By IANS
Sydney : Australia have a tremendous record at the Sydney Cricket ground, where they have won 51 of their 95 Tests for a winning percentage of 53.68. They have lost 27 games and only 17 of their games have ended in draws.
India have played Australia eight times at the SCG, losing three times. Their only win came in 1978, when they won by an innings and two runs.
On their last tour to Australia, India made a whopping 705 for seven declared and Sachin Tendulkar got a double century and 60 not out in second innings.
Interestingly it was also at the SCG where the current Indian skipper Anil Kumble took eight for 141 and four for 138 in the same match for a match analysis of 12 for 279.
The following are the statistical highlights at the Sydney Cricket Ground:
Country Played Won Lost Drawn Winning %
Australia 95 51 27 17 53.68
England 53 21 25 7 39.62
Pakistan 6 2 3 1 33.33
West Indies 14 2 10 2 14.29
South Africa 10 1 7 2 10.00
India 8 1 3 4 12.50
Zimbabwe 1 – 1 – 0.00
New Zealand 2 – 1 1 0.00
World XI 1 – 1 – 0.00
India-Australia Tests (8) at Sydney Cricket Ground
Month Year Toss Result
December 1947 India Drawn
January 1968 India Australia won by 144 runs
January 1978 Aust. India won by an Innings & 2 runs
January 1981 India Australia won by an Innings & 4 runs
January 1986 India Drawn
January 1992 India Drawn
January 2000 India Australia won by an innings & 141 runs
January 2004 India Drawn
Highest Innings Totals:
India: 705/7 decl. 2003-04
Australia: 552/5 decl. 1999-00
Lowest Innings Totals:
India: 150 1999-00
Australia: 107 1947-48
Highest Individual Innings:
India: 241* Sachin Tendulkar 2003-04
206 Ravi Shastri 1991-92
178 V.V.S. Laxman 2003-04
172 Sunil Gavaskar 1985-86
167 V.V.S.Laxman 1999-00
148* Sachin Tendulkar 1991-92
Australia: 223 Justin Langer 1999-00
204 Greg Chappell 1980-81
Most runs in a Test match:
India: 301 (241* + 60*) Sachin Tendulkar (2003-04)
Australia: 223 (223) Justin Langer (1999-00)
Most career runs:
India: 498 (ave. 249.00) in 3 Tests (5 Ings.) including two centuries by Sachin Tendulkar.
352 (ave. 117.33) in 2 Tests (3 Ings.) including two centuries by V.V.S. Laxman
Australia: 387 (ave. 129.00) in 2 Tests (3 Ings.) including two centuries by Justin Langer
292 (ave. 97.33) in 2 Tests (4 Ings.) including two centuries by David Boon
Best Partnerships:
India: 353 (4th) Sachin Tendulkar & V.V.S. Laxman (2003-04)
Australia: 217 (1st) David Boon & Geoff Marsh (1985-86)
Best Bowling in an Innings:
India: 8/141 Anil Kumble (2003-04)
Australia: 5/48 Glenn McGrath (1999-00)
Best Bowling in a Test match:
India: 12/279 (8/141 + 4/138) Anil Kumble 2003-04
Australia: 10/103 (5/48 + 5/55) Glenn McGrath 1999-00
Most career wickets:
India: 12 (ave.33.75) in 2 Tests – Anil Kumble
12 (ave.18.58) in 2 Tests – Erapalli Prasanna
Australia: 10 (ave.38.20) in 2 Tests – Brett Lee
10 (ave.10.30) in 1 Test – Glenn McGrath
Best all-round performance in a Test match:
India: 206 (206) + 4/82 (0/37 + 4/45) Ravi Shastri (1991-92)
Australia: 197 (32+165)+ 5/70 (1/21+4/49) Bob Cowper (1967-68)