India vs Pakistan: Stats highlights
A look at the statistical highlights of the ODI played between India and Pakistan at the National Stadium in Karachi on Wednesday.
- India 's 308 for seven is their highest innings total against a Test-playing country in the Asia Cup , eclipsing their 301 for four against Pakistan at Karachi on June 26 , 2008.
- Overall, India's aforesaid total is their second best in the Asia Cup , next only to their 374 for four against Hong Kong at Karachi on June 25 , 2008.
- India 's 308 for 7 is their highest innings total in ther Asia Cup without an individual century.
- Virender Sehwag (49) has narrowly missed posting his third fifty-plus in succession. This is how he has scored in his last six innings - 89 vs. Pakistan at Mirpur on June 10; 59 vs. Bangladesh at Mirpur on June 12; 2 vs. Pakistan at Mirpur on June 14; 78 vs. Hong Kong at Karachi on June 25; 119 vs. Pakistan at Karachi on June 26 and 49 vs. Pakistan at Karachi on July 2.
- Sehwag's average in the 2008 STAR Cricket Asia Cup is 82.00 with a strike rate of 143.02 - 246 runs in three innings , including one century and one fifty.
- Suresh Raina , despite his cheap dismissal (1) on Wednesday , is the leading run-getter for India in the 2008 STAR Cricket Asia Cup - 302 at an average of 100.66 in four innings , including two centuries and one fifty.
- Yuvraj Singh completed 6,000 runs in ODIs during his innings of 37 off 32 balls on Wednesday. As of now, he has scored 6033 runs at an average of 36.56 in 210 ODIs.
- Gambhir and Sehwag were associated in a stand of 88 on Wednesday , taking their partnership aggregate to 867 in 16 innings at an average of 54.18. In terms of averages , Gambhir-Sehwag pair is the second best opening pair for India , next only to Sachin Tendulkar and Ajay Jadeja - 1315 (ave 59.77) in 22 innings, including five century stands and seven fifties.
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Rohit Sharma put on 112 runs for the fifth wicket , India 's second best against Pakistan at Karachi , next only to the 118 between Rahul Dravid and Mohammad Kaif on March 13 , 2004.
- Rohit Sharma (58 off 71 balls) posted his first fifty in the Asia Cup - his fourth in ODIs.
- After posting 66 against Australia at Sydney on March 2 , 2008 , the aforesaid fifty is Rohit's first in eight innings. In his previous 7 innings , his highest was 26 against Bangladesh at Mirpur on June 12 , 2008.
- In two important games in a row , Shahid Afridi went wicketless - 10-0-54-0 against Sri Lanka on June29 and 10-0-52-0 against India on Wednesday.
- Dhoni , in his last four innings , has recorded three 50-plus innings - 64 against Pakistan at Dhaka on June 14 , 2008; 109 not out againt Hong Kong at Karachi on June 25; 26 not out against Pakistan at Karachi on June 26; did not bat against Sri Lanka at Karachi on June 28 and 76 against Pakistan at Karachi on Wednesday.
- Dhoni scored his seventh fifty against Pakistan on Wednesday in 22 matches. That was his 21st in ODIs.
- When his score reached 69 , Dhoni completed his 1 , 000 runs as an Indian captain. He is the sixth Indian captain to aggregate 1,000 runs or more as captain , joining Mohammad Azharuddin (5239), Sourav Ganguly (5082) , Rahul Dravid (2658) , Sachin Tendulkar (2454) and Kapil Dev (1563).
- Dhoni has averaged 211.00 in the STAR Cricket Asia Cup - 211 in three innings , including a hundred and a fifty.
- Sohail Tanvir (10-0-87-1) registered his worst ever bowling figures in ODIs. His figures are also the worst by a Pakistani bowler against India in ODIs. Only Naved-ul-Hasan (8-0-92-2) against South Africa at Centurion on February 4 , 2007 has conceded more runs than Sohail in an innings for Pakistan .
- Iftikhar Anjum (3/51) produced his best bowling figures against India . His career-best is 3 for 31 against South Africa at Faisalabad on October 23 , 2007.
- Salman Butt has averaged just 17.75 in the 2008 Asia Cup - 71 runs in four innings , with a highest of 36 off 31 balls against India on Wednesday.
- Nasir Jamshed posted his first fifty against India in ODIs - his third in ODIs.
- Younis Khan completed his 5,000 runs in ODIs on Wednesday. As of now, he has scored 5087 at an average of 33.91 in 174 matches. He is the ninth Pakistani to achieve the feat.
- Pakistan registered their fourth victory against India in eight Asia Cup games - their 16th overall in 27 Asia Cup games.
- India , after winning six ODIs in succession at Karachi , lost against Pakistan - India 's first defeat in more than 25 years at Karachi. India 's last defeat at the National Stadium was by eight wickets to Pakistan on January 21 , 1983.
- Pakistan , for the first time , have successfully chased a total of 300 runs or more at National Stadium , Karachi . The only previous occasion when they made 300 in the second innings , was against India , making 344 for eight, losing the game by five runs on March 13, 2004.
- Pakistan 's eight-wicket triumph is their biggest ever in terms of wickets in the the Asia Cup.
- The 144-run unbroken partnership between Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq is Pakistan's highest for the third wicket against India at Karachi , eclipsing the 135 between Mohammad Yousuf and Inzamam-ul-Haq on March 13 , 2004.
- Younis Khan's 123 not out is his highest score against India - his third century against India is his fifth in ODIs.
- Misbah-ul-Haq's first fifty against India is his fifth in ODIs. His 70 not out is second best score in ODIs - his career best being 76 against Sri Lanka at Karachi on June 29 , 2008.
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