India has impressive record at Green Park

KANPUR: India can take heart from their record in the last five matches here ahead of the third Test against South Africa starting at the Green Park stadium here onFriday.

India have won twice and drawn three the last five Tests they played here. Co-incidentally their last match at this venue was also against South Africa in November 2004, which was a draw.

India's overall winning record at this venue in just 21.05 and they have drawn 12 of its 19 matches played here.

India's last five Tests at Kanpur:

Month  Year  Toss  Result

January 1985  India  Drawn
December 1986  Sri Lanka Drawn
December 1996  India  India won by 280 runs
October 1999  New Zealand India won by 8 wickets
November 2004  South Africa Drawn

Green Park, Kanpur

First Test: India vs. England, January 12-14, 1952
Last Test: India vs. South Africa, November 20-24, 2004
First ODI: India vs. Sri Lanka, December 24, 1986
Last ODI: India vs. Pakistan, November 11, 2007

Country-wise Results Summary:

Team            Played  Won  Lost  Drawn  Winning %
India             19     4    3     12     21.05
West Indies        3     2    -      1     66.67
England            6     1    -      5     16.67
Australia          3     -    2      1      0.00
Sri Lanka          1     -    -      1      0.00
South Africa       2     -    1      1      0.00
Pakistan           2     -    -      2      0.00
New Zealand        2     -    1      1      0.00

Total:            19     7    7     12     36.84

Biggest wins

Margin

Innings & 83 runs  W.Indies  beat India         1983-84
8 wickets          England   beat India         1951-52
8 wickets          India     beat New Zealand   1999-00
280 runs           India     beat South Africa  1996-97
203 runs           W.Indies  beat India         1958-59   

Highest Innings Totals:

Runs        For             Opponents         Series

676-7       India           Sri Lanka         1986-87
644-7 decl. India           West Indies       1978-79
559-8 decl. England         India             1963-64
553-8 decl. India           England           1984-85

Lowest Completed Innings Totals:

105         Australia       India             1959-60
125         India           England           1951-52
152         Australia       India             1979-80
155         India           Australia         1959-60

Highest match aggregate:

1275-28 wickets India  524-9 decl. + 208/2 decl.
                N.Z.   350         + 193/7       1976-77