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Biggest win for India in Pakistan

By Rajneesh Gupta
February 12, 2006 23:48 IST
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India won the Rawalpindi ODI with 7 wickets and 41 balls to spare. This now is India's biggest win on Pakistan soil both in terms of wickets and balls to spare. The previous biggest win for India against Pakistan in Pakistan was at Lahore in 2004, which India won by five wickets and 30 balls to spare.

The following table lists Pakistan's biggest defeats on home soil in terms of balls to spare:

Balls Winner Loser Venue Date Margin
67 SA (158-4) Pak (157) Rawalpindi 10 Oct 2003 6 wickets
60 SL (281-2) Pak (280) Lahore 05 Nov 1997 8 wickets
56 Zim (212-4) Pak (211) Sheikhupura 22 Nov 1998 6 wickets
41 WI (128-2) Pak (127-7) Karachi 06 Dec 1985 8 wickets
41 Ind (266-3) Pak (265) Rawalpindi 11 Feb 2006 7 wickets
34 SA (243-5) Pak (242-6) Karachi 29 Feb 1996 5 wickets
30 Ind (294-5) Pak (293-9) Lahore 21 Mar 2004 5 wickets

Most successful opening pairs

The 105-run partnership for the opening wicket between Sehwag and Tendulkar was ninth century partnership between this pair for the opening wicket - first versus Pakistan. The pair has now become the fourth (joint) most successful opening pair in terms of number of century partnerships.

The following table lists the most successful opening pairs in terms of 100-partnerships. It will be observed that Sehwag-Tendulkar pair has taken least innings for a 100-partnership on an average.

100-part Batsmen Inns Inns/100
16 Ganguly & Tendulkar 117 7.31
15 Greenidge & Haynes 102 6.80
12 Gilchrist & Hayden 80 6.67
9 Gibbs & Gary Kirsten 66 7.33
9 Sehwag & Tendulkar 51 5.67
8 Atapattu & Jayasuriya 76 9.50
8 Gilchrist & Mark Waugh 93 11.63

Batsmen getting run-out on most occasions

Mohammad Yousuf's run-out dismissal was the 32nd occasion for him for getting out in this fashion. He has now joined two other players - India's Mohammad Azharuddin and Australia's Mark Waugh - at fourth place among the batsmen who have got run-out most number of times. Yousuf's frequency is the highest in this elite band.

Run-outs Player For Completed Inns % Run-outs
40 MS Atapattu SL 216 18.52
38 Wasim Akram Pak 225 16.89
38 Inzamam-ul-Haq Pak 279 13.62
32 M Azharuddin Ind 254 12.60
32 ME Waugh Aus 216 14.81
32 Mohammad Yousuf Pak 170 18.82
30 A Ranatunga SL 208 14.42

Most run-outs in an innings against India

Pakistan provided only the 11th instance of four or more batsmen of a side getting run-out against India. The details:

Run-outs For Score Venue Date Result for India
5 NZ 213 Napier 12 Jan 1999 Won
5 Aus 258 Mumbai WS 27 Feb 1996 Lost
4 Eng 276-9 The Oval 04 Jun 1982 Lost
4 Pak 134 Sharjah 13 Apr 1984 Won
4 Aus 141 Ahmedabad 05 Oct 1986 Won
4 SL 201 Sharjah 25 Mar 1988 Won
4 Pak 246 Sharjah 19 Oct 1988 Lost
4 SL 176 Dhaka 04 Nov 1988 Won
4 Pak 87-9 Gujranwala 18 Dec 1989 Lost
4 NZ 220-9 Bangalore 14 May 1997 Won
4 Pak 265 Rawalpindi 11 Feb 2006 Won

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