IND vs AUS 3rd Test: India's Test records in numbers at The Gabba

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The India cricket team, after starting the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a massive 295-run victory in Perth, suffered a heavy defeat in Adelaide as Australia won the match by 10 wickets to level the series 1-1. India and Australia are locking horns in the third Test at The Gabba, Brisbane, for the third Test in the hope of winning the match to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series and keep their WTC 2023-25 final qualification hopes alive.  Check India vs Australia 3rd Test Day 1 LIVE SCORE, ONLINE SCORECARD, MATCH UPDATES here  Let’s take a look India's Test numbers in Brisbane...

 

Win-loss record 

Despite their 2021 win, India’s overall record in Brisbane is not very promising, as they have only won one and drawn one match in the seven Test matches they have played there.

 

India’s win-loss record at The Gabba 

India's Test records in Brisbane
Team	Opposition	Result	Margin	Toss	Bat	Date
India	v Australia	lost	inns & 226 runs	lost	2nd	28-Nov-47
India	v Australia	lost	39 runs	won	2nd	19-Jan-68
India	v Australia	lost	16 runs	lost	2nd	02-Dec-77
India	v Australia	lost	10 wickets	lost	1st	29-Nov-91
India	v Australia	draw	-	won	2nd	04-Dec-03
India	v Australia	lost	4 wickets	won	1st	17-Dec-14
India	v Australia	won	3 wickets	lost	2nd	15-Jan-21

 

Highest score 

India recorded their highest score at The Gabba in 2003, when they posted a massive 409 on the board in the first innings of the match. Their 336 and 329 in the two innings of the 2021 Test rank at numbers four and five in the list.

 

India’s highest Test scores at The Gabba 

Date	Score	Inns
04-Dec-03	409	2
17-Dec-14	408	1
19-Jan-68	355	4
15-Jan-21	336	2
15-Jan-21	329/7	4
02-Dec-77	324	4
19-Jan-68	279	2
29-Nov-91	239	1
17-Dec-14	224	3
29-Nov-91	156	3

 

  Top run-scorers 

India’s ML Jaisimha, with 175 runs in two games, holds the record for the most Test runs at this venue for India. The current squad member, Rishabh Pant, is at number nine in the list with 112 runs.

 

India's top run-scorers at The Gabba 

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS
ML Jaisimha	1968-1968	1	2	0	175	101
M Vijay	2014-2014	1	2	0	171	144
AM Rahane	2014-2021	2	4	0	152	81
SC Ganguly	2003-2003	1	1	0	144	144
CA Pujara	2014-2021	2	4	0	142	56
MAK Pataudi	1968-1968	1	2	0	122	74
SM Gavaskar	1977-1977	1	2	0	116	113
RF Surti	1968-1968	1	2	0	116	64
RR Pant	2021-2021	1	2	1	112	89*
S Dhawan	2014-2014	1	2	0	105	81

    Top wicket-takers 

Former Indian off-spinner Erapalli Prasanna is India’s highest wicket-taker in Tests in Brisbane, with a total of eight wickets. The current squad member Mohammed Siraj is at number five with six wickets.

 

India's top wicket-takers at The Gabba 

Player	Span	Mat	Wickets	BBI	BBM	Ave
EAS Prasanna	1968-1977	2	8	6-104	8/218	34.87
SN Thakur	2021-2021	1	7	4-61	7/155	22.14
BS Bedi	1968-1977	2	6	5-55	5/126	40.16
S Madan Lal	1977-1977	1	6	5-72	Jun-99	16.5
Mohammed Siraj	2021-2021	1	6	5-73	6/150	25
I Sharma	2014-2014	1	6	3-38	6/155	25.83
RF Surti	1968-1968	1	6	3-59	6/161	26.83
Z Khan	2003-2003	1	5	5-95	5/110	22
UT Yadav	2014-2014	1	5	3-101	5/147	29.4
AB Agarkar	2003-2003	1	4	3-90	4/135	33.75