Stats that made the series

There have been a cumulative 7,187 runs scored in the series - the second-highest total ever, behind the 1993 Ashes with 7,221. That was in six Tests, making t! record for a five-match series.

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The 21 total centuries, rounded off by Harry Brook and Joe Root on Sunday, equals the all-time record set in the 1955 Australia v West Indies series.

India’s six-run win in the final match is their narrowest margin by runs in the 183 Tests they have won, the previous lowest being 13 runs over Australia in Mumbai in November 2004.