Statistical highlights, Day 3

 

• Virender Sehwag (173) scored his ninth hundred in 32nd Test -- second against Pakistan. His scores in five innings against Pakistan have been -- 309, 39, 90, 0 and 173. Interestingly all of Sehwag's nine hundreds have come in first innings for India and none in the second innings.

 

• Among the Indians only Gavaskar had more hundreds than Tendulkar after 32 Tests -- 10.

 

• Sehwag has now aggregated 611 runs in five innings against Pakistan at an average of 122.20. He is only the third Indian batsman to average 100 or more against a particular opponent (having scored at least 500 runs). Others to do so are -- Vinoo Mankad (526 runs at 105.20 v New Zealand) and Rahul Dravid (804 runs at 100.50 v Zimbabwe).

 

• This was Sehwag's eighth hundred in 27 Tests as an opener. His maiden hundred (v South Africa at Bloemfontein in 2001-02) had come at number six. Sehwag thus equaled the tally of Navjot Sidhu. Now only Sunil Gavaskar with 33 hundreds in 119 Tests have scored more hundreds as an opener for India.

 

• This was Sehwag's second hundred on this ground (after his 130 against New Zealand in 2003-04). Sehwag thus became first batsman to score two hundreds on this ground.

 

• Sehwag's innings is the highest for India on this ground beating Rahul Dravid's 144 against New Zealand in 1999-00. Sehwag, however, failed to beat alltime highest of 174* by Jimmy Adams of West Indies (in 1994-95).

 

• Sehwag was involved in the three century partnerships. He became the third Indian batsman to be involved in three century partnerships in same innings. Others to do so for India are Vinod Kambli (v Zimbabwe at Delhi in 1992-93) and Rahul Dravid (v Pakistan at Rawalpindi in 2003-04).

 

• For the tenth time in Test cricket history century partnerships were made for the first three wickets in an innings. It was the first such instance for India.

 

• The 103 runs partnership for the second wicket between Sehwag and Dravid was the 50th century partnership involving Dravid. He became only the third Indian and seventh batsman overall to accomplish this feat. Dravid's break-up of century partnerships: 17 for second wicket, 15 for third, 7 for fourth, 8 for fifth, one for sixth and 2 for eighth.

 

• Sachin Tendulkar (94) was getting dismissed in 90s for the sixth time in his career. Only Dravid has more scores in 90s for India than Tendulkar -- 7.

 

• Sourav Ganguly (21) completed 2,000 runs on home soil just before getting out. He became the 11th Indian batsman to aggregate 2,000 runs on Indian soil.

 

• The wicket of Dinesh Karthik was 50th for Mohammad Sami in his 19th Test. He became 26th Pakistani bowler to do so.

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