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Australia posted a big total off 255/4 on day 1 of ongoing 4th Test with the help of brilliant Test hundred from opener Usman Khawaja and he was very well supported by Cameron Green at the other end. Among Indian bowlers Ravichandran Ashwin drew the first blood by dismissing Travis Head while Shami managed to pick two wickets and once again Ravindra Jadeja bowled Australia skipper Steven Smith.
Usman Khawaja's patience has reaped him many rewards in this Test match as he became the first Aussie batter to smash a hundred in this four-match Test series against India so far.
Numbers and stats from IND vs AUS 4th Test Day 1 Stats Review:
4 - Steven Smith has been bowled by Ravindra Jadeja for the fourth time in Test cricket overall.
Bowlers to dismiss Steven Smith (bowled) most times:
Ravindra Jadeja - 4
Bhuvneshwar Kumar - 2
Rangana Herath - 2
James Anderson - 2
Stuart Broad - 2
5 - Usman Khawaja becomes 5th Australian opener to smash a Test hundred on Indian soil in Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Australian openers to smash century in Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Indian soil:
Mark Taylor
Matthew Hayden
Simon Katich
Shane Watson
Usman Khawaja
6 - For the first time in Test cricket, Steven Smith has batted 6 consecutive innings without a fifty-plus score.
Steven Smith's scores in this Test series:
37 & 25* in Nagpur
0 & 9 in Delhi
26 in Indore
38 in Ahmedabad
Steven Smith vs Ravindra Jadeja in Test Cricket on Indian Soil:
Inns - 16
Runs - 198
Balls - 602
Outs - 7
Avg - 28.28
7 - Ravindra Jadeja has dismissed Steven Smith for 7th time in Test Cricket.
Batsman to be dismissed by Ravindra Jadeja most times in Test Cricket:
Angelo Mathews - 8
Alastair Cook - 7
Moeen Ali - 7
Pat Cummins - 7
Steven Smith - 7
Bowlers to dismiss Steven Smith most times in Test Cricket:
Stuart Broad - 9
James Anderson - 8
Ravichandran Ashwin - 8
Yasir Shah - 7
Ravindra Jadeja - 7
14 - Usman Khawaja has smashed his 14th Test hundred of his career.
Most Test hundreds for Australia since 2015:
Steven Smith - 23
David Warner - 14
Usman Khawaja - 14
1118 - Steven Smith has scored most Test runs (1118) as Captain of Australia against India now.
Most runs as Australia Captain against India in Test Cricket:
Steven Smith - 1118
Bob Simpson - 1098
Michael Clarke - 1047