SPD Smith’s three hundreds in the ongoing test series provide the ninth occasion of a captain scoring three hundreds in an away series which includes the series played at neutral venue. In fact no captain has scored three hundreds in a series played at neutral venue. All such occasions are listed below

No	Captain	100	Team	Oppn	Venue	Series
1	DG Bradman	3	Aus	Eng	Eng	1938
2	WR Hammond	3	Eng	Eng	SAF	1938-39
3	A Melville	3	SAF	Eng	Eng	1947
4	GS Sobers	3	Win	Eng	Eng	1966
5	GC Smith	3	SAF	Win	Win	2005
6	AJ Strauss	3	Eng	Win	Win	2008-09
7	AN Cook	3	Eng	Ind	Ind	2012-13
8	V Kohli	3	Ind	Aus	Aus	2014-15
9	SPD Smith	3	Aus	Ind	Ind	2016-17

SPD Smith emulated DG Bradman in scoring three hundreds to become the second Australian captain to score three hundreds in an away series. DG Bradman had accomplished such a feat in 1938 series against England. So it took 78 years for another Australian captain to accomplish the feat of scoring three hundreds in an away test series. Both such occasions are listed below

No	Captain	100	Team	Oppn	Venue	Series
1	DG Bradman	3	Aus	Eng	Eng	1938
2	SPD Smith	3	Aus	Ind	Ind	2016-17