Lyon King, and Australia's top-and-tail advantage

6- Unsuccessful chases for India in away Tests this year, on the tours of South Africa, England and Australia. The target was less than 300 in five of the six chases, and India were bowled out in less than 70 overs on each of those five occasions. India have averaged 19.86 runs per wicket in chases this year, and only Bangladesh and West Indies have done worse.

16.27- Average of India's top three in chases this year. Of the 18 innings the top three have played in chases, only one - KL Rahul's 149 at The Oval - has passed 20. If we leave out that innings, the average drops to 2.58. Rahul has scored only 17 runs across his four other chases. M Vijay has averaged 12, Shikhar Dhawan 11.75 and Cheteshwar Pujara 6.40. Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane have averaged 26.50 and 30 respectively.

50- Runs added by India's top three in this Test. In comparison, Australia's top three made 242 runs including three fifties. India's tailenders, Nos. 8 to 11, added just 11 runs across both innings while Australia's put up 71 runs. Though India's middle order got more runs than Australia's, the top-three and tail-end contributions made a big difference for the home side. The 11 runs added by India's last four batsmen in this Test is their second-lowest ever.

6- Number of Tests without a win for Australia, between the victory at Durban and this one. Australia lost the last three Tests of the series in South Africa, lost one and drew one in UAE and then lost to India in Adelaide. This was also Tim Paine's first Test win as captain.

8/126- The match figures of Nathan Lyon, the lone frontline spinner in either team. India opted to play an all-pace attack, and their part-time spinners - Hanuma Vihari and M Vijay (one over) - only took two wickets. Lyon averaged 13.25 and India spinners 47.00. The fast bowlers from both sides had near-identical averages - 25.00 for Australia and 25.16 for India, but Lyon's wickets made the difference.

25- Fourth-innings wickets for Nathan Lyon against India - the most by any bowler. With his three-wicket haul in the fourth innings, he went past James Anderson's tally of 22. Lyon's strike rate in the fourth innings against India is 40.6, his best against any side, and his average of 24.96 is only bettered by his 23.00 against West Indies. Each of Lyon's top four fourth-innings figures have come against India. Against other teams, he has picked up only 33 wickets in 25 fourth innings, striking at 83.6 balls per wicket. Lyon has picked up only five wickets in five innings against the other two subcontinent sides - Pakistan and Sri Lanka - he has bowled against in the fourth innings.