Skipper's and spinner's influence of first Test borne out in the numbers
Killer Kohli, lethal Lyon smash records
12 Nathan Lyon took 12 wickets in the match to join an elite list of Australian spinners. The last time an Australian spinner took a 10-for in Australia was in 2003 (Stuart MacGill – 10-133).
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2014 Virat Kohli went past 2000 runs in Test cricket with his 141 in the second innings.
Fastest Indians to reach 2000 Test runs (in terms of matches)
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3 Number of Indian openers who have scored 50+ scores in both innings of a Test in Australia. Murali Vijay with 53 and 99 is the third opener to do so.
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99 Murali Vijay dismissal on 99 was only the second occasion in Test cricket that a batsman was dismissed one short of a century in the fourth innings.
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127 With 12 wickets in the match, Lyon goes past Bruce Yardley in the list of all-time Australian spinners. Lyon needs five more wickets to equal Ashley Mallett.
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401 With three catches in the match, Brad Haddin now has 401 in international cricket.
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8 Kohli is fourth in the list of fastest Indians to reach eight Test centuries (in terms of Matches).
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2 Kohli becomes the second batsman to score two centuries in his first Test as a captain.
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141 Kohli joins the elite list of batsmen scoring centuries for India in the fourth innings of a Test match.
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6th Kohli’s 141 is the sixth-highest score in the fourth innings of a Test in Australia.
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112 Lyon’s match figures of 12-286 are the best by an Australian off-spinner in last 112 years. They are also the best figures by a spinner against India.
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