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Kohli is highest Indian run-getter this year

Last updated on: October 18, 2011 10:39 IST

Statistical highlights of the second One-day International between India [ Images ] and England [ Images ] played in New Delhi [ Images ] on Monday.

# India's eight-wicket win is their biggest in terms of wickets at Feroz Shah Kotla, eclipsing their seven-wicket victory over New Zealand [ Images ] on November 17, 1999.

# India have won with 80 balls to spare -- their second largest in terms of balls to spare against England, next only to their triumph by four wickets with 123 balls to spare at Jaipur [ Images ] on October 15, 2006.

# Virat Kohli [ Images ] (112 not out) posted his seventh century in ODIs -- his second against England.  Six of his hundreds have resulted in Indian triumphs.

Virat Kohli# Kohli's magnificent innings is his second highest in ODIs -- the highest being 118 against Australia [ Images ] at Visakhapatnam [ Images ] on October 20, 2010.

# Kohli has completed 1,000 runs in a calendar year in ODIs for the first time, managing 1017 at an average of 44.21 in 26 matches, including three hundreds and six fifties.

# Kohli has become the third player this year to aggregate 1,000 runs or more in ODIs, joining Jonathan Trott (1173) and Shane Watson [ Images ] (1075).

# Kohli received his first Man of the Match award against England -- his sixth in ODIs.

# Kohli, for the second calendar year running, has top-scored for India in ODIs.  Last year, he had totalled 995 runs at an average of 47.38 in 25 matches, including three centuries and seven fifties.

# Gautam Gambhir [ Images ] (84 not out) recorded his fifth half-century against England -- his 26th in ODIs.

# Gambhir's knock is his highest against England, surpassing the 70 at Indore on November 17, 2008.

# Gambhir averages 42.41 against England. His tally includes 509 runs includes five fifties in 13 matches.

# Gambhir averages 49.40 in winning cause in ODIs -- 3211 runs in 75 matches, including six centuries and 21 fifties.

# Gambhir and Kohli were associated in a partnership of 209 (unbroken) for the third wicket -- India's highest against England for any wicket, eclipsing the 192 for the first wicket between Sourav Ganguly [ Images ] and Virender Sehwag [ Images ] at Colombo, RPS on September 22, 2002.

# The partnership is India's highest for any wicket at Feroz Shah Kotla in ODIs, eclipsing the 175 between Mohammad Azharuddin [ Images ] and Sachin Tendulkar [ Images ] for the third wicket against Sri Lanka [ Images ] on March 2, 1996.

# Mahendra Singh Dhoni [ Images ] has become the first wicketkeeper to effect 30 dismissals in India-England ODIs -- 22 catches + eight stumpings in 26 games.

# Vinay Kumar (4/30) registered his best bowling performance in ODIs, eclipsing the 2 for 51 against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on May 28, 2010.

# Vinay Kumar (4/30) has become the first Indian pacer to claim four wickets in an innings at Feroz Shah Kotla.

# The England openers have been dismissed without scoring in an ODI for the third time -- their second instance against India -- the first was recorded at Lord's when Matt Prior [ Images ] and Luke Wright [ Images ] achieved the dubious distinction on September 8, 2007.

# Samit Patel (42) recorded his highest innings in ODIs, surpassing the 31 against South Africa [ Images ] at The Oval on August 29, 2008.

# Jonny Bairstow (35) recorded his second highest innings in ODIs -- the highest being an unbeaten 41 against India at Cardiff on September 16, 2011.

# Patel and Bairstow were involved in a partnership of 86 -- England's highest for the sixth wicket against India in India, eclipsing the 71 between Patel and Kevin Pietersen [ Images ] at Rajkot on November 14, 2008.

# England (237) have recorded their second highest total at Feroz Shah Kotla, next only to the 271 for five against India on January 31, 2002.

# Alastair Cook [ Images ] recorded his fourth duck in ODIs -- his third against India -- one each at Old Trafford, The Oval and Delhi.

# Cook recorded his first duck as captain in 15 ODIs.

# Craig Kiewswetter has posted his third duck in ODIs -- his first against India.

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