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 |