P Nissanka of Sri Lanka scored 64 and 127 not out against England in the just concluded test at The Oval to provide the 15th occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test in a winning cause. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test against England in a winning cause
No
Player
FI
SI
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
MS Atapattu
50
100*
v Zimbabwe
Galle
12 Jan 2002
2
MG Vandort
61
140
v Bangladesh
Col-SSC
28 Jul 2002
3
WU Tharanga
165
71*
v Bangladesh
Bogra
08 Mar 2006
4
SM Warnapura
120
62
v West Indies
Providence
22 Mar 2008
5
TM Dilshan
92
123*
v New Zealand
Galle
18 Aug 2009
6
TM Dilshan
101
56
v Pakistan
Galle
22 Jun 2012
7
JK Silva
95
58
v Pakistan
Dub-DICS
08 Jan 2014
8
FDM Karunaratne
56
110
v Zimbabwe
Harare
29 Oct 2016
9
FDM Karunaratne
158*
60
v South Africa
Galle
12 Jul 2018
10
MD Gunathilaka
57
61
v South Africa
Col-SSC
20 Jul 2018
11
FDM Karunaratne
53
85
v South Africa
Col-SSC
20 Jul 2018
12
FDM Karunaratne
118
66
v Bangladesh
Pallekele
29 Apr 2021
13
FDM Karunaratne
147
83
v West Indies
Galle
21 Nov 2021
14
P Nissanka
73
66
v West Indies
Galle
29 Nov 2021
15
P Nissanka
64
127*
v England
The Oval
06 Sep 2024
Sri Lankan opening batsmen scoring fifties in both innings of a test
P Nissanka of Sri Lanka scored 64 and 127 not out against England in the just concluded test at The Oval to provide the 28th occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
FI
SI
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
ST Jayasuriya
72
113
v Pakistan
Col-SSC
26 Apr 1997
2
MS Atapattu
60
71
v South Africa
Cape Town
19 Mar 1998
3
RP Arnold
123
56*
v Pakistan
Lahore
04 Mar 1999
4
MS Atapattu
50
100*
v Zimbabwe
Galle
12 Jan 2002
5
RP Arnold
62
109
v England
Manchester
13 Jun 2002
6
MG Vandort
61
140
v Bangladesh
Col-SSC
28 Jul 2002
7
MS Atapattu
118
50*
v West Indies
Gros Islet
20 Jun 2003
8
ST Jayasuriya
71
51
v Australia
Col-SSC
24 Mar 2004
9
MS Atapattu
88
67
v India
Delhi
10 Dec 2005
10
WU Tharanga
165
71*
v Bangladesh
Bogra
08 Mar 2006
11
SM Warnapura
120
62
v West Indies
Providence
22 Mar 2008
12
TM Dilshan
92
123*
v New Zealand
Galle
18 Aug 2009
13
NT Paranavitana
53
54
v India
Brabourne
02 Dec 2009
14
TM Dilshan
101
56
v Pakistan
Galle
22 Jun 2012
15
TM Dilshan
54
126
v Bangladesh
Galle
08 Mar 2013
16
JK Silva
95
58
v Pakistan
Dub-DICS
08 Jan 2014
17
JK Silva
63
57
v England
Lord’s
12 Jun 2014
18
FDM Karunaratne
56
110
v Zimbabwe
Harare
29 Oct 2016
19
FDM Karunaratne
158*
60
v South Africa
Galle
12 Jul 2018
20
MD Gunathilaka
57
61
v South Africa
Col-SSC
20 Jul 2018
21
FDM Karunaratne
53
85
v South Africa
Col-SSC
20 Jul 2018
22
FDM Karunaratne
63
57
v England
Pallekele
14 Nov 2018
23
HDRL Thirimanne
70
76
v West Indies
North Sound
21 Mar 2021
24
FDM Karunaratne
118
66
v Bangladesh
Pallekele
29 Apr 2021
25
FDM Karunaratne
147
83
v West Indies
Galle
21 Nov 2021
26
P Nissanka
73
66
v West Indies
Galle
29 Nov 2021
27
FDM Karunaratne
89
51
v New Zealand
Wellington
17 Mar 2023
28
P Nissanka
64
127*
v England
The Oval
06 Sep 2024
P Nissanka of Sri Lanka scored 64 and 127 not out against England in the just concluded test at The Oval to provide the fourth occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test against England. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
FI
SI
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
RP Arnold
62
109
v England
Manchester
13 Jun 2002
2
JK Silva
63
57
v England
Lord’s
12 Jun 2014
3
FDM Karunaratne
63
57
v England
Pallekele
14 Nov 2018
4
P Nissanka
64
127*
v England
The Oval
06 Sep 2024
Sri Lankan batsmen’s twin fifties in tests in winning cause
P Nissanka of Sri Lanka scored 64 and 127 not out against England in the just concluded test at The Oval to provide the 34th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test in a winning cause. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
FI
SI
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
RL Dias
95
60*
v India
Col-PSS
06 Sep 1985
2
A Ranatunga
52
87*
v Zimbabwe
Col-SSC
14 Jan 1998
3
MS Atapattu
50
100*
v Zimbabwe
Galle
12 Jan 2002
4
MG Vandort
61
140
v Bangladesh
Col-SSC
28 Jul 2002
5
KC Sangakkara
232
64
v South Africa
Col-SSC
11 Aug 2004
6
WU Tharanga
165
71*
v Bangladesh
Bogra
08 Mar 2006
7
LPC Silva
61
152*
v New Zealand
Wellington
15 Dec 2006
8
KC Sangakkara
92
152
v England
Kandy
01 Dec 2007
9
SM Warnapura
120
62
v West Indies
Providence
22 Mar 2008
10
TT Samaraweera
90
62
v Bangladesh
Mirpur
26 Dec 2008
11
TM Dilshan
162
143
v Bangladesh
Chattogram
03 Jan 2009
12
CK Kapugedera
96
59*
v Bangladesh
Chattogram
03 Jan 2009
13
TM Dilshan
92
123*
v New
Galle
18 Aug 2009
14
DPMD Jayawardene
92
96
v New Zealand
Col-SSC
26 Aug 2009
15
KC Sangakkara
50
109
v New Zealand
Col-SSC
26 Aug 2009
16
LD Chandimal
58
54
v South Africa
Durban
26 Dec 2011
17
TM Dilshan
101
56
v Pakistan
Galle
22 Jun 2012
18
KC Sangakkara
139
55
v Bangladesh
Col-RPS
16 Mar 2013
19
JK Silva
95
58
v Pakistan
Dub-DICS
08 Jan 2014
20
KC Sangakkara
79
55
v England
Leeds
20 Jun 2014
21
LD Chandimal
59
162*
v India
Galle
12 Aug 2015
22
DM de Silva
129
65*
v Australia
Col-SSC
13 Aug 2016
23
FDM Karunaratne
56
110
v Zimbabwe
Harare
29 Oct 2016
24
ARS Silva
56
70*
v Bangladesh
Mirpur
08 Feb 2018
25
FDM Karunaratne
158*
60
v South Africa
Galle
12 Jul 2018
26
MD Gunathilaka
57
61
v South Africa
Col-SSC
20 Jul 2018
27
FDM Karunaratne
53
85
v South Africa
Col-SSC
20 Jul 2018
28
MDKJ Perera
51
153*
v South Africa
Durban
13 Feb 2019
29
FDM Karunaratne
118
66
v Bangladesh
Pallekele
29 Apr 2021
30
FDM Karunaratne
147
83
v West Indies
Galle
21 Nov 2021
31
P Nissanka
73
66
v West Indies
Galle
29 Nov 2021
32
DM de Silva
102
108
v Bangladesh
Sylhet
22 Mar 2024
33
PHKD Mendis
102
164
v Bangladesh
Sylhet
22 Mar 2024
34
P Nissanka
64
127*
v England
The Oval
06 Sep 2024
P Nissanka of Sri Lanka scored 64 and 127 not out against England in the just concluded test at The Oval to provide the third occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test against England in a winning cause. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
FI
SI
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
KC Sangakkara
92
152
v England
Kandy
01 Dec 2007
2
KC Sangakkara
79
55
v England
Leeds
20 Jun 2014
3
P Nissanka
64
127*
v England
The Oval
06 Sep 2024
Sri Lankan batsmen scoring fifties in both innings of a test
P Nissanka of Sri Lanka scored 64 and 127 not out against England in the just concluded test at The Oval to provide the 88th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
FI
SI
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
RL Dias
60
97
v India
Chennai
17 Sep 1982
2
LRD Mendis
105
105
v India
Chennai
17 Sep 1982
3
LRD Mendis
111
94
v England
Lord’s
23 Aug 1984
4
RL Dias
95
60*
v India
Col-PSS
06 Sep 1985
5
LRD Mendis
53
124
v India
Kandy
14 Sep 1985
6
A Ranatunga
53
135*
v Pakistan
Col-PSS
22 Mar 1986
7
PA de Silva
75
72
v Australia
Hobart
16 Dec 1989
8
AP Gurusinha
119
102
v New Zealand
Hamilton
22 Feb 1991
9
PA de Silva
96
123
v New Zealand
Auckland
01 Mar 1991
10
HP Tillakaratne
51
86
v India
Col-PSS
04 Aug 1993
11
S Ranatunga
60
65
v Australia
Adelaide
25 Jan 1996
12
HP Tillakaratne
103
54
v Pakistan
Col-RPS
19 Apr 1997
13
PA de Silva
138*
103*
v Pakistan
Col-SSC
26 Apr 1997
14
ST Jayasuriya
72
113
v Pakistan
Col-SSC
26 Apr 1997
15
PA de Silva
146
120
v India
Col-SSC
09 Aug 1997
16
A Ranatunga
52
87*
v Zimbabwe
Col-SSC
14 Jan 1998
17
MS Atapattu
60
71
v South Africa
Cape Town
19 Mar 1998
18
DPMD Jayawardene
52
54
v New Zealand
Col-RPS
27 May 1998
19
RP Arnold
123
56*
v Pakistan
Lahore
04 Mar 1999
20
A Ranatunga
51
65
v Pakistan
Galle
21 Jun 2000
21
A Ranatunga
54
88
v South Africa
Kandy
30 Jul 2000
22
MS Atapattu
50
100*
v Zimbabwe
Galle
12 Jan 2002
23
RP Arnold
62
109
v England
Manchester
13 Jun 2002
24
MG Vandort
61
140
v Bangladesh
Col-SSC
28 Jul 2002
25
MS Atapattu
118
50*
v West Indies
Gros Islet
20 Jun 2003
26
TM Dilshan
63
100
v England
Kandy
10 Dec 2003
27
ST Jayasuriya
71
51
v Australia
Col-SSC
24 Mar 2004
28
KC Sangakkara
74
66
v Australia
Cairns
09 Jul 2004
29
KC Sangakkara
232
64
v South Africa
Col-SSC
11 Aug 2004
30
MS Atapattu
88
67
v India
Delhi
10 Dec 2005
31
DPMD Jayawardene
60
67
v India
Delhi
10 Dec 2005
32
TM Dilshan
65
65
v India
Ahmedabad
18 Dec 2005
33
WU Tharanga
165
71*
v Bangladesh
Bogra
08 Mar 2006
34
DPMD Jayawardene
61
119
v England
Lord’s
11 May 2006
35
LPC Silva
61
152*
v New Zealand
Wellington
15 Dec 2006
36
KC Sangakkara
57
192
v Australia
Hobart
16 Nov 2007
37
KC Sangakkara
92
152
v England
Kandy
01 Dec 2007
33
SM Warnapura
120
62
v West Indies
Providence
22 Mar 2008
39
TT Samaraweera
90
62
v Bangladesh
Mirpur
26 Dec 2008
40
TM Dilshan
162
143
v Bangladesh
Chattogram
03 Jan 2009
41
CK Kapugedera
96
59*
v Bangladesh
Chattogram
03 Jan 2009
42
KC Sangakkara
70
65
v Pakistan
Karachi
21 Feb 2009
43
TM Dilshan
92
123*
v New Zealand
Galle
18 Aug 2009
44
DPMD Jayawardene
92
96
v New Zealand
Col-SSC
26 Aug 2009
45
KC Sangakkara
50
109
v New Zealand
Col-SSC
26 Aug 2009
46
NT Paranavitana
53
54
v India
Brabourne
02 Dec 2009
47
TT Samaraweera
137*
83
v India
Col-PSS
03 Aug 2010
48
DPMD Jayawardene
59
58
v West Indies
Galle
15 Nov 2010
49
KC Sangakkara
144
51
v Pakistan
Sharjah
03 Nov 2011
50
LD Chandimal
58
54
v South Africa
Durban
26 Dec 2011
51
DPMD Jayawardene
105
64
v England
Col-PSS
03 Apr 2012
52
TM Dilshan
101
56
v Pakistan
Galle
22 Jun 2012
53
DPMD Jayawardene
72
60
v Australia
Sydney
03 Jan 2013
54
TM Dilshan
54
126
v Bangladesh
Galle
08 Mar 2013
55
KC Sangakkara
142
105
v Bangladesh
Galle
08 Mar 2013
56
KC Sangakkara
139
55
v Bangladesh
Col-RPS
16 Mar 2013
57
AD Mathews
91
157*
v Pakistan
Abu Dhabi
31 Dec 2013
58
JK Silva
95
58
v Pakistan
Dub-DICS
08 Jan 2014
59
KC Sangakkara
319
105
v Bangladesh
Chattogram
04 Feb 2014
60
KC Sangakkara
147
61
v England
Lord’s
12 Jun 2014
61
JK Silva
63
57
v England
Lord’s
12 Jun 2014
62
KC Sangakkara
79
55
v England
Leeds
20 Jun 2014
63
AD Mathews
63
63*
v South Africa
Col-SSC
24 Jul 2014
64
AD Mathews
50
66
v New Zealand
Christchurch
26 Dec 2014
65
LD Chandimal
59
162*
v India
Galle
12 Aug 2015
66
MDKJ Perera
55
70
v India
Col-SSC
28 Aug 2015
67
LD Chandimal
83
58
v New Zealand
Dunedin
10 Dec 2015
68
DM de Silva
129
65*
v Australia
Col-SSC
13 Aug 2016
69
FDM Karunaratne
56
110
v Zimbabwe
Harare
29 Oct 2016
70
LD Chandimal
57
61
v India
Nagpur
24 Nov 2017
71
ARS Silva
56
70*
v Bangladesh
Mirpur
08 Feb 2018
72
FDM Karunaratne
158*
60
v South Africa
Galle
12 Jul 2018
73
MD Gunathilaka
57
61
v South Africa
Col-SSC
20 Jul 2018
74
FDM Karunaratne
53
85
v South Africa
Col-SSC
20 Jul 2018
75
AD Mathews
52
53
v England
Galle
06 Nov 2018
76
FDM Karunaratne
63
57
v England
Pallekele
14 Nov 2018
77
AD Mathews
83
120*
v New Zealand
Wellington
15 Dec 2018
78
MDKJ Perera
51
153*
v South Africa
Durban
13 Feb 2019
79
HDRL Thirimanne
70
76
v West Indies
North Sound
21 Mar 2021
80
FDM Karunaratne
118
66
v Bangladesh
Pallekele
29 Apr 2021
81
FDM Karunaratne
147
83
v West Indies
Galle
21 Nov 2021
82
P Nissanka
73
66
v West Indies
Galle
29 Nov 2021
83
LD Chandimal
76
94*
v Pakistan
Galle
16 Jul 2022
84
FDM Karunaratne
89
51
v New Zealand
Wellington
17 Mar 2023
85
DM de Silva
122
82
v Pakistan
Galle
16 Jul 2023
86
DM de Silva
102
108
v Bangladesh
Sylhet
22 Mar 2024
87
PHKD Mendis
102
164
v Bangladesh
Sylhet
22 Mar 2024
88
P Nissanka
64
127*
v England
The Oval
06 Sep 2024
P Nissanka of Sri Lanka scored 64 and 127 not out against England in the just concluded test at The Oval to provide the 12th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test against England. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
FI
SI
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
LRD Mendis
111
94
v England
Lord’s
23 Aug 1984
2
RP Arnold
62
109
v England
Manchester
13 Jun 2002
3
TM Dilshan
63
100
v England
Kandy
10 Dec 2003
4
DPMD Jayawardene
61
119
v England
Lord’s
11 May 2006
5
KC Sangakkara
92
152
v England
Kandy
01 Dec 2007
6
DPMD Jayawardene
105
64
v England
Col-PSS
03 Apr 2012
7
KC Sangakkara
147
61
v England
Lord’s
12 Jun 2014
8
JK Silva
63
57
v England
Lord’s
12 Jun 2014
9
KC Sangakkara
79
55
v England
Leeds
20 Jun 2014
10
AD Mathews
52
53
v England
Galle
06 Nov 2018
11
FDM Karunaratne
63
57
v England
Pallekele
14 Nov 2018
12
P Nissanka
64
127*
v England
The Oval
06 Sep 2024
Sri Lankan opening batsman’s century in a test innings in a winning cause
P Nissanka of Sri Lanka scored 127 not out against England in the just concluded test at The Oval to provide the 37th occasion of a Sri Lanka’s opening batsman’s century in a winning cause. Sri Lanka won this test by eight wickets
No
Player
Runs
I
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
SAR Silva
111
1
v India
Col-PSS
06 Sep 1985
2
RS Mahanama
109
1
v New Zealand
Col-SSC
06 Dec 1992
3
MS Atapattu
223
1
v Zimbabwe
Kandy
07 Jan 1998
4
ST Jayasuriya
213
2
v England
The Oval
27 Aug 1998
5
ST Jayasuriya
148
1
v South Africa
Galle
20 Jul 2000
6
MS Atapattu
201*
1
v England
Galle
22 Feb 2001
7
ST Jayasuriya
111
2
v India
Galle
14 Aug 2001
8
MS Atapattu
108
2
v India
Col-SSC
29 Aug 2001
9
MS Atapattu
201
2
v Bangladesh
Col-SSC
06 Sep 2001
10
ST Jayasuriya
139
2
v Zimbabwe
Kandy
04 Jan 2002
11
MS Atapattu
100*
3
v Zimbabwe
Galle
12 Jan 2002
12
MG Vandort
140
3
v Bangladesh
Col-SSC
28 Jul 2002
13
MS Atapattu
170
2
v Zimbabwe
Harare
06 May 2004
14
ST Jayasuriya
157
2
v Zimbabwe
Harare
06 May 2004
15
MS Atapattu
249
2
v Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
14 May 2004
16
ST Jayasuriya
253
3
v Pakistan
Faisalabad
20 Oct 2004
17
WU Tharanga
165
2
v Bangladesh
Bogra
08 Mar 2006
18
MG Vandort
117
2
v Bangladesh
Col-SSC
25 Jun 2007
19
SM Warnapura
120
1
v West Indies
Providence
22 Mar 2008
20
SM Warnapura
115
1
v India
Col-SSC
23 Jul 2008
21
TM Dilshan
123*
3
v New Zealand
Galle
18 Aug 2009
22
NT Paranavitana
111
1
v India
Galle
18 Jul 2010
23
TM Dilshan
101
1
v Pakistan
Galle
22 Jun 2012
24
JK Silva
139
2
v Bangladesh
Mirpur
27 Jan 2014
25
FDM Karunaratne
186
1
v West Indies
Galle
14 Oct 2015
26
FDM Karunaratne
110
3
v Zimbabwe
Harare
29 Oct 2016
27
WU Tharanga
115
3
v Bangladesh
Galle
07 Mar 2017
28
FDM Karunaratne
196
1
v Pakistan
Dub-DICS
06 Oct 2017
29
FDM Karunaratne
158*
1
v South Africa
Galle
12 Jul 2018
30
FDM Karunaratne
122
4
v New Zealand
Galle
14 Aug 2019
31
FDM Karunaratne
118
1
v Bangladesh
Pallekele
29 Apr 2021
32
HDRL Thirimanne
140
1
v Bangladesh
Pallekele
29 Apr 2021
33
FDM Karunaratne
147
1
v West Indies
Galle
21 Nov 2021
34
FDM Karunaratne
179
1
v Ireland
Galle
16 Apr 2023
35
KNM Fernando
205
2
v Ireland
Galle
24 Apr 2023
36
FDM Karunaratne
115
2
v Ireland
Galle
24 Apr 2023
37
P Nissanka
127*
4
v England
The Oval
06 Sep 2024
P Nissanka of Sri Lanka scored 127 not out against England in the just concluded test at The Oval to provide the third occasion of a Sri Lanka’s opening batsman’s century against England in a winning cause. Sri Lanka won this test by eight wickets
No
Player
Runs
I
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
ST Jayasuriya
213
2
v England
The Oval
27 Aug 1998
2
MS Atapattu
201*
1
v England
Galle
22 Feb 2001
3
P Nissanka
127*
4
v England
The Oval
06 Sep 2024
P Nissanka of Sri Lanka scored 127 not out against England in the just concluded test at The Oval to provide the second occasion of a Sri Lanka’s opening batsman’s century in the fourth innings of a test in a winning cause. Sri Lanka won this test by eight wickets
No
Player
Runs
I
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
FDM Karunaratne
122
4
v New Zealand
Galle
14 Aug 2019
2
P Nissanka
127*
4
v England
The Oval
06 Sep 2024
England batsman’s 150 plus scores in a test innings in losing cause
OJ Pope scored 154 in the first innings of the just conclude test against Sri Lanka at The Oval was in losing cause as Sri Lanka won the test by eight wickets to provide the 25th occasion of England batsman’s 150 plus scores in an innings going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the second occasion of an England batsman’s 150 plus scores in an innings going in vain against Sri Lanka. Prior to OJ Pope, JP Crowley had witnessed his 156 not out going in vain at The Oval in Aug 1998.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
KS Ranjitsinhji
154*
3
v Australia
Manchester
16 Jul 1896
2
JB Hobbs
154
2
v Australia
Melbourne
01 Jan 1925
3
H Sutcliffe
176
2
v Australia
Melbourne
01 Jan 1925
4
KS Duleepsinhji
173
1
v Australia
Lord’s
27 Jun 1930
5
H Sutcliffe
161
1
v Australia
The Oval
16 Aug 1930
6
DCS Compton
184
3
v Australia
Nottingham
10 Jun 1948
7
L Hutton
202*
2
v West Indies
The Oval
12 Aug 1950
8
L Hutton
156*
2
v Australia
Adelaide
02 Feb 1951
9
DCS Compton
158
1
v South Africa
Manchester
07 Jul 1955
10
DL Amiss
174
3
v West Indies
Port of Spain
02 Feb 1974
11
DL Amiss
203
2
v West Indies
The Oval
12 Aug 1976
12
DW Randall
174
4
v Australia
Melbourne
12 Mar 1977
13
GA Hick
178
1
v India
Wankhede
19 Feb 1993
14
JP Crawley
156*
1
v Sri Lanka
The Oval
27 Aug 1998
15
MP Vaughan
177
1
v Australia
Adelaide
21 Nov 2002
16
ME Trescothick
193
2
v Pakistan
Multan
12 Nov 2005
17
PD Collingwood
206
1
v Australia
Adelaide
01 Dec 2006
18
KP Pietersen
158
1
v Australia
Adelaide
01 Dec 2006
19
AN Cook
176
3
v India
Ahmedabad
15 Nov 2012
20
JE Root
180*
2
v India
Lord’s
12 Aug 2021
21
JE Root
153*
1
v New Zealand
Wellington
24 Feb 2023
22
HC Brook
186
1
v New Zealand
Wellington
24 Feb 2023
23
BA Stokes
155
4
v Australia
Lord’s
28 Jun 2023
24
BM Duckett
153
2
v India
Rajkot
15 Feb 2024
25
OJ Pope
154
1
v Sri Lanka
The Oval
06 Sep 2024
OJ Pope scored 154 in the first innings of the just conclude test against Sri Lanka at The Oval was in losing cause as Sri Lanka won the test by eight wickets to provide the 25th occasion of England batsman’s 150 plus scores in an innings going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
Runs
I
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
ME Trescothick
193
2
v Pakistan
Multan
12 Nov 2005
2
AN Cook
176
3
v India
Ahmedabad
15 Nov 2012
3
JE Root
180*
2
v India
Lord’s
12 Aug 2021
4
BA Stokes
155
4
v Australia
Lord’s
28 Jun 2023
5
OJ Pope
154
1
v Sri Lanka
The Oval
06 Sep 2024
Greater Noida will become the 30th ground in India and 124th ground globally to host a test match
The stadium in Greater Noida – Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Stadium – will become the 30th and latest Test venue in India. Not with an India Test, though, but Afghanistan vs New Zealand. It will also represent the 124th test venue globally. For this to happen a ball has to be bowled in the test as the start of the test is delayed on the first day with heavy down pour of rain
England captains scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings
OJ Pope of England scored 154 against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at The Oval to provide the 46th occasion of an England captain scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
AE Stoddart
173
3
v Australia
Melbourne
29 Dec 1894
2
WR Hammond
240
1
v Australia
Lord’s
24 Jun 1938
3
WR Hammond
181
1
v South Africa
Cape Town
31 Dec 1938
4
L Hutton
150
2
v India
Lord’s
19 Jun 1952
5
L Hutton
169
1
v West Indies
Georgetown
24 Feb 1954
6
L Hutton
205
2
v West Indies
Kingston
30 Mar 1954
7
PBH May
285*
3
v West Indies
Birmingham
30 May 1957
8
MC Cowdrey
155
3
v South Africa
The Oval
18 Aug 1960
9
ER Dexter
205
2
v Pakistan
Karachi
02 Feb 1962
10
ER Dexter
172
1
v Pakistan
The Oval
16 Aug 1962
11
ER Dexter
174
2
v Australia
Manchester
23 Jul 1964
12
MH Denness
188
2
v Australia
Melbourne
08 Feb 1975
13
MH Denness
181
1
v New Zealand
Auckland
20 Feb 1975
14
DI Gower
152
2
v Pakistan
Faisalabad
12 Mar 1984
15
DI Gower
173*
3
v Pakistan
Lahore
19 Mar 1984
16
DI Gower
166
1
v Australia
Nottingham
11 Jul 1985
17
DI Gower
215
2
v Australia
Birmingham
15 Aug 1985
18
DI Gower
157
1
v Australia
The Oval
29 Aug 1985
19
MW Gatting
183*
1
v India
Birmingham
03 Jul 1986
20
MW Gatting
150*
3
v Pakistan
The Oval
06 Aug 1987
21
GA Gooch
154
1
v New Zealand
Birmingham
05 Jul 1990
22
GA Gooch
333
1
v India
Lord’s
26 Jul 1990
23
GA Gooch
154*
3
v West Indies
Leeds
06 Jun 1991
24
GA Gooch
174
3
v Sri Lanka
Lord’s
22 Aug 1991
25
MA Atherton
185*
4
v South Africa
Johannesburg
30 Nov 1995
26
MA Atherton
160
2
v India
Nottingham
04 Jul 1996
27
AJ Stewart
164
3
v South Africa
Manchester
02 Jul 1998
28
N Hussain
155
1
v India
Lord’s
25 Jul 2002
29
MP Vaughan
166
1
v Australia
Manchester
11 Aug 2005
30
ME Trescothick
193
2
v Pakistan
Multan
12 Nov 2005
31
AJ Strauss
169
1
v West Indies
St John’s
15 Feb 2009
32
AJ Strauss
161
1
v Australia
Lord’s
16 Jul 2009
33
AN Cook
173
1
v Bangladesh
Chattogram
12 Mar 2010
34
AN Cook
176
3
v India
Ahmedabad
15 Nov 2012
35
AN Cook
190
2
v India
Eden Gardens
05 Dec 2012
36
AN Cook
162
3
v New Zealand
Lord’s
21 May 2015
37
AN Cook
263
2
v Pakistan
Abu Dhabi
13 Oct 2015
38
JE Root
190
1
v South Africa
Lord’s
06 Jul 2017
39
JE Root
226
2
v New Zealand
Hamilton
29 Nov 2019
40
JE Root
228
2
v Sri Lanka
Galle
14 Jan 2021
41
JE Root
186
2
v Sri Lanka
Galle
22 Jan 2021
42
JE Root
218
1
v India
Chennai
05 Feb 2021
43
JE Root
180*
2
v India
Lord’s
12 Aug 2021
44
JE Root
153
1
v West Indies
Bridgetown
16 Mar 2022
45
BA Stokes
155
4
v Australia
Lord’s
28 Jun 2023
46
OJ Pope
154
1
v Sri Lanka
The Oval
06 Sep 2024
OJ Pope of England scored 154 against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at The Oval to provide the fourth occasion of an England captain scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below. OJ Pope became the second England captain to score 150 plus runs in a test innings against Sri Lanka on home soil. Prior to OJ Pope, GA Gooch had scored 174 against Sri Lanka at Lord’s in Aug 1991
No
Player
Runs
I
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
GA Gooch
174
3
v Sri Lanka
Lord’s
22 Aug 1991
2
JE Root
228
2
v Sri Lanka
Galle
14 Jan 2021
3
JE Root
186
2
v Sri Lanka
Galle
22 Jan 2021
4
OJ Pope
154
1
v Sri Lanka
The Oval
06 Sep 2024
JP Inglis of Australia now holds the record of scoring the fastest century in terms of balls faced by Australian batsmen in Twenty20 Internationals.
JP Inglis of Australia now holds the record of scoring the fastest century in terms of balls faced by Australian batsmen in Twenty20 Internationals. His 103 against Scotland on 06.09.2024 came in 43 minutes. The previous record was held by three Australian batsmen who had scored the century in 47 minutes. AJ Finch, JP Inglis and GJ Maxwell are the three batsmen. Thus his century in 43 minutes against Scotaand represent the fastest century in terms of balls faced not only by him but also by the Australian batsmen
No
Player
Score
BF
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
A J Finch
156
47
Australia
England
The Rose Bowl
29/08/2013
2
J P Inglis
110
47
Australia
India
Vishakapatnan
23/11/2023
3
G J Maxwell
104*
47
Australia
India
Barsapara
28/11/2023
The following table lists the Australian batsmen who have scored a century in 50 and less than 50 balls in T20 Internationals
No
Player
Score
BF
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
J P Inglis
103
43
Australia
Scotland
Grange Cricket Club
06/09/2024
2
A J Finch
156
47
Australia
England
The Rose Bowl
29/08/2013
3
J P Inglis
110
47
Australia
India
Vishakapatnan
23/11/2023
4
G J Maxwell
104*
47
Australia
India
Barsapara
28/11/2023
5
G J Maxwell
145*
49
Australia
Sri Lanka
Pallekele
06/09/2016
6
G J Maxwell
113*
50
Australia
India
Bengaluru
27/02/2019
7
G J Maxwell
120*
50
Australia
West Indies
Adelaide
11/02/2024
Ollie Pope’s unique feat in the annals of test cricket
Ollie Pope of England scored 154 against Sri Lanka at The Oval in the ongoing test to post his seventh test century in an innings. All his centuries are tabulated below.
No
Runs
I
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
135*
1
v South Africa
Gqeberha
16 Jan 2020
2
145
2
v New Zealand
Nottingham
10 Jun 2022
3
108
1
v Pakistan
Rawalpindi
01 Dec 2022
5
205
2
v Ireland
Lord’s
01 Jun 2023
6
196
3
v India
Hyderabad
25 Jan 2024
6
121
1
v West Indies
Nottingham
18 Jul 2024
7
154
1
v Sri Lanka
The Oval
06 Sep 2024
What is unique in his seven centuries is that these centuries are scored against seven different oppositions. He became the first batsman in the annals of test cricket to score the first seven centuries against different oppositions which no batsman has achieved