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Yuvraj rules over Pakistan

By Rajneesh Gupta
Last updated on: February 23, 2006 17:10 IST
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Yuvraj Singh's sizzling run in Pakistan, which saw him amass a whopping tally of 344 runs in the five-match one-day international series against Pakistan, also earned him a place in the record books.

His tally is now the highest for any batsman against Pakistan in a bilateral series obliterating former West Indies captain Richie Richardson's 18-years old record.

Rahul Dravid held the previous Indian record with 308 runs in last year's home series.

Yuvraj, however, narrowly failed to create a new Indian record for the most runs in a bilateral series against any country.

In fact, Yuvraj would have easily achieved it, but for Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who blasted 28 of the required 29 runs in India's chase in the fifth match. The power hitting ensured that Dhoni still remains on the top in the list of Indian batsmen with maximum runs in a bilateral series. The Indian wicketkeeper had aggregated 346 runs in the seven-match series against Sri Lanka towards the end of 2005.

A look at the detailed statistics:

Most runs in a bilateral series against Pakistan:

Batsman For Season Mts Runs Avg 100s 50s SR
Yuvraj Singh Ind 2005-06 5 344 172.00 1 2 97.17
R Richardson WI 1987-88 5 321 80.25 0 4 80.86
R Dravid Ind 2004-05 6 308 51.33 1 2 80.00
AH Jones NZ 1988-89 4 274 137.00 0 4 64.32
N Knight Eng 1996 3 264 132.00 2 0 84.89
MS Dhoni Ind 2004-05 6 261 43.50 1 0 95.96
V Richards WI 1985-86 5 260 86.67 0 3 139.04
R Smith Eng 1992 5 258 64.50 0 3 81.90
B Dippenaar SAf 2003-04 5 256 64.00 1 2 67.72
M Atapattu SL 1999-00 3 253 126.50 1 2 82.14

Most runs in a bilateral series for India:

Batsman Opp Venue Season Mts Runs Avg 100s 50s SR
MS Dhoni vs SL Ind 2005-06 7 346 115.33 1 1 119.31
Yuvraj Singh vs Pak Pak 2005-06 5 344 172.00 1 2 97.17
VVS Laxman vs WI Ind 2002-03 7 312 52.00 0 3 78.99
R Dravid vs SL Ind 2005-06 6 312 156.00 1 2 91.23
R Dravid vs NZ NZ 1998-99 5 309 77.25 1 2 84.66
R Dravid vs Pak Ind 2004-05 6 308 51.33 1 2 80.00
S Ganguly vs NZ Ind 1999-00 5 301 75.25 1 1 91.77
R Dravid vs WI Ind 2002-03 7 300 75.00 1 2 89.82

Most runs in a bilateral series for India against Pakistan:

Batsman Venue Season Mts Runs Avg 100s 50s SR
Yuvraj Singh Pak 2005-06 5 344 172.00 1 2 97.17
R Dravid Ind 2004-05 6 308 51.33 1 2 80.00
MS Dhoni Ind 2004-05 6 261 43.50 1 0 95.96
R Dravid Pak 2003-04 5 248 62.00 0 2 73.59
V Sehwag Ind 2004-05 6 239 39.83 1 1 113.27
S Tendulkar Pak 2005-06 4 237 59.25 1 1 90.11
R Shastri Ind 1986-87 6 223 74.33 0 3 84.79
S Ganguly Canada 1997 6 222 55.50 0 2 62.01
R Dravid Canada 1996 5 220 44.00 0 1 68.54
MS Dhoni Pak 2005-06 5 219 219.00 0 3 136.88
S Tendulkar Ind 2003-04 5 213 42.60 1 0 90.25

Note: In cricket, a player's batting average is the total number of runs he has scored divided by the number of times he has been out.

In Yuvraj's example, he made 344 runs in five innings, but he was out just twice. So his average is 344 divided by 2 = 172.00

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