In the first Test match between India and England at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, England winning the toss opted to bat first and managed to post 246 runs on board with the help of fifty (70) from Ben Stokes. Ashwin and Jadeja took three wickets each while Bumrah and Axar Patel took two wickets with the ball respectively.  India in reply posted 119/1 from just 23 overs in the 2nd innings of the Test match as Yashasvi Jaiswal went on to smash 76 runs from 70 balls.

Numbers and Stats from IND vs ENG 1st Test, Day 1:

1 - Joe Root became the first batsman to complete 4000 runs in the World Test Championship tournament.

3 - Ravichandran Ashwin became the third bowler to take 150 wickets in the World Test Championship.

Most wickets for a bowler in the World Test Championship:

  • Nathan Lyon - 170 (73 inns)
  • Pat Cummins - 169 (73 inns)
  • Ravichandran Ashwin - 151 (58 inns)

3 - Yashasvi Jaiswal recorded his 3rd fifty-plus score in his Test career.

Jaiswal's fifty-plus scores in Test cricket:

  • 171 vs WI in Roseau, 2023
  • 57 vs WI in Port of Spain, 2023
  • 76* vs ENG in Hyderabad, 2024 - Still batting

5 - Ben Stokes recorded his fifth fifty-plus score in Test cricket on Indian soil.

Ben Stokes' highest score vs IND in Test cricket on IND soil:

  • 128 in Rajkot, 2016
  • 82 in Chennai, 2021
  • 70 in Visakhapatnam, 2016
  • 70 in Hyderabad, 2024
  • 55 in Ahmedabad, 2021

5 - Jack Leach has dismissed Rohit Sharma five times in Test cricket.

Bowlers to dismiss Rohit Sharma most times in Test cricket:

  • Nathan Lyon - 9 times
  • Kagiso Rabada - 7 times
  • Jack Leach - 5 times

506 - Ashwin and Jadeja have taken a total of 506 wickets in Test cricket as a bowling pair.

Most wickets by a bowling pair for team India in Test cricket:

  • Ravichandran Ashwin-Ravindra Jadeja: 506
  • Anil Kumble-Harbhajan Singh: 500
  • Harbhajan Singh-Zaheer Khan: 474

551 - Ravindra Jadeja equalled the tally of Javagal Srinath for taking the most wickets for India in International cricket.

Most wickets for India in International cricket:

  • Anil Kumble - 953
  • Ravichandran Ashwin - 721
  • Harbhajan Singh - 707
  • Kapil Dev - 687
  • Zaheer Khan - 597
  • Javagal Srinath - 551
  • Ravindra Jadeja - 551

2555 - Joe Root (2555) surpassed Sachin Tendulkar (2535) for scoring the most runs in IND-ENG Test matches and Joe Root also equalled the feat of Ricky Ponting (2555) for scoring the most runs against England in Test cricket.