India’s Pink Ball Test Record: Most Runs, Wickets, High Scores Ahead of Border-Gavaskar Trophy Match | Cricket News

India’s first pink-ball Test match was against Bangladesh in 2019. The historic game took place in the Eden Gardens in Calcutta, which the Indians won comfortably.

Contrasting totals: Highest and lowest scores for India in pink-ball Tests

India has played four pink-ball Tests so far. After beating Bangladesh, India lost to Australia in 2020 before beating England and Sri Lanka at home in 2021. India’s highest day and night Test score came in their first appearance against Bangladesh when they posted a score of 347/9 in Kolkata. The lowest total in Test history, an ignominious total of 36, was achieved by Australia on its last visit to Adelaide.

Most runs for India in pink-ball Tests

Virat Kohli is India’s leading pink-ball Test run-scorer with 277 runs in four matches.
Top run-scorer for India in pink-ball Tests

– Virat Kohli: 277 runs in 4 games at an average of 46.16
– Rohit Sharma: 173 runs in 3 games at an average of 43.25
– Shreyas Iyer: 159 runs in 1 game at an average of 79.50

Most wickets for India in pink-ball Tests

Ravichandran Ashwin has taken 18 wickets for India in pink-ball Tests. He is followed by Axar Patel and Umesh Yadav in the top three spots in the day-night Tests.

Top wicket-takers for India in pink-ball Tests

– Ravichandran Ashwin: 18 wickets in 4 games at an average of 13.83
– Axar Patel: 14 wickets in 2 games at an average of 9.14
– Umesh Yadav: 11 wickets in 2 games at an average of 15.54