4 The number of batters who have scored back-to-back centuries at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, in Chennai. R. Ashwin became the latest to join this elite list along with three other players.
Back-to-back centuries at Chepauk, Chennai
Batter (team) | Scores | Opponent | Month, Year | Result |
Duleep Mendis (Sri Lanka) | 105 & 105 | India | Sept 1982 | Drawn |
Sachin Tendulkar (India) | 136 | Pakistan | Jan 1999 | Lost |
| 126 | Australia | Mar 2001 | Won |
Andrew Strauss (England) | 123 & 108 | India | Dec 2008 | Lost |
R Ashwin (India) | 106 | England | Feb 2021 | Won |
| 113 | Bangladesh | Sep 2024 | Won |
Note: Both Mendis & Strauss made twin centuries in their only Test match at Chepauk.
3 The number of players older than R. Ashwin to register a three-figure score in Test cricket for India.
Oldest to score a Test century for India
Age | Batter (Runs) | Opponent | Venue | Date | Result |
40y-22d | Vijay Merchant (154) | England | Delhi | 3 Nov 1951 | Drawn |
38y-307d | Rahul Dravid (119) | West Indies | Kolkata | 14 Nov 2011 | Won |
38y-269d | Vinoo Mankad (231) | New Zealand | Chennai (Corpn) | 6 Jan 1956 | Won |
38y-2d | R. Ashwin (113) | Bangladesh | Chennai (MAC) | 19 Sep 2024 | Won |
37y-255d | Sachin Tendulkar (146) | South Africa | Cape Town | 4 Jan 2011 | Drawn |
Note:
** Only the player’s last century has been listed above.
** Dravid had five Test centuries after the age of 38.
** Vinoo Mankad had two Test double centuries at the age of 38
** Merchant was playing the final Test match of his career.
2 The number of batters who have scored a maximum of four Test centuries while batting at number eight. Ashwin’s century at Chepauk against Bangladesh allowed him to match New Zealander Daniel Vettori. For the record, Vettori has scored five Test centuries from batting positions eight and lower (including one at #9), while Ashwin has scored four (all at #8).
Most Test centuries in batting position #8
100s | Batter at #8 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | (Total Test 100s) |
4 | Daniel Vettori (NZ) | 127 | 118 | 140 | 110 | (6) |
4 | R. Ashwin (Ind) | 103 | 124 | 106 | 113 | (6) |
3 | Kamran Akmal (Pak) | 109 | 154 | 113 | — | (6) |
Most Test centuries in batting positions from #8 to #11
100s | Batter at #8 | #8 | #9 | (Total Test 100s) |
5 | Daniel Vettori (NZ) | 4 | 1 | (6) |
4 | R. Ashwin (Ind) | 4 | 0 | (6) |
3 | Kamran Akmal (Pak) | 3 | 0 | (6) |
3 | Jason Holder (WI) | 2 | 1 | (3) |
4 The number of occasions when India’s batters in batting positions 7 and 8 scored 80-plus in the same Test innings. Incidentally, In Test cricket history, batters at #7 and #8 have scored centuries together on 12 occasions. In a Test match in Delhi in November 1948, the West Indian pair of Everton Weekes (128) at #7 and Robert Christiani (107) at #8 achieved this feat, which is the only instance on Indian soil.
Batters at numbers 7 and 8 making scores of 80+ in the same Test innings for India
Batter #7 | Batter #8 | Opponent | Venue | Month, Year | Result | Inns | Total |
Chandu Borde (84) | Salim Durani (90) | England | Mumbai (BS) | Jan 1964 | Drawn | 1 | 300 |
M. S. Dhoni (92) | Anil Kumble (110*) | England | The Oval | Aug 2007 | Drawn | 1 | 664 |
Rishabh Pant (159*) | Ravindra Jadeja (81) | Australia | Sydney | Jan 2019 | Drawn | 1 | 622/7d |
Ravindra Jadeja (86) | R. Ashwin (113) | Bangladesh | Chennai | Sep 2024 | Won | 1 | 376 |
Note: Ashwin, in Chennai, became the first Indian to register a three-figure score on Day1 of a Test match at #8
9 The number of times a batting partnership fell just short of reaching 200 runs in Test cricket. The Chennai Test match provided the latest instance of Jadeja and Ashwin being the unfortunate pair.
199-run partnerships in Test cricket
Wkt | Batter1 | Batter2 | For | Opp | Venue | Month, year | Result | M Inns |
4th | Alick Bannerman (70) | Percy McDonnell (147) | Aus | Eng | Sydney | Mar 1882 | Won | 2 |
3rd | Gordon Greenidge (226) | Richie Richardson (99) | WI | Aus | Bridgetown | Apr 1991 | Won | 3 |
5th | Michael Slater (143) | Steve Waugh (151*) | Aus | NZ | Wellington | Mar 2000 | Won | 2 |
2nd | Gary Kirsten (220) | Jacques Kallis (157*) | SA | Zim | Harare | Nov 2001 | Won | 1 |
3rd | Lou Vincent (104) | Stephen Fleming (105) | NZ | Aus | Perth | Nov 2001 | Drawn | 1 |
2nd | Graeme Smith (147) | Hashim Amla (69) | SA | WI | Durban | Jan 2008 | Won | 2 |
7th | Cheteshwar Pujara (202) | Wriddiman Saha (117) | Ind | Aus | Ranchi | Mar 2017 | Drawn | 2 |
6th | Angelo Matthews (145*) | Dinesh Chandimal (124) | SL | Ban | Mirpur | May 2022 | Won | 2 |
7th | Ravindra Jadeja (86) | R. Ashwin (113) | Ind | Ban | Chennai | Sep 2024 | Won | 1 |
6 The number of Indian pace bowlers with 400-plus wickets in all international matches for India. Jasprit Bumrah recently became the latest addition to this exclusive club of Indian pace bowlers during the first innings of the Bangladesh innings in Chennai, when he took the wicket of Hasan Mahmud. His strike rate of 33 balls per wicket is also the best among the bowlers listed in the table below.
Indian pacers with 400-plus wickets in international cricket
Wkts | Bowler | M | Ave. | S/R | Tests | ODIs | T20Is |
687 | Kapil Dev | 356 | 28.83 | 56.68 | 434 | 253 | — |
610 | Zaheer Khan+ | 303 | 31.48 | 48.50 | 311 | 282 | 17 |
551 | J. Srinath | 296 | 29.11 | 49.07 | 236 | 315 | — |
448 | Mohd. Shami | 188 | 26.06 | 37.90 | 229 | 195 | 24 |
434 | Ishant Sharma | 199 | 32.35 | 53.39 | 311 | 115 | 8 |
402 | Jasprit Bumrah | 196 | 21.02 | 33.33 | 164 | 149 | 89 |
+ Zaheer also played for the Asia XI in ODIs. His wicket tally includes 13 in 6 games.
Note: Overall, Bumrah is the 10th Indian bowler to claim 400-plus wickets across formats, with Anil Kumble leading the tally with 953 wickets.
3 The number of Bangladeshi players to appear in Tests after the age of 37 years. On the third day of the Chennai Test match, Shakib Al Hasan, at 37y-181d, became the oldest to take the field for Bangladesh in Tests.
Oldest to appear in a Test match for Bangladesh
Age | Player | Final Test date | Opp | Venue | Result | Career span |
37y-182d | Shakib Al Hasan | 21 Sep 2024 | Ind | Chennai | Lost | 17 years |
37y-180d | Mohd Rafique | 3 Mar 2008 | SA | Chattogram DS | Lost | 7 years |
37y-59d | Enamul Haque | 27 Apr 2003 | SA | Chattogram MAA | Lost | 2 years |
0 The number of Bangladeshi bowlers to claim a five-wicket haul in Tests in India before Hasan Mahmud.
Best bowling performances by Bangladeshi bowlers in India
Bowling | Bowler | Venue | Month, Year | Result | Type |
5/83 | Hasan Mahmud | Chennai | Sep 2024 | Lost | Pace |
4/108 | Abu Jayed | Indore | Nov 2019 | Lost | Pace |
3/55 | Taskin Ahmed | Chennai | Sep 2024 | Lost | Pace |
3/85 | Al-Amin Hossain | Kolkata | Nov 2019 | Lost | Pace |
3/91 | Ebadat Hossain | Kolkata | Nov 2019 | Lost | Pace |
3/156 | Taijul Islam | Hyderabad | Feb 2017 | Lost | Spin+ |
+ left-arm
164 The number of wickets claimed by Jasprit Bumrah at the end of the Chennai Test match, which was the 37th match of his Test career. His wicket tally is by far the most claimed by any Indian pace bowler at this stage of their career.
Most wickets by Indian pace bowlers after their 37th Test match
Wkts | Bowler | Date | Venue | Opponent | Ave. | S/R |
164 | Jasprit Bumrah | 22 Sep 2024 | Chennai | Bangladesh | 20.51 | 44.56 |
145 | Kapil Dev | 18 Jan 1982 | Chennai | England | 27.82 | 56.08 |
133 | Mohd Shami | 10 Dec 2018 | Adelaide | Australia | 29.76 | 52.35 |
128 | J Srinath | 7 Feb 1999 | Delhi | Pakistan | 31.96 | 66.48 |
122 | Ishant Sharma | 13 Aug 2011 | Birmingham | England | 34.03 | 59.36 |
5 The number of Test sides with the distinction of winning more Test matches than defeats. Team India, the latest entrant to this special list, created history by achieving this landmark for the first time in its Test history since its inaugural Test match in 1932, 92 years ago.
Teams with more Test wins than defeats (W-L)
Team | Win-Loss | (W-L ratio) | Playing Test cricket since |
Australia | 414-232 | (1.78) | March 1877 |
England | 397-324 | (1.23) | March 1877 |
South Africa | 179-161 | (1.11) | March 1889 |
Pakistan | 148-144 | (1.03) | October 1952 |
India | 179-178 | (1.01) | June 1932 |
All records are correct and updated until 22 Sept 2024.
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