Bangladesh batsmen scoring centuries on away soil

Bangladesh batsmen scoring centuries on away soil

Tanzid Hasan of Bangladesh scored 101 against Australia at Darwin in the ongoing test to provide the 37th occasion of a Bangladesh batsmen scoring a century on away soil. All such occasions are tabulated below. He also  became the first Bangladesh batsman to achieve such a feat against Australia.

NoPlayersRunsIOppositionGtoundDate
1Mohammad Ashraful1143v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)06 Sep 2001
2Habibul Bashar1083v PakistanKarachi20 Aug 2003
3Javed Omar1191v PakistanPeshawar27 Aug 2003
4Habibul Bashar1131v West IndiesGros Islet28 May 2004
5Mohammad Rafique1111v West IndiesGros Islet28 May 2004
6Khaled Mashud103*3v West IndiesGros Islet28 May 2004
7Mohammad Ashraful129*3v Sri LankaColombo (PSS)03 Jul 2007
8Tamim Iqbal1283v West IndiesKingstown09 Jul 2009
9Mahmudullah1152v New ZealandHamilton15 Feb 2010
10Shakib Al Hasan1004v New ZealandHilton15 Feb 2010
11Tamim Iqbal1033v EnglandLord’s27 May 2010
12Tamim Iqbal1082v EnglandManchester04 Jun 2010
13Mohammad Ashraful1902v Sri LankaGalle08 Mar 2013
14Mushfiqur Rahim2002v Sri LankaGalle08 Mar 2013
15Nasir Hossain1002v Sri LankaGalle08 Mar 2013
16Mushfiqur Rahim1163v West IndiesKingstown05 Sep 2014
17Shakib Al Hasan2171v New ZealandWellington12 Jan 2017
18Mushfiqur Rahim1591v New ZealandWellington12 Jan 2017
19Mushfiqur Rahim1272v IndiaHyderabad09 Feb 2017
20Shakib Al Hasan1162v Sri LankaColombo (PSS)15 Mar 2017
21Tamim Iqbal1261v New ZealandHamilton28 Feb 2019
22Soumya Sarkar1493v New ZealandHamilton28 Feb 2019
23Mahmudullah1463v New ZealandHamilton28 Feb 2019
24Najmul Hossain Shanto1631v Sri LankaPallekele21 Apr 2021
25Mominul Haque1271v Sri LankaPallekele21 Apr 2021
26Mahmudullah150*1v ZimbabweHarare07 Jul 2021
27Shadman Islam115*3v ZimbabweHarare07 Jul 2021
28Najmul Hossain Shanto117*3v ZimbabweHarare07 Jul 2021
29Litton Das1023v New ZealandChristchurch09 Jan 2022
30Mahmudul Hasan Joy1372v South AfricaDurban31 Mar 2022
31Mushfiqur Rahim1912v PakistanRawalpindi21 Aug 2024
32Litton Das1382v PakistanRawalpindi30 Aug 2024
33Mominul Haque107*1v IndiaKanpur27 Sep 2024
34Najmul Hossain Shanto1481v Sri LankaGalle17 Jun 2025
35Mushfiqur Rahim1631v Sri LankaGalle17 Jun 2025
36Najmul Hossain Shanto125*3v Sri LankaGalle17 Jun 2025
37Tanzid Hasan1012v AustraliaDarwin13 Aug 2026

The following Bangladesh opening batsmen have scored centuries on away soil on three or more occasions. Mushfiqur Rahim has achieved the feat on six occasions.

NoPlayersRunsIOppositionGtoundDate
1Mushfiqur Rahim2002v Sri LankaGalle08 Mar 2013
2Mushfiqur Rahim1163v West IndiesKingstown05 Sep 2014
3Mushfiqur Rahim1591v New ZealandWellington12 Jan 2017
4Mushfiqur Rahim1272v IndiaHyderabad09 Feb 2017
5Mushfiqur Rahim1912v PakistanRawalpindi21 Aug 2024
6Mushfiqur Rahim1631v Sri LankaGalle17 Jun 2025
       
1Tamim Iqbal1283v West IndiesKingstown09 Jul 2009
2Tamim Iqbal1033v EnglandLord’s27 May 2010
3Tamim Iqbal1082v EnglandManchester04 Jun 2010
4Tamim Iqbal1261v New ZealandHamilton28 Feb 2019
       
1Mahmudullah1152v New ZealandHamilton15 Feb 2010
2Mahmudullah1463v New ZealandHamilton28 Feb 2019
3Mahmudullah150*1v ZimbabweHarare07 Jul 2021
       
1Mohammad Ashraful1143v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)06 Sep 2001
2Mohammad Ashraful129*3v Sri LankaColombo (PSS)03 Jul 2007
3Mohammad Ashraful1902v Sri LankaGalle08 Mar 2013
       
1Najmul Hossain Shanto1631v Sri LankaPallekele21 Apr 2021
2Najmul Hossain Shanto117*3v ZimbabweHarare07 Jul 2021
3Najmul Hossain Shanto1481v Sri LankaGalle17 Jun 2025
       
1Shakib Al Hasan1004v New ZealandHilton15 Feb 2010
2Shakib Al Hasan2171v New ZealandWellington12 Jan 2017
3Shakib Al Hasan1162v Sri LankaColombo (PSS)15 Mar 2017
Batsmen dismissed by the first ball of a match in Twenty20 Internationals

Batsmen dismissed by the first ball of a match in Twenty20 Internationals

BJ Bennet of Zimbabwe was dismissed by the first ball of the match in the first Twenty20 International against India at Harare on 23.07.2026 to provide the 117th occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of the match in the history of Twenty20 Internationals.  It also provides the sixth occasion of a Zimbabwe batsman dismissed by the first ball of the match in Twenty20 Internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRunsBFIOppositionGroundStart Date
1V Sibanda011v West IndiesPort of Spain28 Feb 2010
2C Zhuwao011v AustraliaHarare06 Jul 2018
3RW Chakabva011v BangladeshHarare31 Jul 2022
4NR Welch011v NamibiaWindhoek24 Oct 2023
5BJ Bennett011v RwandaNairobi (R)22 Oct 2024
6BJ Bennett011v IndiaHarare23 Jul 2026

It also provides the third occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of the match against India in Twenty20 Internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsBFITeamOppGroundStart Date
1Shayan Jahangir011USAIndNew York12 Jun 2024
2Saim Ayub011PakIndDubai (DICS)14 Sep 2025
3BJ Bennett011ZimIndHarare23 Jul 2026
One opener scoring a century and another ninety in the history of one day internationals

One opener scoring a century and another ninety in the history of one day internationals

BR Duckett scored 141 and JG Bethel scored 91 against India at Lord’s on 19 Jul 2026 to provide the twelfth occasion of one opener scored a century and another ninety in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the first such occasion at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket.

NoPlayerRunsInnsTeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1SB Smith1171Australiav New ZealandMelbourne13 Feb 1983
 GM Wood911Australiav New ZealandMelbourne13 Feb 1983
        
2RJ Shastri1021Indiav EnglandCuttack27 Dec 1984
 K Srikkanth991Indiav EnglandCuttack27 Dec 1984
        
3ME Waugh1161Australiav IndiaAdelaide26 Jan 2000
 AC Gilchrist921Australiav IndiaAdelaide26 Jan 2000
        
4RG Sharma141*2Indiav AustraliaJaipur16 Oct 2013
 S Dhawan952Indiav AustraliaJaipur16 Oct 2013
        
5AJ Finch1071Australiav IndiaCanberra20 Jan 2016
 DA Warner931Australiav IndiaCanberra20 Jan 2016
        
6JM Bairstow141*2Englandv West IndiesSouthampton29 Sep 2017
 JJ Roy962Englanfv West IndiesSouthampton29 Sep 2017
        
7PR Stirling1261Irelandv U.A.E.Harare12 Mar 2018
 WTS Porterfield921Irelandv U.A.E.Harare12 Mar 2018
        
8UT Khawaja1041Australiav IndiaRanchi08 Mar 2019
 AJ Finch931Australiav IndiaRanchi08 Mar 2019
        
9S Dhawan1431Indiav AustraliaMohali10 Mar 2019
 RG Sharma951Indiav AustraliaMohali10 Mar 2019
        
10P Nissanka1182Sri Lankav AfghanistanPallekele14 Feb 2024
 WIA Fernando912Sri Lankav AfghanistanPallekele14 Feb 2024
        
11HG Munsey911Scotlandv NamibiaDundee20 Jul 2024
 MM English1071Scorlandv NamibiaDundee26 Jul 2024
        
12BM Duckett1411Englandv IndiaLord’s19 Jul 2026
 JG Bethell911Englandv IndiaLord’s19 Jul 2026

It also provides the second occasion of England batsmen performing such a feat. Both such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsInnsTeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1JM Bairstow141*2Englandv West IndiesSouthampton29 Sep 2017
 JJ Roy962Englanfv West IndiesSouthampton29 Sep 2017
        
2BM Duckett1411Englandv IndiaLord’s19 Jul 2026
 JG Bethell911Englandv IndiaLord’s19 Jul 2026

It also provides the third occasion of a team performing such a feat against India. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsInnsTeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1ME Waugh1161Australiav IndiaAdelaide26 Jan 2000
 AC Gilchrist921Australiav IndiaAdelaide26 Jan 2000
        
2UT Khawaja1041Australiav IndiaRanchi08 Mar 2019
 AJ Finch931Australiav IndiaRanchi08 Mar 2019
        
3BM Duckett1411Englandv IndiaLord’s19 Jul 2026
 JG Bethell911Englandv IndiaLord’s19 Jul 2026
Three figure partnerships for the first two wickets by rival teams in the history of one day internationals

Three figure partnerships for the first two wickets by rival teams in the history of one day internationals

In the one day international between England and India at Lord’s on 19.07.2026, England batmen posted three figure partnerships for the first two wickets. India also posted three figure partnerships for the first two wickets in its innings. This provides the second occasion in the history of one day internationals rival team’s batsmen posting three figure partnerships for the first two wickets. The first such occasion was in the one day international between India and Australia at Rajkot on 15.12.2009. It also provides the first such occasion at Lord’s-Mecca of Cricket. It is interesting to note that India is one of the teams in these two occasions.

First three batsmen from rival teams scoring fifties in the history of one day internationals

First three batsmen from rival teams scoring fifties in the history of one day internationals

In the one day international between England and India at Lord’s on 19.07.2026, England first three batmen scored fifties and India’s first three batsmen scored fifties. This is the third occasion in the history of one day games when the rival team’s first three batsmen scored fifties. It is interesting to note that India is one of the teams in these three occasions.

The other two occasions are – India vs Australia at Rajkot  on 15.12.2009 and India Vs Australia at Jaipur on 16.10.2013

It is also interesting to note that the six fifties comprises of two centuries and four half centuries scored

One hundred plus wickets in Twenty20 Internationals – Axar Patel of India joins the list

One hundred plus wickets in Twenty20 Internationals – Axar Patel of India joins the list

Axar Patel of India became the 41st bowler in the history of Twenty20 ainternatioanls to capture 100 plus wickets. His hundredth wicket was England csptain HC Brook in the second T20I at Manchester on 04 Jul 2026

NoPlayerTeamSpanMatInnsOversMRW `BBIAve45
1Rashid KhanAfg2015-2026115115438.2226501935/313.7392
2IS SodhiNZl2014-2026142135465.2037981654/1223.0140
3AU RashidEng2009-2026147140512.0538491644/223.4640
4TG SoutheeNZl2008-2024126123458.5736711645/1822.3822
5PW HasarangaSrl2019-20269896364.0225601614/915.950
6Mustafizur RahmanBan2015-2026128127462.0833631606/1021.0132
7A ZampaAus2016-2026118115423.1231131535/1920.3451
8Ehsan KhanHKG2016-2026111109393.3624321524/51680
9Shakib Al HasanBan2006-2024129126457.3331171495/2020.9162
10MR AdairIre2019-2026100100359.3328121424/1319.840
11S LamichhaneNep2018-20267878294.41118121425/912.7632
12MJ SantnerNZl2015-2026138133472.0333871424/1123.8530
13Rizwan ButtBHR2022-20269392331.5822631396/916.2834
14SS AfridiPak2018-2026103103370.3329041364/2221.3530
15Arshdeep SinghInd2022-20268886304.2225951345/5119.3621
16Haris RaufPak2020-20259492334.5228071334/1821.150
17Junaid SiddiqueUAE2019-20269191335.3325621265/3520.3351
18SO NgocheKen2010-2026109105360.41521031254/1416.8230
19Virandeep SinghMAS2019-2026122100315.31016861254/513.4840
20H SsenyondoUGA2019-20259591320.11116811245/813.5571
21Shadab KhanPak2017-2026124115404.1329911234/824.3130
22JJ BumrahInd2016-20269592335.41221881214/1518.0810
23Ali DawoodBHR2023-20267777274.4816961187/1914.3761
24R NgaravaZim2019-20269391328.21224361144/1621.3620
25HH PandyaInd2016-2026138125370.5530931144/1627.1330
26JO HolderWin2014-20269894343.3229701125/2726.5151
27Karan KCNep2015-20269191295.1722911125/2120.4531
28Pavandeep SinghMAS2019-20269191339.51020151114/318.1530
29Bilal KhanOma2015-20247978283.0719191104/1917.4430
30Mohammad NabiAfg2010-2026152138413.4530281094/727.7740
31CJ JordanEng2014-20249594325.3228471084/626.3640
32SL MalingaSrl2006-20208483299.5122251075/620.7912
33Sikandar RazaZim2013-2026133119366.0525191075/1823.5421
34B MuzarabaniZim2018-20268986312.3822631064/1721.3410
35Taskin AhmedBan2014-20268785305.2423801064/1622.4530
36Aizaz KhanHKG2014-202610392284.5422601044/2621.7320
37Z BimenyimanaRWN2021-2026106104317.31022331023/221.8900
38AR RamjaniUGA2022-20256563223.11010701025/1710.4941
39M AkayezuRWN2021-202610191271.5621131014/920.9230
40Mohd Nawaz (3)Pak2016-20269892293.2221091015/1820.8802
41AR PatelInd2015-20269891291.4421511003/921.5100

He also became the fourth Indian bowler to capture 100 plus wickets in Twenty20 Internationals. Others are Arshdeep Singh, JJ Bumrah and HH Pandya

NoPlayerTeamSpanMatInnsOversMRW `BBIAve45
1Arshdeep SinghInd2022-20268886304.2225951345/5119.3621
2JJ BumrahInd2016-20269592335.41221881214/1518.0810
3HH PandyaInd2016-2026138125370.5530931144/1627.1330
4AR PatelInd2015-20269891291.4421511003/921.5100
Wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out without scoring in Twenty20 Internationals

Wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out without scoring in Twenty20 Internationals

Ishaan Kishan of India was dismissed run out for zero against England at chester-le-Street on 01 Jul 2026 to provide the 646th occasion of a wicket keeper batsmen dismissed run out without scoring in the history of Twetny20 Internationals.

It also provides the 16th occasion of an Indian wicketkeeper dismissed run out without scoring in Twenty20 Internationals. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian wicketkeeper dismissed run out without scoring against England in Twenty20 Internationals. It also provides the eleventh   occasion of a wicket keeper dismissed run out without scoring against England in Twenty20 Internationals.

Teams winning a T20I by one run margin

Teams winning a T20I by one run margin

NoWinnerMarginTargetOversOppositionGroundMatch Date
1Australia1 run15120v New ZealandSydney15 Feb 09
2South Africa1 run12920v New ZealandLord’s09 Jun 09
3England1 run12913v South AfricaJohannesburg13 Nov 09
4New Zealand1 run13420v PakistanBridgetown08 May 10
5South Africa1 run12120v West IndiesNorth Sound20 May 10
6Bangladesh1 run14720v IrelandBelfast20 Jul 12
7New Zealand1 run16820v IndiaChennai11 Sep 12
8India1 run15319.5v South AfricaColombo (RPS)02 Oct 12
9India1 run14720v BangladeshBengaluru23 Mar 16
10West Indies1 run24620v IndiaLauderhill27 Aug 16
11Afghanistan1 run14620v BangladeshDehradun07 Jun 18
12Kenya1 run14620v UgandaKampala22 May 19
13Denmark1 run11820v FinlandBrondby13 Jul 19
14Ireland1 run18720v ScotlandDublin (Malahide)20 Sep 19
15South Africa1 run17820v EnglandKuGumpo City12 Feb 20
16South Africa1 run16820v West IndiesSt George’s29 Jun 21
17Italy1 run11820v GermanyAlmeria21 Oct 21
18Kenya1 run16220v UgandaKigali17 Nov 21
19England1 run17220v West IndiesBridgetown23 Jan 22
20Austria1 run13420v SwedenKrefeld11 Jun 22
21Zimbabwe1 run13120v PakistanPerth27 Oct 22
22Canada1 run19220v OmanAl Amerat16 Nov 22
23Rwanda1 run13315v TanzaniaRwanda16 Dec 22
24Malta1 run16620v GibraltarGibraltar07 May 23
25Uganda1 run12620v KenyaNairobi (Gym)21 Jun 23
26Qatar1 run15720v KuwaitDoha18 Sep 23
27Bahrain1 run12420v OmanDoha19 Sep 23
28Ireland1 run15120v NetherlandsThe Hague19 May 24
29South Africa1 run11620v NepalKingstown14 Jun 24
30Spain1 run18020v Czech Rep.Port Soif22 Aug 24
31Malaysia1 run18320v SingaporeBangi03 Sep 24
32Hong Kong1 run18920v QatarMong Kok13 Apr 25
33Qatar1 run10220v Saudi ArabiaDoha18 Jul 25
34Nepal1 run14120v U.A.E.Al Amerat12 Oct 25
35Vanuatu1 run10320v IndonesiaSano16 May 26
36Ireland1 run15520v IndiaBelfast28 Jun 26

It also provides the third occasion of Ireland winning a T20I by one run in the history of T20 Internationals

NoWinnerMarginTargetOversOppositionGroundMatch Date
1Ireland1 run18720v ScotlandDublin (Malahide)20 Sep 19
2Ireland1 run15120v NetherlandsThe Hague19 May 24
3Ireland1 run15520v IndiaBelfast28 Jun 26

India has lost three T20Is by one run margin in the history of T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoWinnerMarginTargetOversOppositionGroundMatch Date
1New Zealand1 run16820v IndiaChennai11 Sep 12
2West Indies1 run24620v IndiaLauderhill27 Aug 16
3Ireland1 run15520v IndiaBelfast28 Jun 26

Captain openers scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings

Captain openers scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings

Tom Latham of New Zealand scored 151 against England at Nottingham in the ongoing test to provide the 58th occasion of a captain opener scoring 150 plus in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1HL Collins2031Australiav South AfricaJohannesburg12 Nov 1921
2WM Woodfull1552Australiav EnglandLord’s27 Jun 1930
3WM Woodfull1613Australiav South AfricaMelbourne31 Dec 1931
4A Melville1891Englandv EnglandNottingham07 Jun 1947
5L Hutton1502Englandv IndiaLord’s19 Jun 1952
6L Hutton1691Englandv West IndiesGeorgetown24 Feb 1954
7L Hutton2052Englandv West IndiesKingston30 Mar 1954
8MC Cowdrey1553Englandv South AfricaThe Oval18 Aug 1960
9RB Simpson3111Australiav EnglandManchester23 Jul 1964
10RB Simpson1532Australiav PakistanKarachi24 Oct 1964
11RB Simpson2011Australiav West IndiesBridgetown05 May 1965
12RB Simpson2252Australiav EnglandAdelaide28 Jan 1966
13RB Simpson1531Australiav South AfricaCape Town31 Dec 1966
14GT Dowling2391New Zealandv IndiaChristchurch22 Feb 1968
15WM Lawry2052Australiav West IndiesMelbourne26 Dec 1968
16WM Lawry1511Australiav West IndiesSydney14 Feb 1969
17SM Gavaskar2051Indiav West IndiesWankhede01 Dec 1978
18SM Gavaskar182*3Indiav West IndiesEden Gardens29 Dec 1978
19SM Gavaskar1662Indiav PakistanChennai15 Jan 1980
20SM Gavaskar1722Indiav EnglandBengaluvru09 Dec 1981
21SM Gavaskar1552Indiav Sri LankaChennai17 Sep 1982
22JG Wright1851New Zealandv IndiaChristchurch02 Feb 1990
23GA Gooch1541Englandv New ZealandBirmingham05 Jul 1990
24GA Gooch3331Englandv IndiaLord’s26 Jul 1990
25GA Gooch154*3Englandv West IndiesLeeds06 Jun 1991
26GA Gooch1743Englandv Sri LankaLord’s22 Aug 1991
27MA Atherton185*4Englandv South AfricaJohannesburg30 Nov 1995
28MA Atherton1602Englandv IndiaNottingham04 Jul 1996
29MA Taylor169*2Australiav South AfricaAdelaide30 Jan 1998
30MA Taylor334*1Australiav PakistanPeshawar15 Oct 1998
31ST Jayasuriya1881Sri Lankav PakistanKandy28 Jun 2000
32GC Smith2771South Africav EnglandBirmingham24 Jul 2003
33GC Smith2592South Africav EnglandLord’s31 Jul 2003
34MS Atapattu1702Sri Lankav ZimbabweHarare06 May 2004
35MS Atapattu2492Sri Lankav ZimbabweBulawayo14 May 2004
36ME Trescothick1932Englsndv PakistanMultan12 Nov 2005
37GC Smith2321South Africav BangladeshChattogram29 Feb 2008
38GC Smith154*4South Africav EnglandBirmingham30 Jul 2008
39GC Smith1571South Africav BangladeshBloemfontein19 Nov 2008
40CH Gayle1973West Indiesv New ZealandNapier19 Dec 2008
41AJ Strauss1691Englandv West IndiesSt John’s15 Feb 2009
42AJ Strauss1611Englandv AustraliaLord’s16 Jul 2009
43CH Gayle165*3West Indiesv AustraliaAdelaide04 Dec 2009
44GC Smith1833West Indiesv EnglandCape Town03 Jan 2010
45AN Cook1731Englandv BangladeshChattogram12 Mar 2010
46TM Dilshan1932Sri Lankav EnglandLord’s03 Jun 2011
47AN Cook1763Englandv IndiaAhmedabad15 Nov 2012
48AN Cook1902Englandv IndiaEden Gardens05 Dec 2012
49GC Smith2342South Africav PakistanDubai DICS23 Oct c2013
50BB McCullum2022New Zealandv PakistanSharjah26 Nov 2014
51AN Cook1623Englandv New ZealandLord’s21 May 2015
52AN Cook2632Englandv PakistanAbu Dhabi13 Oct 2015
53FDM Karunaratne2442Sri Lankav BangladeshPallekele21 Apr 2021
54TWM Latham2521Indiav BangladeshChristchurch09 Jan 2022
55KC Brathwaite1602West Indiesv EnglandBridgetown16 Mar 2022
56KC Brathwaite1821West Indiesv ZimbabweBulawayo04 Feb 2023
57FDM Karunaratne1791Sri Lankav IrelandGalle16 Apr 2023
58TWM Latham1511New Zealandv EnglandNottingham25 Jun 2026

It also provides the fourth occasion of a New Zealand Captain opener scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1GT Dowling2391New Zealandv IndiaChristchurch22 Feb 1968
2JG Wright1851New Zealandv IndiaChristchurch02 Feb 1990
3BB McCullum2022New Zealandv PakistanSharjah26 Nov 2014
4TWM Latham1511New Zealandv EnglandNottingham25 Jun 2026

The following table lists the captain openers scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings in the chronological order

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1HL Collins2031Australiav South AfricaJohannesburg12 Nov 1921
2L Hutton2052Englandv West IndiesKingston30 Mar 1954
3RB Simpson3111Australiav EnglandManchester23 Jul 1964
4RB Simpson2011Australiav West IndiesBridgetown05 May 1965
5RB Simpson2252Australiav EnglandAdelaide28 Jan 1966
6GT Dowling2391New Zealandv IndiaChristchurch22 Feb 1968
7WM Lawry2052Australiav West IndiesMelbourne26 Dec 1968
8SM Gavaskar2051Indiav West IndiesWankhede01 Dec 1978
9GA Gooch3331Englandv IndiaLord’s26 Jul 1990
10MA Taylor334*1Australiav PakistanPeshawar15 Oct 1998
11GC Smith2771South Africav EnglandBirmingham24 Jul 2003
12GC Smith2592South Africav EnglandLord’s31 Jul 2003
13MS Atapattu2492Sri Lankav ZimbabweBulawayo14 May 2004
14GC Smith2321South Africav BangladeshChattogram29 Feb 2008
15BB McCullum2022New Zealandv PakistanSharjah26 Nov 2014
16AN Cook2632Englandv PakistanAbu Dhabi13 Oct 2015
17FDM Karunaratne2442Sri Lankav BangladeshPallekele21 Apr 2021
18TWM Latham2521Indiav BangladeshChristchurch09 Jan 2022
19GC Smith2342South Africav PakistanDubai DICS23 Oct c2013

The following table lists the captain openers scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings in the ascending order of runs scored

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1RB Simpson2011Australiav West IndiesBridgetown05 May 1965
2BB McCullum2022New Zealandv PakistanSharjah26 Nov 2014
3HL Collins2031Australiav South AfricaJohannesburg12 Nov 1921
4L Hutton2052Englandv West IndiesKingston30 Mar 1954
5WM Lawry2052Australiav West IndiesMelbourne26 Dec 1968
6SM Gavaskar2051Indiav West IndiesWankhede01 Dec 1978
7RB Simpson2252Australiav EnglandAdelaide28 Jan 1966
8GC Smith2321South Africav BangladeshChattogram29 Feb 2008
9GC Smith2342South Africav PakistanDubai DICS23 Oct c2013
10GT Dowling2391New Zealandv IndiaChristchurch22 Feb 1968
11FDM Karunaratne2442Sri Lankav BangladeshPallekele21 Apr 2021
12MS Atapattu2492Sri Lankav ZimbabweBulawayo14 May 2004
13TWM Latham2521Indiav BangladeshChristchurch09 Jan 2022
14GC Smith2592South Africav EnglandLord’s31 Jul 2003
15AN Cook2632Englandv PakistanAbu Dhabi13 Oct 2015
16GC Smith2771South Africav EnglandBirmingham24 Jul 2003
17RB Simpson3111Australiav EnglandManchester23 Jul 1964
18GA Gooch3331Englandv IndiaLord’s26 Jul 1990
19MA Taylor334*1Australiav PakistanPeshawar15 Oct 1998
Both the openers scoring 150 plus runs in the same innings in the annals of test cricket

Both the openers scoring 150 plus runs in the same innings in the annals of test cricket

New Zealand openers Tom Latham {151} and Devon Conway {154} scored 150 plus runs to provide the 19th occasion of both the openers scoring 150 plus runs in the same innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoMatch ParticularsCStart Date
1England (innings 2) v Australia at Melbourne, 1911/12209 Feb 1912
2England (innings 2) v Australia at Melbourne, 1924/25201 Jan 1925
3England (innings 1) v South Africa at Johannesburg, 1948/49227 Dec 1948
4India (innings 1) v New Zealand at Chennai, 1955/56206 Jan 1956
5England (innings 3) v South Africa at The Oval, 1960218 Aug 1960
6Australia (innings 1) v West Indies at Bridgetown, 1964/65205 May 1965
7New Zealand (innings 2) v West Indies at Georgetown, 1971/72206 Apr 1972
8Pakistan (innings 2) v West Indies at Karachi, 1997/98206 Dec 1997
9Sri Lanka (innings 1) v Pakistan at Kandy, 2000228 Jun 2000
10South Africa (innings 1) v Pakistan at Cape Town, 2002/03202 Jan 2003
11South Africa (innings 1) v England at Birmingham, 2003224 Jul 2003
12Sri Lanka (innings 2) v Zimbabwe at Harare, 2004206 May 2004
13South Africa (innings 1) v Bangladesh at Chattogram, 2007/08229 Feb 2008
14India (innings 2) v Australia at Mohali, 2012/13214 Mar 2013
15Bangladesh (innings 3) v Pakistan at Khulna, 2015228 Apr 2015
16India (innings 1) v Bangladesh at Fatullah, 2015210 Jun 2015
17India (innings 1) v South Africa at Visakhapatnam, 2019/20202 Oct 2019
18West Indies (innings 1) v Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, 2022/23204 Feb 2023
19New Zealand (innings 1) v England at Nottingham, 2026225 Jun 2026

It also provides the second occasion of New Zealand opening batsmen performing such a feat. Both such occasions are listed below.

NoMatch ParticularsCStart Date
1New Zealand (innings 2) v West Indies at Georgetown, 1971/72206 Apr 1972
2New Zealand (inninga 1) v England at Nottingham, 2026225 Jun 2026