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Stats: Kiwis humiliate India in Dambulla

August 11, 2010 10:13 IST

Half-centuries from Ross Taylor and Scott Styris guided New Zealand to a thumping 200 run-victory over India in the opening match of the one-day tri-series in Dambulla on Tuesday.

This was India's fourth largest defeat in ODIs in terms.

India's biggest defeat in ODIs:

Margin

Opponents

Venue

Year

245 runs

Sri Lanka

Sharjah

2000

208 runs

Australia

Sydney

2004

202 runs

England

Lord's

1975

200 runs

New Zealand

Dambulla

2010

162 runs

Australia

Nottingham

1983

Chasing 289 for victory, India were bowled out for a paltry 88, their fifth-lowest total in ODIs.

India's lowest total in ODIs:

Total

Opponents

Venue

Year

54 (26.3 overs)

Sri Lanka

Sharjah

2000

63 (25.5 overs)

Australia

Sydney

1981

78 (24.1 overs)

Sri Lanka

Kanpur

1986

79 (34.2 overs)

Pakistan

Sialkot

1978

88 (29.3 overs)

New Zealand

Dambulla

2010

91 (29.1 overs)

South Africa

Durban

2006