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Discipline pays off for India
Rajneesh Gupta
November 10, 2005

Two wides and one no-ball, this was all what Indian bowlers and fielders conceded as extras in the sixth one-day international against Sri Lanka [Images] at Rajkot on Wednesday.

It was a refreshing change from the past when Indians would invariably give away a lot of runs in byes and leg-byes. Not to forget the numerous wides and no-balls sent down by our bowlers.

The three extras in the Sri Lankan innings are the least conceded by India in any one-day international equalling the performance of the 1982-83 squad against Pakistan at Lahore [Images].

India registered an emphatic seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka at Rajkot to take a 5-1 lead in the seven-match series.

The following table lists the instances of India conceding five or less extras in an innings:

ExtrasBLBWNBOppScoreVenueDate
30120Pak252-3Lahore31 Dec, 1982
30021SL 196Rajkot09 Nov, 2005
40310Aus235-7Melbourne31 Jan, 1986
40400Aus263-3Rajkot07 Oct, 1986
40310Eng250Sharjah11 Dec, 1997
50410Eng172-4The Oval15 Jul, 1974
50401Aus236-4Indore06 Oct, 1984
50212Pak193-4Dhaka16 Jan, 1998
50122Zim170Nairobi01 Oct, 1999
50023WI 229-5Harare04 Jul, 2001
50221WI 290-6Harare07 Jul, 2001
50212Pak192-6Amstelveen21 Aug, 2004


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