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All The Records That Were Laid To Rest During The Pink Ball Test

A host of records fell during the third five-day Test between host India and England and Virat Kohli's team won by 10 wickets inside two days at the Narendra Modi Stadium here on Friday. The win g

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IANS News
By IANS News
Feb 26, 2021 • 04:26 PM

England's total of 193 runs in the two innings is the lowest ever for any team in India.

IANS News
By IANS News
February 26, 2021 • 04:26 PM

India's 145 is the lowest first innings total since 1909 by a team that went on to win the match by 10 wickets.

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Left-arm spinner Axar Patel's match haul of 11/70 is the best match figures in a day-night Test, surpassing Australian Pat Cummins's 10/62 against Sri Lanka in Brisbane in January 2019.

Patel's figures are also the cheapest 10-wicket haul by an Indian in Test cricket, surpassing Ashwin's 12/85 against New Zealand in Hyderabad in 2012.

Patel is the fourth Indian to take five-wicket hauls in three or more consecutive Test matches.

Ashwin is the fourth Indian after Anil Kumble (619), Kapil Dev (434) and Harbhajan Singh (417) to take 400 Test wickets.

Ashwin is the second fastest, in terms of matches, to reach 400 Test wickets (77 matches) after Muttiah Muralitharan (72).

England's aggregate of 193 runs in this Test is their lowest in a Test since 175 (93 and 82) scored against New Zealand in Christchurch in 1983/84

Virat Kohli (22) overtook MS Dhoni (21) for most Test wins as Indian captain in India.

Joe Root's 5/8 is the most economical five-wicket haul in the history of Test cricket.

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