Ind vs Aus – 2010 : Mohali Test : Dravid and Tendulkar score their 21st half centuries in the second innings of a test match
R Dravid {77} and SR Tendulkar {98} scored half centuries against Australia in the first test at Mohali in the ongoing test series, which represent their 21st half centuries in the second innings of the test match. At the end of India’s innings, they are on par with BC Lara of West Indies and IVA Richards of West Indies who also have scored 21 half centuries in the second innings of test match. Only VVS Laxman of India with 22 half centuries to his credit has scored more half centuries than these four batsmen. The exploits of these five batsmen are tabulated below
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VVS Laxman of India |
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No |
Runs |
Opposition |
Ground |
Mon/Year |
|
1 |
64 |
v West Indies |
Kingston |
Mar 1997 |
|
2 |
56 |
v West Indies |
St John’s |
Apr 1997 |
|
3 |
95 |
v Australia |
Kolkata |
Mar 1998 |
|
4 |
59 |
v Australia |
Kolkata |
Mar 2001 |
|
5 |
65 |
v Australia |
Chennai |
Mar 2001 |
|
6 |
89 |
v South Africa |
Port Elizabeth |
Nov 2001 |
|
7 |
75 |
v England |
Ahmedabad |
Dec 2001 |
|
8 |
69 |
v West Indies |
Georgetown |
Apr 2002 |
|
9 |
65* |
v West Indies |
Kingston |
May 2002 |
|
10 |
75 |
v Australia |
Brisbane |
Dec 2003 |
|
11 |
71 |
v Pakistan |
Rawalpindi |
Apr 2004 |
|
12 |
58 |
v Pakistan |
Mohali |
Mar 2005 |
|
13 |
79* |
v Pakistan |
Bangalore |
Mar 2005 |
|
14 |
90 |
v Pakistan |
Faisalabad |
Jan 2006 |
|
15 |
50* |
v South Africa |
Durban |
Dec 2006 |
|
16 |
54 |
v England |
Nottingham |
Jul 2007 |
|
17 |
72* |
v Pakistan |
Delhi |
Nov 2007 |
|
18 |
50 |
v South Africa |
Kanpur |
Apr 2008 |
|
19 |
56 |
v Sri Lanka |
Col-SSC |
Jul 2008 |
|
20 |
76 |
v New Zealand |
Napier |
Mar 2009 |
|
21 |
62 |
v Sri Lanka |
Mum-BS |
Dec 2009 |
|
22 |
56 |
v Sri Lanka |
Col-PSS |
Aug 2010 |
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R Dravid of India |
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No |
Runs |
Opposition |
Ground |
Mon/Year |
|
1 |
95 |
v England |
Lord’s |
Jun 1996 |
|
2 |
57 |
v West Indies |
Port of Spain |
Mar 1997 |
|
3 |
78 |
v West Indies |
Bridgetown |
Mar 1997 |
|
4 |
86 |
v Australia |
Kolkata |
Mar 1998 |
|
5 |
53 |
v Pakistan |
Chennai |
Jan 1999 |
|
6 |
81 |
v Australia |
Chennai |
Mar 2001 |
|
7 |
86 |
v England |
Mohali |
Dec 2001 |
|
8 |
65 |
v Zimbabwe |
Nagpur |
Feb 2002 |
|
9 |
54 |
v South Africa |
Kanpur |
Nov 2004 |
|
10 |
80 |
v South Africa |
Kolkata |
Nov 2004 |
|
11 |
50 |
v Pakistan |
Mohali |
Mar 2005 |
|
12 |
77 |
v Zimbabwe |
Bulawayo |
Sep 2005 |
|
13 |
98 |
v Zimbabwe |
Harare |
Sep 2005 |
|
14 |
95 |
v England |
Mohali |
Mar 2006 |
|
15 |
52 |
v England |
Mumbai |
Mar 2006 |
|
16 |
53 |
v Australia |
Sydney |
Jan 2008 |
|
17 |
51 |
v Australia |
Bangalore |
Oct 2008 |
|
18 |
66 |
v New Zealand |
Hamilton |
Mar 2009 |
|
19 |
83 |
v New Zealand |
Napier |
Mar 2009 |
|
20 |
74 |
v Sri Lanka |
Mum-BS |
Dec 2009 |
|
21 |
77 |
v Australia |
Mohali |
Oct 2010 |
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BC Lara of West Indies |
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No |
Runs |
Opposition |
Ground |
Mon/Year |
|
1 |
58 |
v Australia |
Brisbane |
Nov 1992 |
|
2 |
52 |
v Australia |
Melbourne |
Dec 1992 |
|
3 |
83 |
v England |
Kingston |
Feb 1994 |
|
4 |
50 |
v India |
Nagpur |
Dec 1994 |
|
5 |
88 |
v Australia |
St John’s |
Apr 1995 |
|
6 |
53 |
v England |
Leeds |
Jun 1995 |
|
7 |
55 |
v England |
Port of Spain |
Feb 1998 |
|
8 |
89 |
v England |
St John’s |
Mar 1998 |
|
9 |
68 |
v South Africa |
Centurion |
Jan 1999 |
|
10 |
62 |
v Australia |
Port of Spain |
Mar 1999 |
|
11 |
67 |
v New Zealand |
Wellington |
Dec 1999 |
|
12 |
50 |
v England |
Birmingham |
Jun 2000 |
|
13 |
83 |
v South Africa |
Bridgetown |
Mar 2001 |
|
14 |
74 |
v Sri Lanka |
Kandy |
Nov 2001 |
|
15 |
52 |
v India |
Port of Spain |
Apr 2002 |
|
16 |
55 |
v India |
Bridgetown |
May 2002 |
|
17 |
91 |
v Australia |
Port of Spain |
Apr 2003 |
|
18 |
68 |
v Australia |
St John’s |
May 2003 |
|
19 |
53 |
v Bangladesh |
Gros Islet |
May 2004 |
|
20 |
95 |
v England |
Birmingham |
Jul 2004 |
|
21 |
79 |
v England |
The Oval |
Aug 2004 |
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IVA Richards of West Indies |
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No |
Runs |
Opposition |
Ground |
Mon/Year |
|
1 |
50 |
v India |
Chennai |
Jan 1975 |
|
2 |
50 |
v Australia |
Melbourne |
Jan 1976 |
|
3 |
64 |
v India |
Kingston |
Apr 1976 |
|
4 |
50 |
v Pakistan |
Georgetown |
Mar 1977 |
|
5 |
96 |
v Australia |
Melbourne |
Dec 1979 |
|
6 |
64 |
v England |
Nottingham |
Jun 1980 |
|
7 |
65 |
v England |
Manchester |
Jul 1980 |
|
8 |
75 |
v Pakistan |
Lahore |
Nov 1980 |
|
9 |
80 |
v India |
Bridgetown |
Apr 1983 |
|
10 |
67 |
v India |
Delhi |
Oct 1983 |
|
11 |
76 |
v Australia |
Port of Spain |
Mar 1984 |
|
12 |
72 |
v England |
Lord’s |
Jun 1984 |
|
13 |
87 |
v England |
Port of Spain |
Apr 1986 |
|
68 |
v India |
Chennai |
Jan 1988 |
|
|
15 |
67 |
v Pakistan |
Bridgetown |
Apr 1988 |
|
16 |
80 |
v England |
Nottingham |
Jun 1988 |
|
17 |
68 |
v Australia |
Brisbane |
Nov 1988 |
|
18 |
69 |
v Australia |
Adelaide |
Feb 1989 |
|
19 |
50 |
v Australia |
Georgetown |
Mar 1991 |
|
20 |
73 |
v England |
Leeds |
Jun 1991 |
|
21 |
80 |
v England |
Nottingham |
Jul 1991 |
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SR Tendulkar of India |
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|
No |
Runs |
Opposition |
Ground |
Mon/Year |
|
1 |
68 |
v England |
Manchester |
Aug 1990 |
|
2 |
73 |
v South Africa |
Cape Town |
Jan 1993 |
|
3 |
78 |
v England |
Mumbai |
Feb 1993 |
|
4 |
71 |
v Sri Lanka |
Col-PSS |
Aug 1993 |
|
5 |
88 |
v West Indies |
Port of Spain |
Mar 1997 |
|
6 |
92 |
v West Indies |
Bridgetown |
Mar 1997 |
|
7 |
79 |
v Australia |
Kolkata |
Mar 1998 |
|
8 |
67 |
v New Zealand |
Hamilton |
Jan 1999 |
|
9 |
61 |
v Australia |
Adelaide |
Dec 1999 |
|
10 |
74 |
v Zimbabwe |
Bulawayo |
Jun 2001 |
|
11 |
88 |
v England |
Mohali |
Dec 2001 |
|
12 |
90 |
v England |
Bangalore |
Dec 2001 |
|
13 |
79 |
v West Indies |
Georgetown |
Apr 2002 |
|
14 |
54 |
v England |
The Oval |
Sep 2002 |
|
15 |
55 |
v New Zealand |
Mohali |
Oct 2003 |
|
16 |
94 |
v Pakistan |
Mohali |
Mar 2005 |
|
17 |
63 |
v South Africa |
Durban |
Dec 2006 |
|
18 |
91 |
v England |
Nottingham |
Jul 2007 |
|
19 |
62 |
v Australia |
Melbourne |
Dec 2007 |
|
20 |
53 |
v Sri Lanka |
Mum-BS |
Dec 2009 |
|
21 |
98 |
v Australia |
Mohali |
Oct 2010 |