England vs India 5th Test, Day 3 Stats Review: Jonny Bairstow’s feat, Shubman Gill’s lean run, and other stats

Jonny Bairstow’s stellar run in the Tests continued as the devastating batter smashed his fifth Test century this year to help England post 284 runs in their first innings. With this hundred, Bairstow became the 15th England player to slam centuries in three successive Tests. His scores in the last four innings now read as 106, 71*, 162, and 136. Mohammed Shami finally got rid of the dangerous batter as the hosts got bundled out for below 300.

Speaking of how day three of the final Test unfolded, continuing on his overnight score of 12 not out, Bairstow struck 106 off 140 with the help of 14 fours and two maximums. Skipper Ben Stokes made 25 while wicketkeeper batter Sam Billings got dismissed for 36. Mohammed Siraj was the pick of the Indian bowlers for his spell of 4/66. Captain Jasprit Bumrah and Shami took three and two wickets respectively.

With a healthy lead of 132, the visitors started their second innings with Shubman Gill getting out yet again, the second time in the match, to pacer James Anderson for just four runs. Gill has now managed to score just 320 runs in 15 innings with two half-centuries after the famous Gabba Test victory in the Border-Gavaskar series 2020/2021. Stuart Broad got the better of Hanuma Vihari for 11 while Virat Kohli yet again failed to register a big score as he went back to the pavilion for 20 off the bowling of Stokes.

The England captain got Kohli’s wicket for the sixth time in Test cricket. Cheteshwar Pujara handled the innings perfectly as he brought up his 33rd half-century to remain unbeaten on 50 off 139. Centurion from the first innings, Rishabh Pant gave him good support till the end as he made 30 not out off 46. India ended the day in a dominant position with a solid lead of 257 runs under their belt.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from the 5th Test Day 3 between England and India:

 2 – With his fifth ton, Jonny Bairstow became the second player to smash five or more Test centuries batting at no. five or lower in a calendar year. Michael Clarke did the same in the year 2012.

880 – Bairstow is now the leading run-scorer in Tests in 2022. The destructive batter has slammed 880 runs in 15 innings at an average of 67.69. Usman Khawaja is in the second spot for racking up 822 runs.

4 – Shubman Gill has now been dismissed four times by James Anderson in Tests, which is the most he has got out against any bowler. Australia’s Pat Cummins has taken his wicket three times.

3 – Mohammed Siraj is now tied with three other Indian bowlers for picking up the most four-wicket haul (3) in a Test series in England. Subhash Gupte in 1959, Chetan Sharma in 1986, and Zaheer Khan in 2007 all took three such hauls apiece.

140 – Gill has amassed just 140 runs in nine innings at a poor average of 17.50 with just one half-century against England.

176* – Rishabh Pant registered his most runs (176*) in a Test match. His previous highest total score in a game was 159 against Australia in 2019.

431* – Pant and Cheteshwar Pujara have now scored 431 runs together in the last five innings including three half-century and two-century stands.

6 – Ben Stokes dismissed Virat Kohli for the sixth time in the Tests, which is the joint-second most by a bowler. His countryman Moeen Ali has also accounted for Kohli’s wicket as many times. Anderson and Nathan Lyon both have picked up his scalp seven times each.

5 – Bairstow has also hammered the most hundred (5) this year. His teammate Joe Root and Australia’s Khawaja have scored four tons each.

75 – Kohli has now gone 75 innings without a century in international cricket.

22.85 – Gill has mustered 320 runs in 15 innings at an average of just 22.85 with two fifties after the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2020/2021.