The visitors India clinched their historic Test victory on Monday when they beat the hosts Australia by 31 runs on the fifth day of the first Test of the four-match Test series at Adelaide Oval (Adelaide).

After winning the toss, India managed to score 250 in their first innings. In reply, the hosts were bundled out for 235 runs as India took a crucial 15-run lead at that stage.

In their second innings, India scored 307 runs and set a challenging target of 323 runs for the hosts. Chasing down the target, Australian innings ended on 291 runs as they were just 32 runs short from the target.

Brief Scores: India – 250 (Cheteshwar Pujara 123, Rohit Sharma 37; Josh Hazlewood 3/52) & 307 (Cheteshwar Pujara 71, Ajinkya Rahane 70; Nathan Lyon 6/122)

Australia – 235 (Travis Head 72, Peter Handscomb 34; Jasprit Bumrah 3/47) & 291 (Shaun Marsh 60, Nathan Lyon 38*; Mohammed Shami 3/65)

Result – India won by 31 runs

Some important stats of day 5 of Adelaide Test between Australia and India

i) In the fourth innings of this Test match, Australia added a total of 135 runs for the last four wickets.

• Playing fourth innings in a Test match against India, it is the most runs added by the Australian cricket team for the last four wickets. The previous record was adding 113 runs at Perth in January 2008.

Also read: The Day 1 stats of The Adelaide Test

ii) Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin had a bowling figure of 86.5-22-149-6 in this Test match.

• Best bowling figure by an Indian spinner in a Test match at Adelaide Oval (Adelaide). The previous best was 81-17-195-6 by Dilip Doshi in January 1981.

iii) Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah had a bowling figure of 48-17-115-6 in this Test match.

• The second best bowling figure by an Indian bowler in a Test match at Adelaide Oval (Adelaide), when a bowler didn’t achieve the five-wicket haul in any innings. The record is 32.5-4-138-7 by Karsan Ghavri in January 1978.

Also read: The Day 3 stats of The Adelaide Test

iv) Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant took a total of 11 catches in this Test match.

• Most catches taken in a Test match by an Indian wicketkeeper. The previous record was taking 10 catches by Wriddhiman Saha against South Africa during the Cape Town Test in January 2018.
• The Third wicketkeeper to take 11 catches in a Test match while no wicketkeeper has crossed this number till the date.

Wicketkeepers who have taken 11 catches in a Test match

v) Australia scored 291 runs in the fourth innings.

• Australia’s fourth largest total in the fourth innings of a Test match against India.

Also read: The Day 4 stats of The Adelaide Test

vi) A total of 35 batsmen were dismissed through caught out.

• Most number of caught out dismissals in a Test match history. The previous record was 34 during the South Africa vs Australia Test at Cape Town in March 2018.

vii) India won this match by 31 runs.

• India’s first ever victory in the opening Test of a Test series in Australia.
• The third closest victory margin (by runs) for India in their Test history.

India’s closest victory in Test history

• Adelaide Oval (Adelaide) is the second Australian venue where India has won multiple Tests. Melbourne Cricket Ground (Melbourne) is the other Australian venue where India has won two Tests. Apart from the Queen’s Park Oval (Port of Spain, Trinidad) and Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (Colombo), both where India has won three Tests each, there is no other away Test venues where India has won more than twice.
• The sixth Test victory for India in Australia. Before this game, India last time won in Australia at Perth in January 2008.

viii) Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon had a match bowling figure of 70-9-205-8.

• The second best bowling figure by an Australian bowler in an Adelaide Test match for the losing cause. The record is 64-13-181-11 by the pacer Geoff Lawson against West Indies in December 1984.