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India started their 2nd innings at 69/0 on Day 3 and ended up setting a humongous target of 540 runs for New Zealand to win the 2nd Test in Mumbai. Among New Zealand bowlers, only Ajaz Patel and Rachin Ravindra took wickets. Meanwhile, Indian top order batting (Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara & Shubman Gill) once again showed their class to ensure India post a very good total. New Zealand struggled to bat in the 4th innings of the game as Ashwin spun a web around them and at end of the day they were restricted for 140/5. The match is expected to get over inside the first two sessions tomorrow as India are just 5 wickets away from a victory, while New Zealand need a miracle to stay in contention for this game.
Numbers and Stats from Ind vs NZ 2nd Test Day 3:
4 - For the 4th time, Ravichandran Ashwin has taken 50 (or) more Test wickets in a calendar year.
Indian players to pick 50 (or) more Test Wickets in a calendar year most times:
Ravi Ashwin - 4 (2015, 2016, 2017 & 2021)
Anil Kumble - 3 (1999, 2004 & 2006)
Harbhajan Singh - 3 (2001, 2002 & 2008)
Most Test Wickets in 2021:
Ravi Ashwin - 51
Shaheen Afridi - 44
Hasan Ali - 39
7 - For the 7th time, India have set a target of 500 runs (or) more for the opponent team in the 4th innings.
Instances of India setting a target of 500 (or) more runs for the opposition team in 4th innings:
Against Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad, 2005
Against England in The Oval, 2007
Against Australia in Mohali, 2008
Against New Zealand in Wellington, 2009
Against Sri Lanka in Galle, 2017
Against England in Nottingham, 2018
Against New Zealand in Mumbai, 2021
8 - Ravi Ashwin has dismissed Tom Latham for the 8th time in Test cricket.
Bowlers to dismiss Tom Latham most times in Test Cricket:
Stuart Broad - 8 times
Ravi Ashwin - 8 times
Kemar Roach - 5 times
Batsman to be dismissed by Ravi Ashwin most times in Test Cricket:
Ben Stokes - 11 times
David Warner - 10 times
Alastair Cook - 9 times
Tom Latham - 8 times
Ed Cowan / James Anderson - 7 times
8 - Mayank Agarwal became the 8th Indian batsman to smash a century and fifty in the same Test match against New Zealand.
Instances of Indian Players smashing century & fifty in the same Test match against New Zealand:
Gundappa Viswanath - 68 & 103* in Kanpur, 1976
Rahul Dravid - 190 & 103* in Hamilton, 1999
Sourav Ganguly - 125 & 53 in Ahmedabad, 1999
Rahul Dravid - 222 & 73 in Ahmedabad, 2003
VVS Laxman - 104* & 67* in Mohali, 2003
VVS Laxman - 76 & 124* in Napier, 2009
Harbhajan Singh - 69 & 115 in Ahmedabad, 2010
Virat Kohli - 103 & 51* in Bengaluru, 2012
Shreyas Iyer - 105 & 65 in Kanpur, 2021
Mayank Agarwal - 150 & 62 in Mumbai, 2021
14 - Ajaz Patel has taken 14 wickets against India in this Test match.
Most wickets by a bowler against India in a Test match:
Ajaz Patel - 14/225 at Mumbai, 2021
Ian Botham - 13/106 at Mumbai, 1980
Steve O'Keefe - 12/70 at Pune, 2017
Fazal Mahmood - 12/94 at Lucknow, 1952
Andy Roberts - 12/121 at Chennai, 1975
Most wickets by a bowler in Test match on Indian soil:
Narendra Hirwani - 16/136 vs WI at Chennai, 1988
Harbhajan Singh - 15/217 vs Aus at Chennai, 2001
Jasubhai Patel - 14/124 vs Aus at Kanpur, 1959
Anil Kumble - 14/149 vs Pak at Delhi, 1999
Ajaz Patel - 14/225 vs Ind at Mumbai, 2021
81 - Ravichandran Ashwin has taken 81 international wickets against New Zealand, surpassing Zaheer Khan (80) in the list.
Most wickets by an Indian bowler against New Zealand in international cricket:
Anil Kumble - 89
Javagal Srinath - 84
Ravichandran Ashwin - 81
Zaheer Khan - 80
Harbhajan Singh - 64