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India's innings victories in Test cricket

November 17, 2011 17:09 IST

Darren Bravo's stylish 136 failed to save the West Indies from a heavy defeat as India completed a series-clinching victory eight minutes before tea on the fourth day of the second Test at Eden Gardens on Thursday.

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Pacer Umesh Yadav took four wickets while Ishant Sharma, Pragyan Ojha and Ravichandran Ashwin added two apiece to help the hosts dismiss the West Indies for 463 and win the match by an innings and 15 runs. It gave India an unassailable 2-0 series lead.

Rajneesh Gupta lists India's innings victories in Tests

Margin

Opponents

Venue

Season

Inn & 239 runs

Bangladesh

Mirpur

2007

Inn & 219 runs

Australia

Kolkata

 1997-98

Inn & 198 runs

N Zealand

Nagpur

 2010-11

Inn & 144 runs

Sri Lanka

Kanpur

 2009-10

Inn & 140 runs

Bangladesh

Dhaka

 2004-05

Inn & 131 runs

Pakistan

Rawalpindi

 2003-04

Inn & 119 runs

Sri Lanka

Lucknow

 1993-94

Inn & 112 runs

W Indies

MumbaiWS

 2002-03

Inn & 109 runs

N Zealand

ChennaiCorp

 1955-56

Inn & 106 runs

Sri Lanka

Nagpur

 1986-87

Inn & 101 runs

Zimbabwe

Nagpur

 2001-02

Inn & 100 runs

Australia

MumbaiWS

 1979-80

Inn & 95 runs

Sri Lanka

Bangalore

 1993-94

Inn & 90 runs

Zimbabwe

Bulawayo

 2005-06

Inn & 83 runs

Bangladesh

Chittagong

 2004-05

Inn & 70 runs

Pakistan

Delhi

 1952-53

Inn & 67 runs

Sri Lanka

Cuttack

 1986-87

Inn & 57 runs

S Africa

Kolkata

 2009-10

Inn & 52 runs

Pakistan

Multan

 2003-04

Inn & 46 runs

England

Leeds

2002

Inn & 27 runs

N Zealand

Mumbai BS

 1955-56

Inn & 24 runs

Sri Lanka

Mumbai BS

 2009-10

Inn & 22 runs

England

ChennaiMAC

 1992-93

Inn & 17 runs

Sri Lanka

Ahmedabad

 1993-94

Inn & 15 runs

England

Mumbai WS

 1992-93

Inn & 15 runs

W Indies

Kolkata

2011-12

Inn & 13 runs

Zimbabwe

Delhi

 1992-93

Inn & 8 runs

England

ChennaiMAC

 1951-52

Inn & 8 runs

Sri Lanka

Chandigarh

 1990-91

Inn & 2 runs

Australia

Sydney

 1977-78

 

Rajneesh Gupta