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Kohli is highest Indian run-getter this year

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Last updated on: October 18, 2011 10:39 IST
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Statistical highlights of the second One-day International between India and England played in New Delhi on Monday.

# India's eight-wicket win is their biggest in terms of wickets at Feroz Shah Kotla, eclipsing their seven-wicket victory over New Zealand on November 17, 1999.

# India have won with 80 balls to spare -- their second largest in terms of balls to spare against England, next only to their triumph by four wickets with 123 balls to spare at Jaipur on October 15, 2006.

# Virat Kohli (112 not out) posted his seventh century in ODIs -- his second against England.  Six of his hundreds have resulted in Indian triumphs.

Virat Kohli# Kohli's magnificent innings is his second highest in ODIs -- the highest being 118 against Australia at Visakhapatnam on October 20, 2010.

# Kohli has completed 1,000 runs in a calendar year in ODIs for the first time, managing 1017 at an average of 44.21 in 26 matches, including three hundreds and six fifties.

# Kohli has become the third player this year to aggregate 1,000 runs or more in ODIs, joining Jonathan Trott (1173) and Shane Watson (1075).

# Kohli received his first Man of the Match award against England -- his sixth in ODIs.

# Kohli, for the second calendar year running, has top-scored for India in ODIs.  Last year, he had totalled 995 runs at an average of 47.38 in 25 matches, including three centuries and seven fifties.

# Gautam Gambhir (84 not out) recorded his fifth half-century against England -- his 26th in ODIs.

# Gambhir's knock is his highest against England, surpassing the 70 at Indore on November 17, 2008.

# Gambhir averages 42.41 against England. His tally includes 509 runs includes five fifties in 13 matches.

# Gambhir averages 49.40 in winning cause in ODIs -- 3211 runs in 75 matches, including six centuries and 21 fifties.

# Gambhir and Kohli were associated in a partnership of 209 (unbroken) for the third wicket -- India's highest against England for any wicket, eclipsing the 192 for the first wicket between Sourav Ganguly and Virender Sehwag at Colombo, RPS on September 22, 2002.

# The partnership is India's highest for any wicket at Feroz Shah Kotla in ODIs, eclipsing the 175 between Mohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar for the third wicket against Sri Lanka on March 2, 1996.

# Mahendra Singh Dhoni has become the first wicketkeeper to effect 30 dismissals in India-England ODIs -- 22 catches + eight stumpings in 26 games.

# Vinay Kumar (4/30) registered his best bowling performance in ODIs, eclipsing the 2 for 51 against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on May 28, 2010.

# Vinay Kumar (4/30) has become the first Indian pacer to claim four wickets in an innings at Feroz Shah Kotla.

# The England openers have been dismissed without scoring in an ODI for the third time -- their second instance against India -- the first was recorded at Lord's when Matt Prior and Luke Wright achieved the dubious distinction on September 8, 2007.

# Samit Patel (42) recorded his highest innings in ODIs, surpassing the 31 against South Africa at The Oval on August 29, 2008.

# Jonny Bairstow (35) recorded his second highest innings in ODIs -- the highest being an unbeaten 41 against India at Cardiff on September 16, 2011.

# Patel and Bairstow were involved in a partnership of 86 -- England's highest for the sixth wicket against India in India, eclipsing the 71 between Patel and Kevin Pietersen at Rajkot on November 14, 2008.

# England (237) have recorded their second highest total at Feroz Shah Kotla, next only to the 271 for five against India on January 31, 2002.

# Alastair Cook recorded his fourth duck in ODIs -- his third against India -- one each at Old Trafford, The Oval and Delhi.

# Cook recorded his first duck as captain in 15 ODIs.

# Craig Kiewswetter has posted his third duck in ODIs -- his first against India.

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