tests)
• 47 vs SA 2019 in India (3 Tests)
• 32 vs Aus 2023 in India (4 Tests)
• 31 vs Eng 2016 in India (5 Tests)

Most sixes by India in a Test

• 28* vs Eng Rajkot 2024
• 27 vs SA Vizag 2019
• 18 vs NZ Mumbai BS 2021
• 15 vs SL Mumbai BS 2009

Most sixes by India in an innings

• 18 vs Eng Rajkot 2024
• 15 vs SL Mumbai BS 2009
• 14 vs SA Vizag 2019 (2nd inngs)
• 13 vs SA Vizag 2019 (1st inngs)
• 13 vs SA Ranchi 2019

Most sixes in a Test innings

• 12 Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Eng Rajkot 2024
• 12 Wasim Akram vs Zim Sheikhupura 1996
• 11 M Hayden vs Zim Perth 2003
• 11 N Astle vs Eng Christchurch 2002
• 11 B McCullum vs Pak Sharjah 2014
• 11 B McCullum vs SL Christchurch 2014
• 11 B Stokes vs SA Cape Town 2016
• 11 Kusal Mendis vs Ire Galle 2023

Yashasvi Jaiswal celebrates his double century. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI

Double hundreds in second innings for India

• 203*MAK Pataudi vs Eng Delhi 1964
• 200*D Sardesai vs WI Mumbai BS 1965
• 220 S Gavaskar vs WI Port of Spain 1971
• 221 S Gavaskar vs Eng The Oval 1979
• 281 VVS Laxman vs Aus Kolkata 2001
• 212 Wasim Jaffer vs WI St John’s 2006
• 214*Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Eng Rajkot 2024

Hitting 200s in successive Tests (India)

• Vinod Kambli: 224 vs Eng Mumbai WS | 227 vs Zim Delhi (1992/93)
• Virat Kohli: 213 vs SL Nagpur | 243 vs SL Delhi (2017/18)
• Yashasvi Jaiswal: 209 vs Eng Vizag | 214* vs Eng Rajkot (2023/24)

Three sixes by an Indian batter in over in Tests (since 2002)

• MS Dhoni off Dave Mohammed St John’s 2006
• MS Dhoni off Mohammad Rafique Mirpur 2007
• Hardik Pandya Malinda Pushpakumara Pallekelle 2017
• Rohit Sharma off Dane Piedt Vizag 2019
• Umesh Yadav off George Linde Ranchi 2019
• Yashasvi Jaiswal off James Anderson Rajkot 2024

Most sixes in a Test series for India

• 22 Y Jaiswal vs Eng 2024 *
• 19 Rohit Sharma vs SA 2019
• 14 Harbhajan Singh vs NZ 2010
• 11 Navjot Sidhu vs SL 1994

Yashasvi Jaiswal celebrates his double century. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI

Most sixes in a Test innings for India

• 12 Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Eng Rajkot 2024*
• 8 Navjot SIdhu vs SL Lucknow 1994
• 8 Mayank Agarwal vs Ban Indore 2019

Fewest innings to three 150+ scores

• 10 Neil Harvey
• 13 Yashasvi Jaiswal
• 15 Don Bradman
• 15 Graeme Smith
• 18 Cheteshwar Pujara

Converting each of the first three 100s to 150+ scores

• Javed Miandad
• Andrew Jones
• Brian Lara
• Mahela Jayawardene
• Matthew Sinclair
• Graeme Smith
• Yashasvi Jaiswal

Youngest player to score two double centuries in Tests: (Age at start of the match where they scored 2nd 200)

• 21y 54d - Vinod Kambli
• 21y 318d - Don Bradman
• 22y 49d - Yashasvi Jaiswal
• 22y 173d - Graeme Smith