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8226; India have a good record at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur where they take on Australia today. So far, India have played 11, won 6, and lost 5, while the Aussies have won the only match they played at this venue
8226; The pitch at VCA is a batsman8217;s paradise. As many as eight centuries were scored in 13 previous matches while just one bowler, West Indies8217; Patrick Patterson, claimed a five-wicket haul.
8226; As for the wicket, previously, it was just like any other docile sub-continent pitch. But after it was relaid in 1999, the VCA ground started assisting genuine pace bowlers with extra pace and bounce.
TRACK RECORD
HIGHEST INNINGS TOTALS
350-6 in 50 overs India vs Sri Lanka October 25, 2005
348-8 in 50 overs New Zealand vs India November 26, 1995
LOWEST INNINGS TOTALS
193 in 44.4 overs India vs West Indies December 8, 1987
198 in 35.4 overs Sri Lanka vs India October 25, 2005
HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORES
130 Sourav Ganguly vs Sri Lanka March 22, 1999
149 S Chanderpaul of West Indies vs India January 21, 2007
BEST BOWLING IN AN INNINGS
4-21 Sourav Ganguly vs Sri Lanka March 22, 1999
6-19 Patrick Patterson of West Indies vs India December 8, 1987
HIGHEST MARGINS OF VICTORY
9 wkts India beat New Zealand October 31, 1987
99 runs New Zealand beat India November 26, 1995
NARROWEST MARGINS OF VICTORY
10 runs West Indies beat India October 8, 1987
10 runs South Africa beat India March 19, 2000
