IND vs ENG Stats Highlights from Day 5 of 1st Test

IND vs ENG Stats : England defeated India by 227 runs in the first Test match in Chennai and took a lead of 1-0 in the four match series. On the 5th day India resumed their batting on 39/1. Cheteshwar Pujara got out cheaply off Leach bowling. Shubman Gill brought up his fifty but James Anderson dismissed him and Ajinkya Rahane in the same over and broke India’s backbone. Captain Virat Kohli fought from one end but eventually he too got out for 72 runs and in the end whole team bowled out for 192 runs and lost the Test by 227 runs.

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India vs England Statistical Highlights from first day of first Test : A list of all the major stats and record which were recorded on the 5th day of 1st Test.

1 – For the first time India lost a home Test in which R Ashwin took a five wicket haul. In his 22 home five wicket hauls India won 20 Tests, drew and lost 1 Test each.

2 – This is India’s only 2nd Test loss in 35 Tests at home since January 2013. The other loss came against Australia in Pune in 2017.

4 – India have lost each of the last four Tests under the leadership of Virat Kohli.

India’s last 4 Tests in Virat Kohli’s captaincy :
Lost vs ENG, 2021
Lost vs AUS, 2020
Lost vs NZ, 2020
Lost vs NZ, 2020

6 – This was England’s 6th consecutive win in Asia and first Test win in India since December 2012.

England last 6 Tests in Asia :
Tests – 6
Won – 6
5 of the 6 wins came against Sri Lanka (3 in 2018 and 2 in 2021) and 1 against India in this series. 

26 – This was Joe Root’s 26th Test win as captain of England – the joint most Test wins as England captain along with Michael Vaughan.

Most Test wins for England as captain :
26 – Joe Root (47 Tests)
26 – Michael Vaughan (51 Tests)
24 – Alastair Cook (59 Tests)
24 – Andrew Strauss (50 Tests)
20 – Peter May (41 Tests) 

81 – James Anderson has taken 81 wickets in the 4th innings of a Test match – the most by an England bowler.

Most wickets in 4th innings of a Test (England) :
81 – James Anderson
79 – Stuart Broad
59 – Moeen Ali
57 – Bob Willis
45 – Derek Underwood 

98 – Number of Test matches Ishant Sharma took to reach 300 Test wickets – the slowest to reach this milestone in terms of matches. The previous one was Daniel Vettori who took 94 Tests for 300 wickets.

1999 – India have suffered their first Test loss in Chennai since 1999. Before this Test loss their last Test loss came against Pakistan back in 1999.

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