India vs South Africa Test Series : Nagpur Test : Instances of India conceding first innings of 300 plus runs
India conceded first innings lead of 325 runs at Nagpur in the first test against South Africa providing the twelfth occasion of India conceding a first innings lead in excess of 300 runs. All the twelve are listed below in the ascending order of the lead conceded.
| No | Team | Score | India | Score | Lead | Result | Ground | Mon/Yr |
| 1 | Eng | 433-10 | India | 128 | 305 | Lost | Lord’s | Jun 1982 |
| 2 | NZl | 619-09d | India | 305 | 314 | Draw | Napier | Mar 2009 |
| 3 | Aus | 382 | India | 058 | 324 | Lost | Brisbane | Nov 1947 |
| 4 | SAF | 558-06d | India | 233 | 325 | Lost | Nagpur | Feb 2010 |
| 5 | Eng | 629-10 | India | 302 | 327 | Lost | Lord’s | Jun 1974 |
| 6 | Eng | 633-05d | India | 297 | 336 | Lost | Birmingham | Jul 1979 |
| 7 | Win | 582-10 | India | 245 | 337 | Lost | Chennai | Jan 1949 |
| 8 | Win | 629-06d | India | 273 | 356 | Draw | Mum-BS | Dec 1948 |
| 9 | Srl | 600-09d | India | 223 | 377 | Lost | Col-SSC | Jul 2008 |
| 10 | Eng | 550-04d | India | 164 | 386 | Lost | Leeds | Jun 1967 |
| 11 | Pak | 581-03d | India | 189 | 392 | Lost | Hyd-Pak | Jan 1983 |
| 12 | Win | 614-05d | India | 124 | 490 | Lost | Kolkata | Dec 1958 |
Of these twelve occasions, India has managed to draw only two tests – against New Zealand at Napier in March 2009 and against West Indies at Mumbai {BS} in Dec 1948
| No | Team | Score | India | Score | Lead | Result | Ground | Mon/Yr |
| 1 | NZl | 619-09d | India | 305 | 314 | Draw | Napier | Mar 2009 |
| 2 | Win | 629-06d | India | 273 | 356 | Draw | Mum-BS | Dec 1948 |