IND v NZ in numbers: From Shreyas Iyer's debut distinction to Ajaz Patel's 10-wicket haul

Shreyas Iyer became the first Indian to score a century and a fifty on debut in the same Test match. More numbers and statistics from India's series win against New Zealand at home.

Ajaz Patel and Shreyas Iyer find their names in the history books thanks to brilliant peformances in the two-match Test series between India and England.

14 The number of occasions when a debutant managed to make a century and a fifty in the same Test match. Shreyas Iyer became the first to achieve this for India, although K. S. Ranjitsinhji, an Indian, did so for England way back in 1896. It should be noted that two players excluded from the list below are West Indian Lawrence Rowe (214 & 100*) and Pakistani Yasir Hameed (170 & 105) who managed to make centuries in each innings of their debut Test match in Feb 1972 and Aug 2003 respectively.

A century and a fifty in the same Test match on debut

Note: It was Redmond's only Test match!

3 The number of occasions the opponents have managed a draw against India after losing nine wickets in the fourth innings of a Test match. The Kanpur Test provided the latest such instance when the Kiwi last pair held on to save the game for the side.

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Last pair saving a Test match against India

Notes:

** In Calcutta, the last West Indian pair put on 0 runs in 15 balls. (Bad light stopped play early with 11 balls remaining).

** In St. John’s, the last West Indian pair put on 1 run in 19 balls.

** In Kanpur, the last Kiwi pair put on 10 in 52 balls.

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3 The number of occasions Test bowlers have claimed all 10 wickets in an innings. New Zealand’s Ajaz Patel became the latest entrant to this exclusive club when he claimed 10/119 in the Mumbai Test match. Incidentally, Mumbai is Patel’s place of birth and while doing so, he achieved the following landmarks.

Bowlers with 10-wicket hauls in a Test innings

Best bowling in a Test innings against India

Best bowling figures in a Test innings for New Zealand

Best bowling figures in a Test innings for New Zealand spinners

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Best bowling figures in a Test innings by any left-arm bowler

7 The number of bowlers to claim all 10 wickets in a first-class innings on Indian soil. Ajaz Patel is the latest entrant after his 10-wicket haul in the first innings of the Mumbai Test match.

Ten-wicket club on Indian soil

# Maharaja of Cooch-Behar XI

+ Pakistan Combined Services & Bahawalpur XI

62 New Zealand's total in the first innings in Mumbai is now the lowest by any side against India in Test cricket. Interestingly, seven of the instances listed below have come after 2000.

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Lowest totals against India

Note: India won all the above Test matches, but lost the Hamilton Test in 2002.

14 The number of wickets claimed by Ajaz Patel in the Mumbai Test match. This is now the most taken by any opponent bowler against India. His match figures of 14/225 better the previous best of 13/106 by England's Ian Botham who also achieved the match haul at the Wankhede Stadium.

Most wickets in a Test match against India

+ on Test debut

10 The number of occasions New Zealand went without losing a Test match. The Kanpur Test provided the best unbeaten sequence in its Test history. However, this sequence was broken when it lost the Mumbai Test match on Dec 6, 2021. This unbeaten run began with its win over India in the Wellington Test match on Feb 24, 2020. New Zealand's last Test defeat before Mumbai, came in January 2020 when Australia won the Sydney Test by 279 runs.

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New Zealand's longest unbeaten run in Test cricket

All records are updated and correct as of December 6, 2021