Sourav Ganguly
On scorecards: SC Ganguly
In-game rating: 88/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Sourav Ganguly played 113 Tests for India in CricArcade's archive, from 1996 to 2008. The first came against England at Lord's, with a score of 131 and 3 wickets, and the last against Australia at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in 2008.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 4,780 runs at 39.2 in 81 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 239 from 361 balls against Pakistan at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in 2007. In all: 16 hundreds, 35 fifties.
At home the average was 43.0 across 50 Tests; away it was 41.6 across 63 Tests. The most runs came against Australia: 1,403 runs at 35.1 in 24 Tests. Eden Gardens was the most frequent ground, with 8 Tests and 440 runs at 31.4. Sourav Ganguly captained India in 49 Tests, winning 21 and losing 13. The scorecards record 6 player-of-the-match awards. India won 37 of the Tests Sourav Ganguly played and lost 35, with 41 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 113 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 239 | 361 | Pakistan | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 2007 | Drawn |
| 173 | 361 | Sri Lanka | Wankhede Stadium | 1997 | Drawn |
| 147 | 312 | Sri Lanka | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 1997 | Drawn |
| 144 | 196 | Australia | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2003 | Drawn |
| 136 | 268 | England | Trent Bridge | 1996 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/28 | 13.4 | Australia | Eden Gardens | 1998 | Won |
| 3/71 | 19.5 | England | Trent Bridge | 1996 | Drawn |
| 2/20 | 9 | Pakistan | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 2007 | Won |
| 2/36 | 12 | South Africa | Wanderers Stadium | 1997 | Drawn |
| 2/49 | 15 | England | Lord's | 1996 | Drawn |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 24 | 1,403 | 35.08 | 2/7 | 6 | 41.00 |
| South Africa | 17 | 947 | 33.82 | 0/7 | 5 | 51.40 |
| Sri Lanka | 14 | 1,064 | 46.26 | 3/4 | 5 | 60.40 |
| England | 12 | 983 | 57.82 | 3/5 | 8 | 38.13 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 902 | 47.47 | 2/4 | 5 | 46.40 |
| West Indies | 12 | 449 | 32.07 | 0/2 | 1 | 126.00 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 530 | 44.17 | 2/1 | 1 | 81.00 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 563 | 46.92 | 3/2 | 1 | 116.00 |
| Bangladesh | 5 | 371 | 61.83 | 1/3 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 50 | 3,180 | 42.97 | 8/13 | 11 | 45.00 |
| Away | 63 | 4,032 | 41.57 | 8/22 | 21 | 56.48 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32 | 2,432 | 49.63 | 7/12 | 19 | 33.05 |
| 2000s | 81 | 4,780 | 39.18 | 9/23 | 13 | 81.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Gardens | 8 | 440 | 31.43 | 1/1 | 5 | 27.40 |
| Arun Jaitley Stadium | 7 | 582 | 58.20 | 1/3 | 3 | 24.67 |
| M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 7 | 503 | 41.92 | 1/1 | 1 | 112.00 |
| MA Chidambaram Stadium | 7 | 153 | 17.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| 5 | 372 | 62.00 | 2/1 | 0 | – | |
| Narendra Modi Stadium | 4 | 411 | 68.50 | 2/2 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1996 at Lord's
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 2008 at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium
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