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 |