Rediff India Abroad
 Rediff India Abroad Home  |  All the sections

Search:

The Web

 India Abroad


Newsletters
Sign up today!

Article Tools
 Email this article
Top emailed links
 Print this article
Contact the editors
Discuss this article
Home > Cricket > Sri Lanka's tour of India 2005 > Report


Biggest wins for India

Rajneesh Gupta | December 14, 2005 14:26 IST

The victory margin of 188 runs in Delhi Test is the ninth biggest for India in a Test win. The details:

MarginOpponentVenueSeason
280 runsSouth AfricaKanpur1996-97
279 runsEnglandLeeds1986
272 runsNew ZealandAuckland1967-68
255 runsWest IndiesChennai1987-88
235 runsSri LankaColombo (SSC)1993-94
222 runsAustraliaMelbourne1977-78
216 runsNew ZealandChennai1976-77
212 runsPakistanDelhi1998-99
188 runsSri LankaDelhi2005-06
187 runsEnglandKolkata1961-62

Note: At Kolkata in 1997-98 India beat Australia by an innings and 219 runs

Sri Lanka's tour of India 2005: The Complete Coverage

Share your comments


 What do you think about the story?


Read what others have to say:

Number of User Comments: 1



Sub: biggest wins

Inning defeats are considered as bigger wins than winning by runs/wickets. You guys are not considering that. The stats are incorrect.


Posted by Amit K


Disclaimer


Advertisement






Copyright © 2005 Rediff.com India Limited. All Rights Reserved.