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Biggest win for India in Pakistan Rajneesh Gupta | February 12, 2006 23:48 IST India won the Rawalpindi ODI with 7 wickets and 41 balls to spare. This now is India's biggest win on Pakistan soil both in terms of wickets and balls to spare. The previous biggest win for India against Pakistan in Pakistan was at Lahore in 2004, which India won by five wickets and 30 balls to spare. The following table lists Pakistan's biggest defeats on home soil in terms of balls to spare:
Most successful opening pairs The 105-run partnership for the opening wicket between Sehwag and Tendulkar was ninth century partnership between this pair for the opening wicket - first versus Pakistan. The pair has now become the fourth (joint) most successful opening pair in terms of number of century partnerships. The following table lists the most successful opening pairs in terms of 100-partnerships. It will be observed that Sehwag-Tendulkar pair has taken least innings for a 100-partnership on an average.
Batsmen getting run-out on most occasions Mohammad Yousuf's run-out dismissal was the 32nd occasion for him for getting out in this fashion. He has now joined two other players - India's Mohammad Azharuddin and Australia's Mark Waugh - at fourth place among the batsmen who have got run-out most number of times. Yousuf's frequency is the highest in this elite band.
Most run-outs in an innings against India Pakistan provided only the 11th instance of four or more batsmen of a side getting run-out against India. The details:
India's tour of Pakistan: The Complete Coverage
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