Lahore Test was batsmen's paradise. The runs per wicket ratio in Lahore Test was 136.13, which is the highest ever in Test cricket history.
There have been three instances of over 100 runs per wicket scored in a Test with India being involved in all of them.
The details:
Runs/Wkt | Runs-Wkts | Batted 1st | Batted 2nd | Venue | Season |
136.13 | 1089-8 | Pak 679-7d | Ind 410-1 | Lahore | 2005-06 |
109.30 | 1093-10 | NZ 450-2d & 112-1 | Ind 531-7 | Delhi | 1955-56 |
106.36 | 1489-14 | Ind 537-8d | SL 952-6d | Colombo (RPS) | 1997-98 |
86.00 | 1462-17 | SA 588-6d & 127-1 | WI 747 | St. John's | 2004-05 |
81.93 | 1229-15 | WI 593-5d & 43-0 | Eng 593 | St. John's | 1993-94 |
81.56 | 1468-18 | Aus 599-4d & 289-5 | Pak 580-9d | Peshawar | 1998-99 |
80.53 | 1208-15 | Ind 509 | Pak 699-5 | Lahore | 1989-90 |
Note: Only those matches have been included, in which both sides batted and the match aggregate was atleast 1000.
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