Batsmen scoring 199 in a test innings. SPD Smith of Australia joins the list

Batsmen scoring 199 in a test innings. SPD Smith of Australia joins the list

SPD Smith of Australia scored 199 in the ongoing second test against West Indies at Kingston to provide the tenth occasion of a batsman scoring 199 in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below. He also became the eighth batsman to be dismissed on a score of 199 in a test innings.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Mudassar Nazar 199 2 Pak Ind Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
2 M Azharuddin 199 2 Ind Srl Kanpur 17 Dec 1986
3 MTG Elliott 199 2 Aus Eng Leeds 24 Jul 1997
4 ST Jayasuriya 199 3 Srl Ind Col-SSC 09 Aug 1997
5 SR Waugh 199 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 26 Mar 1999
6 A Flower 199* 3 Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
7 Younis Khan 199 1 Pak Ind Lahore 13 Jan 2006
8 IR Bell 199 1 Eng SAF Lord’s 10 Jul 2008
9 KC Sangakkara 199* 1 Srl Pak Galle 22 Jun 2012
10 SPD Smith 199 1 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 2015

SPD Smith of Australia scored 199 in the ongoing second test against West Indies at Kingston to provide the the third occasion of an Australian batsman scoring 199 in a test innings in the annals of test cricket.Others are MTG Elliott and SR Waugh. The performances of these three batsmen are listed below.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MTG Elliott 199 2 Aus Eng Leeds 24 Jul 1997
2 SR Waugh 199 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 26 Mar 1999
3 SPD Smith 199 1 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 2015

SPD Smith of Australia scored 199 in the ongoing second test against West Indies at Kingston to provide the third occasion of a batsman scoring 199 while batting at number three in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. The other two are – Younis Khan of Pakistan and KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka. The performances of these three batsmen are listed below.

No Player Pos Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Younis Khan 3 199 1 Pak Ind Lahore 13 Jan 2006
2 KC Sangakkara 3 199* 1 Srl Pak Galle 22 Jun 2012
3 SPD Smith 3 199 1 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 2015

SPD Smith became the second batsman to score 199 in a test innings against West Indies in the annals of test cricket after his team mate SR Waugh. SR Waugh was dismissed for 199 at Bridgetown in Mar 1999.

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