India vs England Day 4, Fifth Test: Statistical Review 1
India vs England - Day 4 (5th Test)

With the help of a brilliant triple century from Karun Nair, who became 2nd Indian to score 300-plus runs, India made 759/7 (declared) against England on the penultimate day of the fifth and final Test of this series at Chennai.

India took a 282-run lead over England after the end of the first innings fights.

At the stumps, England made 12/0 as they are trailing by 270 runs.

Brief Scores: England – 477 (Moeen Ali 146, Joe Root 88, Ravindra Jadeja 3/106) & 12/0 (Alastair Cook 3*, Keaton Jennings 9*)

India – 759/7 decl. (Karun Nair 303*, KL Rahul 199, Stuart Broad 2/80)

Here are some statistical highlights of Day 4 of the 5th Test:

  1. Indian batsman Karun Nair played a brilliant knock of 303* runs. Now we look out some important stats for Karun Nair’s this innings, which are as follows:

i) Karun Nair became second Indian batsman to hit a triple-century in Test cricket. Virender Sehwag was the first Indian to hit a triple century and has 2 triple centuries (309 against Pakistan at Multan in 2004 and 319 against South Africa at Chennai in 2008) in Test cricket.

ii) Karun Nair’s unbeaten 303 is the 3rd highest score by a batsman who hit his maiden Test century. The top innings in this list are 365* by Sir Garry Sobers (West Indies) against Pakistan at Kingston in 1958 and 311 by Bob Simpson (Australia) against England at Manchester in 1964.

iii) Karun Nair’s this innings is the 3rd highest score by a no.5 or lower batsman in Test cricket.

iv) Karun Nair scored 232 runs on the day which is the 3rd most runs scored in a day by an Indian batsman. The top two score in this list are 284 (against Sri Lanka at Mumbai, BS in 2009) and 257 (against South Africa at Chennai in 2008), both by Virender Sehwag.

 

  1. India made 759/7 (decl.) in their first innings. It is India’s highest total in a Test innings as the previous highest was 726/9 (decl.) against Sri Lanka at Brabourne Stadium in 2009.

 

  1. India’s 759/7 (decl.) is the highest total in a Test innings by any team against England. The previous highest total in a Test innings by a team against England was 751/5 (decl.) by West Indies at St. John’s in 2004.

 

  1. Indian batsmen hit total 10 sixes during their mammoth innings of 759/7 (decl.). It is 2nd most no.of total sixes hit by Indian batsmen in a Test innings. The most no.of total sixes hit by Indian batsmen in a Test innings is 15 (against Sri Lanka at Brabourne Stadium in 2009)

 

  1. 5 Indian batsmen scored 50+ runs during India’s first innings of this Test. It is the 5th time when 5 or more Indian batsmen scored 50+ runs in a Test innings against England.

 

  1. England spinner Moeen Ali was very expensive during India’s first innings. In this innings, Ali ended with a bowling figure of 41-1-190-1. Ali became the joint fourth bowler to concede most runs for England in a Test innings.

 

  1. In this Test series, India made 400+ score 5 times in an innings. It is the second time where India have scored 400+ score for 5 times in a Test series, which is the highest for India in a Test series. The first one was against New Zealand in the home series (1955/56).