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Rohit Sharma’s unique distinction as captain

Rohit Sharma’s unique distinction as captain

Cometh the March 09 2025, when he leads India in the finals of the on-going ICC Champions Trophy against New Zealand at Dubai, he would earn a unique record of captaining India in four ICC tournament Finals. He would also become the only captain to lead a team in four ICC tournament Finals

Prior to this,

He has led India in ICC Test Championship 2021-2023 finals against Australia at The Oval in June 2023.

He has captained India in ICC Men’s One day international World Cup 2023/24 finals against Australia on 19 Nov 2023

He has also led India in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 finals against South Africa at Bridgetown on 29 Jun 2024

This information was shared with me Sri Ashutosh J Bhatt, a diehard cricket fan who teaches Physics for College students in Mumbai and I am extremely thankful to him for sharing this information.

Jonathan Campbell’s Test debut as captain earns him two rare records in the annals of Test cricket

Jonathan Campbell’s Test debut as captain earns him two rare records in the annals of Test cricket

Jonathan Campbell of Zimbabwe became the 36th cricketer in the annals of test cricket to make his test debut as a captain. All such occasions are tabulated below. J Campbell led Zimbabwe against Ireland at Bulawayo in the recently concluded test.

NoPlayerTeamSpanMINORunsHSAveCHC0
1DW GregoryAus1877-1877120432.00000
2James Lillywhite jnrEng1877-187712014107.00000
3Lord HarrisEng1879-1879120693634.50000
4Hon.IFW BlighEng1882-1883120331.50001
5OR DunellSAF1889-18891213726*37.00000
6CA SmithEng1889-1889110333.00000
7AR RichardsSAF1896-1896120663.00001
8M BissetSAF1899-1899121563556.00000
9HM TabererSAF1902-1902110222.00000
10JH AndersonSAF1902-1902120433221.50000
11PW SherwellSAF1906-19061212322*23.00000
12HDG Leveson GowerEng1910-1910120483124.00000
13JWHT DouglasEng1911-1911120323216.00001
14FT MannEng1922-19221213228*32.00000
15RT StanyforthEng1927-1927110111.00000
16RK NunesWin1928-1928120473723.50000
17AHH GilliganEng1930-193012014107.00000
18TC LowryNZl1930-1930120404020.00001
19Hon.FSG CalthorpeEng1930-1930110404040.00000
20N BetancourtWin1930-1930120523926.00000
21GC GrantWin1930-193012212471*020
22CK NayuduInd1932-1932120504025.00000
23HF WadeSAF1935-1935110181818.00000
24VizianagramInd1936-19361212519*25.00000
25A MelvilleSAF1938-1938110000.00001
26FG MannEng1948-1948120321916.00000
27ND HowardEng1951-1951120221311.00000
28AR LewisEng1972-19721217070*70.00011
29B WarnapuraSrl1982-1982120403820.00000
30DL HoughtonZim1992-1992121162121162.00100
31LK GermonNZl1995-1995120894844.50000
32Naimur RahmanBan2000-200012018159.00000
33WTS PorterfieldIre2018-2018120333216.50000
34Asghar AfghanAfg2018-2018120362518.00000
35N BrandSAF2024-2024120743.50000
36J CampbellZim2025-2025120373318.50000

He also became the second Zimbabwe cricketer to achieve such a feat. J Campbell led Zimbabwe against Ireland at Bulawayo in the recently concluded test

NoPlayerTeamSpanMINORunsHSAveCHC0
1DL HoughtonZim1992-1992121162121162.00100
2J CampbellZim2025-2025120373318.50000

Jonathan Campbell achieved another distinction in the annals of test cricket. He became the fourth pair of Son-Father combination to lead a team in tests. Others are – FT Mann-FG Mann of England, IAK Pataudi-MAK Pataudi of India and MC Cowdrey-CS Cowdrey of England

NoPlayerTeam SpanMINORunsHSAveCHC0
1FT MannEngF1922-19235912818435.12020
 FG MannEngS1948-19497122376136*37.60100
              
2MC CowdreyEngF1959-196927450171515538.11683
 CS CowdreyEngS1988-1988120552.50001
              
3IAK PataudiIndF1946-1946350552211.00000
 MAK PataudiIndS1962-1975407322424203*34.145137
              
4ADR CampbellZimF1996-2002214019778425.05051
 J CampbellZimS2025-2025120373318.50000

It should be noted that the Father FT Mann and Son FG Mann captained England on their test debut

Bowlers who have witnessed their five plus wickets conceding 150 plus runs in a test innings in a losing cause

Bowlers who have witnessed their five plus wickets conceding 150 plus runs in a test innings in a losing cause


The following table lists the bowlers who have witnessed their five plus wickets conceding 150 plus runs in a test innings in a losing cause

NoPlayerOversMRunsWITeamOppGroundStart Date
1G Giffen78.22115563Aus                 EngMelbourne29 Dec 1894
2T Richardson68.0×52316871Eng                 AusManchester16 Jul 1896
3GM Parker37.00215261RSA                 EngBirmingham14 Jun 1924
4IAR Peebles71.00820462Eng                 AusThe Oval16 Aug 1930
5GAE Paine56.01216851Eng                 WinKingston14 Mar 1935
6DVP Wright43.6×80416751Eng                 AusBrisbane29 Nov 1946
7DG Phadkar45.31015971Ind                 WinChennai27 Jan 1949
8AMB Rowan60.0×80916752RSA                 EngGqeberha05 Mar 1949
9MH Mankad73.02419652Ind                 EngLord’s19 Jun 1952
10WA Johnston46.0×80815262Aus                 RSAMelbourne06 Feb 1953
11BS Chandrasekhar61.51715772Ind                 WinBrabourne13 Dec 1966
11BS Bedi64.20822661Ind                 EngLord’s20 Jun 1974
13BS Chandrasekhar42.00715352Ind                 WinKingston21 Apr 1976
14B Yardley66.01618771Aus                 PakMelbourne11 Dec 1981
15N Kapil Dev38.40322072Ind                 PakFaisalabad03 Jan 1983
16CG Rackemann42.40716152Aus                 WinSt John’s07 Apr 1984
17M Muralidaran41.50316251Srl                 IndLucknow18 Jan 1994
18UDU Chandana47.50717962Srl                 PakDhaka12 Mar 1999
19RW Price68.01818252Zim                 IndNagpur21 Feb 2002
20RW Price43.00119951Zim                 WinBulawayo12 Nov 2003
21A Kumble51.00817662Ind                 AusMelbourne26 Dec 2003
22M Muralidaran56.00915353Srl                 AusGalle08 Mar 2004
23M Muralidaran50.30817353Srl                 AusKandy16 Mar 2004
24CS Martin39.50715252NZl                 AusBrisbane18 Nov 2004
25DL Vettori55.21015251NZl                 AusAdelaide26 Nov 2004
26Danish Kaneria49.30718872Pak                 AusSydney02 Jan 2005
27Harbhajan Singh51.50915261Ind                 PakBengaluru24 Mar 2005
28JJ Krejza43.50121581Aus                 IndNagpur06 Nov 2008
29Danish Kaneria47.50315153Pak                 AusSydney03 Jan 2010
30Rubel Hossain29.00116651Ban                 NZlHamilton15 Feb 2010
31MA Starc28.50315463Aus                 RSAW.A.C.A30 Nov 2012
32Saeed Ajmal55.50815162Pak                 RSADub-DICS                 23 Oct 2013
33S Shillingford55.00916762Win                 IndEden Gardens06 Nov 2013
34S Shillingford43.00617952Win                 IndWankhede14 Nov 2013
35Saeed Ajmal59.10816652Pak                 SrlGalle06 Aug 2014
36J Nyumbu49.30715752Zim                 RSAHarare09 Aug 2014
37DL Piedt36.00415353RSA                 EngDurban26 Dec 2015
38Yasir Shah55.50918461Pak                 SrlDub-DICS                 06 Oct 2017
39KA Maharaj58.01518051RSA                 EngGqeberha16 Jan 2020
40RL Chase44.00317251Win                 EngManchester16 Jul 2020
41MJ Leach61.31215753Eng                 NZlWellington24 Feb 2023
42Shoaib Bashir46.10517352Eng                 IndDharamsala07 Mar 2024
43Taijul Islam52.20519851Ban                 RSAChattogram29 Oct 2024
44NGRP Jayasuriya38.00615152Srl                 AusGalle06 Feb 2025

The following table lists the Sri Lankan bowlers who have witnessed their five plus wickets conceding 150 plus runs in a test innings in a losing cause

NoPlayerOversMRunsWITeamOppGroundStart Date
1M Muralidaran41.50316251Srl                 IndLucknow18 Jan 1994
2UDU Chandana47.50717962Srl                 PakDhaka12 Mar 1999
3M Muralidaran56.00915353Srl                 AusGalle08 Mar 2004
4M Muralidaran50.30817353Srl                 AusKandy16 Mar 2004
5NGRP Jayasuriya38.00615152Srl                 AusGalle06 Feb 2025

The following table lists the  bowlers who have witnessed their five plus wickets conceding 150 plus runs in a test innings against Australia in a losing cause

NoPlayerOversMRunsWITeamOppGroundStart Date
1T Richardson68.0×52316871Eng                 AusManchester16 Jul 1896
2IAR Peebles71.00820462Eng                 AusThe Oval16 Aug 1930
3DVP Wright43.6×80416751Eng                 AusBrisbane29 Nov 1946
4A Kumble51.00817662Ind                 AusMelbourne26 Dec 2003
5M Muralidaran56.00915353Srl                 AusGalle08 Mar 2004
6M Muralidaran50.30817353Srl                 AusKandy16 Mar 2004
7CS Martin39.50715252NZl                 AusBrisbane18 Nov 2004
8DL Vettori55.21015251NZl                 AusAdelaide26 Nov 2004
9Danish Kaneria49.30718872Pak                 AusSydney02 Jan 2005
10Danish Kaneria47.50315153Pak                 AusSydney03 Jan 2010
11NGRP Jayasuriya38.00615152Srl                 AusGalle06 Feb 2025
Bowlers capturing five or more wickets conceding 150 plus runs in a test innings

Bowlers capturing five or more wickets conceding 150 plus runs in a test innings

NGRP Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka captured five wickets conceding 151 runs against Australia in the recently concluded test at Galle providing the 98th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets conceding 150 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerOversBPOMRWITeamOppGroundStart Date
1T Richardson55.306131810501Eng       AusSydney14 Dec 1894
2G Giffen78.206211550603Aus       EngMelbourne29 Dec 1894
3T Richardson68.005231680701Eng       AusManchester16 Jul 1896
4AA Mailey32.106031600502Aus       EngAdelaide14 Jan 1921
5GM Parker37.006021520601SAF       EngBirmingham14 Jun 1924
6OC Scott80.206132660501Win       EngKingston03 Apr 1930
7CV Grimmett53.006131670603Aus       EngLord’s27 Jun 1930
8IAR Peebles71.006082040602Eng       AusThe Oval16 Aug 1930
9WJ O’Reilly59.006091890701Aus       EngManchester06 Jul 1934
10GAE Paine56.006121680501Eng       WinKingston14 Mar 1935
11N Gordon40.008031570501SAF       EngCape Town31 Dec 1938
12RTD Perks30.508061560502Eng       WinThe Oval19 Aug 1939
13DVP Wright43.608041670501Eng       AusBrisbane29 Nov 1946
14DG Phadkar45.306101590701Ind       WinChennai27 Jan 1949
15AMB Rowan60.008091670502SAF       EngGqeberha05 Mar 1949
16TB Burtt45.006111620602NZl       EngManchester23 Jul 1949
17GF Cresswell41.206061680602NZl       EngThe Oval13 Aug 1949
18AM Moir56.306161550602NZl       EngChristchurch17 Mar 1951
19AMB Rowan68.006171740502SAF       EngLeeds26 Jul 1951
20MH Mankad73.006241960502Ind       EngLord’s19 Jun 1952
21SP Gupte66.006151620702Ind       WinTrinidad21 Jan 1953
22WA Johnston46.008081520602Aus       SAFMelbourne06 Feb 1953
23SP Gupte65.106141800502Ind       WinKingston28 Mar 1953
24MH Mankad82.006172280502Ind       WinKingston28 Mar 1953
25Haseeb Ahsan84.006192020602Pak       IndChennai13 Jan 1961
26GD McKenzie60.006151530702Aus       EngManchester23 Jul 1964
27BS Chandrasekhar61.506171570702Ind       WinBrabourne13 Dec 1966
28PI Pocock52.006091690502Eng       PakHyd-Pak       16 Mar 1973
29AW Greig46.006021640602Eng       WinBridgetown06 Mar 1974
30BS Bedi64.206082260601Ind       EngLord’s20 Jun 1974
31BS Chandrasekhar42.006071530502Ind       WinKingston21 Apr 1976
32DK Lillee47.708101630503Aus       PakAdelaide24 Dec 1976
33RJ Bright56.006141720502Aus       PakLahore18 Mar 1980
34B Yardley66.006161870701Aus       PakMelbourne11 Dec 1981
35N Kapil Dev38.406032200702Ind       PakFaisalabad03 Jan 1983
36Azeem Hafeez38.206081670501Pak       AusAdelaide09 Dec 1983
37DK Lillee50.206081710602Aus       PakAdelaide09 Dec 1983
38Abdul Qadir54.306121660502Pak       AusMelbourne26 Dec 1983
39CG Rackemann42.406071610502Aus       WinSt John’s07 Apr 1984
40GR Dilley47.306101540601Eng       PakThe Oval06 Aug 1987
41Abdul Qadir58.106181600602Pak       NZlAuckland24 Feb 1989
42DK Morrison44.006061530502NZl       SrlWellington31 Jan 1991
43M Muralidaran41.506031620501Srl       IndLucknow18 Jan 1994
44PA Strang69.006122120502Zim       PakSheikhupura17 Oct 1996
45M Muralidaran59.306141550701Srl        EngThe Oval27 Aug 1998
46UDU Chandana47.506071790602Srl       PakDhaka12 Mar 1999
47Saqlain Mushtaq74.006201640801Pak       EngLahore15 Nov 2000
48SK Warne44.206071650702Aus       EngThe Oval23 Aug 2001
49RW Price79.006191810502Zim       SAFBulawayo14 Sep 2001
50RW Price68.006181820502Zim       IndNagpur21 Feb 2002
51SK Warne70.006151610603Aus       SAFCape Town08 Mar 2002
52SCG MacGill48.006101520503Aus       EngMelbourne26 Dec 2002
53RW Price43.006011990501Zim       WinBulawayo12 Nov 2003
54A Kumble43.006031540501Ind       AusAdelaide12 Dec 2003
55A Kumble51.006081760602Ind       AusMelbourne26 Dec 2003
56M Muralidaran56.006091530503Srl       AusGalle08 Mar 2004
57M Muralidaran50.306081730503Srl       AusKandy16 Mar 2004
58CS Martin39.506071520502NZl       AusBrisbane18 Nov 2004
59DL Vettori55.206101520501NZl       AusAdelaide26 Nov 2004
60Danish Kaneria49.306071880702Pak       AusSydney02 Jan 2005
61Danish Kaneria53.406121500602Pak       IndMohali08 Mar 2005
62Harbhajan Singh51.506091520601Ind       PakBengaluru24 Mar 2005
63Danish Kaneria46.006071810502Pak       WinMultan19 Nov 2006
64Yasir Arafat39.006051610501Pak       IndBengaluru08 Dec 2007
65Harbhajan Singh44.506041640501Ind       SAFChennai26 Mar 2008
66JJ Krejza43.506012150801Aus       IndNagpur06 Nov 2008
67GP Swann50.406081650502Eng       WinBridgetown26 Feb 2009
68HMRKB Herath46.006061570503Srl       PakCol-SSC       20 Jul 2009
69SJ Benn53.006081550502Win       AusAdelaide04 Dec 2009
70Danish Kaneria53.006101680702Pak       NZlNapier11 Dec 2009
71Danish Kaneria47.506031510503Pak       AusSydney03 Jan 2010
72Rubel Hossain29.006011660501Ban       NZlHamilton15 Feb 2010
73BAW Mendis59.006061690601Srl       WinGalle15 Nov 2010
74HMRKB Herath52.006111570703Srl       AusCol-SSC       16 Sep 2011
75R Ashwin52.106061560501Ind       WinWankhede22 Nov 2011
76MA Starc28.506031540603Aus       SAFW.A.C.A30 Nov 2012
77GP Swann43.006021590501Eng       AusManchester01 Aug 2013
78Saeed Ajmal55.506081510602Pak       SAFDub-DICS       23 Oct 2013
79S Shillingford55.006091670602Win       IndEden Gardens06 Nov 2013
80S Shillingford43.006061790502Win       IndWankhede14 Nov 2013
81Z Khan               51.006131700503IndNZlWellington14 Feb 2014
82Saeed Ajmal59.106081660502Pak       SrlGalle06 Aug 2014
83J Nyumbu49.306071570502Zim       SAFHarare09 Aug 2014
84NM Lyon34.0106051520704Aus       IndAdelaide09 Dec 2014
85Taijul Islam46.406041630602Ban       PakKhulna28 Apr 2015
86DL Piedt36.006041530503SAF       EngDurban26 Dec 2015
87RA Jadeja39.006051520503Ind       SrlCol-SSC       03 Aug 2017
88Yasir Shah55.506091840601Pak       SrlDub-DICS       06 Oct 2017
89KA Maharaj58.006151800501SAF       EngGqeberha16 Jan 2020
90RL Chase44.006031720501Win       EngManchester16 Jul 2020
91WG Jacks40.306051610602Eng       PakRawalpindi01 Dec 2022
92Abrar Ahmed67.506082050502Pak       NZlKarachi26 Dec 2022
93MJ Leach61.306121570503Eng       NZlWellington24 Feb 2023
94NGRP Jayasuriya58.306131740501Srl       IreGalle24 Apr 2023
95Shoaib Bashir46.106051730502Eng       IndDharamsala07 Mar 2024
96KN Peiris33.406041700603Srl       NZlGalle26 Sep 2024
97Taijul Islam52.206051980501Ban       SAFChattogram29 Oct 2024
98NGRP Jayasuriya38.006061510502Srl       AusGalle06 Feb 2025

NGRP Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka captured five wickets conceding 151 runs against Australia in the recently concluded test at Galle providing the eleventh occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing five or more wickets conceding 150 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerOversBPOMRWITeamOppGroundStart Date
1M Muralidaran41.506031620501Srl       IndLucknow18 Jan 1994
2M Muralidaran59.306141550701Srl        EngThe Oval27 Aug 1998
3UDU Chandana47.506071790602Srl       PakDhaka12 Mar 1999
4M Muralidaran56.006091530503Srl       AusGalle08 Mar 2004
5M Muralidaran50.306081730503Srl       AusKandy16 Mar 2004
6HMRKB Herath46.006061570503Srl       PakCol-SSC       20 Jul 2009
7BAW Mendis59.006061690601Srl       WinGalle15 Nov 2010
8HMRKB Herath52.006111570703Srl       AusCol-SSC       16 Sep 2011
9NGRP Jayasuriya58.306131740501Srl       IreGalle24 Apr 2023
10KN Peiris33.406041700603Srl       NZlGalle26 Sep 2024
11NGRP Jayasuriya38.006061510502Srl       AusGalle06 Feb 2025

NGRP Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka captured five wickets conceding 151 runs against Australia in the recently concluded test at Galle providing the 18th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets conceding 150 plus runs in a test innings against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerOversBPOMRWITeamOppGroundStart Date
1T Richardson55.306131810501Eng       AusSydney14 Dec 1894
2T Richardson68.005231680701Eng       AusManchester16 Jul 1896
3IAR Peebles71.006082040602Eng       AusThe Oval16 Aug 1930
4DVP Wright43.608041670501Eng       AusBrisbane29 Nov 1946
5Azeem Hafeez38.206081670501Pak       AusAdelaide09 Dec 1983
6Abdul Qadir54.306121660502Pak       AusMelbourne26 Dec 1983
7A Kumble43.006031540501Ind       AusAdelaide12 Dec 2003
8A Kumble51.006081760602Ind       AusMelbourne26 Dec 2003
9M Muralidaran56.006091530503Srl       AusGalle08 Mar 2004
10M Muralidaran50.306081730503Srl       AusKandy16 Mar 2004
11CS Martin39.506071520502NZl       AusBrisbane18 Nov 2004
12DL Vettori55.206101520501NZl       AusAdelaide26 Nov 2004
13Danish Kaneria49.306071880702Pak       AusSydney02 Jan 2005
14SJ Benn53.006081550502Win       AusAdelaide04 Dec 2009
15Danish Kaneria47.506031510503Pak       AusSydney03 Jan 2010
16HMRKB Herath52.006111570703Srl       AusCol-SSC       16 Sep 2011
17GP Swann43.006021590501Eng       AusManchester01 Aug 2013
18NGRP Jayasuriya38.006061510502Srl       AusGalle06 Feb 2025

Australian batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership in a test innings

Australian batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership in a test innings

SPD Smith and AT Carey of Australia posted 259 runs for the fourth wicket against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at Galle to provide the 56th occasion of Australian batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPartnersWktRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1DG Bradman, WM Woodfull0227403v South AfricaMelbourne31 Dec 1931
2DG Bradman, WH Ponsford0438802v EnglandLeeds20 Jul 1934
3DG Bradman, WH Ponsford0245101v EnglandThe Oval18 Aug 1934
4DG Bradman, JHW Fingleton0634603v EnglandMelbourne01 Jan 1937
5DG Bradman, AL Hassett0327601v EnglandBrisbane29 Nov 1946
6SG Barnes, DG Bradman0540502v EnglandSydney13 Dec 1946
7DG Bradman, AR Morris0230104v EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1948
8AL Hassett, CC McDonald0227501v South AfricaAdelaide24 Jan 1953
9RN Harvey, CC McDonald0329502v West IndiesKingston11 Jun 1955
10WM Lawry, RB Simpson0138201v West IndiesBridgetown05 May 1965
11IM Chappell, WM Lawry0229802v West IndiesMelbourne26 Dec 1968
12WM Lawry, KD Walters0433601v West IndiesSydney14 Feb 1969
13GS Chappell, IM Chappell0326401v New ZealandWellington01 Mar 1974
14IM Chappell, RB McCosker0227701v EnglandThe Oval28 Aug 1975
15CS Serjeant, GM Wood0425104v West IndiesGeorgetown31 Mar 1978
16WB Phillips, GN Yallop0225901v PakistanW.A.C.A11 Nov 1983
17GR Marsh, MA Taylor0132901v EnglandNottingham10 Aug 1989
18DM Jones, SR Waugh06260*03v Sri LankaHobart16 Dec 1989
19MJ Slater, MA Taylor0126001v EnglandLord’s17 Jun 1993
20AR Border, SR Waugh05332*01v EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1993
21GS Blewett, SR Waugh0538502v South AfricaJohannesburg28 Feb 1997
22MTG Elliott, RT Ponting0526802v EnglandLeeds24 Jul 1997
23JL Langer, MA Taylor0227901v PakistanPeshawar15 Oct 1998
24RT Ponting, SR Waugh0528101v West IndiesBridgetown26 Mar 1999
25GS Blewett, MJ Slater0126902v PakistanBrisbane05 Nov 1999
26JL Langer, RT Ponting0532702v PakistanW.A.C.A26 Nov 1999
27AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn0631701v South AfricaJohannesburg22 Feb 2002
28ML Hayden, RT Ponting0227201v EnglandBrisbane07 Nov 2002
29DS Lehmann, RT Ponting0331501v West IndiesPort of Spain19 Apr 2003
30DS Lehmann, SR Waugh0425002v BangladeshCairns25 Jul 2003
31ML Hayden, JL Langer0125501v Sri LankaCairns09 Jul 2004
32AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn0625601v New ZealandWellington18 Mar 2005
33JN Gillespie, MEK Hussey0432002v BangladeshChattogram16 Apr 2006
34ML Hayden, A Symonds0627902v EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2006
35MJ Clarke, RT Ponting0435201v PakistanHobart14 Jan 2010
36MJ Clarke, MJ North0525301v New ZealandWellington19 Mar 2010
37BJ Haddin, MEK Hussey0630702v EnglandBrisbane25 Nov 2010
38MEK Hussey, SE Marsh0425802v Sri LankaPallekele08 Sep 2011
39MJ Clarke, RT Ponting0428802v IndiaSydney03 Jan 2012
40MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey05334*02v IndiaSydney03 Jan 2012
41MJ Clarke, RT Ponting0438601v IndiaAdelaide24 Jan 2012
42MJ Clarke, EJM Cowan0425902v South AfricaBrisbane09 Nov 2012
43MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey0527201v South AfricaAdelaide22 Nov 2012
44CJL Rogers, SPD Smith0228401v EnglandLord’s16 Jul 2015
45UT Khawaja, DA Warner0230201v New ZealandW.A.C.A13 Nov 2015
46SE Marsh, AC Voges0444901v West IndiesHobart10 Dec 2015
47JA Burns, UT Khawaja0225801v West IndiesMelbourne26 Dec 2015
48JA Burns, SPD Smith0328902v New ZealandChristchurch20 Feb 2016
49MR Marsh, SPD Smith0530102v EnglandW.A.C.A14 Dec 2017
50JA Burns, TM Head0430801v Sri LankaCanberra01 Feb 2019
51M Labuschagne, DA Warner0236101v PakistanAdelaide29 Nov 2019
52M Labuschagne, SPD Smith0325101v West IndiesPerth30 Nov 2022
53TM Head, M Labuschagne0429701v West IndiesAdelaide08 Dec 2022
54TM Head, SPD Smith0428501v IndiaThe Oval07 Jun 2023
55UT Khawaja, SPD Smith0326601v Sri LankaGalle29 Jan 2025
56AT Carey, SPD Smith0425902v Sri LankaGalle06 Feb 2025

SPD Smith and AT Carey of Australia posted 259 runs for the fourth wicket against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at Galle to provide the 14th occasion of Australian batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership in a test innings for the fourth wicket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPartnersWktRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1WM Lawry, KD Walters0433601v West IndiesSydney14 Feb 1969
2CS Serjeant, GM Wood0425104v West IndiesGeorgetown31 Mar 1978
3DS Lehmann, SR Waugh0425002v BangladeshCairns25 Jul 2003
4JN Gillespie, MEK Hussey0432002v BangladeshChattogram16 Apr 2006
5MJ Clarke, RT Ponting0435201v PakistanHobart14 Jan 2010
6MEK Hussey, SE Marsh0425802v Sri LankaPallekele08 Sep 2011
7MJ Clarke, RT Ponting0428802v IndiaSydney03 Jan 2012
8MJ Clarke, RT Ponting0438601v IndiaAdelaide24 Jan 2012
9MJ Clarke, EJM Cowan0425902v South AfricaBrisbane09 Nov 2012
10SE Marsh, AC Voges0444901v West IndiesHobart10 Dec 2015
11JA Burns, TM Head0430801v Sri LankaCanberra01 Feb 2019
12TM Head, M Labuschagne0429701v West IndiesAdelaide08 Dec 2022
13TM Head, SPD Smith0428501v IndiaThe Oval07 Jun 2023
14AT Carey, SPD Smith0425902v Sri LankaGalle06 Feb 2025

SPD Smith and AT Carey of Australia posted 259 runs for the fourth wicket against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at Galle to provide the sixth occasion of Australian batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership in a test innings against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPartnersWktRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1DM Jones, SR Waugh06260*03v Sri LankaHobart16 Dec 1989
2ML Hayden, JL Langer0125501v Sri LankaCairns09 Jul 2004
3MEK Hussey, SE Marsh0425802v Sri LankaPallekele08 Sep 2011
4JA Burns, TM Head0430801v Sri LankaCanberra01 Feb 2019
5UT Khawaja, SPD Smith0326601v Sri LankaGalle29 Jan 2025
6AT Carey, SPD Smith0425902v Sri LankaGalle06 Feb 2025

SPD Smith and AT Carey of Australia posted 259 runs for the fourth wicket against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at Galle to provide the third occasion of Australian batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership in a test innings against Sri Lanka for the fourth wicket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPartnersWktRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1MEK Hussey, SE Marsh0425802v Sri LankaPallekele08 Sep 2011
2JA Burns, TM Head0430801v Sri LankaCanberra01 Feb 2019
3AT Carey, SPD Smith0425902v Sri LankaGalle06 Feb 2025
Captain and wicket keeper scoring centuries in the same test innings

Captain and wicket keeper scoring centuries in the same test innings

SPD Smith and AT Carey of Australia scored 131 and 156 respectively against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at Galle to provide the 29th occasion of a captain and a wicket keeper scoring centuries in the same test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below. The list does not contain captain wicket keeper batsman scoring centuries.

NoNoPlayerC/KRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
11WR HammondC18101EngSAFCape Town31 Dec 1938
 2LEG AmesK11501EngSAFCape Town31 Dec 1938
          
21DS AtkinsonC21902WinAusBridgetown14 May 1955
 2CC DepeiazaK12202WinAusBridgetown14 May 1955
          
31DJ McGlewC104*02SAFEngManchester07 Jul 1955
 2JHB WaiteK11302SAFEngManchester07 Jul 1955
          
41DJ McGlewC10801SAFAusJohannesburg23 Dec 1957
 2JHB WaiteK11501SAFAusJohannesburg23 Dec 1957
          
51MAK PataudiC203*03IndEngDelhi08 Feb 1964
 2BK KunderanK10003IndEngDelhi08 Feb 1964
          
61IM ChappellC19602AusPakAdelaide22 Dec 1972
 2RW MarshK11802AusPakAdelaide22 Dec 1972
          
71SM GavaskarC12301IndAusWankhede03 Nov 1979
 2SMH KirmaniK101*01IndAusWankhede03 Nov 1979
          
81Javed MiandadC106*02PakAusFaisalabad06 Mar 1980
 2Taslim ArifK210*02PakAusFaisalabad06 Mar 1980
          
91CH LloydC10602WinIndSt John’s28 Apr 1983
 2PJL DujonK11002WinIndSt John’s28 Apr 1983
          
101A RanatungaC12702SrlAusColombo (SSC)17 Aug 1992
 2RS KaluwitharanaK132*02SrlAusColombo (SSC)17 Aug 1992
          
111WJ CronjeC11202SAFNZlCape Town02 Jan 1995
 2DJ RichardsonK10902SAFNZlCape Town02 Jan 1995
          
121SR WaughC10502AusEngBirmingham05 Jul 2001
 2AC GilchristK15202AusEngBirmingham05 Jul 2001
          
131SP FlemingC10501NZlAusW.A.C.A30 Nov 2001
 2AC ParoreK11001NZlAusW.A.C.A30 Nov 2001
          
141SR WaughC10202AusEngSydney02 Jan 2003
 2AC GilchristK13302AusEngSydney02 Jan 2003
          
151BC LaraC400*01WinEngSt John’s10 Apr 2004
 2RD JacobsK107*01WinEngSt John’s10 Apr 2004
          
161RT PontingC20702AusPakSydney02 Jan 2005
 2AC GilchristK11302AusPakSydney02 Jan 2005
          
171R DravidC10302IndPakFaisalabad21 Jan 2006
 2MS DhoniK14802IndPakFaisalabad21 Jan 2006
          
181DPMD JayawardeneC12702SrlBanColombo (SSC)25 Jun 2007
 2HAPW JayawardeneK120*02SrlBanColombo (SSC)25 Jun 2007
          
191Younis KhanC31302PskSrlKarachi21 Feb 2009
 2Kamran AkmalK158*02PakSrlKarachi21 Feb 2009
          
201GC SmithC23402SAfPakDubai (DICS)23 Oct 2013
 2AB de VilliersK16402SAFPakDubai (DICS)23 Oct 2013
          
211MJ ClarkeC14801AusEngAdelaide05 Dec 2013
 2BJ HaddinK11801AusEngAdelaide05 Dec 2013
          
221BB McCullumC30203NZlIndWellington14 Feb 2014
 2BJ WatlingK12403NZlIndWellington14 Feb 2014
          
231V KohliC20401IndBanHyderabad09 Feb 2017
 2WP SahaK106*01IndBanHyderabad09 Feb 2017
          
241JO HolderC11002WinZimBulawayo29 Oct 2017
 2SO DowrichK10302WinZimBulawayo29 Oct 2017
          
251JO HolderC202*03WinEngBridgetown23 Jan 2019
 2SO DowrichK116*03WinEngBridgetown23 Jan 2019
          
261BA StokesC10302EngSAFManchester25 Aug 2022
 2BT FoakesK113*02EngSAFManchester25 Aug 2022
          
271H ShahidiC24602AfgZimBulawayo26 Dec 2024
 2Afsar ZazaiK11302AfgZimBulawayo26 Dec 2024
          
281T BavumaC10601SAFPakCape Town03 Jan 2025
 2K VerreynneK10001SAFPakCape Town03 Jan 2025
          
291SPD SmithC13102AusSrlGalle06 Feb 2025
 2AT CareyK15602AusSrlGalle06 Feb 2025

SPD Smith and AT Carey of Australia scored 131 and 156 respectively against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at Galle to provide the sixth occasion of an Australian captain and an Australian wicket keeper scoring centuries in the same test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below. The list does not contain captain wicket keeper batsman scoring centuries.

NoNoPlayerC/KRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
11IM ChappellC19602AusPakAdelaide22 Dec 1972
 2RW MarshK11802AusPakAdelaide22 Dec 1972
          
21SR WaughC10502AusEngBirmingham05 Jul 2001
 2AC GilchristK15202AusEngBirmingham05 Jul 2001
          
31SR WaughC10202AusEngSydney02 Jan 2003
 2AC GilchristK13302AusEngSydney02 Jan 2003
          
41RT PontingC20702AusPakSydney02 Jan 2005
 2AC GilchristK11302AusPakSydney02 Jan 2005
          
51MJ ClarkeC14801AusEngAdelaide05 Dec 2013
 2BJ HaddinK11801AusEngAdelaide05 Dec 2013
          
61SPD SmithC13102AusSrlGalle06 Feb 2025
 2AT CareyK15602AusSrlGalle06 Feb 2025

SPD Smith and AT Carey of Australia scored 131 and 156 respectively against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at Galle to provide the second occasion of a captain and a wicket keeper scoring centuries in the same test innings against Sri Lanka.  Both such occasions are tabulated below. The list does not contain captain wicket keeper batsman scoring centuries.

NoNoPlayerC/KRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
11Younis KhanC31302PskSrlKarachi21 Feb 2009
 2Kamran AkmalK158*02PakSrlKarachi21 Feb 2009
          
21SPD SmithC13102AusSrlGalle06 Feb 2025
 2AT CareyK15602AusSrlGalle06 Feb 2025
Wicket keeper batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings

Wicket keeper batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings

AT Carey of Australia scored 156 in the on-going test against  Sri Lanka at Galle to provide the 45th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring 150 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1CL Walcott1521West Indies      v IndiaDelhi10 Nov 1948
2CL Walcott168*3West Indies      v EnglandLord’s24 Jun 1950
3Imtiaz Ahmed2092Pakistanv New ZealandLahore26 Oct 1955
4BK Kunderan1921Indiav EnglandChennai10 Jan 1964
5DT Lindsay1823South Africav AustraliaJohannesburg23 Dec 1966
6WK Lees1522New Zealandv PakistanKarachi30 Oct 1976
7Taslim Arif210*2Pakistanv AustraliaFaisalabad06 Mar 1980
8DSBP Kuruppu201*1Sri Lankav New ZealandColombo (CCC)16 Apr 1987
9IDS Smith1731New Zealandv IndiaAuckland22 Feb 1990
10A Flower1561Zimbabwev PakistanHarare31 Jan 1995
11NR Mongia1522Indiav AustraliaDelhi10 Oct 1996
12IA Healy161*1Australiav West IndiesBrisbane22 Nov 1996
13AJ Stewart1732Englandv New ZealandAuckland24 Jan 1997
14AJ Stewart1643Englandv South AfricaManchester02 Jul 1998
15A Flower183*1Zimbabwev IndiaDelhi18 Nov 2000
16A Flower232*3Zimbabwev IndiaNagpur25 Nov 2000
17AC Gilchrist1522Australiav EnglandBirmingham05 Jul 2001
18A Flower199*3Zimbabwev South AfricaHarare07 Sep 2001
19Rashid Latif1501Pakistanv West IndiesSharjah31 Jan 2002
20AC Gilchrist204*1Australiav South AfricaJohannesburg22 Feb 2002
21KC Sangakkara2302Sri Lankav PakistanLahore06 Mar 2002
22T Taibu1533Zimbabwev BangladeshDhaka14 Jan 2005
23AC Gilchrist1621Australiav New ZealandWellington18 Mar 2005
24KC Sangakkara157*3Sri Lankav West IndiesKandy22 Jul 2005
25Kamran Akmal1542Pakistanv EnglandLahore29 Nov 2005
26KC Sangakkara1853Sri Lankav PakistanColombo (SSC)26 Mar 2006
27BJ Haddin1692Australiav New ZealandAdelaide28 Nov 2008
28Kamran Akmal158*2Pakistam      v Sri LankaKarachi21 Feb 2009
29D Ramdin1662West Indies      v EnglandBridgetown26 Feb 2009
30HAPW Jayawardene154*2Sri Lankav IndiaAhmedabad16 Nov 2009
31BB McCullum1851New Zealandv BangladeshHamilton15 Feb 2010
32AB de Villiers1693South Africav AustraliaW.A.C.A30 Nov 2012
33MS Dhoni2242Indiav AustraliaChennai22 Feb 2013
34Mushfiqur Rahim2002Bangladeshv Sri LankaGalle08 Mar 2013
35AB de Villiers1642South Africav PakistanDubai (DICS)23 Oct 2013
36LD Chandimal162*3Sri Lankav IndiaGalle12 Aug 2015
37JM Bairstow150*1Englandv South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2016
38JM Bairstow167*1Englandv Sri LankaLord’s09 Jun 2016
39Mushfiqur Rahim1591Bangladeshv New ZealandWellington12 Jan 2017
40Mushfiqur Rahim219*1Bangladeshv ZimbabweMirpur11 Nov 2018
41RR Pant159*1Indiav AustraliaSydney03 Jan 2019
42BJ Watling2052New Zealandv EnglandMt Maunganui21 Nov 2019
43JC Buttler1521Englandv PakistanSouthampton21 Aug 2020
44Mohammad Rizwan171*1Pakistanv BangladeshRawalpindi21 Aug 2024
45AT Carey1562Australiav Sri LankaGalle06 Feb 2025

AT Carey of Australia scored 156 in the on-going test against Sri Lanka at Galle to provide the sixth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring 150 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1IA Healy161*1Australiav West IndiesBrisbane22 Nov 1996
2AC Gilchrist1522Australiav EnglandBirmingham05 Jul 2001
3AC Gilchrist204*1Australiav South AfricaJohannesburg22 Feb 2002
4AC Gilchrist1621Australiav New ZealandWellington18 Mar 2005
5BJ Haddin1692Australiav New ZealandAdelaide28 Nov 2008
6AT Carey1562Australiav Sri LankaGalle06 Feb 2025

AT Carey of Australia scored 156 in the on-going test against  Sri Lanka at Galle to provide the fourth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring 150 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1Kamran Akmal158*2Pakistam      v Sri LankaKarachi21 Feb 2009
2Mushfiqur Rahim2002Bangladeshv Sri LankaGalle08 Mar 2013
3JM Bairstow167*1Englandv Sri LankaLord’s09 Jun 2016
4AT Carey1562Australiav Sri LankaGalle06 Feb 2025
Batsmen batting at number nine scoring a fifty in a test innings

Batsmen batting at number nine scoring a fifty in a test innings

JDF Vandersey of Sri Lanka scored 53 against Australia in the just concluded teat at Galle to provide the 289th occasion of a batsman batting at nine scoring a fifty in a test innings in the annals of test cricket.  It also provides the twelfth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman batting at nine scoring a fifty in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1GF Labrooy70*1Sri Lankav New ZealandAuckland01 Mar 1991
2GP Wickramasinghe514Sri Lankav South AfricaCape Town19 Mar 1998
3WPUJC Vaas541Sri Lankav South AfricaGalle20 Jul 2000
4M Muralidaran673Sri Lankav IndiaKandy22 Aug 2001
5UDU Chandana921Sri Lankav ZimbabweGalle12 Jan 2002
6WPUJC Vaas691Sri Lankav South AfricaGalle04 Aug 2004
7WPUJC Vaas50*3Sri Lankav EnglandLord’s11 May 2006
8WPUJC Vaas642Sri Lankav South AfricaColombo (PSS)04 Aug 2006
9SL Malinga641Sri Lankav IndiaGalle18 Jul 2010
10HMRKB Herath672Sri Lankav IndiaEden Gardens16 Nov 2017
11RMMP Rathnayake721Sri Lankav EnglandManchester21 Aug 2024
12JDF Vandersay533Sri Lankav AustraliaGalle29 Jan 2025

JDF Vandersey of Sri Lanka scored 53 against Australia in the just concluded teat at Galle to provide the 50th occasion of a batsman batting at nine scoring a fifty in a test innings in the annals of test cricket against Australia.  It also provides the first occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman batting at nine scoring a fifty in a test innings against Australia in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositinGroundStart Date
1CA Absolom5201Englandv AustraliaMelbourne02 Jan 1879
2W Bates5501Englandv AustraliaMelbourne19 Jan 1883
3J Briggs5301Englandv AustraliaThe Oval12 Aug 1886
4EA Halliwell5701South Africav AustraliaJohannesburg11 Oct 1902
5RO Schwarz6102South Africav AustraliaSydney09 Dec 1910
6Lord Tennyson6302Englandv AustraliaLeeds02 Jul 1921
7H Larwood7001Englandv AustraliaBrisbane30 Nov 1928
8GOB Allen6101Englandv AustraliaManchester06 Jul 1934
9JC Laker6301Englandv AustraliaNottingham10 Jun 1948
10NBF Mann5202South Africav AustraliaJohannesburg10 Feb 1950
11ARA Murray5101South Africav AustraliaMelbourne24 Dec 1952
12HJ Tayfield6601South Africav AustraliaGqeberha28 Feb 1958
13Intikhab Alam5301Pakistanv AustraliaKarachi24 Oct 1964
14Intikhab Alam6103Pakistanv AustraliaMelbourne04 Dec 1964
15FJ Titmus56*02Englandv AustraliaMelbourne30 Dec 1965
16PM Pollock75*03South Africav AustraliaCape Town31 Dec 1966
17DAJ Holford8003West Indiesv AustraliaAdelaide24 Jan 1969
18Wasim Bari7201Pakistanv AustraliaAdelaide22 Dec 1972
19HJ Howarth6102New Zealandv AustraliaChristchurch18 Feb 1977
20KD Ghavri8601Indiav AustraliaWankhede03 Nov 1979
21J Garner6002West Indiesv AustraliaBrisbane01 Dec 1979
22Imran Khan5602Pakistanv AustraliaLahore18 Mar 1980
23Sir RJ Hadlee51*03New Zealandv AustraliaBrisbane28 Nov 1980
24GR Dilley5603Englandv AustraliaLeeds16 Jul 1981
25JE Emburey5703Englandv AustraliaManchester13 Aug 1981
26GC Small5902Englandv AustraliaThe Oval24 Aug 1989
27CEL Ambrose5302West Indiesv AustraliaPort of Spain05 Apr 1991
28KS More67*01Indiav AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 1991
29D Gough5101Englandv AustraliaSydney01 Jan 1995
30DJ Richardson72*01South Africav AustraliaJohannesburg28 Feb 1997
31Moin Khan6101Pakistanv AustraliaBrisbane05 Nov 1999
32Wasim Akram5203Pakistanv AustraliaW.A.C.A26 Nov 1999
33AC Parore11001New Zealandv AustraliaW.A.C.A30 Nov 2001
34HH Streak71*03Zimbabwev AustraliaW.A.C.A09 Oct 2003
35AF Giles5903Englandv AustraliaThe Oval08 Sep 2005
36Harbhajan Singh6302Indiav AustraliaSydney02 Jan 2008
37Harbhajan Singh6301Indiav AustraliaAdelaide24 Jan 2008
38Z Khan57*02Indiav AustraliaBengaluru09 Oct 2008
39GP Swann6203Englandv AustraliaLeeds07 Aug 2009
40GP Swann6303Englandv AustraliaThe Oval20 Aug 2009
41JH Kallis5802South Africav AustraliaAdelaide22 Nov 2012
42VD Philander51*04South Africav AustraliaCape Town01 Mar 2014
43MJ Henry6603New Zealandv AustraliaChristchurch20 Feb 2016
44Sohail Khan6501Pakistanv AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2016
45RA Jadeja54*02Indiav AustraliaRanchi16 Mar 2017
46KA Maharaj5302South Africav AustraliaSydney04 Jan 2023
47AR Patel8402Indiav AustraliaNagpur09 Feb 2023
48Aamer Jamal8201Pakistanv AustraliaSydney03 Jan 2024
49Washington Sundar5002Indiav AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2024
50JDF Vandersay5303Srl Lankav AustraliaGalle29 Jan 2025
Australia’s innings wins in tests

Australia’s innings wins in tests

Australia won the just concluded test against Sri Lanka at Galle by an innings and 242 runs to provide the 97th occasion of Australia winning a test by an innings margin. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamResMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1Australiawoninns & 360 runsv South AfricaJohannesburg22 Feb 2002
2Australiawoninns & 332 runsv EnglandBrisbane29 Nov 1946
3Australiawoninns & 259 runsv South AfricaGqeberha03 Mar 1950
4Australiawoninns & 242 runsv Sri LankaGalle29 Jan 2025
5Australiawoninns & 226 runsv IndiaBrisbane28 Nov 1947
6Australiawoninns & 222 runsv New ZealandHobart26 Nov 1993
7Australiawoninns & 217 runsv West IndiesBrisbane16 Jan 1931
8Australiawoninns & 212 runsv West IndiesHobart10 Dec 2015
9Australiawoninns & 201 runsv Sri LankaMelbourne26 Dec 2012
10Australiawoninns & 200 runsv EnglandMelbourne26 Feb 1937
11Australiawoninns & 198 runsv PakistanSharjah11 Oct 2002
12Australiawoninns & 196 runsv South AfricaJohannesburg28 Feb 1997
13Australiawoninns & 184 runsv South AfricaJohannesburg15 Feb 1936
14Australiawoninns & 183 runsv West IndiesAdelaide25 Jan 1997
15Australiawoninns & 182 runsv South AfricaMelbourne26 Dec 2022
16Australiawoninns & 180 runsv EnglandNottingham10 Aug 1989
17Australiawoninns & 177 runsv IndiaMelbourne06 Feb 1948
18Australiawoninns & 175 runsv ZimbabweW.A.C.A09 Oct 2003
19Australiawoninns & 172 runsv West IndiesSydney01 Jan 1931
02Australiawoninns & 163 runsv South AfricaBrisbane27 Nov 1931
21Australiawoninns & 156 runsv New ZealandBrisbane18 Nov 2004
22Australiawoninns & 155 runsv South AfricaSydney18 Dec 1931
23Australiawoninns & 154 runsv EnglandBrisbane26 Nov 1954
24Australiawoninns & 149 runsv EnglandThe Oval14 Aug 1948
25Australiawoninns & 148 runsv EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1993
26Australiawoninns & 147 runsv EnglandSydney01 Feb 1895
27Australiawoninns & 141 runsv South AfricaCape Town31 Dec 1957
28Australiawoninns & 141 runsv IndiaSydney02 Jan 2000
29Australiawoninns & 132 runsv BangladeshDarwin18 Jul 2003
30Australiawoninns & 127 runsv IndiaDelhi12 Dec 1959
31Australiawoninns & 126 runsv West IndiesBrisbane23 Nov 2000
32Australiawoninns & 126 runsv PakistanBrisbane09 Nov 1995
33Australiawoninns & 123 runsv EnglandSydney04 Jan 2018
34Australiawoninns & 122 runsv West IndiesMelbourne13 Feb 1931
35Australiawoninns & 118 runsv EnglandBirmingham05 Jul 2001
36Australiawoninns & 114 runsv South AfricaSydney09 Dec 1910
37Australiawoninns & 114 runsv PakistanAdelaide22 Dec 1972
38Australiawoninns & 108 runsv Sri LankaW.A.C.A12 Feb 1988
39Australiawoninns & 103 runsv New ZealandWellington29 Mar 1946
40Australiawoninns & 099 runsv EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2006
41Australiawoninns & 099 runsv PakistanRawalpindi01 Oct 1998
42Australiawoninns & 098 runsv BangladeshCairns25 Jul 2003
43Australiawoninns & 096 runsv New ZealandBrisbane03 Dec 1993
44Australiawoninns & 091 runsv EnglandMelbourne31 Dec 1920
45Australiawoninns & 088 runsv South AfricaManchester27 May 1912
46Australiawoninns & 085 runsv South AfricaJohannesburg24 Dec 1949
47Australiawoninns & 085 runsv EnglandBirmingham10 Jul 1975
48Australiawoninns & 082 runsv West IndiesKingston11 Jun 1955
49Australiawoninns & 080 runsv EnglandLeeds07 Aug 2009
50Australiawoninns & 080 runsv BangladeshChattogram16 Apr 2006
51Australiawoninns & 078 runsv South AfricaCape Town01 Jan 1936
52Australiawoninns & 072 runsv South AfricaMelbourne12 Feb 1932
53Australiawoninns & 070 runsv New ZealandW.A.C.A20 Nov 1997
54Australiawoninns & 068 runsv IndiaSydney03 Jan 2012
55Australiawoninns & 065 runsv West IndiesBrisbane26 Nov 2009
56Australiawoninns & 062 runsv New ZealandAdelaide28 Nov 2008
57Australiawoninns & 062 runsv EnglandLord’s17 Jun 1993
58Australiawoninns & 061 runsv EnglandLeeds24 Jul 1997
59Australiawoninns & 060 runsv New ZealandChristchurch25 Feb 1993
60Australiawoninns & 057 runsv New ZealandAdelaide26 Jan 1974
61Australiawoninns & 055 runsv West IndiesSydney30 Dec 1984
62Australiawoninns & 055 runsv IndiaChennai13 Jan 1960
63Australiawoninns & 055 runsv EnglandMelbourne01 Jan 1898
64Australiawoninns & 053 runsv West IndiesKingston29 Apr 1995
65Australiawoninns & 052 runsv New ZealandWellington12 Feb 2016
66Australiawoninns & 051 runsv EnglandAdelaide21 Nov 2002
67Australiawoninns & 048 runsv EnglandW.A.C.A29 Nov 2002
68Australiawoninns & 048 runsv PakistanAdelaide29 Nov 2019
69Australiawoninns & 046 runsv EnglandThe Oval20 Aug 2015
70Australiawoninns & 041 runsv EnglandW.A.C.A14 Dec 2017
71Australiawoninns & 040 runsv Sri LankaBrisbane24 Jan 2019
72Australiawoninns & 040 runsv Sri LankaBrisbane08 Nov 2007
73Australiawoninns & 039 runsv EnglandThe Oval16 Aug 1930
74Australiawoninns & 038 runsv Sri LankaKandy22 Apr 1983
75Australiawoninns & 038 runsv South AfricaSydney09 Jan 1953
76Australiawoninns & 037 runsv IndiaW.A.C.A13 Jan 2012
77Australiawoninns & 036 runsv Sri LankaW.A.C.A08 Dec 1995
78Australiawoninns & 033 runsv EnglandSydney13 Dec 1946
79Australiawoninns & 030 runsv West IndiesMelbourne26 Dec 1968
80Australiawoninns & 027 runsv West IndiesW.A.C.A01 Dec 2000
81Australiawoninns & 025 runsv New ZealandMelbourne29 Dec 1973
82Australiawoninns & 025 runsv EnglandThe Oval23 Aug 2001
83Australiawoninns & 021 runsv South AfricaSydney02 Jan 1998
84Australiawoninns & 020 runsv PakistanSharjah19 Oct 2002
85Australiawoninns & 020 runsv PakistanW.A.C.A26 Nov 1999
86Australiawoninns & 018 runsv PakistanMelbourne26 Dec 2016
87Australiawoninns & 016 runsv IndiaAdelaide23 Jan 1948
88Australiawoninns & 014 runsv EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2021
89Australiawoninns & 013 runsv EnglandAdelaide14 Jan 1898
90Australiawoninns & 013 runsv EnglandSydney05 Jan 1951
91Australiawoninns & 009 runsv EnglandAdelaide28 Jan 1966
92Australiawoninns & 009 runsv PakistanW.A.C.A11 Nov 1983
93Australiawoninns & 006 runsv South AfricaDurban28 Feb 1936
94Australiawoninns & 005 runsv PakistanBrisbane21 Nov 2019
95Australiawoninns & 005 runsv IndiaChennai19 Oct 1956
96Australiawoninns & 004 runsv IndiaMelbourne30 Dec 1967
97Australiawoninns & 004 runsv IndiaSydney02 Jan 1981

Australia won the just concluded test against Sri Lanka at Galle by an innings and 242 runs to provide the seventh occasion of Australia winning a test by an innings margin against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamResMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1Australiawoninns & 242 runsv Sri LankaGalle29 Jan 2025
2Australiawoninns & 201 runsv Sri LankaMelbourne26 Dec 2012
3Australiawoninns & 108 runsv Sri LankaW.A.C.A12 Feb 1988
4Australiawoninns & 040 runsv Sri LankaBrisbane24 Jan 2019
5Australiawoninns & 040 runsv Sri LankaBrisbane08 Nov 2007
6Australiawoninns & 038 runsv Sri LankaKandy22 Apr 1983
7Australiawoninns & 036 runsv Sri LankaW.A.C.A08 Dec 1995

Australia won the just concluded test against Sri Lanka at Galle by an innings and 242 runs to provide the tenth occasion of Australia winning a test by an innings and 200 plus runs margin . All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamResMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1Australiawoninns & 360 runsv South AfricaJohannesburg22 Feb 2002
2Australiawoninns & 332 runsv EnglandBrisbane29 Nov 1946
3Australiawoninns & 259 runsv South AfricaGqeberha03 Mar 1950
4Australiawoninns & 242 runsv Sri LankaGalle29 Jan 2025
5Australiawoninns & 226 runsv IndiaBrisbane28 Nov 1947
6Australiawoninns & 222 runsv New ZealandHobart26 Nov 1993
7Australiawoninns & 217 runsv West IndiesBrisbane16 Jan 1931
8Australiawoninns & 212 runsv West IndiesHobart10 Dec 2015
9Australiawoninns & 201 runsv Sri LankaMelbourne26 Dec 2012
10Australiawoninns & 200 runsv EnglandMelbourne26 Feb 1937

Australia won the just concluded test against Sri Lanka at Galle by an innings and 242 runs to provide the second occasion of Australia winning a test by an innings and 200 plus runs margin against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below. Australia’s  win by an innings and 242 runs in this test represent Australia’s largest win by an innings against Sri Lanka.

NoTeamResMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1Australiawoninns & 242 runsv Sri LankaGalle29 Jan 2025
2Australiawoninns & 200 runsv EnglandMelbourne26 Feb 1937

The following table lists the 34 occasions of Australia winning a test by an innings margin on away soil

NoTeamResMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1Australiawoninns & 360 runsv South AfricaJohannesburg22 Feb 2002
2Australiawoninns & 259 runsv South AfricaGqeberha03 Mar 1950
3Australiawoninns & 242 runsv Sri LankaGalle29 Jan 2025
4Australiawoninns & 198 runsv PakistanSharjah11 Oct 2002
5Australiawoninns & 196 runsv South AfricaJohannesburg28 Feb 1997
6Australiawoninns & 184 runsv South AfricaJohannesburg15 Feb 1936
7Australiawoninns & 180 runsv EnglandNottingham10 Aug 1989
8Australiawoninns & 149 runsv EnglandThe Oval14 Aug 1948
9Australiawoninns & 148 runsv EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1993
10Australiawoninns & 141 runsv South AfricaCape Town31 Dec 1957
11Australiawoninns & 127 runsv IndiaDelhi12 Dec 1959
12Australiawoninns & 118 runsv EnglandBirmingham05 Jul 2001
13Australiawoninns & 103 runsv New ZealandWellington29 Mar 1946
14Australiawoninns & 099 runsv PakistanRawalpindi01 Oct 1998
15Australiawoninns & 088 runsv South AfricaManchester27 May 1912
16Australiawoninns & 085 runsv South AfricaJohannesburg24 Dec 1949
17Australiawoninns & 085 runsv EnglandBirmingham10 Jul 1975
18Australiawoninns & 082 runsv West IndiesKingston11 Jun 1955
19Australiawoninns & 080 runsv EnglandLeeds07 Aug 2009
20Australiawoninns & 080 runsv BangladeshChattogram16 Apr 2006
21Australiawoninns & 078 runsv South AfricaCape Town01 Jan 1936
22Australiawoninns & 062 runsv EnglandLord’s17 Jun 1993
23Australiawoninns & 061 runsv EnglandLeeds24 Jul 1997
24Australiawoninns & 060 runsv New ZealandChristchurch25 Feb 1993
25Australiawoninns & 055 runsv IndiaChennai13 Jan 1960
26Australiawoninns & 053 runsv West IndiesKingston29 Apr 1995
27Australiawoninns & 052 runsv New ZealandWellington12 Feb 2016
28Australiawoninns & 046 runsv EnglandThe Oval20 Aug 2015
29Australiawoninns & 039 runsv EnglandThe Oval16 Aug 1930
30Australiawoninns & 038 runsv Sri LankaKandy22 Apr 1983
31Australiawoninns & 025 runsv EnglandThe Oval23 Aug 2001
32Australiawoninns & 020 runsv PakistanSharjah19 Oct 2002
33Australiawoninns & 006 runsv South AfricaDurban28 Feb 1936
34Australiawoninns & 005 runsv IndiaChennai19 Oct 1956
Teams scoring three or more centuries in an innings of which at least one is a score of 200 plus runs in an innings

Teams scoring three or more centuries in an innings of which at least one is a score of 200 plus runs in an innings

Australian first innings against Sri Lanka in the on-going teat contained three centuries of which one is an innings of 200 plus runs. to provide the 67th occasion of a team scoring three or more centuries in an innings of which at least one is an innings of 200 plus runs.. All such occasions are tabulated below in the chronological order

NoGroundIOppositionGroundSeriesHSC
1Australia1EnglandThe Oval18842113
2England2South AfricaLord’s19242113
3England1AustraliaNottingham1938216*4
4England1AustraliaThe Oval19383643
5England4South AfricaDurban1938/392193
6Australia1IndiaAdelaide1947/482013
7West Indies2IndiaKingston1952/532373
8West Indies1EnglandPort of Spain1953/542063
9Australia2West IndiesKingston19552045
10India1New ZealandHyd-RGS1955/562233
11England1West IndiesNottingham19572583
12West Indies1IndiaEden Gardens1958/592563
13Australia1West IndiesBridgetown1964/652103
14Pakistan1EnglandBirmingham19712743
15Pakistan1New ZealandKarachi1976/772063
16Pakistan2IndiaFaisalabad1984/852103
17England2AustraliaBirmingham19852153
18Australia1IndiaChennai1986/872103
19India2Sri LankaKanpur1986/872003
20Pakistan1EnglandThe Oval19872603
21Pakistan2IndiaLahore1989/90203*3
22England1IndiaLord’s19903333
23Australia1EnglandLeeds1993200*3
24Zimbabwe1PakistanHarare1994/95201*3
25Sri Lanka2IndiaCol-RPS19973403
26India1New ZealandAhmedabad1999/002173
27India1ZimbabweNagpur2000/01201*3
28Pakistan2New ZealandChristchurch2000/012033
29Australia1South AfricaJohannesburg2001/02204*3
30South Africa1ZimbabweHarare2001/022203
31Australia1West IndiesPort of Spain20032063
32England1West IndiesLord’s20042213
33Sri Lanka2ZimbabweBulawayo20042703
34West Indies2BangladeshKingston2004261*3
35West Indies2South AfricaSt John’s20053174
36India1PakistanBengaluru2007/082393
37India1PakistanEden Gardens2007/082023
38New Zealand1IndiaNapier2008/092013
39Sri Lanka1PakistanLahore2008/092143
40Sri Lanka2IndiaAhmedabad2009/102753
41Sri Lanka1IndiaCol- SSC20102193
42England3AustraliaBrisbane2010/11235*3
43South Africa2IndiaCenturion2010/11201*3
44England2Sri LankaCardiff20112033
45Australia2IndiaSydney2011/12329*3
46Pakistan2BangladeshChattogram2011/12200*3
47South Africa1Sri LankaCape Town2011/122243
48South Africa2EnglandThe Oval2012311*3
49Australia1South AfricaAdelaide2012/132303
50Australia2South AfricaBrisbane2012/13259*3
51Bangladesh2Sri LankaGalle2012/132003
52West Indies1BangladeshMirpur2012/13203*3
53West Indies2BangladeshKhulna2012/132603
54New Zealand3IndiaWellington2013/143023
55Sri Lanka2BangladeshMirpur2013/14203*3
56Pakistan1AustraliaAbu Dhabi2014/152133
57South Africa1West IndiesCenturion2014/152083
58Pakistan1BangladeshMirpur20152263
59India1BangladeshHyderabad2016/172043
60India2EnglandWankhede2016/172353
61India2Sri LankaNagpur2017/182134
62New Zealand2BangladeshHamilton2018/19200*3
63New Zealand2PakistanChristchurch2020/212383
64Sri Lanka2IrelandGalle20232454
65Afghanistan2ZimbabweBulawayo2024/252463
66South Africa1PakistanCape Town2024/252593
67Australia1Sri LankaGalle2024/252323

Australian first innings against Sri Lanka in the on-going teat contained three centuries of which one is an innings of 200 plus runs. to provide the twelfth occasion of Australia scoring three or more centuries in an innings of which at least one is an innings of 200 plus runs.. All such occasions are tabulated below in the chronological order

NoTeamIOppositionGroundSeriesHSC
1Australia1EnglandThe Oval18842113
2Australia1IndiaAdelaide1947/482013
3Australia2West IndiesKingston19552045
4Australia1West IndiesBridgetown1964/652103
5Australia1IndiaChennai1986/872103
6Australia1EnglandLeeds1993200*3
7Australia1South AfricaJohannesburg2001/02204*3
8Australia1West IndiesPort of Spain20032063
9Australia2IndiaSydney2011/12329*3
10Australia1South AfricaAdelaide2012/132303
11Australia2South AfricaBrisbane2012/13259*3
12Australia1Sri LankaGalle2024/252323

Australian first innings against Sri Lanka in the on-going teat contained three centuries of which one is an innings of 200 plus runs. to provide the sixth occasion of a team scoring three or more centuries in an innings of which at least one is an innings of 200 plus runs.. All such occasions are tabulated below in the chronological order

NoTeamIOppositionGroundSeriesHSC
1India2Sri LankaKanpur1986/872003
2England2Sri LankaCardiff20112033
3South Africa1Sri LankaCape Town2011/122243
4Bangladesh2Sri LankaGalle2012/132003
5India2Sri LankaNagpur2017/182134
6Australia1Sri LankaGalle2024/252323

The test cricket has witnessed seven occasion of a team scoring three or more centuries in an innings of which one a triple century. All such occasions are tabulated below in the chronological order

NoGroundIOppositionGroundSeriesHSC
1England1AustraliaThe Oval19383643
2England1IndiaLord’s19903333
3Sri Lanka2IndiaCol-RPS19973403
4West Indies2South AfricaSt John’s20053174
5Australia2IndiaSydney2011/12329*3
6South Africa2EnglandThe Oval2012311*3
7New Zealand3IndiaWellington2013/143023