Stats from the recently concluded Adelaide Day/Night test.
When Virat Kohli failed to score a century in any format of cricket, the last time was way back in 2006. His highest score in that year was 90 against Karnataka in a Ranji Trophy match.
Hazlewood fifer is the least expensive fifer by an Oz in the last 73 years.
Player
Runs Conceded
Wkts
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
ERH Toshack
2
5
India
Brisbane
28-Nov-47
H Ironmonger
6
5
South Africa
Melbourne
12-Feb-32
JR Hazlewood
8
5
India
Adelaide
17-Dec-20
TBA May
9
5
West Indies
Adelaide
23-Jan-93
MJ Clarke
9
6
India
Mumbai
03-Nov-04
Shami retired hurt was only third instance in test cricket when 10th wicket partnership ended with retire hurt.
The lowest highest score by a batsman in an inns(completed i.e all batted or absent) Herbie Taylor 7 runs against England in 1924. Mayank Agarwal 9 is the second-highest such score in an inns.
Steve Smith was dismissed for his lowest test score in the last 50 test inns
Coincidentally India’s highest and lowest test score was registered on the same day. India piled up 759/7d against England in the Chennai Test 2016 courtesy triple century by Karun Nair
19 runs added by India’s top 6 is the lowest in their test history when all six were dismissed, the previous lowest was 20 against New Zealand in the 1969 Hyderabad test.
Virat Kohli and Tim Paine both skippers scoring a half-century in the first inns of the test was only the third such instance.
Virat Kohli’s first loss after winning a toss in 27 matches.
The last time India lost a test after electing to bat first was way back in the 2014 Brisbane Test. Hazlewood was the only bowler to pick five wickets haul then and now.
