The 5th test played at North Sound created new records for India with highest score by India and first loss of Hosts on this ground of Antigua. Saha and batsmen created world records, specially at West Indies soil. Check all the statistics of the first test. A century and 5+ wickets earned Ashwin another Player of the Match award against West Indies.
Squads, 2016 Schedule and Results
Record Created or Equalled
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Biggest Innings win by Inida outside Asia.
6 dismissals in an innings makes Saha the only wicketkeeper to achieve the feat at West Indies.
200 by Kohli broke Indian captain’s highest record in Overseas test. 27 year old record of Captain Azhar’s 192, set at Auckland vs New Zealand was broken.
2nd instance of 50+ partnership in test matches from 2nd to 7th wicket by any team, after Sri Lanka.
5th test century (all abroad) as captain equals Azharuddin’s record of highest number of centuries as an Indian captain.
163 by Bishoo is most runs conceded by any West Indies bowler at home vs India.
7/83 by Ashwin is best by an Indian at WI. 7/162 bu Subhash Gupte was improved.
1st Indian to score a century and 5-wkt haul in same test twice.
Team Record
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3rd innings win by India outside Asia.
5th innings win (3rd consecutive) by India vs West Indies in 91 tests, after 9 innings defeat.
17th Test win for India against West Indies, after 30 losses in 91 test matches.
4 50-plus partnerships for 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th wickets equals 1958 record made by Pakistan on West Indies soil.
44th 200 or more individual score for an Indian.
566/8 is India’s second highest test score at West Indies.
5th MoM for Ashwin.
Batting Record
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17th 5-wicket haul in Test matches for Ashwin.
1st 5-wicket haul outside Asia for Ashwin with 7/83.
3000 Test runs for Kohli.
3rd Indian captain, after Kapil Dev (100* in 1982-83) and Dravid (146 in 2006) to score century in West Indies.
10 years for a double century by an Indian outside Asia. In 2006, opener Wasim Jaffer scored 212 in the second innings at Antigua.
9th century abroad, 3 at home for Kohli.
3rd Test century (113) by Ashwin, 2nd vs West Indies, first one overseas.
100s & 50s
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12th test century for Kohli.
3rd test half-century for Dhawan in 34th innings of 20th test. He has scored 4 centuries too.
4th test half-century (53) for Amit Mishra.
9th half-century for KC Brathwaite.
2nd half-century for Wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich in his 3rd test.
22nd Test half-century for Samuels.
3rd 50 for Carlos Brathwaite
Partnerships
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105 run 3rd 100+ partnerships in 5 innings for third wicket between Dhawan and Kohli.
169 run 5th wicket partnership between Kohli and Ashwin.
33rd 100+ partnerships for 3rd wicket in India-West Indies Bilateral Test series.
36th 100+ partnerships for 5th wicket in India-West Indies Bilateral Test series.
199th 100+ partnership in India vs West Indies bilateral test series.
Fielding Record
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1st 5-wicket haul for Ashwin outside Asia.
17th 5-wicket haul overall for Ashwin in a test innnings.
50 Test wickets for Shami, the Joint Fastest Indian Pacer to Reach 50 wickets. He and Venkatesh Prasad needed 13 tests while 7 spinners have reached the milestone before them.
6 dismissals in the innings helped Saha equal the Indian record of Kirmani and Dhoni
Captain’s Record
- 1st Indian captain, Kohli, to score 200 runs in AWAY test.
8th visiting captain to score century in West Indies.
3rd Indian captain after Kapil Dev (100* in 1982-83) and Dravid (146 in 2006) to score century in West Indies.
18 innings taken by Kohli to score 1000 test runs as captain is joint second best with Dhoni. (Gavaskar took 14 innings).
6th Test win for Captain Kohli in 11 tests with 2 losses and 3 draws.
5th test loss for Captain Holder in 6 matches, with one draw.
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