By
Keshavamurthy C
Saturday, January 26 2002 16:05 Hrs (IST)
The first ever Limited Over International took place at this venue on 24.12.1986
when India met Sri Lanka. However though Sri Lanka was restricted to 195 for eight
of the allotted 46 overs India was skittled out for a double-digit total of 78 in
24.1 overs.
Many would be surprised to know that the player who caused havoc among the Indian
batsmen was neither a renowned fast bowler nor a spinner but an occasional bowler.
In the later years he led Sri Lanka and came to be known as ‘Captain Cool’ and even
took his team on a ladder of everlasting fame by winning the World Cup. The player
referred to is none other than Arjuna Ranatunga.
Including the above, a total of eight One-day International matches have been held
at Kanpur. This venue has hosted two World Cup matches out of the eight One-day
International matches (Sri Lanka/West Indies in 1987/88 and India/Zimbabwe in
1995/96).
For England this would be the second occasion when it clashes with India on January
28, having played here once on November 25, 1989 when India emerged victors and
England would be eager to settle scores– as it has lost two matches and won one in
the current series.
The last time India played here was on December 11, 2000 when Zimbabwe was trounced
by nine wickets and victory was achieved at over six runs an over. Of the 8 Limited
Over matches, India has figured in seven of these, won five (vs English, Sri Lanka,
Australia, Zimbabwe – twice) and lost two (vs Sri Lanka and West Indies).
One other match has been played here not involving India and that was between Sri
Lanka and West Indies in 1987/88.
Records at Kanpur
|
| Highest Total: |
| For Ind |
259/4 |
vs Eng |
25.10.1989 |
| Ag Ind |
257/6 |
by WI |
30.10.1994 |
| |
255/7 |
by Eng |
25.10.1989 |
| Lowest (Completed Ings) Total: |
| For Ind |
78 |
vs SL |
24.12.1986 |
| Ag Ind |
165 |
by Zim |
11.12.2000 |
| Highest Individual Score: |
| For Ind |
106 |
by VG Kambli |
vs Zim |
06.03.1996 |
| |
101 |
by CJ Sharma |
vs Eng |
25.10.1989 |
| Ag Ind |
91 |
by AJ Lamb |
|
25.10.1989 |
| No visiting batsmen has scored a century here. |
| The other centurions at this venue are: |
| M Prabhakan (102*) vs WI in 1994/95 and SR Tendulkar (100) vs Aus in 1997/98 |
| Best Bowling: |
| For Ind |
5/24 |
by J Srinath |
vs SL |
07.11.1993 |
| Ag Ind |
4/14 |
by A Ranatunga |
SL |
24.12.1986 |
| |
| Best for Ind ag Eng is 2/56 by Kapil Dev in 1989/90 |
| Best ag Ind by Eng is 1/44 by GC Small in 1989/90 |
| The others who have taken 4WI are: |
| SC Ganguly (Ind) |
5/34 |
vs Zim |
2000/01 |
| AB Agarkar (Ind) |
4/25 |
vs Zim |
2000/01 |
| AB Agarkar (Ind) |
4/46 |
vs Aus |
1997/98 |
| Best Partnership for each wicket: |
| |
| 1st |
175 |
SC Ganguly/SR Tendulkar |
Ind vs Aus |
1997/98 |
| 2nd |
45 |
VG Kambli/M Prabhakar |
Ind vs SL |
1993/94 |
| 3rd |
105 |
CJ Sharma/NS Sidhu |
Ind vs Eng |
1989/90 |
| 4th |
142 |
VG Kambli/NS Sidhu |
Ind vs Zim |
1995/96 |
| 5th |
70 |
LRD Mendis/A Ranatunga |
SL vs WI |
1987/88 |
| 6th |
77 |
TM Moody/RT Ponting |
Aus vs Ind |
1997/98 |
| 7th |
33 |
RG De Alwis/LRD Mendis |
SL vs Ind |
1986/87 |
| 8th |
26 |
TM Moody/GR Robertson |
Aus vs Ind |
1997/98 |
| 9th |
40* |
ALF De Mel/RJ Ratnayake |
SL vs Ind |
1986/87 |
| 10th |
12 |
ACI Lock/SG Peall |
Zim vs Ind |
1995/96 |
| Century Partnerships recorded here other than the above are: |
| |
| 1st |
157 |
SC Ganguly/SR Tendulkar |
Ind vs Zim |
2000/01 |
| 1st |
115 |
PV Simmons/SC Williams |
WI vs Ind |
1994/95 |
| 3rd |
100 |
M Azharuddhin/VG Kambli |
Ind vsSL |
1993/94 |
| 4th |
130 |
AJ Lamb/AJ Stewart |
Eng vs Ind |
1989/90 |
| Most dismissals by a Wicket Keeper (3 or more): |
| |
| 3 by NR Mongia (Ind) |
vs Aus |
1997/98 |
| |
| Most Catches in an ings by a fielder (3 or more) |
| |
| 3 by M Azharuddin (Ind) |
vs Eng |
1989/90 |
| Matches played: |
| |
| 24.12.1986 |
SL |
195/8 (46.0) |
Ind |
78 (24.1) |
SL won by 117 runs |
| 21.10.1987 |
WI |
236/8 (50.0) |
SL |
211/8 (50.0) |
WI won by 25 runs |
| 25.10.1989 |
Eng |
255/7 (50.0) |
Ind |
259/4 (48.1) |
Ind won by 6 wkts |
| 07.11.1993 |
SL |
203 (49.4) |
Ind |
205/3 (44.4) |
Ind won by 7 wkts |
| 30.10.1994 |
WI |
257/6 (50.0) |
Ind |
211/5 (50.0) |
WI won by 46 runs |
| 06.03.1996 |
Ind |
247/5 (50.0) |
Zim |
207 (49.4) |
Ind wonby 40 runs |
| 07.04.1998 |
Aus |
222/9 (50.0) |
Ind |
223/4 (44.3) |
Ind won by 6 wkts |
| 11.12.2000 |
Zim |
165 (45.4) |
Ind |
166/1 (25.0) |
Ind won by 9 wkts |
| Ind/Eng’s record after the match at Chennai on 25.01.2002: |
| |
| |
P |
W |
L |
NR |
Td |
| INDIA: |
|
|
|
|
|
| Overall |
486 |
222 |
243 |
18 |
3 |
| At Home |
165 |
92 |
68 |
4 |
1 |
| Vs Eng |
39 |
18 |
20 |
1 |
- |
| |
|
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| ENGLAND |
|
|
|
|
|
| Overall |
339 |
168 |
160 |
9 |
2 |
| In Abroad |
217 |
96 |
114 |
6 |
1 |
| |
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| Captaincy: |
|
|
|
Toss Won |
Toss Lost |
| SC Ganguly |
54 |
27 |
27 |
24 |
30 |
| N Hussain |
25 |
15 |
10 |
7 |
18 |
| A Kumble |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
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