Captain wicket keeper batsmen scoring twin fifties in a test.

Captain wicket keeper batsmen scoring twin fifties in a test.

Mohd Rizwan of Pakistan score 71 and 60 against New Zealand in the just concluded test at Mount Maunganui to provide the tenth occasion of a captain wicket keeper batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISITeamOppnGround`Mon/Yr
1A Flower74129ZimSrlHarareNov 99
2T Taibu85*153ZimBanDhakaJan 05
3T Taibu71*52ZinIndBulawayoSep 05
4MS Dhoni9268*IndAusMohaliOct 08
5MS Dhoni5655IndAusNagpurNov 08
6MS Dhoni5256*IndNZlWellingtonApr 09
7MS Dhoni7774*IndEngBirminghamAug 11
8Mushfiqur Rahim6093BanZimHarareApr 13
9Sarfaraz Ahmed9481PakAusAbu DhabiOct 18
10Mohd Rizwan7160PakNZlMt MaunganuiDec 20

It also provides the eighth occasion of Pakistan captain wicket keeper batsman scoring twin fifties in a test. Both such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISITeamOppnGround`Mon/Yr
1Sarfaraz Ahmed9481PakAusAbu DhabiOct 18
2Mohd Rizwan7160PakNZlMt MaunganuiDec 20

It also provides the second occasion of a captain wicket keeper batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against New Zealand. Both such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISITeamOppnGround`Mon/Yr
1MS Dhoni5256*IndNZlWellingtonApr 09
2Mohd Rizwan7160PakNZlMt MaunganuiDec 20
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