What is highest successful chase in ODIs at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati?
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The second IND vs WI ODI is currently underway at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.
The cricket is a religion in India that is this country has one of the best infrastructures in this sport across the globe. India have more than 80 cricket venues, which have hosted international matches, and approx. 50 of them are currently active.
Barsapara Cricket Stadium, also known as Assam Cricket Association Stadium, is one of the newest cricket venues in India, which got international recognition in 2017. This venue has a seating capacity of 46000 at once, which can be extended to 55000 with temporary stands.
As per Wikipedia, it is the seventh largest cricket stadium in India. Barsapara Cricket Stadium has hosted matches across all three formats. The first international game hosted at this venue was a T20I match between India and Australia in October 2017.
The wicket is pretty flat here, and it is an excellent deck to bat on. Already in a little history of this stadium, with international matches played here, it has produced some serious big scores.
Highest successful chase recorded at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in ODIs
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This is an excellent venue to bat on, which offers excellent bounce and pace. It allows the batters to play their shots on the up, and they can trust the bounce in this deck. There is very little help for the bowlers.
Be it fast bowlers or spinners, it is very difficult to take wickets. That makes it difficult for the teams to defend a total. In fact, one of India’s highest ODI chases came here, which is also the highest successful run chase in ODIs at this venue.
It happened during an ODI match between India and West Indies during the 2018 tour. West Indies posted a mammoth total of 322/8 in the first innings, with Shimron Hetmyer scoring 106 off 78 balls.
Chasing the score, India lost Shikhar Dhawan (4 off 6) in the second over. It was followed by India’s 8th-highest ODI partnership. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli added 246 runs for the second wicket and scored a century each.
Rohit remained unbeaten at 152 off 117 balls, and Kohli scored 140 off 107 balls. Team India reached the target in 42.1 overs and made 326/2. It was one of the best batting performances ever recorded in a second innings, producing the highest successful ODI chase at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.
What is the highest successful ODI chase at Barsapara Cricket Stadium?
Team India recorded a chase of 326/2 in 42.1 overs against West Indies in 2018.
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