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India Vs Bangladesh 1st Test, Day 4 Stats: Ravi Ashwin Masterclass And Yet Another Big Win

A number of statistical feats were achieved en route India's 280-run walloping of Bangladesh in the first Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium

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Ravichandran Ashwin (left) celebrates his five-wicket haul after India beat Bangladesh in the first Test in Chennai on Sunday (September 22, 2024). Photo: AP
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Ravichandran Ashwin scored 113 runs in India’s first innings and captured six wickets, conceding 88 runs in Bangladesh’s second innings in the first Test between India and Bangladesh at Chepauk, Chennai. (Highlights | Report | More Cricket News)

This is the 37th occasion of a cricketer scoring a century and capturing five or more wickets in the same Test. All 37 occasions are tabulated below:

NoPlayerScoreHaulTeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1JH Sinclair1066 for 26South Africavs EnglandCape Town01 Apr 1899
2GA Faulkner1235 for 120South Africavs EnglandJohannesburg01-Jan-10
3C Kelleway1145 for 33Australiavs South AfricaManchester27-May-12
4JM Gregory1007 for 69Australiavs EnglandMelbourne31-Dec-20
5MH Mankad1845 for 196Indiavs EnglandLord's19-Jun-52
6DS Atkinson2195 for 56West Indiesvs AustraliaBridgetown14-May-55
7KR Miller1096 for 107Australiavs West IndiesKingston11-Jun-55
8R Benaud1005 for 84Australiavs South AfricaJohannesburg07-Feb-58
9OG Smith1005 for 90West Indiesvs IndiaDelhi06-Feb-59
10PR Umrigar172*5 for 107Indiavs West IndiesPort of Spain04-Apr-62
11GS Sobers1045 for 64West Indiesvs IndiaKingston13-Apr-62
12BR Taylor1055 for 86New Zealandvs IndiaEden Gardens05-Mar-65
13GS Sobers1745 for 41West Indiesvs EnglandLeeds04-Aug-66
14Mushtaq Mohammad2015 for 49Pakistanvs New ZealandDunedin07-Feb-73
15AW Greig1486 for 164Englandvs West IndiesBridgetown06-Mar-74
16Mushtaq Mohammad1215 for 28Pakistanvs West IndiesPort of Spain01-Apr-77
17IT Botham1035 for 73Englandvs New ZealandChristchurch24-Feb-78
18IT Botham1088 for 34Englandvs PakistanLord's15-Jun-78
19IT Botham1146 for 58, 7 for 48Englandvs IndiaWankhede15-Feb-80
20IT Botham149*6 for 95Englandvs AustraliaLeeds16-Jul-81
21Imran Khan1176 for 98, 5 for 82Pakistanvs IndiaFaisalabad03-Jan-83
22IT Botham1385 for 59Englandvs New ZealandWellington20-Jan-84
23Wasim Akram1235 for 100Pakistanvs AustraliaAdelaide19-Jan-90
24PA Strang106*5 for 212Zimbabwevs PakistanSheikhupura17-Oct-96
25JH Kallis1105 for 90South Africavs West IndiesCape Town02-Jan-99
26JH Kallis139*5 for 21South Africavs BangladeshPotchefstroom25-Oct-02
27R Ashwin1035 for 156Indiavs West IndiesWankhede22-Nov-11
28Shakib Al Hasan1446 for 82Bangladeshvs PakistanMirpur17-Dec-11
29Sohag Gazi101*6 for 77Bangladeshvs New ZealandChattogram09-Oct-13
30Shakib Al Hasan1375 for 80, 5 for 44Bangladeshvs ZimbabweKhulna03-Nov-14
31R Ashwin1137 for 83Indiavs West IndiesNorth Sound21-Jul-16
32RL Chase137*5 for 121West Indiesvs IndiaKingston30-Jul-16
33R Ashwin1065 for 43Indiavs EnglandChennai13-Feb-21
34RA Jadeja175*5 for 41Indiavs Sri LankaMohali04-Mar-22
35RA Jadeja1125 for 41Indiavs EnglandRajkot15-Feb-24
36AAP Atkinson1185 for 62Englandvs Sri LankaLord's29-Aug-24
37R Ashwin1136 for 88Indiavs BangladeshChennai19-Sep-24

This also provides the eighth occasion of an Indian cricketer performing such a feat and with it, India now own the record for most such occasions. England have performed such a feat on seven occasions.

Regarding Ashwin, the India all-rounder has performed such a feat on four occasions. He became the second player in Test cricket to perform the feat on four or more occasions. Ian Botham of England has performed the feat on five times - a record.

Ashwin is hence the only spin bowler to score a century and take five or more wickets in a Test on four occasions.

Ashwin’s 6 for 88 in the second innings of this test provides his 37th five-wicket haul and he now shares the second place for most five-wicket hauls by a bowler in Test cricket with Shane Warne of Australia. Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka occupies the first place with 67 five-wicket hauls.

Bangladesh lost the match by 280 runs to provide the tenth occasion of India winning a Test by 250-plus runs on home soil. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1434 runsvs EnglandRajkot15-Feb-24
2372 runsvs New ZealandWankhede03-Dec-21
3337 runsvs South AfricaDelhi03-Dec-15
4321 runsvs New ZealandIndore08-Oct-16
5320 runsvs AustraliaMohali17-Oct-08
6317 runsvs EnglandChennai13-Feb-21
7280 runsvs BangladeshChennai19-Sep-24
8280 runsvs South AfricaKanpur08-Dec-96
9259 runsvs Sri LankaAhmedabad18-Dec-05
10255 runsvs West IndiesChennai11-Jan-88

India have won 179 Tests and lost 178 Tests. India became the fourth team to win more Tests than lost. Australia, England and Pakistan are the other three teams.

The second India vs Bangladesh at Kanpur's Green Park is scheduled to start on September 27, to be followed by a three-match T20 International series -- on October 6 (Gwalior), October 9 (Delhi) and October 12 (Hyderabad).

The two-match Test series is part of the ongoing ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle. As things stood, India led the nine-team table with 71.67 PCT (7186 points from 10 matches -- seven wins, one draw and two defeats).

Bangladesh arrived in India after humbling Pakistan in Pakistan, a historic 2-0 series win. They entered the Chennai Test as the fourth-ranked team. But the defeat has left Bangladesh sixth, with 39.29 PCT (33 points from seven matches -- three wins and four defeats).