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Statistical highlights, Day 2

Last updated on: March 11, 2005 18:22 IST
 
  • The start of game was delayed for about 220 minutes because of rain. This was the second instance of rain-gods delaying the start of a day's play at Mohali. The previous such instance was in India-New Zealand match in 1999-00 when Indian first innings on first day was delayed. 

 

  • Virender Sehwag [ Images ] (95*) made his ninth fifty in 32nd Test -- his second against Pakistan.

 

  • The first wicket partnership of 113 runs between Gambhir and Sehwag was the eighth century partnership for India [ Images ] against Pakistan.

 

  • It was only the second time Gambhir and Sehwag were getting involved in a century opening wicket partnership. The only other instance was against South Africa [ Images ] at Kanpur in 2004-05 when the pair added 213 runs.

 

  • Incidentally it was the seventh century partnership for opening wicket involving Sehwag, which takes him ahead of Navjot Sidhu. Only Sunil Gavaskar [ Images ] (22) and Chetan Chauhan (10) have been involved in more century opening stands for India.

 

  • Sehwag provided the fourth instance of an Indian batsman remaining unbeaten on ninety at the end of a day's play in a Test against Pakistan after Polly Umrigar (at Peshawar in 1954-55), Sunil Gavaskar (at Karachi in 1978-79 and at Chennai in 1979-80). Incidentally on all the three previous occasions the concerned batsman managed to reach three-figure mark on the following day.

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