Brian Lara Test record against India
1994-11-18 – 2006-06-30 · Available official international scorecards
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The record at a glance
This study covers 17 Test matches against India with recorded batting or bowling figures: 29 batting innings and 1 bowling innings. Matches with no batting or bowling entry for this player are outside this sample.
| Discipline | Innings | Runs | Wickets / outs | Average | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | 29 | 1,002 | 29 | 34.55 | 52.73 |
| Bowling | 1 | 16 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
Batting average = runs ÷ dismissals; batting strike rate = runs per 100 balls. Bowling average = runs conceded ÷ wickets; bowling strike rate = legal balls per wicket. Rates require fully recorded inputs. A hyphen means unrecorded; N/A means a zero denominator.
Bowling economy: 5.33 runs per six legal balls. Legal balls recorded: 18.
Batting milestones in this sample: 2 centuries and 6 scores from 50 to 99. Balls faced: 1,900.
How the record developed
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
- 1994198 runs
- 1997391 runs
- 2002202 runs
- 2006211 runs
Exact yearly figures · 4 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4 | 8 | 211 | 120 | 26.37 | 47.95 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 440 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2002 | 5 | 7 | 202 | 55 | 28.85 | 49.38 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 409 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1997 | 5 | 8 | 391 | 103 | 48.87 | 60.15 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 3 | 650 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 5.33 | N/A |
| 1994 | 3 | 6 | 198 | 91 | 33.00 | 49.37 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 401 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Home, away and neutral conditions
Setting follows the recorded host country. Unknown locations are retained as unknown; venue names alone are not guessed.
| Setting | Matches | Bat inns | Runs | Bat avg | Bat SR | Bowl inns | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 14 | 23 | 804 | 34.95 | 53.63 | 1 | 0 | N/A |
| Away | 3 | 6 | 198 | 33.00 | 49.37 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v India · Wankhede Stadium
- First century in this archive · 103 runs
Test v India · Antigua Recreation Ground
- Highest recorded innings · 120 runs
Test v India · Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium
- Latest available scorecard
Test v India · Sabina Park
Recent recorded innings
| Date | Venue | Innings | Runs | Balls | Wickets | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-06-30 | Sabina Park | 4 | 11 | 25 | - | - |
| 2006-06-30 | Sabina Park | 2 | 26 | 40 | - | - |
| 2006-06-22 | Warner Park | 3 | 19 | 15 | - | - |
| 2006-06-22 | Warner Park | 1 | 10 | 11 | - | - |
| 2006-06-10 | Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium | 3 | 120 | 307 | - | - |
| 2006-06-10 | Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium | 2 | 7 | 14 | - | - |
| 2006-06-02 | Antigua Recreation Ground | 4 | 0 | 7 | - | - |
| 2006-06-02 | Antigua Recreation Ground | 2 | 18 | 21 | - | - |
| 2002-05-18 | Sabina Park | 3 | 35 | 45 | - | - |
| 2002-05-18 | Sabina Park | 1 | 9 | 25 | - | - |
| 2002-05-10 | Antigua Recreation Ground | 2 | 4 | 25 | - | - |
| 2002-05-02 | Kensington Oval | 2 | 55 | 123 | - | - |
| 2002-04-19 | Queen's Park Oval | 4 | 47 | 102 | - | - |
| 2002-04-19 | Queen's Park Oval | 2 | 52 | 78 | - | - |
| 2002-04-11 | Bourda | 1 | 0 | 11 | - | - |
| 1997-04-17 | Bourda | 2 | 30 | 16 | - | - |
| 1997-04-04 | Antigua Recreation Ground | 1 | 103 | 178 | - | - |
| 1997-03-27 | Kensington Oval | 3 | 45 | 67 | - | - |
| 1997-03-27 | Kensington Oval | 1 | 19 | 57 | - | - |
| 1997-03-14 | Queen's Park Oval | 3 | 19 | 57 | - | - |
This opposition study uses available scorecards in Crickrida’s twelve-team publication scope. It is a dated archive analysis, not a claim of complete career coverage. Read the coverage and calculation method.