Record
In Women's cricket, England's opening batters Caroline Atkins and Arran Brindle (aka Arran Thompson ) have broken the world record for an opening partnership for England by putting 150 on the board without loss at the end of the first day of the first Test against India in this stadium.
The highest scores were made by India, scoring 511 all out and Sri Lanka 218 all out . The next highest score was also made by Sri Lanka scoring 174 all out in Test cricket. The most runs scored here was by Sachin Tendulkar (142 runs), followed by Navjot Singh (124 runs) and Roshan Mahanama (118 runs). The most wickets taken here was by Anil Kumble (11 wickets), followed by Muttiah Muralitharan (5 wickets)and Venkapathy Raju (3 wickets).
The highest scores were made by Pakistan, scoring 219-6 in in ODIs. The next highest scores were made by Sri Lanka who scored 213 all out. The most runs scored here was by Imran Khan (84runs), followed by Aravinda de Silva (83 runs) and Hashan Tilllakarthane(71 runs). Wasim Akram, Abdul Qadir and Akram Reza have taken 2 wickets on this ground in ODIs.
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