By Rajesh Kumar, IANS
Gwalior : The Capt. Roop Singh Stadium here has been a happy hunting ground for India that has won six of their eight one-day internationals (ODIs).
Two of the home team’s stalwarts, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, will also be looking forward to adding a second century to their name Thursday at this ground. Tendulkar has also won two Man of the Match awards here.
India has won four of its six ODIs here while chasing and twice batting first.
The Capt. Roop Singh Stadium, named after Olympic gold medallist and younger brother of hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand, was originally a hockey ground before it was converted into a cricket venue in the 1980s.
Following are the statistical highlights of ODIs here so far:
First ODI: India v West Indies, Jan 22, 1988
WI won by 73 runs
Last ODI: India v Australia, Oct 26, 2003
India won by 37 runs
– In eight of the 10 ODIs played in Gwalior, the team batting first has scored more than 250 runs.
– The side batting first has won seven out of the 10 ODIs.
India matches:
Date Toss Opponent Result Man of the Match
Jan 22, 1988 India West Indies WI won by 73 runs Carl Hooper (WI)
Nov 12 1991 S. Africa S. Africa India won by 38 runs Sanjay Manjrekar(I)
Kepler Wessels (SA)
March 4, 1993 India England India won by 3 wkts Navjot Sidhu (I)
March 5, 1993 India England India won by 4 wkts M. Azharuddin(I)
Feb 21, 1996 WI West Indies India won by 5 wkts Sachin Tendulkar(I)
May 28, 1998 Kenya Kenya Kenya won by 69 runs Maurice Odumbe (K)
Nov 11, 1999 India N.Zealand India won by 14 runs Sourav Ganguly (I)
Oct 26, 2003 India Australia India won by 37 runs Sachin Tendulkar(I)
Century-makers for India:
Runs Balls Batsman Opponents Date
153* 150 Sourav Ganguly New Zealand Nov 11, 1999
134* 160 Navjot Sidhu England March 4, 1993
102 134 V.V.S.Laxman Australia Oct 26, 2003
100 119 Sachin Tendulkar Australia Oct 26, 2003
The Leading run-getter:
Mohammad Azharuddin – 252 (ave.50.40) in six matches
The top three partnerships:
190 (2nd wkt) Sachin Tendulkar and V.V.S. Laxman
v Australia, Oct 26, 2003
175 (3rd wkt) Navjot Sidhu and Mohammad Azharuddin
v England, March 4, 1993
130 (1st wkt) K. Srikkanth and Navjot Sidhu
v South Africa, Nov 12, 1991
Best Bowling in an innings:
4/54 Manoj Prabhakar v England March 4, 1993
Leading wicket-takers:
10 (ave.13.40) in 4 matches – Javagal Srinath
10 (ave.22.70) in 6 matches – Anil Kumble
Highest Innings Total:
289-6 Pakistan v Sri Lanka May 12, 1997
Lowest Innings Total:
173 West Indies v India Feb 21, 1996