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Records tumbled like nine pins during India8217;s 58-run win over Pakistan in the 2nd ODI in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday. Check it out:
8226; Mahendra Singh Dhoni8217;s 148 off 123 balls with 15 fours and four sixes was the highest individual score for India against Pakistan in ODIs.
8226; Sourav Ganguly 141 at Adelaide, 2000 and Sachin Tendulkar 141 at Rawalpindi, 2004 shared the previous record
8226; Krishnamachari Srikkanth8217;s 123 at Kolkata on February 18, 1987 was the previous highest by an Indian batsman against Pakistan at home.
8226; Dhoni8217;s 148 is the highest score by an Indian wicket-keeper.
8226; Rahul Dravid who made 145 against Sri Lanka at Taunton on May 26, 1999 held the previous record.
8226; India8217;s 356 for 9 in 50 overs was the highest ever total against Pakistan.
8226; It was also India8217;s third highest total in ODIs after 376 for 2 in 50 overs against New Zealand at Hyderabad on November 8, 1999 and 373 for 6 in 50 overs against Sri Lanka at Taunton on May 26, 1999.
8226; India8217;s previous highest total against Pakistan was 349 for 7 in 50 overs at Karachi on March 13, 2004 while their previous highest against Pakistan at home was 292 in 49.2 overs at Chennai on May 5, 1997.
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