By IANS
Kanpur : India can take heart from their record in the last five matches here ahead of the third Test against South Africa starting at the Green Park stadium here Friday.
India have won twice and drawn three the last five Tests they played here. Co-incidentally their last match at this venue was also against South Africa in November 2004, which was a draw.
India’s overall winning record at this venue in just 21.05 and they have drawn 12 of its 19 matches played here.
India’s last five Tests at Kanpur:
Month Year Toss Result
January 1985 India Drawn
December 1986 Sri Lanka Drawn
December 1996 India India won by 280 runs
October 1999 New Zealand India won by 8 wickets
November 2004 South Africa Drawn
Green Park, Kanpur
First Test: India vs. England, January 12-14, 1952
Last Test: India vs. South Africa, November 20-24, 2004
First ODI: India vs. Sri Lanka, December 24, 1986
Last ODI: India vs. Pakistan, November 11, 2007
Country-wise Results Summary:
Team Played Won Lost Drawn Winning %
India 19 4 3 12 21.05
West Indies 3 2 – 1 66.67
England 6 1 – 5 16.67
Australia 3 – 2 1 0.00
Sri Lanka 1 – – 1 0.00
South Africa 2 – 1 1 0.00
Pakistan 2 – – 2 0.00
New Zealand 2 – 1 1 0.00
Total: 19 7 7 12 36.84
Biggest wins
Margin
Innings & 83 runs W.Indies beat India 1983-84
8 wickets England beat India 1951-52
8 wickets India beat New Zealand 1999-00
280 runs India beat South Africa 1996-97
203 runs W.Indies beat India 1958-59
Highest Innings Totals:
Runs For Opponents Series
676-7 India Sri Lanka 1986-87
644-7 decl. India West Indies 1978-79
559-8 decl. England India 1963-64
553-8 decl. India England 1984-85
Lowest Completed Innings Totals:
105 Australia India 1959-60
125 India England 1951-52
152 Australia India 1979-80
155 India Australia 1959-60
Highest match aggregate:
1275-28 wickets India 524-9 decl. + 208/2 decl.
N.Z. 350 + 193/7 1976-77