* Steven Smith (162 not out off 231 balls) registered a career-best innings in Tests, surpassing the 138 not out off 241 balls vs. England at The Oval in August 2013. Smith’s previous best innings vs. India was 92 off 185 balls at Mohali in March 2013.
* For seven times, Australia (517/7) registered a total of 500-plus vs. India at Adelaide - the best ever being 674 in January 1948.
* Varun Aaron (23-1-136-2) recorded an economy rate of 5.91 - the worst by any Indian bowler, who has bowled 20 overs (120 balls) or more.
* Mohammad Shami (24-2-120-2) also recorded an economy rate of 5.00. Two opening bowlers from India, for the first time, have conceded 5.00 runs per over in the same innings (minimum 20 overs).
* For the sixth time, three batsmen posted centuries in the same Test innings for Australia vs. India — the previous two instances at Adelaide being in 1947-48 and 2007-08.
* Michael Clarke produced his 28th century in Tests. His tally includes 17 in Tests at home. Clarke’s last Test hundred was 161 not out vs. South Africa at Cape Town in March this year. In between his two Test hundreds, he had made 0, 2, 3, 47 and 5. The skipper became the second batsman after Ricky Ponting (2555) to amass 2,000 runs for Australia against India in Tests. Clive Lloyd (2344), Javed Miandad (2228) and Shivnarine Chanderpaul (2171) are three other batsmen to have accomplished the feat vs. India.
* Clarke and Smith shared a stand of 163 — Australia’s highest partnership for the seventh wicket vs India at Adelaide.
