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Follow UsThe Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25 came to an end today and it will unquestionably go down as one of the most iconic series to have ever been played. The riveting five-match Test series saw Australia finally win a BGT after 10 years. And Pat Cummins, who has had a dream run as the captain, added one more feather to his illustrious cap as the leader of the Kangaroos.
The series was an extremely spicy one, with there being no paucity of banter, sledging and physical altercation. But it was spicy in more ways than one, with ball dominating bat in a way never seen before in Australian conditions.
Apart from Jasprit Bumrah's career defining series, let us dive deep and look into other statistical milestones that happened in the iconic five-match Test series.
Best bowling SR for pacers in a five-match Test series
41.2 – Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25
45.6 – England tour of West Indies, 1985/86
47.2 – England tour of South Africa, 1905/06
48.2 – The Ashes in England, 2015
48.5 – The Ashes in Australia, 2021/22
*Min 70 wickets
Lowest average for batters in an India vs Australia Test series
24.28 - Australia in India, 1956/57
24.43 - Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, 2024/25
24.92 - Australia in India, 1969/70
25.18 - Border Gavaskar Trophy in India, 2004
25.46 - Australia in India, 1959/60
*Min 3 match Test series
Best bowling SR for pacers against India in a Test series
38.5 - England, India tour of England 1952
39.8 - South Africa, India tour of South Africa 2021/22
40.6 - Australia, Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25
40.6 - South Africa, India tour of South Africa 2018
41.6 - West Indies, West Indies tour of India 1987/88
*Min 50 wickets
Least runs scored by a captain in a Test series (Batting 1-6)
31 – Rohit Sharma (IND), Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2024/25
40 – Saeed Anwar (PAK), South Africa tour of Pakistan, 1997/98
40 – Michael Vaughan (ENG), South Africa tour of England, 2008
42 – Mohammad Azharuddin (IND), India tour of England, 1996
44 – Ian Botham (ENG), England tour of West Indies, 1980/81
*Min 5 innings
Lowest average for an Indian batter in an away Test series
4.00 - Ishant Sharma, India tour of England 2011
4.83 - Anil Kumble, India tour of Sri Lanka, 2008
5.25 - Ishant Sharma, India tour of England 2018
6.20 - Rohit Sharma, India tour of Australia 2024/25
6.50 - Parthiv Patel, India tour of New Zealand 2002
*Min 100 balls
Lowest average for a top order(1-6) batter in a Test series against Australia in Australia
5.83 - Peter Willey (ENG), 1980
6.20 - Rohit Sharma (IND), 2024/25
7.20 - Yashpal Sharma (IND), 1981
7.50 - Mohammad Ashraful (BAN), 2003
7.75 - Tagenarine Chandrapaul (WI), 2022
*Min 100 balls
Lowest average for a Top four batter in a five-match Test series having scored a hundred
20.60 - John Dyson (AUS), The Ashes in England, 1981
23.25 - Frank Woolley (ENG), England tour of South Africa, 1922/23
23.75 - Virat Kohli (IND), Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25
24.60 - David Boon (AUS), The Ashes in Australia, 1994/95
25.00 - Gary Kirsten (SA), South Africa tour of West Indies, 2001
88 - Imran Khan, Pakistan
85 - Pat Cummins, Australia
76 - Richie Benaud, Australia
61 - Kapil Dev, India
58 - Shaun Pollock, South Africa
58 - Daniel Vettori, New Zealand
Most wickets for a captain against India in a Test series
40 – Imran Khan, India tour of Pakistan, 1982/83
29 – Richie Benaud, Australia tour of India, 1959/60
25 – Pat Cummins, India tour of Australia, 2024/25
20 – Gubby Allen, India tour of England, 1936
Most runs for India in a calendar year in Tests
1562 - Sachin Tendulkar, 2010
1478 - Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2024
1462 - Virender Sehwag, 2008
1422 - Virender Sehwag, 2010
1407 - Sunil Gavaskar, 1979
Most runs in a Test series for an Indian left hand batter in Australia
391 - Yashasvi Jaiswal, India tour of Australia 2024/25
367 - Rusi Surti, India tour of Australia 1967/68
350 - Rishabh Pant, India tour of Australia 2018/19
284 - Sourav Ganguly, India tour of Australia 2003/04
274 - Rishabh Pant, India tour of Australia 2020/21
Most wickets for a non-opening pacer in a Test series against India
23 - Peter Siddle (AUS), Border Gavaskar Trophy 2011/12
21 - Scott Boland (AUS), Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25
19 - Malcolm Marshall (WI), India tour of West Indies 1982/83
19 - Marco Jansen (SA), India tour of South Africa 2021/22
Best match figures for a pacer against India in Tests since 2000
10/76 - Scott Boland (AUS), Sydney, 2025
10/103 - Glenn McGrath (AUS), Sydney, 2000
10/108 - Dale Steyn (SA), Nagpur, 2010
10/147 - Shaun Pollock (SA), Bloemfontein, 2001
Oldest Australian pacer to take a 10-wicket haul in Tests
36y 206d - Keith Miller vs ENG, Lord's, 1956
35y 267d - Scott Boland vs IND, Sydney, 2025
34y 73d - Geoff Dymock vs IND, Kanpur, 1979
32y 261d - Terry Alderman vs ENG, Leeds, 1989
