da cassino online： A statistical preview of the second Test between India and Pakistan in Kolkata beginning on November 30, 2007
da bet nacional： George Binoy29-Nov-2007 India have played 34 Tests at Eden Gardens of which they’ve won eight and lost as many. Four of those wins, however, have come in the last six Tests; two against Australia, and one each versus South Africa and Pakistan. Pakistan have played twice in Kolkata in the last ten years. They staged a remarkable comeback after being reduced to 26 for 6 in the first innings to win in 1998-99 but lost in 2004-05. Like several other Indian venues, batting first will be the way to go at Eden Gardens. The captain winning the toss has batted first in 29 out of 34 Tests and no team has opted to bowl first in the last nine Tests in Kolkata. The decision to bat is backed up by the fact that the average runs per wicket drops drastically from 32.21 in the first innings to 24.68 in the last six Tests at Eden Gardens.
1st 1933 32.21 3 2nd 2328 42.32 6 3rd 2254 41.74 6 4th 790 24.68 0 Spinners have played a significant role in the fourth innings in Kolkata. Since 1997, the spinners have bowled 175.4 overs in the final innings and taken 23 wickets at an average of 18.65 and a strike-rate of 45.8, a massive improvement from their figures in the first three innings.
1st 260.4 20 36.2078.2 2nd 317 20 51.0595.1 3rd 316.2 23 40.6582.5 4th 175.4 23 18.6545.8 On the whole, however, there isn’t much to choose from between spin and pace. Spinners have taken 86 wickets in 1069.4 overs at an average of 36.15 while fast bowlers have fared marginally better.
Spin 1069.4 86 36.15 74.60 6 Pace 1193.4 103 35.46 69.5 2 Opening batsmen have prospered at Eden Gardens. The first-wicket partnership has averaged 52.50 in 22 innings with four century stands and five half-century partnerships. The highest was 191 between VVS Laxman and Navjot Sidhu against Australia in 1998. VVS Laxman’s 281 against Australia in 2001 is the highest individual score at Eden Gardens. He also has the best record among the Indian batsmen in Kolkata, scoring 786 runs in seven Tests at an average of 71.45. Rahul Dravid had a fantastic outing in the last Test played here; he scored twin centuries against Pakistan in 2004-05 to set up India’s victory.
VVS Laxman 7 786 71.452281 Rahul Dravid 7 785 65.413180 Sachin Tendulkar 8 555 42.691176 Sourav Ganguly 7 292 24.33065 Pakistan’s batting hinges on Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan, both of whom have scored centuries at Eden Gardens. Yousuf is the only player in the team to have played more than one Test in Kolkata and he’s scored 184 runs at an average of 46.60 while Younis scored 147 runs in his only Test in Kolkata in 2004-05. Anil Kumble took ten wickets in 2004-05 to bowl India to victory against Pakistan but it’s Harbhajan Singh who has the best record among India’s bowlers. Harbhajan has taken 33 wickets from five Tests at Eden Gardens at an average of 20.87.
Harbhajan Singh 5 33 20.87413-196 Sourav Ganguly 7 5 25.6003-37 Anil Kumble 7 35 29.65210-161 Zaheer Khan 2 5 41.0003-86