List Of Records Broken By Ravichandran Ashwin During India's 280-Run Victory Over Bangladesh In Chennai Test

R Ashwin broke multiple records by taking a six-wicket haul against Bangladesh to help India win the IND vs BAN Test at Chennai by 280 runs. Here's a look at some of the major records Ashwin broke.

Ravichandran Ashwin breathed fire with bowl and bat in the 1st India vs Bangladesh Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai as India defeated the Bangla Tigers by 280 runs in the first match of the series. Ashwin bagged a six-wicket haul giving away 88 runs in the fourth innings to help India bowl out Bangladesh for 234 runs. Notably, there are a few records that Ashwin broke while running riot through the Bangladesh’s batting lineup.

Ashwin, 38-year-old, bagged his 37th five-fer in 101 Tests equalling one of the greatest cricket has ever seen, Australia’s Shane Warne. He only stands behind Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan, who has 67 five-fers in 133 Tests.

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Here’s the list of bowlers with the most five-wicket hauls in Test cricket:

1. Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) – 67  
2. Shane Warne (Australia) – 37  
3. Ravichandran Ashwin (India) – 37  
4. Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) – 36  
5. Anil Kumble (India) – 35  

He also now has most five-wicket hauls in the World Test Championship (WTC) history with 11 five-wicket hauls to his name in 36 WCT matches, He went past his contemporary, Australia’s Nathan Lyon who has 10 five-wicket hauls in 43 WTC matches.

Here’s the list of bowlers with the most five-wicket hauls in the World Test Championship (WTC):

1. Ravichandran Ashwin (India) – 11  
2. Nathan Lyon (Australia) – 10  
3. Pat Cummins (Australia) – 8  
4. Jasprit Bumrah (India) – 7  
5. Josh Hazlewood (Australia) – 6  
6. Tim Southee (New Zealand) – 6

Ashwin also became the highest wicket-taking Indian bowler in fourth innings of Tests with 99 wickets in total, surpassing former India cricketer Anil Kumble's record of 94 wickets.

Here’s the list of Indian bowlers with the most wickets in the fourth innings:

1. Ravichandran Ashwin – 99  
2. Anil Kumble – 94  
3. Bishan Bedi – 60  
4. Ishant Sharma / Ravindra Jadeja – 54

Here’s the list of bowlers with the most wickets in Tests:

1. Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) – 800 Wickets  
2. Shane Warne (Australia) – 708 Wickets  
3. James Anderson (England) – 704 Wickets  
4. Anil Kumble (India) – 619 Wickets  
5. Stuart Broad (England) – 604 Wickets  
6. Glenn McGrath (Australia) – 563 Wickets  
7. Nathan Lyon (Australia) – 530 Wickets  
8. Ravichandran Ashwin (India) – 522 Wickets  
9. Courtney Walsh (West Indies) – 519 Wickets  
10. Dale Steyn (South Africa) – 439 Wickets