IND vs WI 2nd Test: India will lock horns with West Indies for the second Test match in Delhi from October 10. Post winning the first Test match in Ahmedabad by an innings and 140 runs, and that too within three days, the host will like to continue their heroics and win the second match as well and clinch the series 2-0.
The Men in Blue played in the longest format at the Arun Jaitley Stadium way back in 2023 against Australia and had won the match within three days.
Here’s a look at India’s record in 35 Test matches played so far at Arun Jaitley Stadium:
Result summary: 14 wins, 6 defeats, and 15 draws in 35 Tests
Highest total: 613/7 (dec) in 161 overs against Australia in October-November 2008
Lowest total: 75/10 in 30.5 overs against the West Indies in November 1987
Biggest win (by innings): India beat Pakistan by an innings and 70 runs in October 1952
Biggest win (by runs): India beat South Africa by 337 runs in December 2015
Biggest win (by wickets): India beat Zimbabwe by 7 wickets (190-run target) in November 2000
Smallest win (by runs): India beat Sri Lanka by 188 runs in December 2005
Smallest win (by wickets): India beat Zimbabwe by 4 wickets in February-March 2002
Most runs: 759 runs in 10 matches by Sachin Tendulkar.
Highest score: 243 runs from 287 balls by Virat Kohli against Sri Lanka in December 2017
Highest average (minimum 5 innings): 182.50 by Hemu Adhikari (365 runs in six innings of four Tests)
Most 100s: 4 centuries in eight matches by Dilip Vengsarkar
Most 50s: 4 half-centuries each by Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman
Most ducks: 4 zeroes each by Bhagwath Chandrasekhar and Bishan Singh Bedi
Most sixes: 9 maximums in seven matches by Sourav Ganguly
Most wickets: 58 in seven matches by Anil Kumble
Best bowling figures (in innings): 10/74 in 26.3 overs by Anil Kumble against Pakistan in February 1999
Best bowling figures (in a match): 14/149 in 51 overs by Anil Kumble against Pakistan in February 1999
Most five-wicket hauls: 4 four-fers in seven matches by Anil Kumble
Most 10-wicket hauls: 2 10-fers in seven matches by Anil Kumble
Most dismissals: Syed Kirmani (13 – 12 catches and 1 stumping)
Most catches: 13 catches by Rahul Dravid.
Highest partnership: 283 runs for the 3rd wicket between Murali Vijay and Virat Kohli against Sri Lanka in December 2017
Most matches: 10 Tests by Sachin Tendulkar.
Most matches as captain: 5 Tests by Sunil Gavaskar
Most wins as captain: 2 wins each for MAK Pataudi, Mohammad Azharuddin, MS Dhoni, and Sourav Ganguly.
The visitors have played 7 Test matches at this venue over the last 77 years and have just two matches. Four matches resulted in a tie.