Vishakhapatnam Test between India and South Africa witnesses the three openers scoring 150 plus runs.

Vishakhapatnam Test between India and South Africa witnesses the three openers scoring 150 plus runs.

The ongoing Vishakhapatnam Test between India and South Africa witnessed the three openers scoring 150 plus runs. Indian openers MA Agarwal and RG Sharma scored 215 and 176 respectively while D Elgar of South Africa scored 160 to provide the fourth occasion of three openers scoring 150 plus runs in a test match. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 1 L Hutton 158 1 Eng SAF Johannesburg 27 Dec 1948
  2 C Washbrook 195 1 Eng SAF Johannesburg 27 Dec 1948
  3 EAB Rowan 156* 3 SAF Eng Johannesburg 27 Dec 1948
                 
2 1 GC Smith 277 1 SAF Eng Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
  2 HH Gibbs 179 1 SAF Eng Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
  3 MP Vaughan 156 2 Eng SAF Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
                 
3 1 Mohammad Hafeez 224 2 Pak Ban Khulna 28 Apr 2015
  2 Tamim Iqbal 206 3 Ban Pak Khulna 28 Apr 2015
  3 Imrul Kayes 150 3 Ban Pak Khulna 28 Apr 2015
                 
4 1 MA Agarwal 215 1 Ind SAF Visakhapatnam 2 Oct 2019
  2 RG Sharma 176 1 Ind SAF Visakhapatnam 2 Oct 2019
  3 D Elgar 160 2 SAF Ind Visakhapatnam 2 Oct 2019
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