S Rajesh

Stats editor, ESPNcricinfo

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Ashraful's blitz, and Zaheer's rise

Stats highlights from India's thumping three-day win in the second Test against Bangladesh

27-May-2007•S Rajesh

No first-day dismissals

It was also the first time India hadn't lost a wicket on the first day - on a complete day's play - of a Test

26-May-2007•S Rajesh

A tale of the tail, and Pakistan dominate Sri Lanka again

Which are the teams that manage the maximum contribution from their last four batsmen, and which sides suffer at the hands of the opposition tailenders? The Numbers Game investigates

25-May-2007•S Rajesh

A paradise for seam bowlers

In Tests at Leeds since 1995, fast bowlers have taken 279 wickets at 31.07, while spinners have only managed 34 at nearly 46 apiece

23-May-2007•S Rajesh

Monty emulates Bedi

Monty Panesar became the first spinner to take six wickets in a first-innings of an opposition's batting at Lord's since Bishan Singh Bedi took 6 for 226 in 1974

20-May-2007•S Rajesh and HR Gopalakrishna

Prior's dream debut

Matt Prior became only the third wicketkeeper to score a hundred on debut, and the fifth batsman to do so at Lord's

18-May-2007•S Rajesh and HR Gopalakrishna

West Indies' woeful slide in Test cricket

West Indies have lost three times the number of Tests they have won in the last decade, which means the difference in the overall win-loss record is only 11

18-May-2007•S Rajesh

England start off as firm favourites

Though West Indies hold a 52-38 overall advantage in Tests, England have won ten of the last 12

17-May-2007•S Rajesh

Minimising the dot balls

Bangladesh scored 116 runs in boundaries to India's 114, but they played out 38 more dot balls

12-May-2007•S Rajesh

'It will be difficult to beat us now'

Ravi Shastri says India will be much tougher to beat through the rest of the series after their five-wicket win at Mirpur

11-May-2007

Does the 30-over rule hold in one-day cricket?

How true is the theory that, with wickets in hand, teams often double their 30-over score in ODIs? The Numbers Game investigates

11-May-2007•S Rajesh

Doing it in singles

Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Dinesh Karthik added 107 for the sixth wicket, of which 52 runs came in singles

10-May-2007•S Rajesh and HR Gopalakrishna

The numbers put India on top, but...

A statistical analysis of Bangladesh v India in one-day internationals

09-May-2007•S Rajesh and HR Gopalakrishna

The best opening acts in ODIs, and Gilchrist in finals

Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist have all the numbers to suggest they're one of the best opening pairs ever in ODIs

04-May-2007•S Rajesh

Australia three times better than the rest

Australia scored 66.30 runs per wicket with the bat and conceded 18.81 per dismissal with the ball. No other team got close to those numbers

30-Apr-2007•S Rajesh

Bowing out on top

Glenn McGrath's career was characterised by his consistency and his ability to bring out his best on the most important occasions

29-Apr-2007•S Rajesh and HR Gopalakrishna

How Gilchrist destroyed Sri Lanka

Adam Gilchrist's 149 was the highest in a World Cup final, while his 172-first wicket stand with Hayden is the second-highest in World Cup finals

29-Apr-2007•S Rajesh and HR Gopalakrishna

Numbers point to an Australian hat-trick

In a battle of heavyweights, Australia have the edge in batting while the bowling is evenly matched

27-Apr-2007•S Rajesh

One-way traffic, and Tait and Hogg turn it on

Despite so many well-matched teams, the World Cup has witnessed far too many one-sided contests

27-Apr-2007•S Rajesh

Magnificent McGrath turns it on again

This could have been Glenn McGrath's last international match but typically, on a big stage and in a crunch game, he delivered more spectacular results

25-Apr-2007•S Rajesh and HR Gopalakrishna

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