Tests at Delhi – Key statistical parameters
India has played 32 tests at Delhi and the ensuing fourth test against South Africa slated for the 3rd December 2015 will be the 33rd test to be played at Delhi. This test will also be the first ever test to be played against South Africa at Delhi and South Africa will become India’s eighth opposition to play a test match at Delhi. The following table lists the performance of each teams that have played tests in Delhi
| OVERALL FIGURES | |||||
| Team | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | Draw |
| Ind | 32 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| Aus | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Eng | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Win | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Pak | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Zim | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| NZl | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Srl | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
There are eight occasions of teams posting 500 plus runs in an innings, which includes three occasion of 600 plus runs in an innings. West Indies scored 644 for 8 declared against India in Feb 1959, which represent the highest team total posted in tests played at Delhi. All the eight occasions are listed below
| TEAM TOTAL OF 500 PLUS RUNS | |||||||
| No | Team | Score Overs | Overs | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Win | 644/8d | 214.0 | 2 | Ind | Delhi | 06 Feb 1959 |
| 2 | Win | 631 | 183.4 | 1 | Ind | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 |
| 3 | Ind | 613/7d | 161.0 | 1 | Aus | Delhi | 29 Oct 2008 |
| 4 | Aus | 577 | 179.3 | 2 | Ind | Delhi | 29 Oct 2008 |
| 5 | Ind | 566/8d | 142.2 | 1 | Win | Delhi | 24 Jan 1979 |
| 6 | Ind | 536/7d | 132.0 | 1 | Zim | Delhi | 13 Mar 1993 |
| 7 | Ind | 531/7d | 241.5 | 2 | NZl | Delhi | 16 Dec 1955 |
| 8 | Ind | 510/7d | 144.2 | 1 | Aus | Delhi | 13 Oct 1979 |
Of the 32 tests played at Delhi, 14 tests were drawn , six were lost by India and 12 tests were won by India. The following table furnishes the details of these tests.
| DRAWN TESTS | ||||||||
| Nov | Team | Result | Margin | Toss | Bat | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Ind | draw | – | lost | 2nd | Win | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 |
| 2 | Ind | draw | – | lost | 2nd | Eng | Delhi | 02 Nov 1951 |
| 3 | Ind | draw | – | lost | 2nd | NZl | Delhi | 16 Dec 1955 |
| 4 | Ind | draw | – | won | 1st | Win | Delhi | 06 Feb 1959 |
| 5 | Ind | draw | – | won | 1st | Pak | Delhi | 08 Feb 1961 |
| 6 | Ind | draw | – | won | 1st | Eng | Delhi | 13 Dec 1961 |
| 7 | Ind | draw | – | won | 1st | Eng | Delhi | 08 Feb 1964 |
| 8 | Ind | draw | – | won | 1st | Win | Delhi | 24 Jan 1979 |
| 9 | Ind | draw | – | won | 1st | Aus | Delhi | 13 Oct 1979 |
| 10 | Ind | draw | – | lost | 2nd | Pak | Delhi | 04 Dec 1979 |
| 11 | Ind | draw | – | lost | 2nd | Eng | Delhi | 23 Dec 1981 |
| 12 | Ind | draw | – | won | 1st | Win | Delhi | 29 Oct 1983 |
| 13 | Ind | draw | – | lost | 2nd | Aus | Delhi | 26 Sep 1986 |
| 14 | Ind | draw | – | won | 1st | Aus | Delhi | 29 Oct 2008 |
| TESTS LOST BY INDIA | ||||||||
| Nov | Team | Result | Margin | Toss | Bat | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Ind | lost | inns & 127 runs | won | 1st | Aus | Delhi | 12 Dec 1959 |
| 2 | Ind | lost | 6 wickets | won | 1st | Eng | Delhi | 20 Dec 1972 |
| 3 | Ind | lost | inns & 17 runs | won | 1st | Win | Delhi | 11 Dec 1974 |
| 4 | Ind | lost | inns & 25 runs | lost | 2nd | Eng | Delhi | 17 Dec 1976 |
| 5 | Ind | lost | 8 wickets | won | 1st | Eng | Delhi | 12 Dec 1984 |
| 6 | Ind | lost | 5 wickets | won | 1st | Win | Delhi | 25 Nov 1987 |
| TESTS WON BY INDIA | ||||||||
| Nov | Team | Result | Margin | Toss | Bat | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Ind | won | inns & 70 runs | won | 1st | Pak | Delhi | 16 Oct 1952 |
| 2 | Ind | won | 7 wickets | lost | 2nd | NZl | Delhi | 19 Mar 1965 |
| 3 | Ind | won | 7 wickets | lost | 2nd | Aus | Delhi | 28 Nov 1969 |
| 4 | Ind | won | inns & 13 runs | won | 1st | Zim | Delhi | 13 Mar 1993 |
| 5 | Ind | won | 7 wickets | lost | 2nd | Aus | Delhi | 10 Oct 1996 |
| 6 | Ind | won | 212 runs | won | 1st | Pak | Delhi | 04 Feb 1999 |
| 7 | Ind | won | 7 wickets | lost | 2nd | Zim | Delhi | 18 Nov 2000 |
| 8 | Ind | won | 4 wickets | lost | 2nd | Zim | Delhi | 28 Feb 2002 |
| 9 | Ind | won | 188 runs | won | 1st | Srl | Delhi | 10 Dec 2005 |
| 10 | Ind | won | 6 wickets | lost | 2nd | Pak | Delhi | 22 Nov 2007 |
| 11 | Ind | won | 5 wickets | lost | 2nd | Win | Delhi | 06 Nov 2011 |
| 12 | Ind | won | 6 wickets | lost | 2nd | Aus | Delhi | 22 Mar 2013 |
The following table lists the team wise break up of centurions at Delhi. – Australia {03}, England {07}, India {32), New Zealand {02}, Pakistan {01}, West Indies {11} and Zimbabwe {02}. The sum of these total 58 centuries
| CENTURIONS AT DELHI | |||||||
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RN Harvey | 114 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Delhi | 12 Dec 1959 |
| 2 | IM Chappell | 138 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Delhi | 28 Nov 1969 |
| 3 | MJ Clarke | 112 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Delhi | 29 Oct 2008 |
| 1 | AJ Watkins | 137* | 3 | Eng | Ind | Delhi | 02 Nov 1951 |
| 2 | KF Barrington | 113* | 2 | Eng | Ind | Delhi | 13 Dec 1961 |
| 3 | MC Cowdrey | 151 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Delhi | 08 Feb 1964 |
| 4 | DL Amiss | 179 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Delhi | 17 Dec 1976 |
| 5 | G Boycott | 105 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Delhi | 23 Dec 1981 |
| 6 | CJ Tavare | 149 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Delhi | 23 Dec 1981 |
| 7 | RT Robinson | 160 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Delhi | 12 Dec 1984 |
| 1 | HR Adhikari | 114* | 2 | Ind | Win | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 |
| 2 | VM Merchant | 154 | 2 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 02 Nov 1951 |
| 3 | VS Hazare | 164* | 2 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 02 Nov 1951 |
| 4 | VL Manjrekar | 177 | 2 | Ind | NZl | Delhi | 16 Dec 1955 |
| 5 | CG Borde | 109 | 1 | Ind | Win | Delhi | 06 Feb 1959 |
| 6 | PR Umrigar | 112 | 1 | Ind | Pak | Delhi | 08 Feb 1961 |
| 7 | ML Jaisimha | 127 | 1 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 13 Dec 1961 |
| 8 | VL Manjrekar | 189* | 1 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 13 Dec 1961 |
| 9 | Hanumant Singh | 105 | 1 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 08 Feb 1964 |
| 10 | BK Kunderan | 100 | 3 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 08 Feb 1964 |
| 11 | MAK Pataudi | 203* | 3 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 08 Feb 1964 |
| 12 | DN Sardesai | 106 | 2 | Ind | NZl | Delhi | 19 Mar 1965 |
| 13 | MAK Pataudi | 113 | 2 | Ind | NZl | Delhi | 19 Mar 1965 |
| 14 | SM Gavaskar | 120 | 1 | Ind | Win | Delhi | 24 Jan 1979 |
| 15 | DB Vengsarkar | 109 | 1 | Ind | Win | Delhi | 24 Jan 1979 |
| 16 | N Kapil Dev | 126* | 1 | Ind | Win | Delhi | 24 Jan 1979 |
| 17 | SM Gavaskar | 115 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Delhi | 13 Oct 1979 |
| 18 | GR Viswanath | 131 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Delhi | 13 Oct 1979 |
| 19 | Yashpal Sharma | 100* | 1 | Ind | Aus | Delhi | 13 Oct 1979 |
| 20 | DB Vengsarkar | 146* | 4 | Ind | Pak | Delhi | 04 Dec 1979 |
| 21 | GR Viswanath | 107 | 2 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 23 Dec 1981 |
| 22 | SM Gavaskar | 121 | 1 | Ind | Win | Delhi | 29 Oct 1983 |
| 23 | DB Vengsarkar | 159 | 1 | Ind | Win | Delhi | 29 Oct 1983 |
| 24 | DB Vengsarkar | 102 | 3 | Ind | Win | Delhi | 25 Nov 1987 |
| 25 | VG Kambli | 227 | 1 | Ind | Zim | Delhi | 13 Mar 1993 |
| 26 | NR Mongia | 152 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Delhi | 10 Oct 1996 |
| 27 | R Dravid | 200* | 2 | Ind | Zim | Delhi | 18 Nov 2000 |
| 28 | SR Tendulkar | 122 | 2 | Ind | Zim | Delhi | 18 Nov 2000 |
| 29 | SC Ganguly | 136 | 2 | Ind | Zim | Delhi | 28 Feb 2002 |
| 30 | SR Tendulkar | 109 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Delhi | 10 Dec 2005 |
| 31 | G Gambhir | 206 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Delhi | 29 Oct 2008 |
| 32 | VVS Laxman | 200* | 1 | Ind | Aus | Delhi | 29 Oct 2008 |
| 1 | B Sutcliffe | 230* | 1 | NZl | Ind | Delhi | 16 Dec 1955 |
| 2 | JR Reid | 119* | 1 | NZl | Ind | Delhi | 16 Dec 1955 |
| 1 | Mushtaq Mohammad | 101 | 2 | Pak | Ind | Delhi | 08 Feb 1961 |
| 1 | CL Walcott | 152 | 1 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 |
| 2 | GE Gomez | 101 | 1 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 |
| 3 | ED Weekes | 128 | 1 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 |
| 4 | RJ Christiani | 107 | 1 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 |
| 5 | JKC Holt | 123 | 2 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 06 Feb 1959 |
| 6 | OG Smith | 100 | 2 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 06 Feb 1959 |
| 7 | JS Solomon | 100* | 2 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 06 Feb 1959 |
| 8 | IVA Richards | 192* | 2 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 11 Dec 1974 |
| 9 | CH Lloyd | 103 | 2 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 29 Oct 1983 |
| 10 | IVA Richards | 109* | 4 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 25 Nov 1987 |
| 11 | S Chanderpaul | 118 | 1 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 06 Nov 2011 |
| 1 | A Flower | 115 | 2 | Zim | Ind | Delhi | 13 Mar 1993 |
| 2 | A Flower | 183* | 1 | Zim | Ind | Delhi | 18 Nov 2000 |
B Sutcliffe of New Zealand socred 230 not out in Dec 1955. This innings represents the highest individual innings by a batsman of a visiting team in the tests played at Delhi. VG Kambli’s 227 against England in Mar 1993 provides the highest individual innings by an Indian batsman in tests played at Delhi. The following table furnishes the highest individual innings for each team at Delhi
| CENTURIONS AT DELHI – HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL INNINGS FOR EACH TEAM | |||||||
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | IM Chappell | 138 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Delhi | 28 Nov 1969 |
| 2 | DL Amiss | 179 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Delhi | 17 Dec 1976 |
| 3 | VG Kambli | 227 | 1 | Ind | Zim | Delhi | 13 Mar 1993 |
| 4 | B Sutcliffe | 230* | 1 | NZl | Ind | Delhi | 16 Dec 1955 |
| 5 | Mushtaq Mohammad | 101 | 2 | Pak | Ind | Delhi | 08 Feb 1961 |
| 6 | CL Walcott | 152 | 1 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 |
| 7 | A Flower | 183* | 1 | Zim | Ind | Delhi | 18 Nov 2000 |
The following list furnishes the batsmen who have scored double hundreds in the tests played at Delhi. There are six occasions – Indian batsmen on five occasions and New Zealand batsman on one occasion
| DOUBLE CENTURIONS AT DELHI | |||||||
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | B Sutcliffe | 230* | 1 | NZl | Ind | Delhi | 16 Dec 1955 |
| 2 | VG Kambli | 227 | 1 | Ind | Zim | Delhi | 13 Mar 1993 |
| 3 | G Gambhir | 206 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Delhi | 29 Oct 2008 |
| 4 | MAK Pataudi | 203* | 3 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 08 Feb 1964 |
| 5 | R Dravid | 200* | 2 | Ind | Zim | Delhi | 18 Nov 2000 |
| 6 | VVS Laxman | 200* | 1 | Ind | Aus | Delhi | 29 Oct 2008 |
The following table furnishes the team wise breakup of the bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in an innings in test played at Delhi. A Kumble’s 10 for 74 against Pakistan at Delhi in Feb 1999 represent the best ever innings bowling effort by a bowler in tests played at Delhi. There are 39 occasions of bowlers capturing five or more wickets in the tests played at Delhi.
| FIVE OR MORE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS | ||||||||||
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | R Benaud | 46.0 | 18 | 76 | 5 | 3 | Aus | Ind | Delhi | 12 Dec 1959 |
| 2 | AA Mallett | 32.3 | 10 | 64 | 6 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Delhi | 28 Nov 1969 |
| 3 | NM Lyon | 23.2 | 4 | 94 | 7 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Delhi | 22 Mar 2013 |
| 1 | GG Arnold | 23.4 | 7 | 45 | 6 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Delhi | 20 Dec 1972 |
| 2 | JK Lever | 23.0 | 6 | 46 | 7 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Delhi | 17 Dec 1976 |
| 1 | CR Rangachari | 29.4 | 4 | 107 | 5 | 1 | Ind | Win | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 |
| 2 | SG Shinde | 35.3 | 9 | 91 | 6 | 1 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 02 Nov 1951 |
| 3 | MH Mankad | 47.0 | 27 | 52 | 8 | 2 | Ind | Pak | Delhi | 16 Oct 1952 |
| 4 | MH Mankad | 24.2 | 3 | 79 | 5 | 3 | Ind | Pak | Delhi | 16 Oct 1952 |
| 5 | VV Kumar | 37.5 | 21 | 64 | 5 | 2 | Ind | Pak | Delhi | 08 Feb 1961 |
| 6 | S Venkataraghavan | 51.1 | 26 | 72 | 8 | 1 | Ind | NZl | Delhi | 19 Mar 1965 |
| 7 | BS Bedi | 23.0 | 11 | 37 | 5 | 3 | Ind | Aus | Delhi | 28 Nov 1969 |
| 8 | EAS Prasanna | 24.2 | 10 | 42 | 5 | 3 | Ind | Aus | Delhi | 28 Nov 1969 |
| 9 | BS Chandrasekhar | 41.5 | 18 | 79 | 8 | 2 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 20 Dec 1972 |
| 10 | N Kapil Dev | 32.0 | 7 | 82 | 5 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Delhi | 13 Oct 1979 |
| 11 | N Kapil Dev | 23.5 | 8 | 58 | 5 | 1 | Ind | Pak | Delhi | 04 Dec 1979 |
| 12 | S Madan Lal | 32.0 | 4 | 85 | 5 | 1 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 23 Dec 1981 |
| 13 | N Kapil Dev | 31.0 | 2 | 77 | 6 | 2 | Ind | Win | Delhi | 29 Oct 1983 |
| 14 | L Sivaramakrishnan | 49.1 | 17 | 99 | 6 | 2 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 12 Dec 1984 |
| 15 | C Sharma | 13.1 | 2 | 55 | 5 | 2 | Ind | Win | Delhi | 25 Nov 1987 |
| 16 | A Kumble | 38.5 | 16 | 70 | 5 | 3 | Ind | Zim | Delhi | 13 Mar 1993 |
| 17 | A Kumble | 41.0 | 12 | 67 | 5 | 3 | Ind | Aus | Delhi | 10 Oct 1996 |
| 18 | A Kumble | 26.3 | 9 | 74 | 10 | 4 | Ind | Pak | Delhi | 04 Feb 1999 |
| 19 | J Srinath | 24.1 | 6 | 60 | 5 | 3 | Ind | Zim | Delhi | 18 Nov 2000 |
| 20 | Harbhajan Singh | 31.0 | 5 | 62 | 6 | 3 | Ind | Zim | Delhi | 28 Feb 2002 |
| 21 | A Kumble | 28.0 | 6 | 72 | 6 | 2 | Ind | Srl | Delhi | 10 Dec 2005 |
| 22 | V Sehwag | 40.0 | 9 | 104 | 5 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Delhi | 29 Oct 2008 |
| 23 | PP Ojha | 34.2 | 9 | 72 | 6 | 1 | Ind | Win | Delhi | 06 Nov 2011 |
| 24 | R Ashwin | 21.3 | 5 | 47 | 6 | 3 | Ind | Win | Delhi | 06 Nov 2011 |
| 25 | R Ashwin | 34.0 | 18 | 57 | 5 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Delhi | 22 Mar 2013 |
| 26 | RA Jadeja | 16.0 | 2 | 58 | 5 | 3 | Ind | Aus | Delhi | 22 Mar 2013 |
| 1 | Sikander Bakht | 21.0 | 3 | 69 | 8 | 2 | Pak | Ind | Delhi | 04 Dec 1979 |
| 2 | Saqlain Mushtaq | 35.5 | 9 | 94 | 5 | 1 | Pak | Ind | Delhi | 04 Feb 1999 |
| 3 | Saqlain Mushtaq | 46.4 | 13 | 122 | 5 | 3 | Pak | Ind | Delhi | 04 Feb 1999 |
| 1 | M Muralitharan | 38.4 | 8 | 100 | 7 | 1 | Srl | Ind | Delhi | 10 Dec 2005 |
| 1 | OG Smith | 42.0 | 19 | 90 | 5 | 3 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 06 Feb 1959 |
| 2 | LR Gibbs | 40.5 | 17 | 76 | 6 | 3 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 11 Dec 1974 |
| 3 | BP Patterson | 8.5 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 1 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 25 Nov 1987 |
| 4 | CA Walsh | 29.3 | 9 | 54 | 5 | 3 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 25 Nov 1987 |
The following are the five eight or more wicket hauls at Delhi. Indian bowlers have performed the feat on four occasions and Pakistan bowler on one occasion
| EIGHT OR MORE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS | ||||||||||
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | A Kumble | 26.3 | 9 | 74 | 10 | 4 | Ind | Pak | Delhi | 04 Feb 1999 |
| 2 | MH Mankad | 47.0 | 27 | 52 | 8 | 2 | Ind | Pak | Delhi | 16 Oct 1952 |
| 3 | S Venkataraghavan | 51.1 | 26 | 72 | 8 | 1 | Ind | NZl | Delhi | 19 Mar 1965 |
| 4 | BS Chandrasekhar | 41.5 | 18 | 79 | 8 | 2 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 20 Dec 1972 |
| 5 | Sikander Bakht | 21.0 | 3 | 69 | 8 | 2 | Pak | Ind | Delhi | 04 Dec 1979 |
The following table furnishes the three figure partnerships posted by various teams in tests played at Delhi. There are 82 such occasions. 278 runs between G Gambhir and VVS Laxman for the fourth wicket in the test between India and Australia in Oct 2008 represent the highest partnership in the tests played at Delhi.
| THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS | ||||||||
| No | Partner | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RN Harvey, KD Mackay | 4 | 132 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Delhi | 12 Dec 1959 |
| 2 | AR Border, AMJ Hilditch | 2 | 127 | 3 | Aus | Ind | Delhi | 13 Oct 1979 |
| 3 | ML Hayden, SM Katich | 1 | 123 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Delhi | 29 Oct 2008 |
| 4 | IM Chappell, HB Taber | 6 | 118 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Delhi | 28 Nov 1969 |
| 5 | MJ Clarke, CL White | 7 | 106 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Delhi | 29 Oct 2008 |
| 1 | KF Barrington, G Pullar | 2 | 164 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Delhi | 13 Dec 1961 |
| 2 | DB Carr, AJ Watkins | 4 | 158 | 3 | Eng | Ind | Delhi | 02 Nov 1951 |
| 3 | G Boycott, GA Gooch | 1 | 132 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Delhi | 23 Dec 1981 |
| 4 | KWR Fletcher, CJ Tavare | 4 | 120 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Delhi | 23 Dec 1981 |
| 5 | G Boycott, CJ Tavare | 2 | 116 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Delhi | 23 Dec 1981 |
| 6 | MC Cowdrey, PH Parfitt | 5 | 115 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Delhi | 08 Feb 1964 |
| 7 | AJ Lamb, RT Robinson | 3 | 110 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Delhi | 12 Dec 1984 |
| 8 | PR Downton, RT Robinson | 6 | 106 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Delhi | 12 Dec 1984 |
| 9 | AW Greig, AR Lewis | 5 | 101* | 4 | Eng | Ind | Delhi | 20 Dec 1972 |
| 10 | JB Bolus, JH Edrich | 1 | 101 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Delhi | 08 Feb 1964 |
| 11 | DL Amiss, APE Knott | 6 | 101 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Delhi | 17 Dec 1976 |
| 1 | G Gambhir, VVS Laxman | 4 | 278 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Delhi | 29 Oct 2008 |
| 2 | R Dravid, SR Tendulkar | 3 | 213 | 2 | Ind | Zim | Delhi | 18 Nov 2000 |
| 3 | VS Hazare, VM Merchant | 3 | 211 | 2 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 02 Nov 1951 |
| 4 | CG Borde, MAK Pataudi | 5 | 190* | 3 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 08 Feb 1964 |
| 5 | SM Gavaskar, DB Vengsarkar | 2 | 178 | 1 | Ind | Win | Delhi | 29 Oct 1983 |
| 6 | SM Gavaskar, GR Viswanath | 3 | 159 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Delhi | 13 Oct 1979 |
| 7 | SM Gavaskar, DB Vengsarkar | 2 | 151 | 1 | Ind | Win | Delhi | 24 Jan 1979 |
| 8 | RJ Shastri, DB Vengsarkar | 4 | 145 | 1 | Ind | Win | Delhi | 29 Oct 1983 |
| 9 | CG Borde, MAK Pataudi | 4 | 138 | 2 | Ind | NZl | Delhi | 19 Mar 1965 |
| 10 | NJ Contractor, PR Umrigar | 2 | 137 | 1 | Ind | Win | Delhi | 06 Feb 1959 |
| 11 | VG Kambli, SR Tendulkar | 3 | 137 | 1 | Ind | Zim | Delhi | 13 Mar 1993 |
| 12 | HR Adhikari, CG Borde | 6 | 134 | 1 | Ind | Win | Delhi | 06 Feb 1959 |
| 13 | CG Borde, VL Manjrekar | 5 | 132 | 1 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 13 Dec 1961 |
| 14 | SC Ganguly, NR Mongia | 2 | 131 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Delhi | 10 Oct 1996 |
| 15 | G Gambhir, SR Tendulkar | 3 | 130 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Delhi | 29 Oct 2008 |
| 16 | SMH Kirmani, RJ Shastri | 8 | 128 | 2 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 23 Dec 1981 |
| 17 | VL Manjrekar, GS Ramchand | 5 | 127 | 2 | Ind | NZl | Delhi | 16 Dec 1955 |
| 18 | BK Kunderan, MAK Pataudi | 3 | 125 | 3 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 08 Feb 1964 |
| 19 | VL Manjrekar, RG Nadkarni | 6 | 123 | 2 | Ind | NZl | Delhi | 16 Dec 1955 |
| 20 | Hanumant Singh, DN Sardesai | 2 | 123 | 2 | Ind | NZl | Delhi | 19 Mar 1965 |
| 21 | DB Vengsarkar, Yashpal Sharma | 4 | 122 | 4 | Ind | Pak | Delhi | 04 Dec 1979 |
| 22 | KC Ibrahim, RS Modi | 2 | 121 | 2 | Ind | Win | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 |
| 23 | NJ Contractor, P Roy | 1 | 121 | 3 | Ind | Aus | Delhi | 12 Dec 1959 |
| 24 | NJ Contractor, ML Jaisimha | 1 | 121 | 1 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 13 Dec 1961 |
| 25 | M Amarnath, SM Gavaskar | 3 | 121 | 3 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 12 Dec 1984 |
| 26 | SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar | 4 | 121 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Delhi | 10 Dec 2005 |
| 27 | GR Viswanath, AL Wadekar | 4 | 120* | 4 | Ind | Aus | Delhi | 28 Nov 1969 |
| 28 | SC Ganguly, V Sehwag | 5 | 120 | 2 | Ind | Zim | Delhi | 28 Feb 2002 |
| 29 | CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar | 1 | 119 | 1 | Ind | Win | Delhi | 24 Jan 1979 |
| 30 | MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman | 6 | 115 | 2 | Ind | Pak | Delhi | 22 Nov 2007 |
| 31 | R Dravid, SC Ganguly | 4 | 110* | 4 | Ind | Zim | Delhi | 18 Nov 2000 |
| 32 | HR Adhikari, Ghulam Ahmed | 10 | 109 | 1 | Ind | Pak | Delhi | 16 Oct 1952 |
| 33 | HR Adhikari, CG Borde | 4 | 108 | 3 | Ind | Win | Delhi | 06 Feb 1959 |
| 34 | CA Pujara, M Vijay | 1 | 108 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Delhi | 22 Mar 2013 |
| 35 | NJ Contractor, RF Surti | 2 | 107 | 1 | Ind | Pak | Delhi | 08 Feb 1961 |
| 36 | CG Borde, PR Umrigar | 4 | 107 | 1 | Ind | Pak | Delhi | 08 Feb 1961 |
| 37 | VG Kambli, NS Sidhu | 2 | 107 | 1 | Ind | Zim | Delhi | 13 Mar 1993 |
| 38 | M Azharuddin, VG Kambli | 4 | 107 | 1 | Ind | Zim | Delhi | 13 Mar 1993 |
| 39 | SS Das, R Dravid | 2 | 107 | 2 | Ind | Zim | Delhi | 18 Nov 2000 |
| 40 | MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh | 7 | 104* | 3 | Ind | Srl | Delhi | 10 Dec 2005 |
| 41 | S Madan Lal, RJ Shastri | 9 | 104 | 2 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 23 Dec 1981 |
| 42 | V Kohli, CA Pujara | 2 | 104 | 4 | Ind | Aus | Delhi | 22 Mar 2013 |
| 43 | FM Engineer, ED Solkar | 6 | 103 | 3 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 20 Dec 1972 |
| 44 | PH Sharma, GR Viswanath | 4 | 101 | 3 | Ind | Win | Delhi | 11 Dec 1974 |
| 45 | SC Ganguly, J Srinath | 8 | 100 | 3 | Ind | Pak | Delhi | 04 Feb 1999 |
| 1 | JR Reid, B Sutcliffe | 3 | 222* | 1 | NZl | Ind | Delhi | 16 Dec 1955 |
| 2 | JW Guy, B Sutcliffe | 2 | 130 | 1 | NZl | Ind | Delhi | 16 Dec 1955 |
| 3 | TW Jarvis, B Sutcliffe | 5 | 104 | 3 | NZl | Ind | Delhi | 19 Mar 1965 |
| 4 | JG Leggat, SN McGregor | 1 | 101 | 3 | NZl | Ind | Delhi | 16 Dec 1955 |
| 1 | Javed Burki, Mushtaq Mohammad | 5 | 136 | 2 | Pak | Ind | Delhi | 08 Feb 1961 |
| 2 | Asif Iqbal, Wasim Raja | 5 | 130 | 1 | Pak | Ind | Delhi | 04 Dec 1979 |
| 3 | Saeed Anwar, Shahid Afridi | 1 | 101 | 4 | Pak | Ind | Delhi | 04 Feb 1999 |
| 1 | MS Atapattu, DPMD Jayawardene | 3 | 113 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Delhi | 10 Dec 2005 |
| 1 | GE Gomez, CL Walcott | 4 | 267 | 1 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 |
| 2 | JKC Holt, CC Hunte | 1 | 159 | 2 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 06 Feb 1959 |
| 3 | CH Lloyd, AL Logie | 6 | 131 | 2 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 29 Oct 1983 |
| 4 | BF Butcher, OG Smith | 4 | 127 | 2 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 06 Feb 1959 |
| 5 | KD Boyce, IVA Richards | 8 | 124 | 2 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 11 Dec 1974 |
| 6 | CH Lloyd, IVA Richards | 5 | 120 | 2 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 11 Dec 1974 |
| 7 | RJ Christiani, ED Weekes | 7 | 118 | 1 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 |
| 8 | KC Brathwaite, S Chanderpaul | 4 | 108 | 1 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 06 Nov 2011 |
| 9 | DS Atkinson, RJ Christiani | 9 | 106 | 1 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 |
| 10 | JDC Goddard, ED Weekes | 6 | 101 | 1 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 |
| 1 | A Flower, GW Flower | 4 | 192 | 2 | Zim | Ind | Delhi | 13 Mar 1993 |
| 2 | ADR Campbell, SV Carlisle | 3 | 119 | 1 | Zim | Ind | Delhi | 18 Nov 2000 |
| 3 | DD Ebrahim, A Flower | 4 | 116 | 1 | Zim | Ind | Delhi | 28 Feb 2002 |
Delhi has witnessed three two hundred runs partnerships by Indian batsmen, one each by West Indian and New Zealand batsmen. All such occasions are listed below
| TWO HUNDRED RUNS PARTNERSHIPS | ||||||||
| No | Partner | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | G Gambhir, VVS Laxman | 4 | 278 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Delhi | 29 Oct 2008 |
| 2 | GE Gomez, CL Walcott | 4 | 267 | 1 | Win | Ind | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 |
| 3 | JR Reid, B Sutcliffe | 3 | 222* | 1 | NZl | Ind | Delhi | 16 Dec 1955 |
| 4 | R Dravid, SR Tendulkar | 3 | 213 | 2 | Ind | Zim | Delhi | 18 Nov 2000 |
| 5 | VS Hazare, VM Merchant | 3 | 211 | 2 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 02 Nov 1951 |
The following are the seven occasion of bowlers capturing ten or more wickets in the tests played at Delhi. It is observed out of these seven occasions, four are by Indian bowlers, two by Pakistan bowlers and one by an England bowler. A Kumble of India is the only bowler to capture ten or more wickets in a Delhi test on two occasions. A Kumble – 14 for 149 in Feb 99 against Pakistan and Saqlain Mushtaq – 10 for 216 in Feb 99 against India provides the only occasion of rival bowlers capturing ten or more wickets in the same test
| No | Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | A Kumble | 51.0 | 13 | 149 | 14 | Ind | Pak | Delhi | 04 Feb 1999 |
| 2 | MH Mankad | 71.2 | 30 | 131 | 13 | Ind | Pak | Delhi | 16 Oct 1952 |
| 3 | S Venkataraghavan | 112.3 | 56 | 152 | 12 | Ind | NZl | Delhi | 19 Mar 1965 |
| 4 | Sikander Bakht | 59.0 | 10 | 190 | 11 | Pak | Ind | Delhi | 04 Dec 1979 |
| 5 | JK Lever | 36.4 | 12 | 70 | 10 | Eng | Ind | Delhi | 17 Dec 1976 |
| 6 | A Kumble | 64.0 | 13 | 157 | 10 | Ind | Srl | Delhi | 10 Dec 2005 |
| 7 | Saqlain Mushtaq | 82.3 | 22 | 216 | 10 | Pak | Ind | Delhi | 04 Feb 1999 |