Indian cricket team ended the first day of the second test at Brisbane with 311 runs on the board for the loss of 4 wickets and put themselves into the driver’s seat. The Gabba, which is said to be the fortress of the Aussies has seen the visiting teams scrumming to the pace and bounce on the first day and go on to lose the match. The hosts are yet to lose at The Gabba since 1988 and the highest ever score by a visiting team at The Gabba on day 1 is 359-7 by the West Indies in 1960.
India, who scored 311-4 in 83 overs courtesy Murali Vijay’s 144 and Ajinkya Rahane’s 75 come in the second spot in the list of top 5 highest totals at the end of day 1 by a visiting team at the Gabba.
Here is the list of the top 5 highest totals scored by a visiting team at the end of day 1 at Gabba.
|
S.No |
Team |
Score |
Year |
Result |
|
1 |
West Indies |
359-7 |
1960 |
Tied |
|
2 |
India |
311-4 |
2014 |
Match going on |
|
3 |
Pakistan |
291-10 |
1981 |
Lost by 286 runs |
|
4 |
Pakistan |
280-6 |
1999 |
Lost by 10 wickets |
|
5 |
West Indies |
267-9 |
1968 |
Won by 125 runs |
Among the five instances, the West Indies and Pakistan have managed the feat twice. When the Windies scored 359-7 in 50 overs, the match went on to end in a tie, the first instance in Test cricket. Eight years later, West Indies got the better of the hosts when they defeated Australia by 125 runs, thanks to a 6-73 from Garry Sobers while defending 366 runs.
On the other hand, Pakistan, inspite of featuring twice in the list, are yet to beat Australia at The Gabba as they lost the first test in 1981 by 286 runs courtesy some brilliant bowling performances from Dennis Lillee and Bruce Yardley. Australia also defeated Pakistan by 10 wicket in the other instance in 1999.