Ganguly-Dravid's feats break a few records (26 May 1999)

26 May 1999

Ganguly-Dravid's feats break a few records

Atul Kahate

Saurav Ganguly's 183 and Rahul Dravid's 145 set a few new records: the former's was the highest for India in all LOI matches to date, the fourth highest for any batsman in LOI history, and the second best in World Cup history. This is shown in tables (A) through (C).

Dravid has become only the second batsman to score back-to-back hundreds in the World Cup after Mark Waugh. [Table (D)].

Ganguly's 7 sixes also equalled the Indian record set by: who else but Sachin Tendulkar. In fact, Sachin has hit 5 or more sixes in an innings on five occassions. This is shown in Table (E).

Runs Batsman Teams Venue Season Date

194 Saeed Anwar Pak v Ind Madras 1996-97 21 May 1997 189* IVA Richards WI v Eng Manchester 1984 31 May 1984 188* G Kirsten SA v UAE Rawalpindi (2) 1995-96 16 Feb 1996 183 SC Ganguly Ind v SL Taunton 1999 26 May 1999 181 IVA Richards WI v SL Karachi 1987-88 13 Oct 1987 175* Kapil Dev Ind v Zim Turnbridge Wells 1983 18 Jun 1983 171* GM Turner NZ v EA Birmingham 1975 07 Jun 1975 169* DJ Callaghan SA v NZ Centurion 1994-95 11 Dec 1994 169 BC Lara WI v SL Sharjah 1995-96 16 Oct 1995 167* RA Smith Eng v Aus Birmingham 1993 21 May 1993 161 AC Hudson SA v Hol Rawalpindi (2) 1995-96 05 Mar 1996 158 DI Gower Eng v NZ Brisbane 1982-83 15 Jan 1983 154 AC Gilchrist Aus v SL Melbourne 1998-99 07 Feb 1999 153* IVA Richards WI v Aus Melbourne 1979-80 09 Dec 1979 153* M Azharuddin Ind v Zim Cuttack 1997-98 09 Apr 1998 153 BC Lara WI v Pak Sharjah 1993-94 05 Nov 1993 152* DL Haynes WI v Ind Georgetown 1988-89 21 Feb 1989 151* ST Jayasuriya SL v Ind Bombay (1) 1996-97 17 May 1997 150 S Chanderpaul WI v SA East London 1998-99 24 Jan 1999

Runs Batsman Teams Venue Season Date

183 SC Ganguly Ind v SL Taunton 1999 26 May 1999 175* Kapil Dev Ind v Zim Turnbridge Wells 1983 18 Jun 1983 153* M Azharuddin Ind v Zim Cuttack 1997-98 09 Apr 1998 145 RS Dravid Ind v SL Taunton 1999 26 May 1999 143 SR Tendulkar Ind v Aus Sharjah 1997-98 22 Apr 1998 141 SR Tendulkar Ind v Aus Dhaka 1998-99 28 Oct 1998 140* SR Tendulkar Ind v Ken Bristol 1999 23 May 1999 137 SR Tendulkar Ind v SL Delhi (1) 1995-96 02 Mar 1996 134* NS Sidhu Ind v Eng Gwalior 1992-93 04 Mar 1993 134 SR Tendulkar Ind v Aus Sharjah 1997-98 24 Apr 1998 130* SC Ganguly Ind v SL Nagpur 1998-99 22 Mar 1999 128 SR Tendulkar Ind v SL Colombo (3) 1997-98 07 Jul 1998 127* SR Tendulkar Ind v Zim Bulawayo (2) 1998-99 26 Sep 1998 127* SR Tendulkar Ind v Ken Cuttack 1995-96 18 Feb 1996

Runs Batsman Teams Venue Season Date

188* G Kirsten SA v UAE Rawalpindi (2) 1995-96 16 Feb 1996 183 SC Ganguly Ind v SL Taunton 1999 26 May 1999 181 IVA Richards WI v SL Karachi 1987-88 13 Oct 1987 175* Kapil Dev Ind v Zim Turnbridge Wells 1983 18 Jun 1983 171* GM Turner NZ v EA Birmingham 1975 07 Jun 1975 161 AC Hudson SA v Hol Rawalpindi (2) 1995-96 05 Mar 1996 145 PA de Silva SL v Ken Kandy 1995-96 06 Mar 1996 145 RS Dravid Ind v SL Taunton 1999 26 May 1999 142 DL Houghton Zim v NZ Hyderabad (Ind) 1987-88 10 Oct 1987 140* SR Tendulkar Ind v Ken Bristol 1999 23 May 1999 138* IVA Richards WI v Eng Lord's 1979 23 Jun 1979 137 DL Amiss Eng v Ind Lord's 1975 07 Jun 1975 137 SR Tendulkar Ind v SL Delhi (1) 1995-96 02 Mar 1996 131 KWR Fletcher Eng v NZ Nottingham 1975 11 Jun 1975 130 ME Waugh Aus v Ken Vishakhapatnam 1995-96 23 Feb 1996 130 DI Gower Eng v SL Taunton 1983 11 Jun 1983 130 CZ Harris NZ v Aus Madras 1995-96 11 Mar 1996 127* SR Tendulkar Ind v Ken Cuttack 1995-96 18 Feb 1996 126* GR Marsh Aus v NZ Chandigarh 1987-88 27 Oct 1987 126 ME Waugh Aus v Ind Bombay (1) 1995-96 27 Feb 1996

Player Team Runs Vs Ground Season Date

ME Waugh 1 Aus 130 Ken Vishakhapatnam 1995-96 23 Feb 1996 2 126 Ind Bombay (1) 1995-96 27 Feb 1996

RS Dravid 1 Ind 104* Ken Bristol 1999 23 May 1999 2 145 SL Taunton 1999 26 May 1999

6's Runs Batsman Vs Ground Season Date

7 100 SR Tendulkar Aus Kanpur 1997-98 07 Apr 1998 7 183 SC Ganguly SL Taunton 1999 26 May 1999 6 175* Kapil Dev Zim Turnbridge Wells 1983 18 Jun 1983 6 124* SR Tendulkar Zim Sharjah 1998-99 13 Nov 1998 5 73 NS Sidhu Aus Madras 1987-88 09 Oct 1987 5 112 K Srikkanth WI Sharjah 1988-89 16 Oct 1988 5 137 SR Tendulkar SL Delhi (1) 1995-96 02 Mar 1996 5 95 SR Tendulkar Pak Dhaka 1997-98 14 Jan 1998 5 143 SR Tendulkar Aus Sharjah 1997-98 22 Apr 1998

Contributed by: Atul Kahate (akahate@yahoo.com)

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