India’s record at Kochi: Statistical highlights

India enjoy a formidable record in the eight matches that they’ve played in Kochi.

As India take on West Indies in the first One-Day International (ODI) at Kochi, Abhijit Banare presents a few statistical highlights of India’s ODI record at the venue.

India have a formidable record at the Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium in Kochi and there are a few memorable moments for the ‘Men-in-Blue’ to cherish. In the ‘God’s own country’, Sachin Tendulkar has etched his name not only with his batting but a couple of phenomenal bowling performances as well. Let’s look at a few records and resulst for India on this ground. Read the preview of the 1st ODI here

India’s overall record

P	W	L
8	6	2

 

Below are the results of the eight matches India have played at this venue.

No	Opposition	Result	Margin	Year
1	Australia	India won	by 41 runs	1998
2	South Africa	India won	by 3 wickets	2000
3	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe won	by 6 wickets	2002
4	Pakistan	India won	by 87 runs	2005
5	England	India won	by 4 wickets	2006
6	Australia	Australia won	by 84 runs	2007
7	England	India won	by 127 runs	2013
8	West Indies	India won	by 6 wickets	2013

 

Toss: India have opted to bat everytime they won the toss, except the match against Australia in 2007 where MS Dhoni chose to field. Dhoni hasn’t had great luck with the toss, but things might be different for him at Kochi. India have won five of the eight tosses at this venue and have gone on to win four of the matches. Read the key battles of India vs West Indies 2014 1st ODI here

Toss	Year
India, bat	1998
South Africa, bat	2000
India, bat	2002
India, bat	2005
England, bat	2006
India, field	2007
West Indies, bat	2013
India, bat	2013

 

Stat: Four of the eight matches played by India here were the first match of the series/tournament

Highest totals: India posted 309 for five against Australia in the first ODI at this venue in 1998. Below mentioned scores are the only four instances of a 300+ score by teams at this venue.

No	Team	Score	Year
1	India	309/5	1998
2	Australia	306/6	2007
3	India	302/7	2000
4	South Africa	301/3	2000

 

Lowest totals: In a one-sided match, India bundled out England for paltry 158 last year. But the most memorable of the lowest score is India being bundled out by Zimbabwe in 2002 with Douglas Hondo’s four-for.

No	Team	Score	Year
1	England	158	2013
2	India	191	2002
3	Pakistan	194	2005

 

Centurions: There have been only five centurions. Gary Kirsten and Herschelle Gibbs are on top two. Ajay Jadeja is the only batsmen to score an unbeaten century at Kochi with his 105.

No	Batsman	opposition	Score	Year
1	Gary Kirsten	India	115	2000
2	Herschelle Gibbs	India	111	2000
3	Virender Sehwag	Pakistan	108	2005
4	Ajay Jadeja	Australia	105*	1998
5	Rahul Dravid	Pakistan	104	2005

 

Five-fors: The only name that features in this list is the legendary Sachin Tendulkar bagging his five-fors against Australia and Pakistan respectively.

Bowler	opposition	Year
Sachin Tendulkar	5/32	1998
Sachin Tendulkar	5/50	2005

 

Memorable moments:

a) Tendulkar ripped through the Australian middle-order single-handedly to help India restrict Australia to 268 and help the hosts win by 41 runs in the first ODI played here. It remains one of the most memorable bowling spells by Tendulkar.

b) Zimbabwe defeated in India for the third time in India and eighth time overall in March 2002. In fact the Indians had lost to Zimbabwe earlier in the series as well at Faridabad. The hosts though went on to win the series 3-2.

c) In one of the bizarre ODI matches in history, India scripted an inspirational chase against the Proteas but walked off the field assuming they had won when in reality they still needed one more to win. The umpires had to correct the gaffe of a boundary call on the previous ball and eventually the players were called back. Robin Singh was the hero of the match for India with his unbeaten 42 though Jadeja scored a handsome 92 to lead the chase.

Best partnerships at this venue:

Partnership wicket	Batsman 1	Batsman 2	Runs	Opposition	Year
1st	Herschelle Gibbs	Gary Kirsten	235	India	2000
3rd	Virender Sehwag	Rahul Dravid	201	Pakistan	2005
2nd	Virat Kohli	Rohit Sharma	133	West Indies	2013
5th	Ajay Jadeja	Hrishikeh Kanitkar	121	Australia	1998
5th	Brad Haddin	Andrew Symonds	108	India	2007

 

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(Abhijit Banare is a reporter at CricketCountry. He is an avid quizzer and loves to analyse and dig out interesting facts which allows him to learn something new every day. Apart from cricket he also likes to keep a sharp eye on Indian politics, and can be followed on @AbhijitVirgo)

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