da wazamba: Iyer and Ashwin knocked off nearly half the runs of India’s target
da premier bet: Sampath Bandarupalli25-Dec-202271* – The partnership between Shreyas Iyer and R Ashwin, the highest for the eighth wicket in a successful fourth-innings chase. The previous highest was 52 between Inzamam-ul-Haq and Rashid Latif against Australia in 1994. The unbeaten 71-run stand is also the fourth-highest for the eighth or a lower wicket in a successful chase.Related
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0 – India’s losses in Test cricket against Bangladesh, having won 11 of the 13 matches. Only three teams are unbeaten against an opponent, having played more Tests – 20 by Sri Lanka against Zimbabwe, 17 by New Zealand against Zimbabwe and 14 by South Africa against Bangladesh.49 – Percentage of India’s target knocked off by the Iyer and Ashwin partnership. It is the highest percentage of target added by the last three wickets in a successful fourth-innings chase. The previous highest was 48.1% by New Zealand against West Indies in Dunedin in 1980, when 50 runs came for the last three wickets in a 104-run chase.