World Test Championship final, New Zealand vs India: Statistical highlights

Jun 24, 2021

World Test Championship final, New Zealand vs India: Statistical highlights Image

6 Indian cricketers have now registered a pair, bowled in both innings, and not taken a wicket in a Test match. Jasprit Bumrah became the most recent entry. ML Jaisimha (1969/70), Rashid Patel (1988/89), Zaheer Khan (2001/02), Ashish Nehra (2003/04), and Suresh Raina (2014/15) are the others.

14.16 Kyle Jamieson’s bowling average for his 46 Test wickets. Of those with more wickets, only George Lohmann (112 wickets at 10.75) and JJ Ferris (61 at 12.70) have better averages. Duanne Olivier (48 wickets at 30) and Lohmann (112 at 34.1) are the only ones with better strike rates than Jamieson’s 37.4.

71 wickets in the World Test Championship for R Ashwin. He finished as the leading wicket-taker of the tournament. Tom Latham’s wicket took Ashwin past Stuart Broad (69), while Devon Conway’s wicket saw him overtake Pat Cummins (70) and seal top spot. Tim Southee (56) took most wickets for New Zealand and fourth-most overall.

257 catches for BJ Watling as wicketkeeper (in addition to 8 stumpings). Watling ended his career as the seventh name on the list. The catch of Ravindra Jadeja took him past MS Dhoni (256). Watling also has 10 catches while playing as a non-wicketkeeper.

1000 ducks for India in Test cricket. Bumrah got both the 999th and 1,000th duck for them in this Test match. Only England (1,834), Australia (1,469), and West Indies (1,140) have registered more ducks.

1675 runs for Marnus Labuschagne in the World Test Championship, the most in the tournament. Ajinkya Rahane (1,159), India’s leading run-scorer, finished fifth, while Kane Williamson (918), New Zealand’s leader, was 13th.