Stats: 3 teams scoring 400+ runs after losing two wickets for zero in Tests
There have been only three instances where batting lineups have actually gone onto accomplish the aforementioned accomplishment.
2. India - 451/8d vs West Indies (1983)
Malcolm Marshall made an immediate impact with the ball during India's first innings, dismissing both Aunshuman Gaekwad and Dilip Vengsarkar in his second over off consecutive balls. Sunil Gavaskar arrived in the middle after both the batters were brilliantly caught at third slip. Gavaskar ended up unbeaten on 236, as India declared after eclipsing the 450-run mark.
The most prominent of the records which were broken in a rain-affected match was Gavaskar's achievement 30th Test ton. This put him in the lead of the list of century-makers in Test cricket back in the day. He had also surpassed the previous highest score by an Indian in Test cricket during the making of his 236*. In the 644 minutes which Gavaskar batted for, he hit 23 fours and a couple of fives.
The match ended as a draw. However, the match became notable for the several number of records equalled or broken at the time; Marshall equalled the West Indian record for most wickets in a series (33), Kapil Dev became the highest Indian wicket-taker in a series against West Indies (29) being the most noteworthy ones barring the two mentioned in the previous paragraph.
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