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India faltering after taking lead in a Test series

Rajneesh Gupta | December 31, 2006 17:51 IST
Last Updated: December 31, 2006 18:00 IST

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India lost the Durban Test by 174 runs. This provided the seventh instance since 2000 when India lost the next Test after gaining a 1-0 lead in the series.

In the following two cases India won the FIRST Test of the series just to lose the SECOND Test:

Opponent
Season
Mts
First Test
Second Test
Series result
Zimbabwe
2001
2
Bulawayo/Ind-8 wkts
Harare/Zim-4 wkts
Drawn 1-1
Pakistan
2003-04
3
Multan/Ind-Inns & 52 runs
Lahore/Pak-9 wkts
Won 2-1

On the following four occasions the FIRST Test of the series was drawn. India won the SECOND Test but lost the THIRD Test:

Opponent	Season	Mts	Second Test	Third Test	Series result
West Indies	2001-02	5	Port-of-Spain/Ind-37 runs	Bridgetown/WI-10 wkts	Lost 1-2
Australia	2003-04	4	Adelaide/Ind-4 wkts	Melbourne/Aus-9 wkts	Drawn 1-1
Pakistan	2005-06	3	Kolkata / Ind-195 runs	Bangalore / Pak- 168 runs	Drawn 1-1
England	2005-06	3	Mohali / Ind-9 wkts	Mumbai/ Eng-212 runs	Drawn 1-1

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