Mirpur Test : Second day’s highlights

R Dravid’s 111 retd hurt in this test represents his 23^rd hundred and 68^th fifty while batting at number three. Only RT Ponting {70 fifties – 32 C plus 38 HC} has scored more fifties than R Dravid while batting at number three

R Dravid’s 111 retd hurt in this test represent his 12^th hundred on away soil while batting at number three. RT Ponting with 13 hundreds to his credit on away soil has scored more hundreds than R Dravid while batting at number three

R Dravid’s 111 retd hurt in this test represent his 17^th hundred on away soil, while SR Tendulkar’s 143 represents his 26^th hundred on away soil. SM Gavaskar {18} has scored more hundreds than R Dravid on away soil. SR Tendulkar remains the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 26 hundreds on away soil

SR Tendulkar’s 143 in this test represent his 56^th fifty {26 C plus 30 HC} on away soil. R Dravid’s 111 retd hurt in this test represent his 51^st fifty {17C plus 34 HC}. SR Tendulkar and R Dravid are the only two batsmen who have scored 50 fifties on away soil in the annals of test cricket.

SR Tendulkar with his 143 in this test registered his 99^th fifty. It was his 45^th hundred. He has scored 54 half centuries.

R Dravid with his 111 retd hurt in this test registered his 87^th fifty. It was his 29^th hundred. He has scored 58 half centuries.

R Dravid and SR Tendulkar were concerned in 222 runs stand for the third wicket in this game providing their 17^th three figure partnerships, which is a world record for most number of three figure partnerships between a pair. The previous record was 16 three figure partnerships between CG Greenidge-DL Haynes and ML Hayden-RT Ponting.

R Dravid and SR Tendulkar added 222 runs for the third wicket against Bangladesh at Mirpur in India’s first innings. This partnership gave SR Tendulkar another world record as he became the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to forge 200 plus runs partnerships on four occasions with two partners – SC Ganguly and R Dravid.

The following are the six pairs of batsmen who have posted the 200 plus runs partnerships on four or more occasions. R Dravid and SR Tendulkar pair is the new entrant to this list and became the sixth pair

No	Partner1	Partner2	Team	200+
1	MLHayden	JLLanger	Aus	06
2	MAAtherton	GAGooch	Eng	04
3	RDravid	SRTendulkar	Ind	04
4	SCGanguly	SRTendulkar	Ind	04
5	CGGreenidge	DLHaynes	Win	04
6	MohdYousuf	Younis Khan	Pak	04

G Gambhir’s 68 in India’s first innings against Bangladesh at Mirpur made him the second batsman in the annals of test cricket to register eleven fifties in consecutive test matches. Gambhir emulated IVA Richards of West Indies who had achieved the distinction of registering eleven fifties in consecutive test matches.

G Gambhir went past JH Edrich of England who had scored ten fifties in consecutive matches. Gambhir now holds the record for an opening batsman who has scored eleven fifties in consecutive matches. He wrested the record from JH Edrich who had scored ten fifties in consecutive matches

G Gambhir {68}, V Sehwag {56}, R Dravid {111} and SR Tendulkar {143} scored fifties in this game providing the 67th occasion of four or more Indian batsmen registering fifties in a test innings.

R Dravid’s 111 retd hurt in this test provide the eleventh occasion of a batsman retiring hurt after scoring a hundred in the annals of test cricket

R Dravid remains the only batsman to have retired hurt with a hundred to his credit on two occasions. Apart from this test in which he retired hurt after scoring 111, he was retired hurt after scoring exact 100 against West Indies at Mumbai {WS} in Oct 2002

R Dravid and SR Tendulkar added 222 runs unfinished stand for the third wicket in this test providing Dravid his 81^st three figure partnership – most by a batsman in the annals of test cricket and Tendulkar his 73^rd three figure partnership.