All the stats highlights from the second day’s play at the Gabba
Sampath Bandarupalli15-Dec-20241 — Steven Smith is the first player to score 10 or more centuries against two different opponents in Test cricket. Smith has accumulated 12 hundreds against England, and his latest innings in Brisbane marked his 10th century against India, equaling him with Joe Root for the most centuries against them.33 — Smith’s Test centuries are the second-most for Australia, surpassing Steve Waugh’s tally of 32. He is only behind Ricky Ponting’s record of 41.ESPNcricinfo Ltd808 — Runs by Travis Head in Tests against India since the start of 2023, across 12 innings with three hundreds and two fifties. In contrast, he managed only 701 runs in 23 innings against other teams during the same period, averaging 30.47 with one century and four fifties.12 — Five-wicket hauls for Jasprit Bumrah in Tests, the second-most by a pace bowler for India, behind Kapil Dev’s 23.10 Five-wicket hauls for Bumrah in Tests outside Asia, the most by any Indian bowler, surpassing Kapil Dev’s previous record of nine.ESPNcricinfo LtdThe latest five-wicket haul was Bumrah’s third in Tests in Australia. He is the first visiting bowler to claim three or more five-fors in Australia since Danish Kaneria in 2010 and the first pace bowler to do so since Wasim Akram in 1999.241 — The partnership between Smith and Head in Brisbane. It is Australia’s first partnership of 200-plus runs in men’s Tests since their 285-run stand against India in last year’s WTC final at The Oval.They are now one of eight pairs with multiple partnerships of 200 or more runs in Test cricket against India and the second such pair for Australia, after Michael Clarke and Ponting, who had three.28.84 — Percentage of team wickets taken by Bumrah in the 13 Tests since his return to the format in December 2023. He has taken 62 wickets at an average of 15.33, while other Indian bowlers have claimed 153 wickets at an average of 29.03.
The percentage of wickets taken by Bumrah among Indian pace bowlers is even higher at 55.86%, while other Indian quicks have taken only 49 wickets at an average of 35.43.8 — First-innings hundreds by Smith in Tests when Australia were put in to bat. These are the most for any batter after their team was put in to bat in Tests, moving ahead of Jacques Kallis (7).2015 — The previous instance of Australia scoring 400-plus runs in a Test innings against India at home — 572 for 7 in their first innings in Sydney. Before this match, Australia’s highest total in their last 10 Tests at home against India was 369 in Brisbane in 2021.
