India vs England, 1st Test, Day 4 Stats Review: Ollie Pope's feat, India's defeat and other stats

Magnificent 196 from Ollie Pope and a stunning 7/62 spell from Tom Hartley propelled England to a 28-run victory over India at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad in the first Test Match of England's tour of India, 2024.

Early on the day, Ollie Pope reached his 150. He and Rehan Ahmed then added 64 runs for the seventh wicket before Ahmed fell to Jasprit Bumrah. Tom Hartley joined Pope to put on another 80 runs for the eighth wicket until Hartley was dismissed by Ravichandran Ashwin. Pope reached 196 before being bowled by Bumrah, and England was eventually bowled out for 420.

India began their second innings chasing 231. Yashasvi Jaiswal was dismissed for 15 runs, followed by a duck from Shubman Gill. Wickets fell regularly, and at one point, India were 119/7. However, Siraj, Bharath, and Ravi Ashwin added a valuable 57-run partnership for the eighth wicket. Bharath fell for 28 to Tom Hartley, and Ashwin followed him soon after for the same score. Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah scored 6 and 12 runs respectively, but India ended up bowled out for 202-10, losing by 28 runs. Tom Hartley was the pick of the bowlers for England with 7-62. Ollie Pope, with his brilliant 196, was awarded Player of the Match.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from Day 4 of the 1st Test between India and England:

7/62-.Tom Hartley's 7/62 is the second-best bowling figure in an innings by a visiting spinner on debut in India. The best remains Jason Krejza's 8/215 for Australia at Nagpur in 2008.

2 - India's 190-run first-innings lead against England is the second-highest such lead to result in a defeat for India. The highest remains the 192-run lead against Sri Lanka at Galle in 2015.

3 - India's 28-run defeat against England is the third-narrowest Test defeat by runs in their history. The narrowest remains their 12-run loss to Pakistan at Chennai in 1999, followed by 16-run losses to Australia at Brisbane in 1977 and to Pakistan at Bangalore in 1987.

1-Tom Hartley's magic spell of 7/62 on debut is the best England spinner has done in a Test since 1945.

4 - This marks the fourth time since 1945 that England's seamers have failed to take a single wicket in a Test match. The previous occurrences were against India at Kanpur in 1952,  against Australia at Manchester in 1956, and against Sri Lanka at Pallekele in 2018

4 - Ollie Pope's 196 is the fourth-highest individual score by a visiting batsman in the second innings in India. The all-time record remains Andy Flower's unbeaten 232 in Nagpur 2000, followed by Brendon McCullum's 225 in Hyderabad 2010 and Garfield Sobers' 198 in Kanpur 1958

4 - Ollie Pope's 196 is the fourth-highest individual score by an England batter against India in India. The all-time record remains Joe Root's 218 at Chennai in 2021, followed by Graeme Fowler's 207 at Chennai in 1985 and Mike Gatting's 201 at Chennai in 1985.

1-India suffered its first-ever Test match defeat at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, breaking their streak of four wins and a draw in their previous five matches at the venue.

1 - This is the first time India has ever lost a Test match at home after holding a first-innings lead of over 100 runs