Rival captains scoring hundreds in a test match

Rival captains scoring hundreds in a test match

MS Dhoni and KC Sangkkara scored 110 not out and 133 not out at the end of the fourth day at Mumbai/BS in the third and final test between India and Sri Lanka providing the 37th occasion of rival captains registering hundreds in a test match in the annals of test cricket. The following list tabulates all such instances.

No Captains Team Score Ground Season
1 HW Taylor RSA 109
JWHT Douglas Eng 119 Durban 1913/14
2 APF Chapman Eng 121
WW Woodful Aus 155 Lord’s 1930
3 WR Hammond Eng 240
DG Bradman Aus 102 Lord’s 1938
4 A Melville RSA 103
WR Hammond Eng 140 Durban 1938/39
5 L Hutton Eng 145
AL Hassett Eng 104 Lord’s 1953
6 PBH May Eng 117
DJ McGlew RSA 104* Manchester 1955
7 DJ McGlew RSA 120
JR Reid NZl 142 Jo’burg 1961/62
8 ER Dexter Eng 174
RB Simpson Aus 311 Manchester 1964
9 GS Sobers Win 113*
MC Cowdrey Eng 101 Jamaica 1967/68
10 WM Lawry Aus 151
GS Sobers Win 113 Sydney 1968/69
11 GS Sobers Win 142
BE Congdon NZl 126 Barbados 1971/72
12 RB Kanhai Win 105
IM Chappell Aus 106* Barbados 1972/73
13 BE Congdon NZl 132
IM Chappell Aus 145, 121 Wellington 1973/74
14 SM Gavaskar Ind 205
AI Kallicharan Win 187 Bombay 1978/79
15 Javed Miandad Pak 106*
GS Chappell Aus 235 Faisalabad 1979/80
16 Imran Khan Pak 117
SM Gavaskar Ind 127* Faisalabad 1982/83
17 CH Lloyd Win 143
N Kapil Dev Ind 100* Trinidad 1982/83
18 Kapil Dev Ind 119
AR Border Aus 106 Madras 1986/87
19 MW Gatting Eng 150*
Imran Khan Pak 118 The Oval 1987
20 DB Vengsarkar Ind 102
IVA Richards Win 146 Delhi 1987/88
21 Javed Miandad Pak 107
AR Border Aus 113* Faisalabad 1988/89
22 GA Gooch Eng 333, 123
MA Azharuddin Ind 121 Lord’s 1990
23 GA Gooch Eng 116
MA Azharuddin Ind 179 Manchester 1990
24 BC Lara Win 213
SR Waugh Aus 100 Jamaica 1999
25 BC Lara Win 153
SR Waugh Aus 199 Barbados 1999
26 Nasser Hussain Eng 110
SC Ganguly Ind 128 Leeds 2002
27 H Tilakaratne Slk 144
SP Fleming NZl 274* Col/SSC 2002/03
28 GC Smith RSA 132
BC Lara Win 202 Jo’burg 2003/04
29 BC Lara Win 400*
M Vaughan Eng 140 Antigua 2003/04
30 M Vaughan Eng 166
RT Ponting Aus 156 Manchester 2005
31 Inzamam/ul/Huq Pak 119
R Dravid Ind 103 Faisalabad 2005/06
32 R Dravid Ind 148
BC Lara Win 120 St Lucia 2006/07
33 DPMD Jayawardene Srl 166
Mohd Ashraful Ban 101 Mirpur 2008/09
34 DPMD Jayawardene Srl 240
Younis Khan Pak 313 Karachi 2008/09
35 AJ Strauss Eng 142
CH Gayle Win 102 Port of Spain 2008/09
36 KC Sangakkara Srl 109
D Vettori NZl 140 Col/SSC 2009
37 MS Dhoni Ind 100*
KC Sangakkara Srl 133* Mum/BS 2009/10

As far as India is concerned, this feat provides the eleventh occasion involving Indian captain which are listed below

No Captains Team Score Ground Season
1 SM Gavaskar Ind 205
AI Kallicharan Win 187 Bombay 1978/79
2 Imran Khan Pak 117
SM Gavaskar Ind 127* Faisalabad 1982/83
3 CH Lloyd Win 143
N Kapil Dev Ind 100* Trinidad 1982/83
4 Kapil Dev Ind 119
AR Border Aus 106 Madras 1986/87
5 DB Vengsarkar Ind 102
IVA Richards Win 146 Delhi 1987/88
6 GA Gooch Eng 333, 123
MA Azharuddin Ind 121 Lord’s 1990
7 GA Gooch Eng 116
MA Azharuddin Ind 179 Manchester 1990
8 Nasser Hussain Eng 110
SC Ganguly Ind 128 Leeds 2002
9 Inzamam/ul/Huq Pak 119
R Dravid Ind 103 Faisalabad 2005/06
10 R Dravid Ind 148
BC Lara Win 120 St Lucia 2006/07
11 MS Dhoni Ind 100*
KC Sangakkara Srl 133* Mum/BS 2009/10

As far as Sri Lanka is concerned, this feat provides the fifth occasion involving Sri Lankan captain which are listed below

No Captains Team Score Ground Season
1 H Tilakaratne Slk 144
SP Fleming NZl 274* Col/SSC 2002/03
2 DPMD Jayawardene Srl 166
Mohd Ashraful Ban 101 Mirpur 2008/09
3 DPMD Jayawardene Srl 240
Younis Khan Pak 313 Karachi 2008/09
4 KC Sangakkara Srl 109
D Vettori NZl 140 Col/SSC 2009
5 MS Dhoni Ind 100*
KC Sangakkara Srl 133* Mum/BS 2009/10

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