Three or more hundreds in a test innings of which at least one is a double hundred

Three or more hundreds in a test innings of which at least one is a double hundred

TM Dilshan {112}, DPMD Jayawardene {275} and HAPW Jaywardene {154*} scored hundreds in Sri Lanka’s innings at Ahmedabad in the first test against India, providing the 39th occasion of an innings containing three or more hundreds of which one is at least a double hundred.

No Team Inns Opp Ground Season Cen HS
1 Aus 2 Win Kingston 1954 55 5 204
2 Eng 1 Aus Nottingham 1938 4 216*
3 Win 2 SAF St John’s 2004 05 4 317
4 Aus 1 Eng The Oval 1884 3 211
5 Eng 2 SAF Lord’s 1924 3 211
6 Eng 1 Aus The Oval 1938 3 364
7 Eng 4 SAF Durban 1938 39 3 219
8 Aus 1 Ind Adelaide 1947 48 3 201
9 Win 2 Ind Kingston 1952 53 3 237
10 Win 1 Eng Port of Spain 1953 54 3 206
11 Ind 1 NZl Hyderabad 1955 56 3 223
12 Eng 1 Win Nottingham 1957 3 258
13 Win 1 Ind Kolkata 1958 59 3 256
14 Aus 1 Win Bridgetown 1964 65 3 210
15 Pak 1 Eng Birmingham 1971 3 274
16 Pak 1 NZl Karachi 1976 77 3 206
17 Pak 2 Ind Faisalabad 1984 85 3 210*
18 Eng 2 Aus Birmingham 1985 3 215*
19 Aus 1 Ind Chennai 1986 87 3 210
20 Pak 1 Eng The Oval 1987 3 260
21 Pak 2 Ind Lahore 1989 90 3 203*
22 Eng 1 Ind Lord’s 1990 3 333
23 Aus 1 Eng Leeds 1993 3 200*
24 Zim 1 Pak Harare 1994 95 3 201*
25 Srl 2 Ind Col-RPS 1997 3 340
26 Ind 1 NZl Ahmedabad 1999 00 3 217
27 Pak 2 NZl Christchurch 2000 01 3 203
28 Ind 1 Zim Nagpur 2000 01 3 201*
29 SAF 1 Zim Harare 2001 02 3 220
30 Aus 1 SAF Johannesburg 2001 02 3 204*
31 Aus 1 Win Port of Spain 2002 03 3 206
32 Srl 2 Zim Bulawayo 2004 3 270
33 Win 2 Ban Kingston 2004 3 261*
34 Eng 1 Win Lord’s 2004 3 221
35 Ind 1 Pak Bangalore 2007 08 3 239
36 Ind 1 Pak Kolkata 2007 08 3 202
37 Srl 1 Pak Lahore 2008 09 3 214
38 NZl 1 Ind Napier 2008 09 3 201
39 Srl 2 Ind Ahmedabad 2009 10 3 275

As far as Sri Lanka is concerned, it is the fourth such feat and second against India – at Col-RPS in 1997 and at Ahmedabad in 2009-10.

No Team Inns Opp Ground Season Cen HS
1 Srl 2 Ind Col-RPS 1997 3 340
2 Srl 2 Zim Bulawayo 2004 3 270
3 Srl 1 Pak Lahore 2008 09 3 214
4 Srl 2 Ind Ahmedabad 2009 10 3 275

Sri Lankan batsmen’s feat at Ahmedabad provides the tenth occasion of such a feat against India which are listed below

No Team Inns Opp Ground Season Cen HS
1 Aus 1 Ind Adelaide 1947 48 3 201
2 Win 2 Ind Kingston 1952 53 3 237
3 Win 1 Ind Kolkata 1958 59 3 256
4 Pak 2 Ind Faisalabad 1984 85 3 210*
5 Aus 1 Ind Chennai 1986 87 3 210
6 Pak 2 Ind Lahore 1989 90 3 203*
7 Eng 1 Ind Lord’s 1990 3 333
8 Srl 2 Ind Col-RPS 1997 3 340
9 NZl 1 Ind Napier 2008 09 3 201
10 Srl 2 Ind Ahmedabad 2009 10 3 275

Australia. Pakistan, Sri Lanka and West Indies are the four teams to achieve such a feat against India on two occasions

No Team Inns Opp Ground Season Cen HS
1 Aus 1 Ind Adelaide 1947 48 3 201
2 Aus 1 Ind Chennai 1986 87 3 210
1 Pak 2 Ind Faisalabad 1984 85 3 210*
2 Pak 2 Ind Lahore 1989 90 3 203*
1 Srl 2 Ind Col-RPS 1997 3 340
2 Srl 2 Ind Ahmedabad 2009 10 3 275
1 Win 2 Ind Kingston 1952 53 3 237
2 Win 1 Ind Kolkata 1958 59 3 256

Australia has achieved the feat against West Indies on three occasions and England has achieved feat against Australia on three occasions. Australia and England are the only two teams in the annals of test cricket to achieve such a feat against a specific opposition on three occasions

No Team Inns Opp Ground Season Cen HS
1 Aus 2 Win Kingston 1954 55 5 204
2 Aus 1 Win Bridgetown 1964 65 3 210
3 Aus 1 Win Port of Spain 2002 03 3 206
1 Eng 1 Aus Nottingham 1938 4 216*
2 Eng 1 Aus The Oval 1938 3 364
3 Eng 2 Aus Birmingham 1985 3 215*

The following table shows the teams which have achieved the feat on two occasions. Pakistan {vs England, India and New Zealand} remains the only team in the annals of test cricket to achieve the feat against three specific oppositions on two occasions

No Team Inns Opp Ground Season Cen HS
1 Pak 1 Eng Birmingham 1971 3 274
2 Pak 1 Eng The Oval 1987 3 260
1 Pak 2 Ind Faisalabad 1984 85 3 210*
2 Pak 2 Ind Lahore 1989 90 3 203*
1 Pak 1 NZl Karachi 1976 77 3 206
2 Pak 2 NZl Christchurch 2000 01 3 203

Australia {vs England and India}, England {vs South Africa and West Indies}, India {vs New Zealand and Pakistan}, are the teams to achieve the feat against two or more specific opposition on two occasions

No Team Inns Opp Ground Season Cen HS
1 Aus 1 Eng The Oval 1884 3 211
2 Aus 1 Eng Leeds 1993 3 200*
1 Aus 1 Ind Adelaide 1947 48 3 201
2 Aus 1 Ind Chennai 1986 87 3 210
1 Eng 2 SAF Lord’s 1924 3 211
2 Eng 4 SAF Durban 1938 39 3 219
1 Eng 1 Win Nottingham 1957 3 258
2 Eng 1 Win Lord’s 2004 3 221
1 Ind 1 NZl Hyderabad 1955 56 3 223
2 Ind 1 NZl Ahmedabad 1999 00 3 217
1 Ind 1 Pak Bangalore 2007 08 3 239
2 Ind 1 Pak Kolkata 2007 08 3 202

Kingston in West Indies, Lord’s in England and The Oval in England are the only three grounds which have witnessed such a feat on three occasions

No Team Inns Opp Ground Season Cen HS
1 Aus 2 Win Kingston 1954 55 5 204
2 Win 2 Ind Kingston 1952 53 3 237
3 Win 2 Ban Kingston 2004 3 261*
1 Eng 2 SAF Lord’s 1924 3 211
2 Eng 1 Ind Lord’s 1990 3 333
3 Eng 1 Win Lord’s 2004 3 221
1 Aus 1 Eng The Oval 1884 3 211
2 Eng 1 Aus The Oval 1938 3 364
3 Pak 1 Eng The Oval 1987 3 260

Ahmedabad in India, Birmingham in England, Harare in Zimbabwe, Kolkata in India, Lahore in Pakistan, Nottingham in England and Port of Spain in West Indies are the grounds to witness such a feat on two occasions

No Team Inns Opp Ground Season Cen HS
1 Ind 1 NZl Ahmedabad 1999 00 3 217
2 Srl 2 Ind Ahmedabad 2009 10 3 275
1 Pak 1 Eng Birmingham 1971 3 274
2 Eng 2 Aus Birmingham 1985 3 215*
1 Zim 1 Pak Harare 1994 95 3 201*
2 SAF 1 Zim Harare 2001 02 3 220
1 Win 1 Ind Kolkata 1958 59 3 256
2 Ind 1 Pak Kolkata 2007 08 3 202
1 Pak 2 Ind Lahore 1989 90 3 203*
2 Srl 1 Pak Lahore 2008 09 3 214
1 Eng 1 Aus Nottingham 1938 4 216*
2 Eng 1 Win Nottingham 1957 3 258
1 Win 1 Eng Port of Spain 1953 54 3 206
2 Aus 1 Win Port of Spain 2002 03 3 206

Ahmedabad {on two occasions}, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata {on two occasions} and Nagpur are the Indian grounds to witness such a feat

No Team Inns Opp Ground Season Cen HS
1 Ind 1 NZl Ahmedabad 1999 00 3 217
2 Srl 2 Ind Ahmedabad 2009 10 3 275
3 Ind 1 Pak Bangalore 2007 08 3 239
4 Aus 1 Ind Chennai 1986 87 3 210
5 Ind 1 NZl Hyderabad 1955 56 3 223
6 Win 1 Ind Kolkata 1958 59 3 256
7 Ind 1 Pak Kolkata 2007 08 3 202
8 Ind 1 Zim Nagpur 2000 01 3 201*

Indian batsmen have achieved such a feat on five occasions on Indian soil, while visiting batsman have performed such a feat on three occasions.

No Team Inns Opp Ground Season Cen HS
1 Ind 1 NZl Ahmedabad 1999 00 3 217
2 Ind 1 Pak Bangalore 2007 08 3 239
3 Ind 1 NZl Hyderabad 1955 56 3 223
5 Ind 1 Pak Kolkata 2007 08 3 202
6 Ind 1 Zim Nagpur 2000 01 3 201*

No Team Inns Opp Ground Season Cen HS
1 Aus 1 Ind Chennai 1986 87 3 210
2 Srl 2 Ind Ahmedabad 2009 10 3 275
3 Win 1 Ind Kolkata 1958 59 3 256

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