Mohali - 1st Test | Motera - 2nd Test
Bangalore is one of India's most modern cities with its moderate temperature
throughout the year. The stadium in itself is well-equipped as far as the
infrastructure is concerned, it also houses the National Cricket Academy
colts. The Chinaswamy Stadium wicket is very sporting, it has something in
it for the seamers on the first day, gets easy on the batters subsequently
with the ball coming nicely on to the bat, and stars turning on the fourth
and fifth days an ideal Test match wicket.
The Chinaswamy Stadium has been a witness to many famous battles where most
of the Tests have had a result. Sir Vivian Richards made an uneventful Test
debut here in 1974-75 when the West Indies dumped India by 267 runs in the
first-ever Test on this ground. When Tony Greig's Englishmen played here in
the '76-77 series, India won the Test by 140 runs. In the '81-82 series,
India and England played a boring draw marked by Sunil Gavaskar's 172
spanning 708 minutes. Ian Botham's Test bowling record of 373 wickets was
broken here in '88-89 when Sir Richard Hadlee got Indian batsman Arun Lal's
wicket.
In December there will be some chill in the air, though it will be nothing
like cold enough to detract from the visitors enjoyment of Bangalore as the
city can offer much for the visitors apart from cricket.
Mohandas Menon provides some statistical information on those matches.
Tests played: 13 ; ODIs played: 11.
Match Summary
| Summary of Matches |
| Nos |
Start date |
End date |
Countries |
Result |
| 1 |
22nd Nov 1974 |
27th Nov 1974 |
Ind v WI |
WI won by 267 runs |
| 2 |
28th Jan 1977 |
2nd Feb 1977 |
Ind v Eng |
Ind won by 140 runs |
| 3 |
15th Dec 1978 |
20th Dec 1978 |
Ind v WI |
Drawn |
| 4 |
19th Sep 1979 |
24th Sep 1979 |
Ind v Aus |
Drawn |
| 5 |
21st Nov 1979 |
26th Nov 1979 |
Ind v Pak |
Drawn |
| 6 |
9th Dec 1981 |
14th Dec 1981 |
Ind v Eng |
Drawn |
| 7 |
14th Sep 1983 |
19th Sep 1983 |
Ind v Pak |
Drawn |
| 8 |
13th Mar 1987 |
17th Mar 1987 |
Ind v Pak |
Pak won by 16 runs |
| 9 |
12th Nov 1988 |
17th Nov 1988 |
Ind v NZ |
Ind won by 172 runs |
| 10 |
26th Jan 1994 |
30th Jan 1994 |
Ind v SL |
Ind won by an inn & 95 runs |
| 11 |
18th Oct 1995 |
20th Oct 1995 |
Ind v NZ |
Ind won by 8 wickets |
| 12 |
25th Mar 1998 |
28th Mar 1998 |
Ind v Aus |
Aus won by 8 wickets |
| 13 |
2nd Mar 2000 |
6th Mar 2000 |
Ind v SA |
SA won by an inn & 71 runs |
| Highest Team Totals |
| Total |
For |
vs |
Series |
| 6/541 |
India |
Sri Lanka |
1993-94 |
| 479 |
South Africa |
India |
1999-00 |
| 5/457 |
India |
Australia |
1979-80 |
| Lowest Team Totals |
| Total |
For |
vs |
Series |
| 116 |
Pakistan |
India |
1986-87 |
| 8/118 |
India |
West Indies |
1974-75 |
| 145 |
India |
Pakistan |
1986-87 |
| 145 |
New Zealand |
India |
1995-96 |
| 158 |
India |
South Africa |
1999-00 |
| Best Individual Batting Performances |
| Player |
Runs |
For |
vs |
Series |
| SR Tendulkar |
177 |
Ind |
Aus |
1997-98 |
| SM Gavaskar |
172 |
Ind |
Eng |
1981-82 |
| CH Lloyd |
163 |
WI |
Ind |
1974-75 |
| GR Viswanath |
161* |
Ind |
Aus |
1979-80 |
| ME Waugh |
153* |
Aus |
Ind |
1997-98 |
| Mudassar Nazar |
126 |
Pak |
Ind |
1979-80 |
| AI Kallicharran |
124 |
WI |
Ind |
1974-75 |
| NS Sidhu |
116 |
Ind |
NZ |
1988-89 |
| DB Vengsarkar |
112 |
Ind |
Aus |
1979-80 |
| M Azharuddin |
108 |
Ind |
SL |
1993-94 |
| CG Greenidge |
107 |
WI |
Ind |
1974-75 |
| SM Gavaskar |
103* |
Ind |
Pak |
1983-84 |
| MA Taylor |
102* |
Aus |
Ind |
1997-98 |
| M Azharuddin |
102 |
Ind |
SA |
1999-00 |
| Best Individual Bowling Performances |
| Player |
Wkts |
For |
vs |
Series |
Ave |
| Maninder Singh |
7-27 |
Ind |
Pak |
1986-87 |
3.86 |
| RGD Willis |
6-53 |
Eng |
Ind |
1976-77 |
8.83 |
| ND Hirwani |
6-59 |
Ind |
NZ |
1988-89 |
9.83 |
| BS Bedi |
6-71 |
Ind |
Eng |
1976-77 |
11.83 |
| BS Chandrasekhar |
6-76 |
Ind |
Eng |
1976-77 |
12.67 |
| A Kumble |
6-98 |
Ind |
Aus |
1997-98 |
16.33 |
| A Kumble |
6-143 |
Ind |
SA |
1999-00 |
23.83 |
| MS Kasprowicz |
5-28 |
Aus |
Ind |
1997-98 |
5.60 |
| Iqbal Qasim |
5-48 |
Pak |
Ind |
1986-87 |
9.60 |
| KD Ghavri |
5-51 |
Ind |
WI |
1978-79 |
10.20 |
| Tauseef Ahmed |
5-54 |
Pak |
Ind |
1986-87 |
10.80 |
| RJ Hadlee |
5-65 |
NZ |
Ind |
1988-89 |
13.00 |
| N Kapil Dev |
5-68 |
Ind |
Pak |
1983-84 |
13.60 |
| Tahir Naqqash |
5-76 |
Pak |
Ind |
1983-84 |
15.20 |
| A Kumble |
5-81 |
Ind |
NZ |
1995-96 |
16.20 |
| N Boje |
5-83 |
SA |
Ind |
1999-00 |
16.60 |
| JK Lever |
5-100 |
Eng |
Ind |
1981-82 |
20.00 |
| ST Clarke |
5-126 |
WI |
Ind |
1978-79 |
25.20 |
| Best Partnerships for each Wicket |
| Players |
Wkts |
Runs |
For |
vs |
Series |
| AD Gaekwad & SM Gavaskar |
1st |
176* |
Ind |
Pak |
1983-84 |
| AD Gaekwad & DB Vengsarkar |
2nd |
170 |
Ind |
WI |
1978-79 |
| NS Sidhu & DB Vengsarkar |
3rd |
174* |
Ind |
NZ |
1988-89 |
| CG Greenidge & CH Lloyd |
4th |
207 |
WI |
Ind |
1974-75 |
| JH Kallis & L Klusener |
5th |
164 |
SA |
Ind |
1999-00 |
| M Azharuddin & A Kumble |
6th |
96 |
Ind |
SA |
1999-00 |
| RMH Binny & S Madan Lal |
7th |
155 |
Ind |
Pak |
1983-84 |
| KS More & RJ Shastri |
8th |
84 |
Ind |
NZ |
1988-89 |
| GR Dilley & RW Taylor |
9th |
69 |
Eng |
Ind |
1981-82 |
| SD Anurasiri & M Muralitharan |
10th |
26 |
SL |
Ind |
1993-94 |
Mohali - 1st Test | Motera - 2nd Test
