Dilip Vengsarkar
On scorecards: DB Vengsarkar
In-game rating: 90/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Dilip Vengsarkar played 116 Tests for India in CricArcade's archive, from 1976 to 1992. The first came against New Zealand at Eden Park, with scores of 7 and 6, and the last against Australia at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground in 1992.
The most productive decade was the 1980s: 4,501 runs at 46.9 in 71 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 166 from 279 balls against Sri Lanka at Barabati Stadium in 1987, in a match India won. In all: 17 hundreds, 35 fifties.
At home the average was 55.6 across 54 Tests; away it was 32.7 across 62 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against West Indies: 1,596 runs at 44.3 in 25 Tests. Wankhede Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 10 Tests and 631 runs at 48.5. Dilip Vengsarkar captained India in 10 Tests, winning 2 and losing 5. The scorecards record 4 player-of-the-match awards. India won 18 of the Tests Dilip Vengsarkar played and lost 34, with 64 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 116 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 166 | 279 | Sri Lanka | Barabati Stadium | 1987 | Won |
| 164* | 303 | Australia | Wankhede Stadium | 1986 | Drawn |
| 159 | 238 | West Indies | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 1983 | Drawn |
| 157* | – | West Indies | Eden Gardens | 1978 | Drawn |
| 157 | 264 | England | Lord's | 1982 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 26 | 1,589 | 42.95 | 5/6 |
| West Indies | 25 | 1,596 | 44.33 | 6/7 |
| Australia | 24 | 1,304 | 38.35 | 2/7 |
| Pakistan | 22 | 1,284 | 44.28 | 2/8 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 440 | 27.50 | 0/3 |
| Sri Lanka | 8 | 655 | 59.55 | 2/4 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 54 | 3,725 | 55.60 | 13/15 |
| Away | 62 | 3,143 | 32.74 | 4/20 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34 | 1,997 | 39.94 | 5/10 |
| 1980s | 71 | 4,501 | 46.89 | 12/22 |
| 1990s | 11 | 370 | 21.76 | 0/3 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wankhede Stadium | 10 | 631 | 48.54 | 2/2 |
| MA Chidambaram Stadium | 9 | 372 | 33.82 | 0/4 |
| Arun Jaitley Stadium | 8 | 671 | 67.10 | 4/1 |
| Eden Gardens | 7 | 645 | 71.67 | 2/2 |
| Green Park | 7 | 422 | 46.89 | 1/3 |
| M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 6 | 405 | 57.86 | 1/3 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v New Zealand, 1976 at Eden Park
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 1992 at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground
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