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 |