Batsmen scoring eight or more boundary sixes in a test innings.

Batsmen scoring eight or more boundary sixes in a test innings.

MA Agarwal of India scored eight boundary sixes in his knock of 243 against Bangladesh in the just concluded test at Indore to provide the 18th occasion of a batsman scoring eight or more boundary sixes in a Test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No 6s Runs Batsmen Team Oppn Ground Season
1 12 257* Wasim Akram Pak Zim Sheikhupura 1996/97
2 11 222  NJ Astle NZl Eng Christchurch 2001/02
3 11 380  ML Hayden Aus Zim Perth 2003/04
4 11 202  BB McCullum NZl Pak Sharjah 2014/15
5 11 195  BB McCullum NZl Srl Christchurch 2014/15
6 11 258  BA Stokes Eng SAF Cape Town 2015/16
7 10 336* WR Hammond Eng NZl Auckland 1932/33
8 09 120  CL Cairns NZl Zim Auckland 1995/96
9 09 329  Inzamam-ul-Haq Pak NZl Lahore 2002
10 09 77* TG Southee NZl Eng Napier 2007/08
11 09 333  CH Gayle Win Srl Galle 2010/11
12 09 93  SO Hetmyer Win Ban Mirpur 2018/19
13 08 124  NS Sidhu Ind Srl Lucknow 1993/94
14 08 204* AC Gilchrist Aus SAF Johannesburg 2001/02
15 08 319  KC Sangakkara Srl Ban Chittagong 2013/14
16 08 202* JO Holder Win Eng Bridgetown 2018/19
17 08 135* BA Stokes Eng Aus Leeds 2019
18 08 243  MA Agarwal Ind Ban Indore 2019/20

It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman scoring eight or more boundary sixes in a test innings. NS Sidhu is the other batsman to perform such a feat. He  had scored eight boundary fours in his knock of 124 against Sri Lanka  at Lucknow in 1994/94

No 6s Runs Batsmen Team Oppn Ground Season
1 08 124  NS Sidhu Ind Srl Lucknow 1993/94
2 08 243  MA Agarwal Ind Ban Indore 2019/20

It also provides the third occasion of a batsman scoring eight or more boundary sixes in a test innings against Bangladesh. All the three occasions are tabulated below

No 6s Runs Batsmen Team Oppn Ground Season
1 09 93  SO Hetmyer Win Ban Mirpur 2018/19
2 08 319  KC Sangakkara Srl Ban Chittagong 2013/14
3 08 243  MA Agarwal Ind Ban Indore 2019/20

MA Agarwal became the 12th batsman in the annals of test cricket to score eight or more boundary fours when a batsman has scored a double century or a triple century. All such occasions are tabulated below

No 6s Runs Batsmen Team Oppn Ground Season
1 12 257* Wasim Akram Pak Zim Sheikhupura 1996/97
2 11 380  ML Hayden Aus Zim Perth 2003/04
3 11 258  BA Stokes Eng SAF Cape Town 2015/16
4 11 222  NJ Astle NZl Eng Christchurch 2001/02
5 11 202  BB McCullum NZl Pak Sharjah 2014/15
6 10 336* WR Hammond Eng NZl Auckland 1932/33
7 09 333  CH Gayle Win Srl Galle 2010/11
8 09 329  Inzamam-ul-Haq Pak NZl Lahore 2002
9 08 319  KC Sangakkara Srl Ban Chittagong 2013/14
10 08 243  MA Agarwal Ind Ban Indore 2019/20
11 08 204* AC Gilchrist Aus SAF Johannesburg 2001/02
12 08 202* JO Holder Win Eng Bridgetown 2018/19

BA Stokes of England and BB McCullum of New Zealand are the two batsmen to score eight or more boundary sixes in a test innings on two occasions.

No 6s Runs Batsmen Team Oppn Ground Season
1 11 258  BA Stokes Eng SAF Cape Town 2015/16
2 08 135* BA Stokes Eng Aus Leeds 2019
               
1 11 202  BB McCullum NZl Pak Sharjah 2014/15
2 11 195  BB McCullum NZl Srl Christchurch 2014/15
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