The wicket of Gautam Gambhir in the second innings of the fourth Test in Mumbai on Friday was Glenn McGrath's 50th against India (in his 11th Test). He became the second Australian after Richie Benaud (52 wickets in 8 Tests) to do so.
Rahul Dravid (27) became the third Indian (after Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar) and the 25th batsman in Test history to complete 7000 runs when his score reached 5.
By taking 82 Tests to complete his 7000 runs, Dravid became the third fastest to do so after West Indian Gary Sobers (79 Tests) and India's Sunil Gavaskar and England's Wally Hammond (80 each).
The catch of Dravid (off the bowling of Michael Clarke) gave Adam Gilchrist his 50th wicket-keeping dismissal (48 catches and 2 stumpings) against India in 14th Test matches. He became the first Australian and the fourth wicket-keeper after West Indies' Jeff Dujon (60), Pakistan's Wasim Bari (55) and England's Alan Knott (54) to do so.
Michael Clarke (6.2-0-9-6) achieved his best first-class figures. His is a strange case. Prior to this bowling performance his first-class bowling figures were:
| Balls |
Mdns |
Runs |
Wkts |
Best |
Avg |
SR |
RpO |
| 901 |
23 |
514 |
7 |
2-25 |
73.42 |
128.71 |
3.42 |
After his Mumbai performance:
| Balls |
Mdns |
Runs |
Wkts |
Best |
Avg |
SR |
RpO |
| 939 |
23 |
523 |
13 |
6-9 |
40.23 |
72.23 |
3.34 |
This means he nearly doubled his entire career haul in one swoop!
Clarke's figures are the fourth most economical by a bowler taking six or more wickets in an innings after West Indies' Jermaine Lawson's 6-3 against Bangladesh at Dhaka in 2002-03, England's Arthur Gilligan's 6-7 against South Africa at Birmingham in 1924 and England's George Lohmann's 8-7 against South Africa at Port Elizabeth in 1895-96.
Australia, chasing a victory target of only 107, were bowled out for a paltry 93. This is now the third lowest target in Test history that a side failed to achieve.
Australia's total of 93 is their lowest on Indian soil and the second lowest against India after the 83 at Melbourne in 1980-81. Australia's previous lowest total in India was 105 at Kanpur in 1959-60.
India, by winning this match by 13 runs, recorded their narrowest victory in Test cricket. Their previous narrowest win (by runs margin) was by 28 runs against England at Calcutta in 1972-73.
20 wickets fell on the third day -- most on Indian soil in a single day's play. Overall, it was the 24th instance of 20 or more wickets falling in a single day's play in Test cricket. The record was made on the second day of Lord's Test between England and Australia in 1888 when as many as 27 wickets fell in the day.
Murali Kartik (4-44 and 3-32) won his maiden Man of the Match award in his seventh Test.
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