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Four or more bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in a Test innings

Four or more bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in a Test innings

Four Bangladesh Bowlers – Ebadat Hossain {1 for 115}, Abu Jayed {4 for 108}, Taijul Islam {0 for 120}, and Mehdi Hasan Miraj {1 for 125} – conceded 100 plus runs against India in the ongoing test at Indore to provide the 140th  occasion of four or more bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in a Test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the tenth occasion of Bangladesh bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date Bowlers
1 Ban 2 Win Dhaka 08 Dec 2002 4
2 Ban 2 Ind Dhaka 10 Dec 2004 4
3 Ban 2 Eng Lord’s 26 May 2005 4
4 Ban 1 Ind Dhaka 25 May 2007 4
5 Ban 2 Srl Dhaka 27 Jan 2014 4
6 Ban 1 Ind Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017 5
7 Ban 1 SAF Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017 4
8 Ban 2 Srl Chattogram 31 Jan 2018 4
9 Ban 2 NZl Hamilton 28 Feb 2019 4
10 Ban 2 Ind Indore 14 Nov 2019 4

It also provides the fourth occasion of Bangladesh bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings against India. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date Bowlers
1 Ban 2 Ind Dhaka 10 Dec 2004 4
2 Ban 1 Ind Dhaka 25 May 2007 4
3 Ban 1 Ind Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017 5
4 Ban 2 Ind Indore 14 Nov 2019 4

It also provides the 23rd occasion of Bangladesh bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings against India. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date Bowlers
1 Win 1 Ind Kanpur 02 Feb 1979 4
2 Eng 1 Ind Kanpur 31 Jan 1985 4
3 Srl 2 Ind Kanpur 17 Dec 1986 4
4 Eng 2 Ind Lord’s 26 Jul 1990 4
5 Eng 1 Ind The Oval 23 Aug 1990 4
6 Aus 3 Ind Kolkata 11 Mar 2001 4
7 Eng 1 Ind Leeds 22 Aug 2002 4
8 Pak 1 Ind Multan 28 Mar 2004 4
9 Ban 2 Ind Dhaka 10 Dec 2004 4
10 Pak 2 Ind Mohali 08 Mar 2005 4
11 Pak 2 Ind Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006 4
12 Ban 1 Ind Dhaka 25 May 2007 4
13 Srl 1 Ind Kanpur 24 Nov 2009 4
14 Srl 2 Ind Mum-BS 02 Dec 2009 4
15 SAF 2 Ind Kolkata 14 Feb 2010 4
16 Srl 2 Ind Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010 4
17 Win 1 Ind Kolkata 14 Nov 2011 4
18 NZl 1 Ind Indore 08 Oct 2016 4
19 Ban 1 Ind Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017 5
20 Aus 2 Ind Ranchi 16 Mar 2017 4
21 Srl 1 Ind Galle 26 Jul 2017 4
22 Aus 1 Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2019 4
23 Ban 2 Ind Indore 14 Nov 2019 4
Batsmen scoring double centuries in Test innings against Bangladesh

Batsmen scoring double centuries in Test innings against Bangladesh

MA Agarwal of India scored 243 against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Indore to provide the 26th occasion of a batsmen scoring centuries in Test innings against Bangladesh. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 MS Atapattu 201 Srl Ban Col-SSC 06 Sep 2001
2 Mohammad Yousuf 204* Pak Ban Chattogram 16 Jan 2002
3 PA de Silva 206 Srl Ban Col-PSS 21 Jul 2002
4 GC Smith 200 SAF Ban East London 18 Oct 2002
5 JA Rudolph 222* SAF Ban Chattogram 24 Apr 2003
6 RR Sarwan 261* Win Ban Kingston 04 Jun 2004
7 SP Fleming 202 NZl Ban Chattogram 26 Oct 2004
8 SR Tendulkar 248* Ind Ban Dhaka 10 Dec 2004
9 JN Gillespie 201* Aus Ban Chattogram 16 Apr 2006
10 KC Sangakkara 200* Srl Ban Col-PSS 03 Jul 2007
11 KC Sangakkara 222* Srl Ban Kandy 11 Jul 2007
12 ND McKenzie 226 SAF Ban Chattogram 29 Feb 2008
13 GC Smith 232 SAF Ban Chattogram 29 Feb 2008
14 IJL Trott 226 Eng Ban Lord’s 27 May 2010
15 Younis Khan 200* Pak Ban Chattogram 09 Dec 2011
16 S Chanderpaul 203* Win Ban Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
17 MN Samuels 260 Win Ban Khulna 21 Nov 2012
18 DPMD Jayawardene 203* Srl Ban Dhaka 27 Jan 2014
19 KC Sangakkara 319 Srl Ban Chattogram 04 Feb 2014
20 KC Brathwaite 212 Win Ban Kingstown 05 Sep 2014
21 Mohammad Hafeez 224 Pak Ban Khulna 28 Apr 2015
22 Azhar Ali 226 Pak Ban Dhaka 06 May 2015
23 V Kohli 204 Ind Ban Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
24 KS Williamson 200* NZl Ban Hamilton 28 Feb 2019
25 LRPL Taylor 200 NZl Ban Wellington 08 Mar 2019
26 MA Agarwal 243 Ind Ban Indore 14 Nov 2019

MA Agarwal of India scored 243 against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Indore to provide the seventh occasion of an opening batsmen scoring centuries in Test innings against Bangladesh. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 MS Atapattu 201 Srl Ban Colombo (SSC) 06 Sep 2001
2 GC Smith 200 SAF Ban East London 18 Oct 2002
3 ND McKenzie 226 SAF Ban Chattogram 29 Feb 2008
4 GC Smith 232 SAF Ban Chattogram 29 Feb 2008
5 KC Brathwaite 212 Win Ban Kingstown 05 Sep 2014
6 Mohammad Hafeez 224 Pak Ban Khulna 28 Apr 2015
7 MA Agarwal 243 Ind Ban Indore 14 Nov 2019

MA Agarwal of India scored 243 against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Indore represent the highest score by an to provide the seventh occasion of an opening batsmen in Test innings against Bangladesh. The previous best was 232 by South Africa’s GC Smith at Chattogram in Feb 2008. Both the occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 MA Agarwal 243 Ind Ban Indore 14 Nov 2019
2 GC Smith 232 SAF Ban Chattogram 29 Feb 2008
Indian opening batsmen scoring double centuries

Indian opening batsmen scoring double centuries

MA Agarwal of India scored 243 against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Indore to provide the 21st occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring centuries in Test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MH Mankad 223 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 1955
2 MH Mankad 231 v New Zealand Chennai 06 Jan 1956
3 DN Sardesai 200* v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 12 Mar 1965
4 SM Gavaskar 220 v West Indies Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
5 SM Gavaskar 205 v West Indies Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
6 SM Gavaskar 221 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
7 AD Gaekwad 201 v Pakistan Jalandhar 24 Sep 1983
8 RJ Shastri 206 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1992
9 NS Sidhu 201 v West Indies Port of Spain 14 Mar 1997
10 V Sehwag 309 v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
11 V Sehwag 201 v Pakistan Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005
12 V Sehwag 254 v Pakistan Lahore 13 Jan 2006
13 W Jaffer 212 v West Indies St John’s 02 Jun 2006
14 W Jaffer 202 v Pakistan Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
15 V Sehwag 319 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
16 V Sehwag 201* v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
17 G Gambhir 206 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
18 V Sehwag 293 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
19 MA Agarwal 215 v South Africa Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
20 RG Sharma 212 v South Africa Ranchi 19 Oct 2019
21 MA Agarwal 243 v Bangladesh Indore 14 Nov 2019
Indian batsmen scoring double centuries in Test innings.

Indian batsmen scoring double centuries in Test innings.

MA Agarwal of India scored 243 against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Indore to provide the 55th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring centuries in Test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 PR Umrigar 223 v New Zealand Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
2 MH Mankad 223 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 1955
3 MH Mankad 231 v New Zealand Chennai 06 Jan 1956
4 MAK Pataudi 203* v England Delhi 08 Feb 1964
5 DN Sardesai 200* v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 12 Mar 1965
6 DN Sardesai 212 v West Indies Kingston 18 Feb 1971
7 SM Gavaskar 220 v West Indies Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
8 SM Gavaskar 205 v West Indies Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
9 SM Gavaskar 221 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
10 GR Viswanath 222 v England Chennai 13 Jan 1982
11 AD Gaekwad 201 v Pakistan Jalandhar 24 Sep 1983
12 SM Gavaskar 236* v West Indies Chennai 24 Dec 1983
13 SV Manjrekar 218 v Pakistan Lahore 01 Dec 1989
14 RJ Shastri 206 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1992
15 VG Kambli 224 v England Mumbai 19 Feb 1993
16 VG Kambli 227 v Zimbabwe Delhi 13 Mar 1993
17 NS Sidhu 201 v West Indies Port of Spain 14 Mar 1997
18 SR Tendulkar 217 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
19 R Dravid 200* v Zimbabwe Delhi 18 Nov 2000
20 SR Tendulkar 201* v Zimbabwe Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
21 VVS Laxman 281 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
22 R Dravid 217 v England The Oval 05 Sep 2002
23 R Dravid 222 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 08 Oct 2003
24 R Dravid 233 v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
25 SR Tendulkar 241* v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
26 V Sehwag 309 v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
27 R Dravid 270 v Pakistan Rawalpindi 13 Apr 2004
28 SR Tendulkar 248* v Bangladesh Dhaka 10 Dec 2004
29 V Sehwag 201 v Pakistan Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005
30 V Sehwag 254 v Pakistan Lahore 13 Jan 2006
31 W Jaffer 212 v West Indies St John’s 02 Jun 2006
32 W Jaffer 202 v Pakistan Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
33 SC Ganguly 239 v Pakistan Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
34 V Sehwag 319 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
35 V Sehwag 201* v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
36 G Gambhir 206 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
37 VVS Laxman 200* v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
38 V Sehwag 293 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
39 SR Tendulkar 203 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
40 SR Tendulkar 214 v Australia Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
41 CA Pujara 206* v England Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
42 MS Dhoni 224 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
43 CA Pujara 204 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
44 V Kohli 200 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
45 V Kohli 211 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
46 V Kohli 235 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
47 KK Nair 303* v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016
48 V Kohli 204 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGA 09 Feb 2017
49 CA Pujara 202 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
50 V Kohli 213 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
51 V Kohli 243 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
52 MA Agarwal 215 v South Africa Vizag 02 Oct 2019
53 V Kohli 254* v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019
54 RG Sharma 212 v South Africa Ranchi 19 Oct 2019
55 MA Agarwal 243 v Bangladesh Indore 14 Nov 2019
Batsmen scoring 28 plus boundary fours in a double century in Test innings.

Batsmen scoring 28 plus boundary fours in a double century in Test innings.

MA Agarwals’ 243 against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Indore contained 28 boundary fours to provide the 49th occasion of batsman’s double century in a Test innings contained 28 or more boundary fours. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs 4s Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 JH Edrich 310* 52 1 Eng NZl Leeds 08 Jul 1965
2 V Sehwag 254 47 2 Ind Pak Lahore 13 Jan 2006
3 GA Gooch 333 43 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
4 V Sehwag 319 42 2 Ind SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008
5 DL Amiss 262* 40 3 Eng Win Kingston 16 Feb 1974
6 V Sehwag 293 40 2 Ind Srl Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
7 V Sehwag 309 39 1 Ind Pak Multan 28 Mar 2004
8 ML Hayden 380 38 1 Aus Zim Perth 09 Oct 2003
9 CH Gayle 317 37 2 Win SAF St John’s 29 Apr 2005
10 BA Young 267* 37 1 NZl Srl Dunedin 07 Mar 1997
11 MS Atapattu 249 36 2 Srl Zim Bulawayo 14 May 2004
12 ST Jayasuriya 340 36 2 Srl Ind Colombo (RPS) 02 Aug 1997
13 LG Rowe 302 36 2 Win Eng Bridgetown 06 Mar 1974
14 L Hutton 364 35 1 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938
15 GC Smith 277 35 1 SAF Eng Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
16 CH Gayle 333 34 1 Win Srl Galle 15 Nov 2010
17 WW Hinds 213 34 1 Win SAF Georgetown 31 Mar 2005
18 W Jaffer 202 34 1 Ind Pak Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
19 GC Smith 259 34 2 SAF Eng Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
20 SFAF Bacchus 250 33 2 Win Ind Kanpur 02 Feb 1979
21 AN Cook 294 33 2 Eng Ind Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
22 AN Cook 243 33 1 Eng Win Birmingham 17 Aug 2017
23 ST Jayasuriya 213 33 2 Srl Eng The Oval 27 Aug 1998
24 ST Jayasuriya 253 33 3 Srl Pak Faisalabad 20 Oct 2004
25 G Kirsten 220 33 1 SAF Zim Harare 07 Sep 2001
26 GC Smith 232 33 1 SAF Ban Chattogram 29 Feb 2008
27 Aamer Sohail 205 32 1 Pak Eng Manchester 02 Jul 1992
28 CG Greenidge 226 32 3 Win Aus Bridgetown 19 Apr 1991
29 MA Taylor 334* 32 1 Aus Pak Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
30 ME Trescothick 219 32 2 Eng SAF The Oval 04 Sep 2003
31 G Boycott 246* 30 1 Eng Ind Leeds 08 Jun 1967
32 SL Campbell 208 30 2 Win NZl Bridgetown 19 Apr 1996
33 CG Greenidge 223 30 1 Win Eng Manchester 26 Jul 1984
34 JL Langer 250 30 1 Aus Eng Melbourne 26 Dec 2002
35 B Sutcliffe 230* 30 1 NZl Ind Delhi 16 Dec 1955
36 MS Atapattu 223 29 1 Srl Zim Kandy 07 Jan 1998
37 SM Gavaskar 205 29 1 Ind Win Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
38 CH Gayle 204 29 2 Win NZl St George’s 28 Jun 2002
39 HH Gibbs 228 29 1 SAF Pak Cape Town 02 Jan 2003
40 CG Greenidge 214* 29 4 Win Eng Lord’s 28 Jun 1984
41 MA Agarwal 243 28 2 Ind Ban Indore 14 Nov 2019
42 DL Amiss 203 28 2 Eng Win The Oval 12 Aug 1976
43 DC Boon 200 28 1 Aus NZl Perth 24 Nov 1989
44 CC Hunte 260 28 2 Win Pak Kingston 26 Feb 1958
45 ND McKenzie 226 28 1 SAF Ban Chattogram 29 Feb 2008
46 EAB Rowan 236 28 1 SAF Eng Leeds 26 Jul 1951
47 A Sandham 325 28 1 Eng Win Kingston 03 Apr 1930
48 V Sehwag 201 28 2 Ind Pak Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005
49 RG Sharma 212 28 1 Ind SAF Ranchi 19 Oct 2019

MA Agarwals’ 243 against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Indore contained 28 boundary fours to provide the ninth occasion of Indian batsman’s double century in a Test innings contained 28 or more boundary fours. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs 4s Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 V Sehwag 254 47 2 Ind Pak Lahore 13 Jan 2006
2 V Sehwag 319 42 2 Ind SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008
3 V Sehwag 293 40 2 Ind Srl Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
4 V Sehwag 309 39 1 Ind Pak Multan 28 Mar 2004
5 W Jaffer 202 34 1 Ind Pak Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
6 SM Gavaskar 205 29 1 Ind Win Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
7 MA Agarwal 243 28 2 Ind Ban Indore 14 Nov 2019
8 V Sehwag 201 28 2 Ind Pak Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005
9 RG Sharma 212 28 1 Ind SAF Ranchi 19 Oct 2019

MA Agarwals’ 243 against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Indore contained 28 boundary fours to provide the fifth occasion of batsman’s double century in a Test innings against Bangladesh contained 28 or more boundary fours. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs 4s Inns Team Opp Start Date
1 L Hutton 364 35 1 Eng Aus 20 Aug 1938
2 CG Greenidge 226 32 3 Win Aus 19 Apr 1991
3 GC Smith 232 33 1 SAF Ban 29 Feb 2008
4 MA Agarwal 243 28 2 Ind Ban 14 Nov 2019
5 ND McKenzie 226 28 1 SAF Ban 29 Feb 2008
Opening batsmen scoring two or more double centuries in the annals of Test Cricket

Opening batsmen scoring two or more double centuries in the annals of Test Cricket

MA Agarwal of India scored 243 against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Indore on his first appearance. Prior to this knock, he had scored 215 against South Africa at Vishakhapatnam in October 2019 on his first appearance. He became the 23rd opening batsman in the annals of Test cricket to score two or more double centuries. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 1 MS Atapattu 223 1 Srl Zim Kandy 07 Jan 1998
  2 MS Atapattu 216* 2 Srl Zim Bulawayo 18 Nov 1999
  3 MS Atapattu 207* 1 Srl Pak Kandy 28 Jun 2000
  4 MS Atapattu 201* 1 Srl Eng Galle 22 Feb 2001
  5 MS Atapattu 201 2 Srl Ban Colombo (SSC) 06 Sep 2001
  6 MS Atapattu 249 2 Srl Zim Bulawayo 14 May 2004
                 
2 1 V Sehwag 309 1 Ind Pak Multan 28 Mar 2004
  2 V Sehwag 201 2 Ind Pak Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005
  3 V Sehwag 254 2 Ind Pak Lahore 13 Jan 2006
  4 V Sehwag 319 2 Ind SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008
  5 V Sehwag 201* 1 Ind Srl Galle 31 Jul 2008
  6 V Sehwag 293 2 Ind Srl Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
                 
3 1 AN Cook 235* 3 Eng Aus Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
  2 AN Cook 294 2 Eng Ind Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
  3 AN Cook 263 2 Eng Pak Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
  4 AN Cook 243 1 Eng Win Birmingham 17 Aug 2017
  5 AN Cook 244* 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2017
                 
4 1 GC Smith 200 1 SAF Ban East London 18 Oct 2002
  2 GC Smith 277 1 SAF Eng Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
  3 GC Smith 259 2 SAF Eng Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
  4 GC Smith 232 1 SAF Ban Chattogram 29 Feb 2008
  5 GC Smith 234 2 SAF Pak Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
                 
5 1 L Hutton 364 1 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938
  2 L Hutton 206 2 Eng NZl The Oval 13 Aug 1949
  3 L Hutton 202* 2 Eng Win The Oval 12 Aug 1950
  4 L Hutton 205 2 Eng Win Kingston 30 Mar 1954
                 
6 1 CG Greenidge 214* 4 Win Eng Lord’s 28 Jun 1984
  2 CG Greenidge 223 1 Win Eng Manchester 26 Jul 1984
  3 CG Greenidge 213 1 Win NZl Auckland 27 Feb 1987
  4 CG Greenidge 226 3 Win Aus Bridgetown 19 Apr 1991
                 
7 1 SM Gavaskar 220 3 Ind Win Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
  2 SM Gavaskar 205 1 Ind Win Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
  3 SM Gavaskar 221 4 Ind Eng The Oval 30 Aug 1979
                 
8 1 CH Gayle 204 2 Win NZl St George’s 28 Jun 2002
  2 CH Gayle 317 2 Win SAF St John’s 29 Apr 2005
  3 CH Gayle 333 1 Win Srl Galle 15 Nov 2010
                 
9 1 ST Jayasuriya 340 2 Srl Ind Colombo (RPS) 02 Aug 1997
  2 ST Jayasuriya 213 2 Srl Eng The Oval 27 Aug 1998
  3 ST Jayasuriya 253 3 Srl Pak Faisalabad 20 Oct 2004
                 
10 1 G Kirsten 210 1 SAF Eng Manchester 02 Jul 1998
  2 G Kirsten 275 3 SAF Eng Durban 26 Dec 1999
  3 G Kirsten 220 1 SAF Zim Harare 07 Sep 2001
                 
11 1 RB Simpson 311 1 Aus Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1964
  2 RB Simpson 201 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 05 May 1965
  3 RB Simpson 225 2 Aus Eng Adelaide 28 Jan 1966
                 
12 1 MA Agarwal 215 1 Ind SAF Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
  2 MA Agarwal 243 2 Ind Ban Indore 14 Nov 2019
                 
13 1 DL Amiss 262* 3 Eng Win Kingston 16 Feb 1974
  2 DL Amiss 203 2 Eng Win The Oval 12 Aug 1976
                 
14 1 Azhar Ali 302* 1 Pak Win Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016
  2 Azhar Ali 205* 1 Pak Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2016
                 
15 1 HH Gibbs 211* 2 SAF NZl Christchurch 11 Mar 1999
  2 HH Gibbs 228 1 SAF Pak Cape Town 02 Jan 2003
                 
16 1 ML Hayden 203 1 Aus Ind Chennai 18 Mar 2001
  2 ML Hayden 380 1 Aus Zim Perth0 09 Oct 2003
                 
17 1 W Jaffer 212 3 Ind Win St John’s 02 Jun 2006
  2 W Jaffer 202 1 Ind Pak Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
                 
18 1 JL Langer 250 1 Aus Eng Melbourne 26 Dec 2002
  2 JL Langer 215 1 Aus NZl Adelaide 26 Nov 2004
                 
19 1 WM Lawry 210 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 05 May 1965
  2 WM Lawry 205 2 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 1968
                 
20 1 BB McCullum 225 3 NZl Ind Hyd-RGS 12 Nov 2010
  2 BB McCullum 202 2 NZl Pak Sharjah 26 Nov 2014
                 
21 1 MH Mankad 223 1 Ind NZl Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 1955
  2 MH Mankad 231 1 Ind NZl Chennai 06 Jan 1956
                 
22 1 MA Taylor 219 1 Aus Eng Nottingham 10 Aug 1989
  2 MA Taylor 334* 1 Aus Pak Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
                 
23 1 GM Turner 223* 2 NZl Win Kingston 16 Feb 1972
  2 GM Turner 259 2 NZl Win Georgetown 06 Apr 1972

MA Agarwal of India scored 243 against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Indore on his first appearance. Prior to this knock he had scored 215 against South Africa at Vishakhapatnam in October 2019 on his first appearance. He became the fifth Indian opening batsman in the annals of Test cricket to score two or more double centuries. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 1 V Sehwag 309 1 Ind Pak Multan 28 Mar 2004
  2 V Sehwag 201 2 Ind Pak Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005
  3 V Sehwag 254 2 Ind Pak Lahore 13 Jan 2006
  4 V Sehwag 319 2 Ind SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008
  5 V Sehwag 201* 1 Ind Srl Galle 31 Jul 2008
  6 V Sehwag 293 2 Ind Srl Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
                 
2 1 SM Gavaskar 220 3 Ind Win Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
  2 SM Gavaskar 205 1 Ind Win Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
  3 SM Gavaskar 221 4 Ind Eng The Oval 30 Aug 1979
                 
3 1 MA Agarwal 215 1 Ind SAF Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
  2 MA Agarwal 243 2 Ind Ban Indore 14 Nov 2019
                 
4 1 W Jaffer 212 3 Ind Win St John’s 02 Jun 2006
  2 W Jaffer 202 1 Ind Pak Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
                 
5 1 MH Mankad 223 1 Ind NZl Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 1955
  2 MH Mankad 231 1 Ind NZl Chennai 06 Jan 1956
Batsmen who have scored double centuries on the first appearance against two specific oppositions.

Batsmen who have scored double centuries on the first appearance against two specific oppositions.

GC Smith of South Africa and MS Atapattu of Sri Lanka and Agarwal MA are the only three batsmen to score double hundreds against two specific oppositions in the annals of test cricket. The following table lists the performance of these three batsmen.  MA Agarwal became the first Indian batsman to score 200 plus runs on the first appearance against two specific oppositions.

No Player Team Runs FI Oppn Venue Season  
1 Smith GC SAF 277 FI Eng Edgbaston 2003    
  Smith GC SAF 200 FI Ban East London 2002 03
                 
2 Atapattu MS Srl 223 FI Zim Kandy 1997 98
  Atapattu MS Srl 201 FI Ban Col-SSC 2001 02
                 
3 Agarwal MA Ind 215 FI SAF Vishakapatnam 2019 20
  Agarwal MA Ind 243 FI Ban Indore 2019 20
Batsmen who have scored first appearance centuries against two specific oppositions

Batsmen who have scored first appearance centuries against two specific oppositions

MA Agarwal of India scored 243 against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Indore on his first appearance. Prior to this he had scored another first appearance century – 215 against South Africa at Vizag in 2019-20. He became the 56th batsman in the annals of test cricket to score centuries on the first appearance against two oppositions. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Player Team FI SI Oppn Venue Season  
1 1 Astle NJ NZl 54 125 Win Bridgetown 1995 96
  2 Astle NJ NZl 10 102* Eng Auckland 1996 97
                   
2 1 Atapattu MS Srl 223 6* Zim Kandy 1997 98
  2 Atapattu MS Srl 201 DNB Ban Col-SSC 2001 02
                   
3 1 Barrington KF Eng 128 DNB Win Bridgetown 1959 60
  2 Barrington KF Eng 139 6 Pak Lahore 1961 62
                   
4 1 Blewett GS Aus 102* 12 Eng Adelaide 1994 95
  2 Blewett GS Aus 214 DNB RSA Wanderers 1996 97
                   
5 1 Border AR Aus 20 105 Pak Melbourne 1978 79
  2 Border AR Aus 162 50 Ind Chepauk 1979 80
                   
6 1 Bradman DG Aus 226 DNB RSA Brisbane 1931 32
  2 Bradman DG Aus 185 DNB Ind Brisbane 1947 48
                   
7 1 Chappell GS Aus 108 DNB Eng Perth 1970 71
  2 Chappell GS Aus 204 DNB Ind Sydney 1980 81
                   
8 1 Clarke MJ Aus 151 17 Ind Bangalore 2004 05
  2 Clarke MJ Aus 145* DNB Srl Brisbane 2007 08
                   
9 1 Cowdrey MC Eng 4 154 Win Edgbaston 1957    
  2 Cowdrey MC Eng 159 DNB Pak Edgbaston 1962    
                   
10 1 de Silva PA Srl 122 DNB Pak Faisalabad 1985 86
  2 de Silva PA Srl 206 DNB Ban Col-PSS 2002    
                   
11 1 Dilshan TM Srl 104 6 Aus Galle 2003 04
  2 Dilshan TM Srl 92 123 NZl Galle 2009    
                   
12 1 Dravid RS Ind 118 44 Zim Harare 1998 99
  2 Dravid RS Ind 1 144 NZl Mohali 1999 00
                   
13 1 Flower A Zim 112 14 Eng Bulawayo 1996 97
  2 Flower A Zim 113* 5 Win Trinidad 1999 00
                   
14 1 Gilchrist AC Aus 152 DNB Eng Edgbaston 2001    
  2 Gilchrist AC Aus 113* dnb Zim Perth 2003 04
                   
15 1 Gower DI Eng 111 11 NZl The  Oval 1978  
  2 Gower DI Eng 200* DNB Ind Edgbaston 1979    
                   
16 1 Greatbatch MJ NZl 76 146* Aus Perth 1989 90
  2 Greatbatch MJ NZl 11 107* Eng Auckland 1987 88
                   
17 1 Guptill MJ NZl 189 56* Ban Hamilton 2009 10
  2 Guptill MJ NZl 109 0 Zim Bulawayo 2011 12
                   
18 1 Haroon Rashid Pak 122 45* Eng Lahore 1977 78
  2 Haroon Rashid Pak 153 DNB Srl Karachi (NS) 1981 82
                   
19 1 Hudson AC RSA 163 0 Win Bridgetown 1991 92
  2 Hudson AC RSA 135 4 Zim Harare 1995 96
                   
20 1 Hussain N Eng 128 19 Ind Edgbaston 1996   96
  2 Hussain N Eng 113 0 Zim Bulawayo 1996 97
                   
21 1 Hutton L Eng 100 dnb Aus Trent Bridge 1938    
  2 Hutton L Eng 196 16 Win Lord’s 1939    
                   
22 1 Imran Nazir Pak 2 131 Win Bridgetown 1999 00
  2 Imran Nazir Pak 127 DNB NZl Lahore 2001 02
                   
23 1 Javed Miandad Pak 163* 25* NZl Lahore 1976 77
  2 Javed Miandad Pak 154* 6* Ind Faisalabad 1978 79
                   
24 1 Jayawardena M Srl 167 DNB RSA Galle 2000 01
  2 Jayawardena M Srl 150 DNB Ban Col-SSC 2001 02
                   
25 1 Lehmann DS Aus 110 DNB Ban Darwin 2003    
  2 Lehmann DS Aus 63 129 Srl Galle 2003 04
                   
26 1 Lloyd CH Win 118 2 Eng Trinidad 1967 68
  2 Lloyd CH Win 7 129 Aus Brisbane 1968 69
                   
27 1 Manjrekar SV Ind 3 113* Pak Karachi 1989 90
  2 Manjrekar SV Ind 104 dnb Zim Harare 1992 93
                   
28 1 Marshall HJH NZl 146 22 Aus Christchurch 2004 05
  2 Marshall HJH NZl 160 6 Srl Napier 2004 05
                   
29 1 Martyn DR Aus 105 DNB Eng Edgbaston 2001    
  2 Martyn DR Aus 42 110 Srl Galle 2003 04
                   
30 1 McCullum BB NZl 143 DNB Ban Dhaka 2004 05
  2 McCullum BB NZl 111 dnb Zim Harare 2005    
                   
31 1 Mohd Wasim Pak 0 109* NZl Lahore 1996 97
  2 Mohd Wasim Pak 192 8 Zim Harare 1997 98
                   
32 1 Mohd Yousuf Pak 124 DNB Eng Lahore 2000 01
  2 Mohd Yousuf Pak 102* DNB Ban Multan 2001 02
                   
33 1 Moody TM Aus 106 30 Srl Brisbane 1989 90
  2 Moody TM Aus 50 101 Ind Perth 1991 92
                   
34 1 Neesham JDS NZl 33 137* Ind Wellington 2013 14
  2 Neesham JDS NZl 107 20 Win Kingston 2014  
                   
35 1 North MJ Aus 117 5 RSA Wanderers 2008 09
  2 North MJ Aus 125* DNB Eng Cardiff 2009    
                   
36 1 Oram JDP NZl 126* 8 Aus Brisbane 2004 05
  2 Oram JDP NZl 119* DNB RSA Hamilton 2003 04
                   
37 1 Petersen AN RSA 100 21 Ind Kolkata 2009 10
  2 Petersen AN RSA 109 1* Srl Cape Town 2011 12
                   
38 1 Ponting RT Aus 127 DNB Eng Headingley 1997    
  2 Ponting RT Aus 105 32 RSA Melbourne 1997 98
                   
39 1 Prince AG RSA 138 DNB Pak Centurion 2006 07
  2 Prince AG RSA 101 9* Eng Lord’s 2008    
                   
40 1 Prior MJ Eng 126* 21 Win Lord’s 2007    
  2 Prior MJ Eng 6 102* Pak Trent Bridge 2010    
                   
41 1 Pujara CA Ind 159 DNB NZl Hyd-RGS 2012    
  2 Pujara CA Ind 206* 41* Eng Motera 2012 13
                   
42 1 Robinson RT Eng 175 21 Aus Headingley 1985    
  2 Robinson RT Eng 166 DNB Pak Old Trafford 1987    
                   
43 1 Saeed Anwar Pak 94 136 Srl Col-PSS 1994 95
  2 Saeed Anwar Pak 101 DNB Ban Multan (CS) 2001 02
                   
44 1 Shahid Afridi Pak 11 141 Ind Chepauk 1998 99
  2 Shahid Afridi Pak 107 0 Win Sharjah 2001 02
                   
45 1 Smith OG Win 44 104 Aus Kingston 1954 55
  2 Smith OG Win 161 5 Eng Edgbaston 1957    
                   
46 1 Smith RA Eng 100* 15 Ind Lord’s 1990    
  2 Smith RA Eng 127 DNB Pak Edgbaston 1992    
                   
47 1 Subba Row R Eng 27 100 Win Georgetown 1959 60
  2 Subba Row R Eng 59 112 Aus Edgbaston 1961    
                   
48 1 Taylor BR NZl 105 0* Ind Kolkata 1964 65
  2 Taylor BR NZl 124 9 Win Auckland 1968 69
                   
49 1 Trescothick ME Eng 122 57 Srl Galle 2000 01
  2 Trescothick ME Eng 113 32 Ban Dhaka 2003 04
                   
50 1 Trott IJL Eng 41 119 Aus The Oval 2009    
  2 Trott IJL Eng 203 DNB Srl Cardiff 2011    
                   
51 1 Viswanath GR Ind 0 137 Aus Kanpur 1969 70
  2 Viswanath GR Ind 145 DNB Pak Faisalabad 1978 79
                   
52 1 Warnapura SM Srl 120 62 Win Providence 2007 08
  2 Warnapura SM Srl 115 DNB Ind Col-SSC 2008    
                   
53 1 Watson W Eng 4 109 Aus Lord’s 1953    
  2 Watson W Eng 3 116 Win Kingston 1953 54
                   
54 1 Weekes EdeC Win 128 DNB Ind Delhi 1948 49
  2 Weekes EdeC Win 197 DNB Pak Bridgetown 1957 58
                   
55 1 Yallop GN Aus 121 24 Ind Adelaide 1977 78
  2 Yallop GN Aus 7 102 Eng Brisbane 1978 79
                   
56 1 Agarwal MA Ind 215 7 SAF Vizag 2019 20
  2 Agarwal MA Ind 243   Ban Indore 2019 20

MA Agarwal became the fifth Indian batsman to score first appearance centuries against two oppositions. The following table lists the five batsmen who have performed such a feat.  All such occasions are listed below

No No Player Team FI SI Oppn Venue Season  
1 1 Dravid RS Ind 118 44 Zim Harare 1998 99
  2 Dravid RS Ind 1 144 NZl Mohali 1999 00
                   
2 1 Manjrekar SV Ind 3 113* Pak Karachi 1989 90
  2 Manjrekar SV Ind 104 dnb Zim Harare 1992 93
                   
3 1 Pujara CA Ind 159 DNB NZl Hyd-RGS 2012    
  2 Pujara CA Ind 206* 41* Eng Motera 2012 13
                   
4 1 Viswanath GR Ind 0 137 Aus Kanpur 1969 70
  2 Viswanath GR Ind 145 DNB Pak Faisalabad 1978 79
                   
5 1 Agarwal MA Ind 215 7 SAF Vizag 2019 20
  2 Agarwal MA Ind 243   Ban Indore 2019 20

RS Dravid, GR Viwanath and MA Agarwal are the three batsmen who represent Karnataka in Ranji Trophy.

No No Player Team FI SI Oppn Venue Season  
1 1 Dravid RS Ind 118 44 Zim Harare 1998 99
  2 Dravid RS Ind 1 144 NZl Mohali 1999 00
                   
2 1 Viswanath GR Ind 0 137 Aus Kanpur 1969 70
  2 Viswanath GR Ind 145 DNB Pak Faisalabad 1978 79
                   
3 1 Agarwal MA Ind 215 7 SAF Vizag 2019 20
  2 Agarwal MA Ind 243   Ban Indore 2019 20
Indian batsmen scoring a century on the first appearance against a specific opposition

Indian batsmen scoring a century on the first appearance against a specific opposition

MA Agarwal of India scored 243 against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Indore on his first appearance to provide the 46th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century on first appearance against specific opposition. The following table lists all such occasions in the descending order of the runs scored

No Player Team FI SI Oppn Venue Season  
1 Amarnath L Ind 38 118 Eng Mum-Gym 1933 34
2 Adhikari HR Ind 114* 29* Win Delhi 1948 49
3 Mushtaq Ali Ind 54 106 Win Kolkata 1948 49
4 Shodhan DH Ind 110 DNB Pak Kolkata 1952 53
5 Umrigar PR Ind 223 DNB NZl Hyd-LBS 1955 56
6 Manjrekar VL Ind 118 DNB NZl Hyd-LBS 1955 56
7 Kripal Singh AG Ind 100* DNB NZl Hyd-LBS 1955 56
8 Baig AA Ind 26 112 Eng Old Trafford 1959    
9 Hanumant Singh Ind 105 23 Eng Delhi 1963 64
10 MAK Pataudi Ind 128* 1 Aus Chennai (Corp) 1964 65
11 Viswanath GR Ind 0 137 Aus Kanpur 1969 70
12 Gavaskar SM Ind 119 14 NZl Mum-WS 1976 77
13 Gavaskar SM Ind 3 113 Aus Brisbane 1977 78
14 Viswanath GR Ind 145 DNB Pak Faisalabad 1978 79
15 Gavaskar SM Ind 155 4* Srl Chepauk 1982 83
16 Patil SM Ind 114* 46 Srl Chepauk 1982 83
17 Azharuddin M Ind 110 DNB Eng Kolkata 1984 85
18 Sidhu NS Ind 116 43* NZl Bangalore 1988 89
19 Manjrekar SV Ind 3 113* Pak Karachi (NS) 1989 90
20 Amre PK Ind 103 DNB SAF Kingsmead 1992 93
21 Manjrekar SV Ind 104 DNB Zim Harare 1992 93
22 Kambli VG Ind 227 DNB Zim Delhi 1992 93
23 Mongia NR Ind 152 0 Aus Delhi 1996 97
24 Ganguly SC Ind 131 DNB Eng Lord’s 1996    
25 Ramesh S Ind 143 30 Srl Col-SSC 1998 99
26 Dravid RS Ind 118 44 Zim Harare 1998 99
27 Dravid RS Ind 1 144 NZl Mohali 1999 00
28 Dasgupta D Ind 100 0* Eng Mohali 2001 02
29 Sehwag V Ind 105 31 SAF Bloemfontein 2001 02
30 Bangar SB Ind 100* DNB Zim Nagpur 2001 02
31 Agarkar AB Ind 2 109* Eng Lord’s 2002    
32 Sehwag V Ind 147 DNB Win Wankhede 2002 03
34 Sehwag V Ind 309 DNB Pak Multan (CS) 2003 04
35 Raina SK Ind 120 DNB Srl Col-SSC 2010    
36 Pujara CA Ind 159 DNB NZl Hyd-RGS 2012    
37 Pujara CA Ind 206* 41* Eng Ahmedabad-M 2012 13
38 Dhawan Ind 187 DNB Aus Mohali 2012 13
39 Sharma RG Ind 177 DNB Win Kolkata 2013  
40 Vijay M Ind 146 52 Eng Nottingham 2014  
41 Dhawan S Ind 134 28 Srl Galle 2015  
42 Pujara CA Ind 145* 0 Srl Col-SSC 2015  
43 Vijay M Ind 105 DNB Afg Bengaluru 2018  
44 Dhawan S Ind 107 DNB Afg Bengaluru 2018  
45 Agarwal MA Ind 215 7 SAF Vizag 2019 20
46 Agarwal MA Ind 243   Ban Indore 2019 20
Batsmen who have scored a double century or triple century on the first appearance against specific opposition

Batsmen who have scored a double century or triple century on the first appearance against specific opposition

MA Agarwal of India scored 243 against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Indore on his first appearance to provide the 33rd occasion of a batsman scoring a double century or triple century on the first appearance against specific opposition. The following table lists all such occasions in the descending order of the runs scored

No Player Team Runs FI Oppn Venue Season  
1 Hayden ML Aus 380 FI Zim Perth 2003 04
2 Hanif Mohammad Pak 337 SI Win Bridgetown 1957 58
3 Sehwag V Ind 309 FI Pak Multan 2003 04
4 Foster RE Eng 287 FI Aus Sydney 1903 04
5 Smith GC SAF 277 FI Eng Edgbaston 2003    
6 Zaheer Abbas Pak 274 FI Eng Edgbaston 1971    
7 Agarwal MA Ind 243 FI Ban Indore 2019 20
8 Boycott G Eng 246* FI Ind Headingley 1967    
9 Richards IVA Win 232 FI Eng Trent Bridge 1976    
10 Sangakkara KC Srl 230 FI Pak Lahore 2001 02
11 Kambli VG Ind 227 FI Zim Delhi 1992 93
12 Bradman DG Aus 226 FI SAF Brisbane 1931 32
13 Umrigar PR Ind 223 FI NZl Hyd-LBS 1955 56
14 Atapattu MS Srl 223 FI Zim Kandy 1997 98
15 Rudolph JA SAF 222* FI Ban Chittagong 2002 03
16 Key RWT Eng 221 FI Win Lord’s 2004    
17 Slater MJ Aus 219 FI Srl Perth 1995 96
18 Agarwal MA Ind 215 FI SAF Vishakapatnam 2019 20
19 Rowe LG Win 214 FI NZl Kingston 1971 72
20 Blewett GS Aus 214 FI SAF Wanderers 1996 97
21 Sinclair MS NZl 214 FI Win Wellington 1999 00
22 Jones DM Aus 210 FI Ind Chepauk 1986 87
23 Qasim Omar Pak 206 FI Srl Faisalabad 1985 86
24 de Silva PA Srl 206 FI Ban Col-PSS 2002    
25 Pujara CA Ind 206* FI Eng Motera 2012 13
26 Chappell GS Aus 204 FI Ind Sydney 1980 81
27 Trott IJL Eng 203 FI Srl Cardiff 2011    
28 Hodge BJ Aus 203* SI SAF Perth 2005 06
29 Atapattu MS Srl 201 FI Ban Col-SSC 2001 02
30 Kuruppu DSBP Srl 201* FI NZl Col-CCC 1986 87
31 Smith GC SAF 200 FI Ban East London 2002 03
32 Gower DI Eng 200* FI Ind Edgbaston 1979    
33 Root JE Eng 200* FI Srl Lord’s 2014  

It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian batsman performing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Team Runs FI Oppn Venue Season  
1 Sehwag V Ind 309 FI Pak Multan 2003 04
2 Kambli VG Ind 227 FI Zim Delhi 1992 93
3 Umrigar PR Ind 223 FI NZl Hyd-LBS 1955 56
4 Agarwal MA Ind 215 FI SAF Vishakapatnam 2019 20
5 Pujara CA Ind 206* FI Eng Motera 2012 13
6 Agarwal MA Ind 243 FI Ban Indore 2019 20

It also provides the fifth occasion of a batsman performing such a feat against Bangladesh. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Team Runs FI Oppn Venue Season  
1 Agarwal MA Ind 243 FI Ban Indore 2019 20
2 Rudolph JA SAF 222* FI Ban Chittagong 2002 03
3 de Silva PA Srl 206 FI Ban Col-PSS 2002    
4 Atapattu MS Srl 201 FI Ban Col-SSC 2001 02
5 Smith GC SAF 200 FI Ban East London 2002 03

GC Smith of South Africa and MS Atapattu of Sri Lanka and Agarwal MA are the only three batsmen to score double hundreds against two specific oppositions in the annals of test cricket. The following table lists out the performance of these three batsmen.  MA Agarwal became the first Indian batsman to score 200 plus runs on first appearance against two specific oppositions.

No Player Team Runs FI Oppn Venue Season  
1 Smith GC SAF 277 FI Eng Edgbaston 2003    
  Smith GC SAF 200 FI Ban East London 2002 03
                 
2 Atapattu MS Srl 223 FI Zim Kandy 1997 98
  Atapattu MS Srl 201 FI Ban Col-SSC 2001 02
                 
3 Agarwal MA Ind 215 FI SAF Vishakapatnam 2019 20
  Agarwal MA Ind 243 FI Ban Indore 2019 20