Rajneesh Gupta figures out the many marks Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke set during their 288-run partnership in the second Test against India at the SCG.
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Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke took the match away from India with their 288-run partnership in the first innings of the second Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
The pair set a plethora of records in the process.
- On 100 the pair put on Australia's 100th century partnership at Sydney (in the 100th Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground)
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- On 100 the pair put on their fourth century partnership. The other three are: 352 v Pakistan at Hobart in 2009-10, 210 v India at Adelaide in 2007-08 and 113 v South Africa at Johannesburg in 2008-09 -- all for the fourth wicket.
- On 100, Ponting went level with Tendulkar's in terms of putting on century partnerships. These two have now put on 84 century partnerships. Only Rahul Dravid, with 88 century stands, is ahead.
- On 200 Ponting provided the 16th instance of him getting involved in a double century partnership. This takes him ahead of Rahul Dravid's tally of 15. Only Tendulkar and Kallis (18 each) are ahead of Ponting in forging most double century partnerships.
- This was also the fourth time Ponting was involved in a double century partnership against India. With this, he now shares the record with Clive Lloyd, Javed Miandad, Younis Khan and Jacques Kallis.
- On 211 the pair established a new record of Australia's highest fourth-wicket partnership against India. Interestingly, these two held the previous record made at Adelaide in 2007-08.
- On 218 the pair set a new record of the highest partnership for any wicket against India at Sydney, obliterating the 218-run stand between David Boon and Geoff Marsh for the first wicket in 1985-86.
- On 240 the pair established the highest ever partnership for any wicket for Australia against India, beating the 239-run partnership for the fifth wicket between Steve Waugh and Ponting at Adelaide in 1999-00.
- On 288 the pair put on the highest ever fourth-wicket partnership against India, bettering the 287-run stand between Pakistan's Javed Miandad and Zaheer Abbas at Faisalabad in 1982-83.
Most century-partnerships in a Test career
|
|
100-p'ships |
Tests |
Tests/100-p'ships |
|
Rahul Dravid (Ind) |
88 |
162 |
1.84 |
|
Ricky Ponting (Aus) |
84 |
160 |
1.90 |
|
Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) |
84 |
186 |
2.21 |
|
Steve Waugh (Aus) |
64 |
168 |
2.63 |
|
Mahela Jayawardene (SL) |
63 |
128 |
2.03 |
|
Jacques Kallis (SA) |
63 |
150 |
2.38 |
|
Allan Border (Aus) |
63 |
156 |
2.48 |
Most double century-partnerships in a Test career
|
|
200-p'ships |
Tests |
Tests/200-p'ships |
|
Jacques Kallis (SA) |
18 |
150 |
8.33 |
|
Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) |
18 |
186 |
10.33 |
|
Ricky Ponting (Aus) |
16 |
160 |
10.00 |
|
Rahul Dravid (Aus) |
15 |
162 |
10.80 |
|
Don Bradman (Aus) |
14 |
52 |
3.71 |
Most double century-partnerships in a Test career v India
|
|
200-p'ships |
Tests |
Tests/200-p'ships |
|
Younis Khan (Pak) |
4 |
9 |
2.25 |
|
Jacques Kallis (SA) |
4 |
16 |
4.00 |
|
Ricky Ponting (Aus) |
4 |
27 |
6.75 |
|
Clive Lloyd (WI) |
4 |
28 |
7.00 |
|
Javed Miandad (Pak) |
4 |
28 |
7.00 |
COMPILED BY RAJNEESH GUPTA
