Batsmen posting 300 plus runs partnerships for the fifth wicket in a test innings

Batsmen posting 300 plus runs partnerships for the fifth wicket in a test innings

Shakib Al Hasan an Mushfiqur Rahim added 359 runs for the fifth wicket against New Zealand in the just  concluded test at Wellington to provide the 95th occasion of batsmen posting a 300 plus runs partnerships in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the eleventh such occasion for the fifth wicket. All such occasions are listed below in the chronological order

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SG Barnes, DG Bradman 5 405 2 Aus Eng Sydney 13 Dec 1946
2 AR Border, SR Waugh 5 332* 1 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1993
3 GS Blewett, SR Waugh 5 385 2 Aus SAF Johannesburg 28 Feb 1997
4 JC Adams, BC Lara 5 322 2 Win Aus Kingston 13 Mar 1999
5 JL Langer, RT Ponting 5 327 2 Aus Pak Perth 26 Nov 1999
6 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 376 3 Ind Aus Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
7 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 303 2 Ind Aus Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
8 SC Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh 5 300 1 Ind Pak Bangalore 08 Dec 2007
9 MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey 5 334* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
10 AB de Villiers, GC Smith 5 338 2 SAF Pak Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
11 M Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan 5 359 1 Ban NZl Wellington 12 Jan 2017

R Dravid and VVS Laxman are the only pair in the history of test cricket to partner in two stands of 300 plus runs for the fifth wicket against the same opposition – Australia. They stitched 376 runs against Australia at Kolkata in Mar 2001 and 303 runs against Australia at Adelaide in Dec 2003. They remain the only pair to accomplish the feat on home soil and away soil

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 376 3 Ind Aus Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
2 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 303 2 Ind Aus Adelaide 12 Dec 2003

The following table lists the same pair of batsmen posting 300 plus runs in a test innings on two or more occasions. It is noted that there are five pairs of batsmen who have accomplished such a feat – Two pairs of batsmen on three occasions and three pairs of batsmen on two occasions.

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 HM Amla, JH Kallis 3 330 3 SAF NZl Johannesburg 08 Nov 2007
2 HM Amla, JH Kallis 3 340 1 SAF Ind Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
3 HM Amla, JH Kallis 3 377* 2 SAF Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012
                 
1 DG Bradman, WH Ponsford 4 388 2 Aus Eng Leeds 20 Jul 1934
2 DG Bradman, WH Ponsford 2 451 1 Aus Eng The Oval 18 Aug 1934
                 
1 MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey 5 334* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
2 MJ Clarke, RT Ponting 4 352 1 Aus Pak Hobart 14 Jan 2010
                 
1 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 376 3 Ind Aus Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
2 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 303 2 Ind Aus Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
                 
1 HH Gibbs, GC Smith 1 368 1 SAF Pak Cape Town 02 Jan 2003
2 HH Gibbs, GC Smith 1 338 1 SAF Eng Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
3 HH Gibbs, GC Smith 1 301 1 SAF Win Centurion 16 Jan 2004
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