India vs Bangladesh Kanpur Test stats review: Ravindra Jadeja’s all-rounder double

Ravindra Jadeja has reached the all-rounder double of 3000 Test runs and 300 wickets, becoming the 11th Test player to achieve this and the second quickest to do so.

Jadeja is the fourth spinner among these all-rounders to accomplish this feat. | Photo Credit: AFP

 

74 The number of Tests required for Ravindra Jadeja to reach the all-rounder double of 3000 Test runs and 300 wickets when he claimed the wicket of Bangladeshi Khaled Ahmed in the first innings of the Kanpur Test on 30 September 2024. He became the 11th Test player to achieve this double and the second quickest to do so. Ian Botham of England was the first to achieve this double in August 1984 and did it two Tests quicker than Jadeja. Jadeja is now the fourth spinner (listed below), among these all-rounders to accomplish this feat and the quickest to do so.

Fewest Tests taken to reach the double of 3000 runs and 300 wickets in Test cricket

Tests	Player	Runs	Wkts	Achieved on	Against	Venue	Result
72	Ian Botham (Eng)	4085	302	9 Aug 1984	West Indies	The Oval	Lost
74	Ravindra Jadeja (Ind)	3122	300	30 Sep 2024	Bangladesh	Kanpur	Won
75	Imran Khan (Pak)	3000	340	26 Feb 1989	New Zealand	Auckland	Draw
83	Richard Hadlee (NZ)	3017	413	17 Mar 1990	Australia	Wellington	Won
83	Kapil Dev (Ind)	3486	300	7 Jan 1987	Sri Lanka	Cuttack	Won

 

Fewest Tests taken to reach the double of 3000 runs and 300 wickets in Test cricket by a spinner

Tests	Player	Runs	Wkts	Achieved on	Against	Venue	Result
74	Ravindra Jadeja (Ind)	3122	300	30 Sep 2024	Bangladesh	Kanpur	Won
88	R. Ashwin (Ind)	3001	447	23 Dec 2022	Bangladesh	Mirpur	Won
94	Daniel Vettori (NZ)	3329	301	26 Aug 2009	Sri Lanka	ColomboSSC	Lost
142	Shane Warne (Aus)	3018	690	4 Dec 2006	England	Adelaide	Won

Note: The runs and wickets mentioned in the two tables above are the tally at the end of the innings after the double was achieved.

4 The number of batters to aggregate 27000 runs across formats in international cricket. Virat Kohli, in the first innings of the Kanpur Test match on 30 September 2024, during his blistering knock of 47 in 35 balls (the quickest of his Test career), when on 35, became the latest to reach the 27K run mark in international cricket history. He also became the quickest to reach this landmark — in fewest innings.

The 27K-run club in international cricket

Runs	Player (For)	Mts	Inns	No	Ave	100/50	in Tests	in ODIs	in T20Is
34357	Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)	664	782	74	48.52	100/164	15921	18426	10
28016	Kumar Sangakkara (SL+)	594	666	67	46.77	63/153	12400	14234	1382
27483	Ricky Ponting (Aus)	560	668	70	45.95	71/146	13378	13704	401
27041	Virat Kohli (Ind)	535	595	87	53.23	80/140	8947	13906	4188

 

Fewest innings to reach 27K runs in international cricket

Player (for)	Inns	Mts	Runs	Ave	Achieved on	Against	Venue	Result	Format
Virat Kohli (Ind)	594	535	27012	53.17	30 Sep 2024	Bangladesh	Kanpur	WON	Test
Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)	623	547	27092	48.12	15 Nov 2007	Pakistan	Gwalior	WON	ODI
Kumar Sangakkara (SL+)	648	580	27075	46.36	20 Jan 2015	New Zealand	Nelson	Lost	ODI
Ricky Ponting (Aus)	650	548	27006	46.48	14 Jan 2012	India	Perth	WOn	Test

+ Sangakkara also appeared for the World XI and Asia XI

 

13 The number of Tests victories for India without losing any against Bangladesh. This is considered one of the most dominant performances by a Test side against an opponent in history. Only Sri Lanka has, however, won more Tests — against Zimbabwe, but it has taken more matches to do so. India’s win percentage of 86.67 is second to South Africa’s 88.89 against Zimbabwe, although the latter sides have played less than 10 Test matches against each other.

Most one-sided Test bilateral series

Head-to-head Tests	Tests	Won	Lost	Drawn	%win
Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe	20	14	0	6	70.00
India vs Bangladesh	15	13	0	2	86.67
South Africa vs Bangladesh	14	12	0	2	85.71
New Zealand vs Zimbabwe	17	11	0	6	64.71
South Africa vs Zimbabwe	9	8	0	1	88.89
West Indies vs Zimbabwe	12	8	0	4	66.67

 

52 The number of overs faced by Indian batters to win a Test match at home. In the Kanpur match the Indian batters faced a minimal number of overs to secure a Test match victory, which was their second-quickest in Tests overall, but their quickest at home. Earlier this year in Cape Town, Team India defeated the home side, South Africa, in even fewer overs than it did in Kanpur. In Test history, its performance in Kanpur ranks as the fourth fewest overs faced to win a match.

Winning a Test after facing fewest number of overs in the match

Overs faced	Balls faced	Winning side	1st inns overs	2nd inns overs	Opponent	Venue	Date	Result (won by)
46.0	276	England	29.3	16.3	West Indies	Bridgetown	10 Jan 1935	4 wkts
46.5	281	India	34.5	12.0	South Africa	Cape Town	4 Jan 2024	7 wkts
50.0	300	South Africa	50.0	—	Zimbabwe	Cape Town	5 Mar 2005	inns & 21 runs
52.0	312	India	34.4	17.2	Bangladesh	Kanpur	1 Oct 2024	7 wkts
54.3	327	Australia	54.3	—	South Africa	Melbourne	15 Feb 1932	inns & 72 runs

 

8.22 India’s run rate during its first innings against Bangladesh in Kanpur. This is now the third quickest total (of 50-plus) but by far the fastest for any totals of 100-plus in Test cricket history. Until now, no side has ever scored at eight or more runs per over in any 100-plus totals. Team India has thus set a new landmark in Test cricket by achieving this. Also, India’s combined run-rate of 7.36 in the match is now the quickest in Test history.

Quickest team totals of 50-plus in Test cricket

R/o	Team	Total	Overs	Opponent	Venue	Month, year	Result	M Inns
11.86	England	87/0	7.2	West Indies	Birmingham	Jul 2024	Won	4
10.00	England	50/0	5.0	Sri Lanka	Manchester	Jun 2002	Won	4
8.22	India	285/9d	34.4	Bangladesh	Kanpur	Sep 2024	Won	2
8.13	New Zealand	61/1	7.3	Pakistan	Karachi	Dec 2022	Draw	4
8.11	Pakistan	92/0	11.2	Sri Lanka	Galle	Jun 2015	Won	4

Note:India is the only side in the above list to do it while batting in the first innings. The previous highest run-rate in the first innings of a Test was 6.80 by South Africa (340/3d in 50 overs) against Zimbabwe in Cape Town in March 2005.

 

Quickest team totals of 100-plus in Test cricket

R/o	Team	Total	Overs	Opponent	Venue	Month, year	Result	M Inns
8.22	India	285/9d	34.4	Bangladesh	Kanpur	Sep 2024	Won	2
7.54	India	181/2d	24.0	West Indies	Port of Spain	Jul 2023	Draw	3
7.53	Australia	241/2d	32.0	Pakistan	Sydney	Jan 2017	Won	3
7.36	England	264/7d	35.5	Pakistan	Rawalpindi	Dec 2022	Won	3
6.82	West Indies	173/6	25.2	India	Kingston	Feb 1983	Won	4

 

Quickest combined (1st and 2nd innings) team match totals of 300-plus in Test cricket

R/o	Team	Total	Overs	Opponent	Venue	Month, year	Result
7.36	India	383/12	52.0	Bangladesh	Kanpur	Sep 2024	Won
6.80	South Africa	340/3	50.0	Zimbabwe	Cape Town	Mar 2005	Won
6.73	England	921/17	136.5	Pakistan	Rawalpindi	Dec 2022	Won
6.43	England	536/4	83.2	Ireland	Lord’s	Jun 2023	Won

Note: South Africa batted only in the first innings in Cape Town

 

All records are correct and updated until 5 Oct 2024.