Batsmen scoring 199 runs in a test innings – KL Rahul of India joins the list

Batsmen scoring 199 runs in a test innings – KL Rahul of India joins the list

KL Rahul ofIndia was dismissed for 199 against England at Chennai in the ongoing test to provide the eleventh occasion of a batsman scoring 199 or 199 not out in a test innings in the annals  of test  cricket. All such occasions are listed below

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
11 KL Rahul 199 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016

KL Rahul is the second Indian batsman to be dismissed for 199 in a test innings after M Azharuddin. M Azharuddin was  dismissed for 199 against Sri Lanka at Kanpur in Dec 1986.  It is interesting  to note that KL Rahul emulated M Azharuddin after 20 years

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 M Azharuddin 199 2 Ind Srl Kanpur 17 Dec 1986
2 KL Rahul 199 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016

KL Rahul became the second batsman to score 199 against England after MTG Elliot. MTG Elliot had scored 199 against England at Leeds in Jul 1997

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MTG Elliott 199 2 Aus Eng Leeds 24 Jul 1997
2 KL Rahul 199 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016

A Flower of  Zimbabwe and KC Sangakkara  of Sri Lanka are the only two batsmen to  remain not out on 199. The performance of these two batsmen are furnished below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 A Flower 199* 3 Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
2 KC Sangakkara 199* 1 Srl Pak Galle 22 Jun 2012

SR Waugh remains the only captain in the annals of test cricket to score 199. He scored 199 in the test between Australia and West Indies at Bridgetown in Mar 1999

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SR Waugh 199 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 26 Mar 1999

KL Rahul earned the distinction  of becoming the fourth opening batsman in the annals of test cricket to be dismissed on a score of 199. The complete list is furnished below.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Mudassar Nazar 199 2 Pak Ind Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
2 MTG Elliott 199 2 Aus Eng Leeds 24 Jul 1997
3 ST Jayasuriya 199 3 Srl Ind Col-SSC 09 Aug 1997
4 KL Rahul 199 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016

It is interesting to note that there are two occasions of opening batsman scoring 199 against India and there are two occasions of opening batsmen scoring 199 against England in test innings

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MTG Elliott 199 2 Aus Eng Leeds 24 Jul 1997
2 KL Rahul 199 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
               
1 Mudassar Nazar 199 2 Pak Ind Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
2 ST Jayasuriya 199 3 Srl Ind Col-SSC 09 Aug 1997

 

 

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