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Statistical highlights, Day 2

March 18, 2005 20:17 IST

• India's [ Images ] total of 407 is their highest at this venue against Pakistan, bettering the 403, made in 1986-87.

• The last wicket stand of 44 runs between Harbhajan Singh [ Images ] and Anil Kumble [ Images ] is India's best against Pakistan at this ground. The previous best tenth wicket partnership was of 40 runs between Deepak Shodhan and Ghulam Ahmed in 1952-53.

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• Pakistan's both opening bowlers -- Mohammad Sami [ Images ] and Mohammad Khalil went wicketless. This provided only the second such instance in a completed innings for Pakistan against India. The only other instance had come at Bangalore in 1986-87 when Imran Khan [ Images ] and Wasim Akram [ Images ] could not take a wicket.

• Younis Khan [ Images ] (108*) made his seventh century in 34 Tests and his first against India in two Tests.

• Yousuf Youhana (101*) made his 13th century in 58 Tests and his second against India in eight Tests.

• The unbeaten partnership of 203 between Younis Khan and Yousuf Youhana was Pakistan's best for the third wicket on Indian soil obliterating the 155-run partnership between Shoaib Mohammad and Javed Miandad [ Images ] at Chennai in 1986-87.

• The above partnership is Pakistan's best at Eden Gardens for any wicket, obliterating the 114 for the fourth wicket between Saeed Anwar and Yousuf Youhana in 1998-99. Incidentally Pakistan's previous best for the third wicket at this venue was 82 between Hanif Mohammad and Javed Burki in 1960-61.

• Younis Khan and Yousuf Youhana provided the eighth instance of two opposition batsmen scoring a century in the same innings at Kolkata [ Images ]. West Indies [ Images ] have done so four times, followed by South Africa [ Images ] (twice) and New Zealand [ Images ] and Pakistan (once each). Interestingly India have never registered a win in any of these Tests. The complete list:

Opp Season Batsmen Result
WI 1948-49 EdeC Weekes-101 & CL Walcott-108 Drawn
WI 1958-59 RB Kanhai-256,BF Butcher-103,GStA Sobers-106* WI-Inns & 336 runs
NZ 1964-65 B Sutcliffe-151* & BR Taylor-105 Drawn
WI 1987-88 CG Greenidge-141,AL Logie-101 & CL Hooper-100* Drawn
SA 1996-97 AC Hudson-146 & G Kirsten - 102 (1st Inns) SA-329 Runs
SA 1996-97 G Kirsten -133 & DJ Cullinan - 153* (2nd Inns)
WI 2002-03 WW Hinds - 100,S Chanderpaul-140 & MN Samuels-104 Drawn
Pak 2004-05 Younis Khan-108* & Yousuf Youhana - 101* Yet to be seen

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