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Statistical highlights: India - Banladesh

April 12, 2003 14:23 IST
By Mohandas Menon
became the first Bangladeshi bowler to take three wickets in a LOI match against India. Khaled Mahmud had figures of 2-12 at Mumbai on 25-5-1998, the previous best bowling figures for Bangladesh against India.
  • Since this was the first time in nine matches, India were batting first against Bangladesh, India's total of 276 was its highest against this team. India had made 252-2 in 40.1 overs when the two teams last met at this very ground on 30-5-2000.
  • Debutant Aavishkar Salvi (off his fifth legitimate ball) became the eleventh Indian bowler to claim a wicket off his very first over in LOIs. Interestingly, he becomes the fifth Mumbai player to achieve this after Sunil Gavaskar, Sanjay Manjrekar, Paras Mhambrey and Vinod Kambli. Mhambrey and Salvi are the only genuine bowlers in this list.
  • The partnership of 22 runs between Khaled Mahmud and Mohammad Rafique was Bangladesh's best for the 8th wicket against India, bettering the previous best of just 10 runs between Khaled Mahmud and Hasibul Hossain at Mohali on 14-5-1998.
  • Zaheer Khan's 4-19 was his best bowling performance of his career in his 68th match. His previous best bowling figures was the 4-42, which he has achieved on three occasions -- against Zimbabwe at Sharjah on 26-10-2000 and at Bulawayo on 27-6-2001 and against New Zealand at Centurion on 14-3-2003.
  • Bangladesh's 76 (in 27.3 overs) equals its lowest total in LOIs. The team had made 76 (in 30.1 overs) against Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC) on 5-8-2002.
  • Incidentally, Bangladesh's 76 was its lowest ever total made against India in LOIs. India had dismissed Pakistan for 87 (in 32.5 overs) at Sharjah on 22-3-1985.
  • The margin of victory by 200 runs was India's largest in LOIs in terms of runs. Its previous biggest win margin was the 186 run victory against Kenya at Paarl on 24-10-2001.
  • The man of the match award was Yuvraj Singh's fifth of his career, in 71 matches.
  • Mohandas Menon

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