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India winning the toss opted to bat first and posted a very good total of 258/4 on board with a terrific unbeaten 113 run partnership from Shreyas Iyer-Ravindra Jadeja for the 5th wicket. Initially, Shubman Gill's knock of 52 from 93 balls gave a very good start to India and set the stage for middle order batting. Among New Zealand bowlers Kyle Jamieson was very impressive with bowling figures of 3/47 while Tim Southee picked the important wicket of Cheteshwar Pujara. Shreyas was very impressive in his debut Test itself and will resume Day 2 with just 25 runs short of his century.
Numbers and Stats from Day 1 of 1st Test match between India and New Zealand:
11 - Ravindra Jadeja has smashed 11 fifty-plus scores in Tests on home soil
Most fifty-plus scores in Tests for India on home soil since Ravindra Jadeja's Test debut:
Cheteshwar Pujara - 25
Virat Kohli - 20
Rohit Sharma / Murali Vijay - 13
Ajinkya Rahane - 12
Ravindra Jadeja - 11
75* - Shreyas Iyer is at 75 not out in his debut Test match
Highest Score for India in debut Test innings:
Shikhar Dhawan - 187 vs Australia, 2013
Rohit Sharma - 177 vs West Indies, 2013
Prithvi Shaw - 134 vs West Indies, 2018
Sourav Ganguly - 131 vs England, 1996
Surinder Amarnath - 124 vs New Zealand, 1976
Suresh Raina - 120 vs Sri Lanka, 2010
Deepak Shodhan - 110 vs Pakistan, 1952
Mohammad Azharuddin - 110 vs England, 1984/85
Hanumant Singh - 105 vs England, 1964
Virender Sehwag - 105 vs South Africa, 2001
Pravin Amre - 103 vs South Africa, 1992
AG Kripal Singh - 100* vs New Zealand, 1955
Rahul Dravid - 95 vs England, 1996
KC Ibrahim - 85 vs West Indies, 1948
Mayank Agarwal - 76 vs Australia, 2018
Shreyas Iyer - 75* vs New Zealand, 2021 (still batting)
113* - Shreyas Iyer & Ravindra Jadeja has recorded 113 run partnership for 5th wicket against New Zealand.
Highest 5th wicket partnership in Test for India against New Zealand on home soil:
Rahul Dravid-Sourav Ganguly: 182 in Ahmedabad (2003)
Vijay Manjrekar-Gulabrai Ramchand: 127 in Delhi (1955)
Shreyas Iyer-Ravindra Jadeja: 113* in Kanpur (2021)
13.42 - Kyle Jamieson has a bowling average of 13.42 against India in Test cricket
Best bowling average against India in Test cricket (minimum 5 innings bowled):
Bill Johnston - 11.37
Alec Bedser - 13.11
Kyle Jamieson - 13.42
20.35 - Ajinkya Rahane averages 20.35 with the bat in Test cricket in the year 2021
Lowest batting average by a player batting at number 1-7 in a calendar year (minimum 20 innings):
Syd Gregory - 16.15 in 1902
Allan Lamb - 19.33 in 1986
Dominic Sibley - 19.77 in 2021
Denesh Ramdin - 19.94 in 2015
Ajinkya Rahane - 20.35 in 2021
303 - Shreyas Iyer is the 303rd Indian player to make his Test debut