India vs West Indies: statistical highlights

Kolkata: highlights game statistics for the fourth day in the second cricket test between India and the West Indies on Thursday.

# West Indies haven't tasted a series victory abroad over the last 15 years against an opponent important--their only WINS were against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. Their last triumph series away from home against a strong opponent was 1-0 against New Zealand in February 1995.

# India recorded their second victory by an innings against the West Indies. India had won the Mumbai test 2002-03 by an innings and 112 runs.

# India's triumph by an innings and 15 runs is their XIV against the West Indies contested-success of 87% 16.09 (30 lost and drew 43).

# Win superb of India in the garden of Eden is their 30 with a margin of innings in tests-their third at Eden Gardens – one against the West Indies, Australia and South Africa.

# Win of India is their 75th test in India in 231 (49, lost 105 designed and tied 1). Overall, India have won 112 tests of 457 (143, lost 1 and tied designed 201). 24.50% success.

# India recorded their second win in nine tests against West Indies at Eden Gardens, Kolkata--their first was by 85 runs in December 1974.

# VVS Laxman was adjudged Man of the Match for the second time at Eden Gardens. He received the first prize in this venue against Australia for recording 59 & 281 in 2000-01.

# Laxman has received six awards at MOM – his second test against the West Indies. Before he had received the mother against the West Indies to record an undefeated 69 74 & in Port of Spain 2001-02.

# Laxman in India WINS Record is quite impressive, with an average of 55.90-3410 runs in 47 tests, including hundreds of sects.

# India, for the first time, have won four straight series wins against the West Indies-their three previous series WINS were 2-0 in 2002-03 in India; 1-0 in 2006 and 1-0 in 2011, both the West Indies.

# Darren Bravo (195) recorded his second test hundred-his first against India.

Record # bravo in tests this year is impressive – 735 runs in nine tests at an average of 43.23, including two centuries-the highest by an Indian in tests in West 2011.

# Marlon Samuels (84) recorded his second highest innings against India in the garden of Eden-its highest is 104 in 2002-03.

# Excellent fifty in tests 12 Samuels has his third against India.

# Shivnarine Chanderpaul took his count 216 runs at an average of 54.00 in current series--the highest score by a West Indian and the second highest overall, ahead only for counting VVS Laxman to 235 averaging 235.00.

# Umesh Yadav (4/80) had recorded his best bowling performance in Test cricket, surpassing 3 to 23 in the first inning of the Kolkata test.

# Figures of 7 for 103 Yadav are its best in a test match. In his two tests, Yadav has captured nine wickets at an average of 21.22.

# Indies (463) recorded their highest total in the second innings of a test match against India, 443 for seven declared in Kanpur in December 1958.