India carves its 49th win on away soil by winning the Melbourne test against Australia
India won the Melbourne test against Australia by 137 runs to carve its 49th win on away soil. The breakup of these 49 wins are thus – by less than 100 runs margin – 09 occasions, by more than 100 runs margin – 13 occasions, by wickets margin – 16 occasions, and by innings margin – 11 occasions
The nine occasions of winning by less than 100 runs are tabulated below
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | India | won | 031 runs | v Australia | Adelaide | 06 Dec 2018 |
| 2 | India | won | 037 runs | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 19 Apr 2002 |
| 3 | India | Won | 049 runs | v West Indies | Kingston | 30 Jun 2006 |
| 4 | India | won | 059 runs | v Australia | Melbourne | 07 Feb 1981 |
| 5 | India | won | 063 runs | v West Indies | Kingston | 20 Jun 2011 |
| 6 | India | won | 063 runs | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 24 Jan 2018 |
| 7 | India | won | 072 runs | v Australia | Perth | 16 Jan 2008 |
| 8 | India | won | 087 runs | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2010 |
| 9 | India | won | 095 runs | v England | Lord’s | 17 Jul 2014 |
The thirteen occasions of winning my more than 100 runs are tabulated below
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | India | won | 113 runs | v Bangladesh | Chittagong | 17 Jan 2010 |
| 2 | India | won | 117 runs | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 28 Aug 2015 |
| 3 | India | won | 123 runs | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 15 Dec 2006 |
| 4 | India | won | 137 runs | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2018 |
| 5 | India | won | 170 runs | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 31 Jul 2008 |
| 6 | India | won | 203 runs | v England | Nottingham | 18 Aug 2018 |
| 7 | India | won | 222 runs | v Australia | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1977 |
| 8 | India | won | 235 runs | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 27 Jul 1993 |
| 9 | India | won | 237 runs | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 09 Aug 2016 |
| 10 | India | won | 272 runs | v New Zealand | Auckland | 07 Mar 1968 |
| 11 | India | won | 278 runs | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 20 Aug 2015 |
| 12 | India | won | 279 runs | v England | Leeds | 19 Jun 1986 |
| 13 | India | won | 304 runs | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 26 Jul 2017 |
The following table lists the sixteen occasions of India winning a test on away soil by wickets margin
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | India | won | 04 wickets | v England | The Oval | 19 Aug 1971 |
| 2 | India | Won | 04 wickets | v Australia | Adelaide | 12 Dec 2003 |
| 3 | India | won | 05 wickets | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 15 Feb 1968 |
| 4 | India | won | 05 wickets | v England | Lord’s | 05 Jun 1986 |
| 5 | India | won | 05 wickets | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 03 Aug 2010 |
| 6 | India | won | 06 wickets | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 07 Apr 1976 |
| 7 | India | won | 07 wickets | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 06 Mar 1971 |
| 8 | India | won | 07 wickets | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 22 Aug 2001 |
| 9 | India | won | 07 wickets | v England | Nottingham | 27 Jul 2007 |
| 10 | India | won | 08 wickets | v New Zealand | Wellington | 29 Feb 1968 |
| 11 | India | won | 08 wickets | v New Zealand | Auckland | 24 Jan 1976 |
| 12 | India | won | 08 wickets | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 07 Jun 2001 |
| 13 | India | won | 09 wickets | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 10 Nov 2000 |
| 14 | India | won | 10 wickets | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 20 Sep 2005 |
| 15 | India | won | 10 wickets | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 18 Mar 2009 |
| 16 | India | won | 10 wickets | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 24 Jan 2010 |
The following table lists the eleven occasions of India winning a test on away soil by an innings margin
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | India | won | inns & 002 runs | v Australia | Sydney | 07 Jan 1978 |
| 2 | India | won | inns & 046 runs | v England | Leeds | 22 Aug 2002 |
| 3 | India | won | inns & 052 runs | v Pakistan | Multan | 28 Mar 2004 |
| 4 | India | won | inns & 053 runs | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 03 Aug 2017 |
| 5 | India | won | inns & 083 runs | v Bangladesh | Chittagong | 17 Dec 2004 |
| 6 | India | won | inns & 090 runs | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 13 Sep 2005 |
| 7 | India | won | inns & 092 runs | v West Indies | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 |
| 8 | India | won | inns & 131 runs | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 13 Apr 2004 |
| 9 | India | won | inns & 140 runs | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 10 Dec 2004 |
| 10 | India | won | inns & 171 runs | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 12 Aug 2017 |
| 11 | India | won | inns & 239 runs | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 25 May 2007 |
India won the Melbourne test against Australia by 137 runs to carve its 49th win on away soil. The breakup of these 49 wins are thus – by less than 100 runs margin – 09 occasions, by more than 100 runs margin – 13 occasions, by wickets margin – 16 occasions, and by innings margin – 11 occasions. It also provides India’s seventh win against Australia in Australia and also the third win at Melbourne
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | India | won | 222 runs | v Australia | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1977 |
| 2 | India | won | inns & 2 runs | v Australia | Sydney | 07 Jan 1978 |
| 3 | India | won | 059 runs | v Australia | Melbourne | 07 Feb 1981 |
| 4 | India | won | 004 wkts | v Australia | Adelaide | 12 Dec 2003 |
| 5 | India | won | 072 runs | v Australia | Perth | 16 Jan 2008 |
| 6 | India | won | 031 runs | v Australia | Adelaide | 06 Dec 2018 |
| 7 | India | won | 137 runs | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2018 |
Rival bowlers capturing six or more wickets in an innings in the same test in Australia-India test series
JJ Bumrah of India captured six for 33 and PJ Cummins of Australia captured six for 27 in the ongoing test between Australia and India at Melbourne to provide the tenth occasion of rival bowlers capturing six or more wickets in an innings in the same test in Australia-India test series. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 1 | Ghulam Ahmed | 20.3 | 6 | 49 | 7 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Kolkata | 02 Nov 1956 |
| 2 | R Benaud | 29.0 | 10 | 52 | 6 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Kolkata | 02 Nov 1956 | |
| 2 | 1 | JM Patel | 35.5 | 16 | 69 | 9 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Kanpur | 19 Dec 1959 |
| 2 | AK Davidson | 57.3 | 23 | 93 | 7 | 3 | Aus | Ind | Kanpur | 19 Dec 1959 | |
| 3 | 1 | GD McKenzie | 32.3 | 8 | 58 | 6 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Chennai | 02 Oct 1964 |
| 2 | RG Nadkarni | 54.4 | 21 | 91 | 6 | 3 | Ind | Aus | Chennai | 02 Oct 1964 | |
| 4 | 1 | GD McKenzie | 21.4×8 | 2 | 66 | 7 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1967 |
| 2 | EAS Prasanna | 34.0×8 | 6 | 141 | 6 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1967 | |
| 5 | 1 | GD McKenzie | 33.4 | 12 | 67 | 6 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Kolkata | 12 Dec 1969 |
| 2 | BS Bedi | 50.0 | 19 | 98 | 7 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Kolkata | 12 Dec 1969 | |
| 6 | 1 | DR Doshi | 43.0 | 10 | 103 | 6 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Chennai | 11 Sep 1979 |
| 2 | JD Higgs | 41.3 | 12 | 143 | 7 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Chennai | 11 Sep 1979 | |
| 7 | 1 | SK Warne | 42.3 | 5 | 125 | 6 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Chennai | 14 Oct 2004 |
| 2 | A Kumble | 47.0 | 8 | 133 | 6 | 3 | Ind | Aus | Chennai | 14 Oct 2004 | |
| 8 | 1 | NM Lyon | 22.2 | 4 | 50 | 8 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
| 2 | RA Jadeja | 21.4 | 1 | 63 | 6 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 | |
| 9 | 1 | JR Hazlewood | 24.0 | 5 | 67 | 6 | 3 | Aus | Ind | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
| 2 | R Ashwin | 12.4 | 4 | 41 | 6 | 4 | Ind | Aus | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 | |
| 10 | 1 | JJ Bumrah | 15.5 | 4 | 33 | 6 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2018 |
| 2 | PJ Cummins | 11.0 | 3 | 27 | 6 | 3 | Aus | Ind | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2018 |
JJ Bumrah of India captured six for 33 and PJ Cummins of Australia captured six for 27 in the ongoing test between Australia and India at Melbourne to provide the tenth occasion of rival bowlers capturing exact six in an innings in the same test in Australia-India test series. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 1 | GD McKenzie | 32.3 | 8 | 58 | 6 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Chennai | 02 Oct 1964 |
| 2 | RG Nadkarni | 54.4 | 21 | 91 | 6 | 3 | Ind | Aus | Chennai | 02 Oct 1964 | |
| 2 | 1 | SK Warne | 42.3 | 5 | 125 | 6 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Chennai | 14 Oct 2004 |
| 2 | A Kumble | 47.0 | 8 | 133 | 6 | 3 | Ind | Aus | Chennai | 14 Oct 2004 | |
| 3 | 1 | JR Hazlewood | 24.0 | 5 | 67 | 6 | 3 | Aus | Ind | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
| 2 | R Ashwin | 12.4 | 4 | 41 | 6 | 4 | Ind | Aus | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 | |
| 4 | 1 | JJ Bumrah | 15.5 | 4 | 33 | 6 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2018 |
| 2 | PJ Cummins | 11.0 | 3 | 27 | 6 | 3 | Aus | Ind | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2018 |
JJ Bumrah of India captured six for 33 and PJ Cummins of Australia captured six for 27 in the ongoing test between Australia and India at Melbourne to provide the second occasion of rival bowlers capturing six or more wickets in an innings in the same test in Australia-India test series on Australian soil. All such occasions are tabulated below. By a coincidence, Melbourne has witnessed both the occasions
| No | No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 1 | GD McKenzie | 21.4×8 | 2 | 66 | 7 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1967 |
| 2 | EAS Prasanna | 34.0×8 | 6 | 141 | 6 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1967 | |
| 2 | 1 | JJ Bumrah | 15.5 | 4 | 33 | 6 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2018 |
| 2 | PJ Cummins | 11.0 | 3 | 27 | 6 | 3 | Aus | Ind | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2018 |
Australian bowlers who have captured six or more wickets in a test innings against India
PJ Cummins of Australia captured 6 for 27 against India in the ongoing test at Melbourne to provide the 26th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings against India. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | ERH Toshack | 17.0×8 | 6 | 29 | 6 | 3 | v India | Brisbane | 28 Nov 1947 |
| 2 | RR Lindwall | 16.5×8 | 4 | 38 | 7 | 3 | v India | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1948 |
| 3 | R Benaud | 29.3 | 10 | 72 | 7 | 1 | v India | Chennai | 19 Oct 1956 |
| 4 | RR Lindwall | 22.5 | 9 | 43 | 7 | 3 | v India | Chennai | 19 Oct 1956 |
| 5 | R Benaud | 29.0 | 10 | 52 | 6 | 2 | v India | Kolkata | 02 Nov 1956 |
| 6 | AK Davidson | 57.3 | 23 | 93 | 7 | 3 | v India | Kanpur | 19 Dec 1959 |
| 7 | GD McKenzie | 32.3 | 8 | 58 | 6 | 2 | v India | Chennai | 02 Oct 1964 |
| 8 | GD McKenzie | 21.4 | 2 | 66 | 7 | 1 | v India | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1967 |
| 9 | AA Mallett | 32.3 | 10 | 64 | 6 | 2 | v India | Delhi | 28 Nov 1969 |
| 10 | GD McKenzie | 33.4 | 12 | 67 | 6 | 1 | v India | Kolkata | 12 Dec 1969 |
| 11 | JD Higgs | 41.3 | 12 | 143 | 7 | 2 | v India | Chennai | 11 Sep 1979 |
| 12 | G Dymock | 28.4 | 5 | 67 | 7 | 3 | v India | Kanpur | 02 Oct 1979 |
| 13 | BA Reid | 26.2 | 7 | 66 | 6 | 1 | v India | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1991 |
| 14 | BA Reid | 29.0 | 9 | 60 | 6 | 3 | v India | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1991 |
| 15 | MR Whitney | 12.1 | 3 | 27 | 7 | 4 | v India | Perth | 01 Feb 1992 |
| 16 | SK Warne | 42.3 | 5 | 125 | 6 | 2 | v India | Chennai | 14 Oct 2004 |
| 17 | MJ Clarke | 6.2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | v India | Mumbai | 03 Nov 2004 |
| 18 | JJ Krejza | 43.5 | 1 | 215 | 8 | 1 | v India | Nagpur | 06 Nov 2008 |
| 19 | NM Lyon | 23.2 | 4 | 94 | 7 | 2 | v India | Delhi | 22 Mar 2013 |
| 20 | NM Lyon | 34.1 | 5 | 152 | 7 | 4 | v India | Adelaide | 09 Dec 2014 |
| 21 | SNJ O’Keefe | 13.1 | 2 | 35 | 6 | 2 | v India | Pune | 23 Feb 2017 |
| 22 | SNJ O’Keefe | 15.0 | 4 | 35 | 6 | 4 | v India | Pune | 23 Feb 2017 |
| 23 | NM Lyon | 22.2 | 4 | 50 | 8 | 1 | v India | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
| 24 | JR Hazlewood | 24.0 | 5 | 67 | 6 | 3 | v India | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
| 25 | NM Lyon | 42.0 | 7 | 122 | 6 | 3 | v India | Adelaide | 06 Dec 2018 |
| 26 | PJ Cummins | 11.0 | 3 | 27 | 6 | 3 | v India | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2018 |
PJ Cummins of Australia captured 6 for 27 against India in the ongoing test at Melbourne to provide the fifth occasion of an Australian bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings against India at Melbourne. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GD McKenzie | 21.4 | 2 | 66 | 7 | 1 | v India | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1967 |
| 2 | BA Reid | 26.2 | 7 | 66 | 6 | 1 | v India | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1991 |
| 3 | BA Reid | 29.0 | 9 | 60 | 6 | 3 | v India | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1991 |
| 4 | PJ Cummins | 11.0 | 3 | 27 | 6 | 3 | v India | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2018 |
Indian bowlers who have captured six or more wickets in a test innings against Australia
JJ Bumrah of India captured 6 for 33 against Australia in the ongoing test at Melbourne to provide the 30th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Ghulam Ahmed | 20.3 | 6 | 49 | 7 | 1 | v Australia | Kolkata | 02 Nov 1956 |
| 2 | JM Patel | 35.5 | 16 | 69 | 9 | 2 | v Australia | Kanpur | 19 Dec 1959 |
| 3 | RG Nadkarni | 51.0 | 11 | 105 | 6 | 2 | v Australia | Mumbai (BS) | 01 Jan 1960 |
| 4 | RG Nadkarni | 54.4 | 21 | 91 | 6 | 3 | v Australia | Chennai | 02 Oct 1964 |
| 5 | SA Durani | 28.0 | 11 | 73 | 6 | 1 | v Australia | Kolkata | 17 Oct 1964 |
| 6 | S Abid Ali | 17.0×8 | 2 | 55 | 6 | 1 | v Australia | Adelaide | 23 Dec 1967 |
| 7 | EAS Prasanna | 34.0×6 | 6 | 141 | 6 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1967 |
| 8 | EAS Prasanna | 33.4×8 | 9 | 104 | 6 | 3 | v Australia | Brisbane | 19 Jan 1968 |
| 9 | BS Bedi | 50.0 | 19 | 98 | 7 | 2 | v Australia | Kolkata | 12 Dec 1969 |
| 10 | EAS Prasanna | 31.0 | 14 | 74 | 6 | 3 | v Australia | Chennai | 24 Dec 1969 |
| 11 | BS Chandrasekhar | 14.1×8 | 2 | 52 | 6 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1977 |
| 12 | BS Chandrasekhar | 20.0×8 | 3 | 52 | 6 | 4 | v Australia | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1977 |
| 13 | DR Doshi | 43.0 | 10 | 103 | 6 | 1 | v Australia | Chennai | 11 Sep 1979 |
| 14 | N Kapil Dev | 38.0 | 6 | 106 | 8 | 1 | v Australia | Adelaide | 13 Dec 1985 |
| 15 | A Kumble | 41.3 | 8 | 98 | 6 | 2 | v Australia | Bengaluru | 25 Mar 1998 |
| 16 | Harbhajan Singh | 37.5 | 7 | 123 | 7 | 1 | v Australia | Kolkata | 11 Mar 2001 |
| 17 | Harbhajan Singh | 30.3 | 8 | 73 | 6 | 4 | v Australia | Kolkata | 11 Mar 2001 |
| 18 | Harbhajan Singh | 38.2 | 6 | 133 | 7 | 1 | v Australia | Chennai | 18 Mar 2001 |
| 19 | Harbhajan Singh | 41.5 | 20 | 84 | 8 | 3 | v Australia | Chennai | 18 Mar 2001 |
| 20 | AB Agarkar | 16.2 | 2 | 41 | 6 | 3 | v Australia | Adelaide | 12 Dec 2003 |
| 21 | A Kumble | 51.0 | 8 | 176 | 6 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2003 |
| 22 | A Kumble | 46.5 | 7 | 141 | 8 | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 02 Jan 2004 |
| 23 | Harbhajan Singh | 30.1 | 5 | 78 | 6 | 3 | v Australia | Bengaluru | 06 Oct 2004 |
| 24 | A Kumble | 17.3 | 4 | 48 | 7 | 1 | v Australia | Chennai | 14 Oct 2004 |
| 25 | A Kumble | 47.0 | 8 | 133 | 6 | 3 | v Australia | Chennai | 14 Oct 2004 |
| 26 | R Ashwin | 42.0 | 12 | 103 | 7 | 1 | v Australia | Chennai | 22 Feb 2013 |
| 27 | RA Jadeja | 21.4 | 1 | 63 | 6 | 2 | v Australia | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
| 28 | R Ashwin | 12.4 | 4 | 41 | 6 | 4 | v Australia | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
| 29 | Mohammed Shami | 24.0 | 8 | 56 | 6 | 3 | v Australia | Perth | 14 Dec 2018 |
| 30 | JJ Bumrah | 15.5 | 4 | 33 | 6 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2018 |
JJ Bumrah of India captured 6 for 33 against Australia in the ongoing test at Melbourne to provide the fifth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | EAS Prasanna | 34.0×6 | 6 | 141 | 6 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1967 |
| 2 | BS Chandrasekhar | 14.1×8 | 2 | 52 | 6 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1977 |
| 3 | BS Chandrasekhar | 20.0×8 | 3 | 52 | 6 | 4 | v Australia | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1977 |
| 4 | A Kumble | 51.0 | 8 | 176 | 6 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2003 |
| 5 | JJ Bumrah | 15.5 | 4 | 33 | 6 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2018 |
Centurion witness a world record – Rival captains bag a pair for the first time in the annals of test cricket
Netizens of www.hrgcricstats.com would remember Sri C Prahlada Rao, who has contributed an article on P Ananda Rao – the famed commentator of All India Radio, Madras, now Chennai. His interest in the game of cricket is seen to be believed. Today morning, he sent me a message on whats app regarding the captains of South Africa and Pakistan bagging pairs in the just concluded test at Centurion and asked me to check up whether it has happened for the first time. Yes, it has indeed happened for the first time in the annals of test cricket thus constituting a world record. Sri C Prahlada Rao was a Bank official. He was the Chief Manager at Syndicate Bank, Head Office, Manipal prior to his joining Dena Bank as Assistant General Manager. He rose to the level of General Manager in Dena Bank. He quit Dena Bank and joined Reliance Group of Companies in Mumbai. He is now settled in Mumbai. He can be contacted on his mobile 9865704888
Rival captains – F de Plessis of South Africa and Sarfaz Ahmed of Pakistan collected pairs in the test between South Africa and Pakistan at Centuurion to provide the first occasion of rival captains collecting a pair in the annals of test cricket thus constituting a world record in the annals of test cricket. .
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | F du Plessis | 0 | 0 | SAF | Pak | Centurion | 26 Dec 2018 |
| 2 | Sarfraz Ahmed | 0 | 0 | Pak | SAF | Centurion | 26 Dec 2018 |
The following table lists the 23 occasions of captains collecting a pair in the annals of test cricket.
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | J Darling | 0 | 0 | Aus | Eng | Sheffield | 03 Jul 1902 |
| 2 | LJ Tancred | 0 | 0 | SAF | Eng | The Oval | 12 Aug 1912 |
| 3 | VS Hazare | 0 | 0 | Ind | Eng | Kanpur | 12 Jan 1952 |
| 4 | HB Cave | 0 | 0 | NZl | Win | Dunedin | 03 Feb 1956 |
| 5 | FMM Worrell | 0 | 0 | Win | Aus | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1960 |
| 6 | R Benaud | 0 | 0 | Aus | Eng | Leeds | 06 Jul 1961 |
| 7 | Imtiaz Ahmed | 0 | 0 | Pak | Eng | Dhaka | 19 Jan 1962 |
| 8 | BS Bedi | 0 | 0 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 17 Dec 1976 |
| 9 | IT Botham | 0 | 0 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 02 Jul 1981 |
| 10 | AR Border | 0 | 0 | Aus | Win | Perth | 30 Jan 1993 |
| 11 | MA Taylor | 0 | 0 | Aus | Pak | Karachi | 28 Sep 1994 |
| 12 | SP Fleming | 0 | 0 | NZl | Aus | Hobart | 27 Nov 1997 |
| 13 | CA Walsh | 0 | 0 | Win | Pak | Rawalpindi | 29 Nov 1997 |
| 14 | Rashid Latif | 0 | 0 | Pak | SAF | Port Elizabeth | 06 Mar 1998 |
| 15 | N Hussain | 0 | 0 | Eng | Win | The Oval | 31 Aug 2000 |
| 16 | JC Adams | 0 | 0 | Win | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2000 |
| 17 | Waqar Younis | 0 | 0 | Pak | Aus | Sharjah | 11 Oct 2002 |
| 18 | Habibul Bashar | 0 | 0 | Ban | Zim | Harare | 19 Feb 2004 |
| 19 | MS Atapattu | 0 | 0 | Srl | Pak | Faisalabad | 20 Oct 2004 |
| 20 | DJG Sammy | 0 | 0 | Win | NZl | Wellington | 11 Dec 2013 |
| 21 | AB de Villiers | 0 | 0 | SAF | Eng | Centurion | 22 Jan 2016 |
| 22 | F du Plessis | 0 | 0 | SAF | Pak | Centurion | 26 Dec 2018 |
| 23 | Sarfraz Ahmed | 0 | 0 | Pak | SAF | Centurion | 26 Dec 2018 |
The following table lists the three occasions of South African captains collecting a pair in the annals of test cricket.
| 1 | LJ Tancred | 0 | 0 | SAF | Eng | The Oval | 12 Aug 1912 |
| 2 | AB de Villiers | 0 | 0 | SAF | Eng | Centurion | 22 Jan 2016 |
| 3 | F du Plessis | 0 | 0 | SAF | Pak | Centurion | 26 Dec 2018 |
The following table lists the four occasions of captains collecting a pair in the annals of test cricket against Pakistan
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MA Taylor | 0 | 0 | Aus | Pak | Karachi | 28 Sep 1994 |
| 2 | CA Walsh | 0 | 0 | Win | Pak | Rawalpindi | 29 Nov 1997 |
| 3 | MS Atapattu | 0 | 0 | Srl | Pak | Faisalabad | 20 Oct 2004 |
| 4 | F du Plessis | 0 | 0 | SAF | Pak | Centurion | 26 Dec 2018 |
The following table lists the three occasions of captains collecting a pair in the annals of test cricket at Centurion
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AB de Villiers | 0 | 0 | SAF | Eng | Centurion | 22 Jan 2016 |
| 2 | F du Plessis | 0 | 0 | SAF | Pak | Centurion | 26 Dec 2018 |
| 3 | Sarfraz Ahmed | 0 | 0 | Pak | SAF | Centurion | 26 Dec 2018 |
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