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The record at Nagpur

By Rajneesh Gupta
February 28, 2006 17:40 IST
The first Test at Vidarbha CA ground was played in October 1969 vs New Zeland, which India lost by 167 runs. India have so far played eight Test matches here, winning two and losing two.

England, on the other hand, will be appearing in their maiden Test match at this venue.

Performance of each country:

Country Tests Won Lost Drawn Won%
Australia 1 1 0 0 100.00
India 8 2 2 4 25.00
New Zealand 1 1 0 0 100.00
Pakistan 1 0 0 1 0.00
Sri Lanka 2 0 1 1 0.00
West Indies 1 0 0 1 0.00
Zimbabwe 2 0 1 1 0.00
TOTAL 8 4 4 4 50.00

Summary of matches:

Season Opp Inns 1 Inns 2 Inns 3 Inns 4 Result
1969-70 NZ NZ 319 Ind 257 NZ 214 Ind 109 NZ - 167 runs
1983-84 Pak Ind 245 Pak 322 Ind 262-8d Pak 42-1 Drawn
1986-87 SL SL 204 Ind 451-6d SL 141 Ind - Inns & 106 runs
1994-95 WI Ind 546-9d WI 428 Ind 208-7d WI 132-5 Drawn
1997-98 SL Ind 485 Drawn
2000-01 Zim Ind 609-6d Zim 382 Zim 503-6d Drawn
2001-02 Zim Zim 287 Ind 570-7d Zim 182 Ind - Inns & 101 runs
2004-05 Aus Aus 398 Ind 185 Aus 329-5d Ind 200 Aus - 342 runs

Highest Individual Innings:

Batsman Runs Mins Balls 4s 6s For Vs Season
A Flower 232* 544 444 30 2 Zim Ind 2000-01
SR Tendulkar 201* 392 281 27 0 Ind Zim 2000-01
SR Tendulkar 179 412 319 24 1 Ind WI 1994-95
SR Tendulkar 176 440 316 23 0 Ind Zim 2001-02
RS Dravid 162 402 301 20 1 Ind Zim 2000-01
M Amarnath 131 354 301 14 0 Ind SL 1986-87
JC Adams 125* 406 312 14 0 WI Ind 1994-95
DR Martyn 114 222 165 16 1 Aus Ind 2004-05
SS Das 110 252 175 19 0 Ind Zim 2000-01
NS Sidhu 107 296 240 17 0 Ind WI 1994-95
GW Flower 106* 275 196 12 4 Zim Ind 2000-01
SS Das 105 292 203 19 0 Ind Zim 2001-02
ADR Campbell 102 253 186 15 0 Zim Ind 2000-01
SB Bangar 100* 184 155 12 2 Ind Zim 2001-02

Leading run-scorers:

Batsman For Runs Mts Inns NO Hs Avg 100s 50s 0s
SR Tendulkar Ind 635 5 7 1 201* 105.83 3 1 0
RS Dravid Ind 342 4 5 0 162 68.40 1 2 0
A Flower Zim 298 2 4 1 232* 99.33 1 1 0
NS Sidhu Ind 262 2 3 0 107 87.33 1 2 0
SS Das Ind 215 2 2 0 110 107.50 2 0 0
DB Vengsarkar Ind 214 2 3 0 153 71.33 1 0 0
DR Martyn Aus 211 1 2 0 114 105.50 1 1 0

Record partnership for each wicket

Wkt Runs Players For Vs Season
1st 79 SS Das D Dasgupta Ind Zim 2001-02
2nd 155 SS Das RS Dravid Ind Zim 2000-01
3rd 249 RS Dravid SR Tendulkar Ind Zim 2000-01
4th 209 ADR Campbell A Flower Zim Ind 2000-01
5th 202 SR Tendulkar M Azharuddin Ind WI 1994-95
6th 171 SR Tendulkar SB Bangar Ind Zim 2001-02
7th 98* A Flower HH Streak Zim Ind 2000-01
8th 97 JC Adams JR Murray WI Ind 1994-95
9th 59 TJ Friend RW Price Zim Ind 2001-02
10th 53 AB Agarkar Zaheer Khan Ind Aus 2004-05

Best bowling in an innings:

Figures Bowler For Vs Season
7-51 Maninder Singh Ind SL 1986-87
6-74 S Venkataraghavan Ind NZ 1969-70
5-34 HJ Howarth NZ Ind 1969-70
5-56 JN Gillespie Aus Ind 2004-05
5-63 A Kumble Ind Zim 2001-02
5-72 Mohammad Nazir Pak Ind 1983-84
5-75 RJ Shastri Ind Pak 1983-84
5-76 NS Yadav Ind SL 1986-87
5-116 CL Hooper WI Ind 1994-95
5-122 KR Pushpakumara SL Ind 1997-98
5-127 SLV Raju Ind WI 1994-95
5-182 RW Price Zim Ind 2001-02

Best bowling in a match:

Figures Bowler For Vs Season
10-107 Maninder Singh Ind SL 1986-87
9-80 JN Gillespie Aus Ind 2004-05
9-100 HJ Howarth NZ Ind 1969-70
9-133 S Venkataraghavan Ind NZ 1969-70
9-145 A Kumble Ind Zim 2001-02

Leading wicket-takers:

Bowler For Wkts Mts Runs Best 5WI 10WM Avg SR RpO
A Kumble Ind 18 4 509 5-63 1 0 28.28 63.61 2.67
Zaheer Khan Ind 12 3 363 4-95 0 0 30.25 53.75 3.38
Maninder Singh Ind 10 1 107 7-51 1 1 10.70 22.60 2.84
HJ Howarth NZ 9 1 100 5-34 1 0 11.11 35.33 1.89
S Venkataraghavan Ind 9 1 133 6-74 1 0 14.78 40.78 2.17
JN Gillespie Aus 9 1 80 5-56 1 0 8.89 25.89 2.06

Rajneesh Gupta

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