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Highest fifth wicket partnerships on Indian soil
Rajneesh Gupta
December 08, 2007

The partnership between Sourav Ganguly [Images] and Yuvraj Singh [Images] is now the second highest partnership for the fifth wicket on Indian soil.

Only the partnership between V V S Laxman [Images] and Rahul Dravid [Images] in Kolkata Test in 2000-01, when India following on turned the table on Australia, remains above this pair. The following table lists highest fifth wicket partnerships on Indian soil: 

RunsBatsmenOppositionVenueSeason
376VVS Laxman & R Dravid (Ind)v AustraliaKolkata2000-01
300SC Ganguly & Yuvraj Singh (Ind)v PakistanBangalore2007-08
254KWR Fletcher & AW Greig (Eng)v IndiaMumbai BS1972-73
214M Azharuddin & RJ Shastri (Ind)v England [Images]Kolkata1984-85
214SR Tendulkar & VVS Laxman (Ind)v West Indies [Images]Kolkata2002-03

Highest opening day scores

The score of 365 (for five) is the highest opening day score on Indian soil by any team. This is also India's second highest opening day score in all Tests - home or away. The details:

Highest opening day scores in India
365-5Ind v PakBangalore2007-08
362-7Aus v IndNagpur2004-05
359-3WI v IndKolkata1958-59
352-3Ind v PakKolkata2007-08
344-6Ind v PakKolkata2004-05

India's highest opening day scores
372-7v South AfricaBloemfontein2001-02
365-5v PakistanBangalore2007-08
361-4v West IndiesGros Islet2006
356-2v PakistanMultan2003-04
352-3v PakistanKolkata2007-08

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