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India set records at the Oval

August 10, 2007 23:55 IST
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India's first innings total of 664 in the Oval Test is the fourth highest total in Test cricket against all opponents. Interestingly nine out of ten highest totals for India have come on the foreign soil. The details:
Total Opposition Venue Season Result
705-7d Australia Sydney 2003-04 Drawn
676-7 Sri Lanka Kanpur 1986-87 Drawn
675-5d Pakistan Multan 2003-04 Won
664 England The Oval 2007 Match in Progress
628-8d England Leeds 2002 Won
610-3d Bangladesh Dhaka 2007 Won
606-9d England The Oval 1990 Drawn
603 Pakistan Faisalabad 2005-06 Drawn
600-4d Australia Sydney 1985-86 Drawn
600 Pakistan Rawalpindi 2003-04 Won

The total is also the highest for India in England. The previous highest was achieved in 2002 at Leeds as listed below. All the three wins were by innings margin.

Total Venue Season Result
664 The Oval 2007 Match in progress
628-8d Leeds 2002 Won
606-9d The Oval 1990 Drawn
591 Mumbai 1992-93 Won
560-6d Chennai 1992-93 Won

Anil Kumble today established a dubious world record when he scored his maiden Test hundred in his 118th Test match. He surpassed Sri Lanka's Chaminda Vaas, who was playing his 97th Test when he scored his maiden 100.

The following table lists top-5 batsmen taking most Tests to score their maiden Test hundred:

100 in Test# Batsman For Career span
118th A Kumble Ind 1990-2007
97th WPUJC Vaas SL 1994-2007
71st JN Gillespie Aus 1996-2006
56th HH Streak Zim 1993-2003
51st SM Pollock SA 1995-2000

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