IndiaTest and ODI ground1952 to 2021
Green Park
Kanpur, India
Green Park records at a glance
At Green Park, the highest Test team total is 676/7 by India in 1986; the highest individual score is 250 by Faoud Bacchus in 1979; the highest successful chase is 83/2 by India in 1999.
At Green Park, the highest ODI team total is 337/6 by India in 2017; the highest individual score is 150 by Rohit Sharma in 2015; the highest successful chase is 266/5 by India in 2013.
| Record | Test | ODI |
|---|---|---|
| Highest team total | 676/7 (India, 1986) | 337/6 (India, 2017) |
| Lowest completed total | 121 (India, 1952) | 78 (India, 1986) |
| Highest successful chase | 83/2 (India, 1999) | 266/5 (India, 2013) |
| Highest individual score | Faoud Bacchus 250 (1979) | Rohit Sharma 150 (2015) |
| Best bowling | Jasubhai Patel 9/69 (1959) | Javagal Srinath 5/24 (1993) |
| Most runs at the ground | Gundappa Viswanath 776 | Sachin Tendulkar 342 |
| Most wickets at the ground | Kapil Dev 25 | Javagal Srinath 9 |
| Average first-innings total | 370 | 246 |
Green Park in numbers
Green Park, in Kanpur, India, has staged 23 Tests and 15 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was a Test between India and England in 1952, and the most recent international here was in 2021. Its Tests span 60 years and more.
In Tests
Of the 23 Tests played at Green Park, 13 were drawn (57%), 7 won by the side batting first and 3 by the side batting second. That is 70% of decided Tests to the side batting first, a ground where setting the pace has paid. India have played 23 of those Tests and won 7, lost 3 and drawn or tied 13, a win rate of 30%. The most frequent visitors have been England (6) and New Zealand (4).
The average first-innings total was 165 in the 1950s (3 Tests) and 472 in the 2000s (3 Tests). Its busiest decade was the 1970s, with 5 Tests, against 4 in the 1960s.
Gundappa Viswanath has made more Test runs here than anyone, 776 in 12 innings with 3 hundreds, and Kapil Dev has taken the most wickets, 25 in 7 Tests.
- Highest total: India's 676 for 7 (1986)
- Lowest completed innings: India's 121 (1952)
- Highest individual score: Faoud Bacchus, 250 against India (1979)
- Best bowling: Jasubhai Patel, 9 for 69 (1959)
- Heaviest defeat: Sri Lanka, by an innings and 144 runs against India (2009)
In one-day internationals
Of the 15 ODIs played at Green Park, sides batting first have won 7 and chasing sides 8. Decided ODIs have split close to evenly between the side batting first and the side batting second. India have played 14 of those ODIs and won 10, lost 4, a win rate of 71%. The most frequent visitors have been England (3) and Sri Lanka (3).
The average first-innings total was 229 in the 1980s (3 ODIs) and 301 in the 2010s (3 ODIs). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 5 ODIs, against 4 in the 1990s.
Sachin Tendulkar has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 342 in 8 innings with 1 hundred, and Javagal Srinath has taken the most wickets, 9 in 4 ODIs.
- Highest total: India's 337 for 6 (2017)
- Lowest completed innings: India's 78 (1986)
- Highest individual score: Rohit Sharma, 150 against South Africa (2015)
- Best bowling: Javagal Srinath, 5 for 24 (1993)
- Widest win by runs: Sri Lanka, by 117 runs over India (1986)
Tests at Green Park
23 Tests, 1952 to 2021. The first was India v England on 12 January 1952: England won by 8 wickets.
- Won batting first
- Won batting second
- Drawn / tied
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | Tests | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3 | 165 |
| 1960s | 4 | 420 |
| 1970s | 5 | 392 |
| 1980s | 4 | 451 |
| 1990s | 2 | 247 |
| 2000s | 3 | 472 |
| 2010s | 1 | 318 |
| 2020s | 1 | 345 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gundappa Viswanath | India | 12 | 776 | 3 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | India | 14 | 629 | 1 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | India | 5 | 543 | 3 |
| Kapil Dev | India | 9 | 430 | 2 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | India | 10 | 422 | 1 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | Tests | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | India | 7 | 25 |
| Anil Kumble | India | 3 | 21 |
| Harbhajan Singh | India | 4 | 20 |
| Subhash Gupte | India | 3 | 19 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | India | 2 | 16 |
Test records
- Highest total
- 676/7
- Lowest completed total
- 121
- Highest score
- 250 · Faoud Bacchus
- Best bowling
- 9/69 · Jasubhai Patel
- Biggest innings win
- Inns & 144
- Biggest win by runs
- 280 runs
ODIs at Green Park
15 ODIs, 1986 to 2017. The first was Sri Lanka v India on 24 December 1986: Sri Lanka won by 117 runs.
- Won batting first
- Won batting second
- Tied / NR
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | ODIs | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3 | 229 |
| 1990s | 4 | 232 |
| 2000s | 5 | 233 |
| 2010s | 3 | 301 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | India | 8 | 342 | 1 |
| Rohit Sharma | India | 4 | 329 | 2 |
| Vinod Kambli | India | 4 | 217 | 1 |
| Sourav Ganguly | India | 4 | 208 | 0 |
| Yuvraj Singh | India | 4 | 188 | 0 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | ODIs | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | India | 4 | 9 |
| Ajit Agarkar | India | 3 | 8 |
| Anil Kumble | India | 6 | 7 |
| Sourav Ganguly | India | 2 | 7 |
| Harbhajan Singh | India | 4 | 7 |
ODI records
- Highest total
- 337/6
- Lowest completed total
- 78
- Highest score
- 150 · Rohit Sharma
- Best bowling
- 5/24 · Javagal Srinath
- Biggest win by runs
- 117 runs
Most recent matches
- India v New Zealand (Test, 25 November 2021): Match drawn
- India v New Zealand (ODI, 29 October 2017): India won by 6 runs
- India v New Zealand (Test, 22 September 2016): India won by 197 runs
- South Africa v India (ODI, 11 October 2015): South Africa won by 5 runs
- West Indies v India (ODI, 27 November 2013): India won by 5 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)
- India v Sri Lanka (Test, 24 November 2009): India won by an innings and 144 runs
- England v India (ODI, 20 November 2008): India won by 16 runs (D/L method)
- South Africa v India (Test, 11 April 2008): India won by 8 wickets
- India v Pakistan (ODI, 11 November 2007): India won by 46 runs
- India v Pakistan (ODI, 15 April 2005): Pakistan won by 5 wickets (with 47 balls remaining)
Sources
- CricArcade Test archive: 23 scorecards at this ground
- CricArcade ODI archive: 15 scorecards at this ground
- Figures compiled from the official match scorecards in CricArcade's archive