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On 16 February 2024, during the third test of the England tour of India, Ashwin took his 500th test wicket, becoming the second Indian and ninth overall to achieve the feat. [127] [128] In the fifth and final test match of the same series, Ashwin played his 100th Test match and finished as the leading wicket taker of the series with 26 wickets.
[7] [8] [9] Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin crossed the 300-wicket mark in the lowest number of matches (54), [10] whilst South African Kagiso Rabada did so in the fewest deliveries (11,817). [11] The late West Indian player Malcolm Marshall has the best bowling average (20.94) among those who have achieved the milestone. [12]
As of September 2024, Ashwin has taken 37 five-wicket hauls in international cricket; [3] he ranks joint-fourth in the all-time list, and joint-first among his countrymen. [a] Ashwin made his Test debut in November 2011 against the West Indies. He took nine wickets in the match, including a five-wicket haul in the second innings.
Ravichandran Ashwin took his 37th five-wicket haul as India beat Bangladesh by 280 runs in the first test on Sunday. Ashwin took 6-88 as Bangladesh was bowled out for 234 runs in its second ...
India's Ravichandran Ashwin celebrates after scoring a century with Ravindra Jadeja on the first day of the first cricket test match between India and Bangladesh, in Chennai, India, Thursday, Sept ...
Ravichandran Ashwin feasted on West Indies wickets on a generous turning pitch to propel India to victory by an innings and 141 runs inside three days of the first test on Friday. Ashwin took 7-71 ...
As of June 2023, two Afghan cricketers have taken a five-wicket haul on their debut in Test cricket. [11] Amir Hamza became the first Afghan bowler to take a five-wicket haul on debut in Test cricket; he took five wickets for 74 runs against the West Indies at the Ekana International Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, India. [12]
Alan Davidson (Australia), in the tied 1st Test at Brisbane against the West Indies in 1960–61, was the first man to score 100 runs and take 10 wickets in a match (and is the only other player to achieve this so far), but without a century: his two scores with the bat were 44 and 80, in addition to 11 wickets (5/135 and 6/87).