Batsmen who have scored 200 plus runs and remained not out in a test innings – Some interesting observations
H Shahidi of Afghanistan scored 200 not out against Zimbabwe in the just concluded test against Zimbabwe at Abu Dhabi to provide the 389th occasion of a batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings. It is first 200 plus runs score by an Afghanistan batsman and it also provides the 15th occasion of a batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings against Zimbabwe
It also provides the 103rd occasion of a batsman scoring 200 plus runs and remaining not out in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | VT Trumper | 214* | 2 | Aus | SAF | Adelaide | 07.01.11 |
| 2 | J Ryder | 201* | 1 | Aus | Eng | Adelaide | 16.01.25 |
| 3 | EH Hendren | 205* | 3 | Eng | Win | Trinidad | 01.02.30 |
| 4 | DG Bradman | 299* | 2 | Aus | SAF | Adelaide | 29.01.32 |
| 5 | WR Hammond | 336* | 2 | Eng | NZl | Auckland | 31.03.33 |
| 6 | GA Headley | 270* | 1 | Win | Eng | Kingston | 14.03.35 |
| 7 | WR Hammond | 231* | 1 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 18.12.36 |
| 8 | E Paynter | 216* | 1 | Eng | Aus | Not’ham | 10.06.38 |
| 9 | WA Brown | 206* | 2 | Aus | Eng | Lord’s | 24.06.38 |
| 10 | J Hardstaff jnr | 205* | 2 | Eng | Ind | Lord’s | 22.06.46 |
| 11 | L Hutton | 202* | 2 | Eng | Win | The Oval | 12.08.50 |
| 12 | DJ McGlew | 255* | 1 | SAF | NZl | Wel’ton | 06.03.53 |
| 13 | B Sutcliffe | 230* | 1 | NZl | Ind | Delhi | 16.12.55 |
| 14 | PBH May | 285* | 3 | Eng | Win | Birm’ham | 30.05.57 |
| 15 | GS Sobers | 365* | 2 | Win | Pak | Kingston | 26.02.58 |
| 16 | MAK Pataudi | 203* | 3 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 08.02.64 |
| 17 | DN Sardesai | 200* | 3 | Ind | NZl | Mum-BS | 12.03.65 |
| 18 | Hanif Mohd | 203* | 1 | Pak | NZl | Lahore | 02.04.65 |
| 19 | JH Edrich | 310* | 1 | Eng | NZl | Leeds | 08.07.65 |
| 20 | BF Butcher | 209* | 3 | Win | Eng | Not’ham | 30.06.66 |
| 21 | G Boycott | 246* | 1 | Eng | Ind | Leeds | 08.06.67 |
| 22 | GM Turner | 223* | 2 | NZl | Win | Kingston | 16.02.72 |
| 23 | DL Amiss | 262* | 3 | Eng | Win | Kingston | 16.02.74 |
| 24 | GS Chappell | 247* | 1 | Aus | NZl | Wel’ton | 01.03.74 |
| 25 | D Lloyd | 214* | 2 | Eng | Ind | Birm’ham | 04.07.74 |
| 26 | CH Lloyd | 242* | 1 | Win | Ind | Mumbai | 23.01.75 |
| 27 | Zaheer Abbas | 235* | 2 | Pak | Ind | Lahore | 27.10.78 |
| 28 | DI Gower | 200* | 1 | Eng | Ind | Birm’ham | 12.07.79 |
| 29 | Taslim Arif | 210* | 2 | Pak | Aus | Faisalabad | 06.03.80 |
| 30 | J Miandad | 280* | 1 | Pak | Ind | Hyd-Pak | 14.01.83 |
| 31 | SM Gavaskar | 236* | 2 | Ind | Win | Chennai | 24.12.83 |
| 32 | CG Greenidge | 214* | 4 | Win | Eng | Lord’s | 28.06.84 |
| 33 | J Miandad | 203* | 2 | Pak | Srl | Faisalabad | 16.10.85 |
| 34 | DSBP Kuruppu | 201* | 1 | Srl | NZl | Col-CCC | 16.04.87 |
| 35 | Shoaib Mohd | 203* | 2 | Pak | Ind | Lahore | 01.12.89 |
| 36 | Shoaib Mohd | 203* | 2 | Pak | NZl | Karachi | 10.10.90 |
| 37 | AR Border | 200* | 1 | Aus | Eng | Leeds | 22.07.93 |
| 38 | GW Flower | 201* | 1 | Zim | Pak | Harare | 31.01.95 |
| 39 | JC Adams | 208* | 1 | Win | NZl | St John’s | 27.04.96 |
| 40 | Wasim Akram | 257* | 2 | Pak | Zim | She;pura | 17.10.96 |
| 41 | BA Young | 267* | 1 | NZl | Srl | Dunedin | 07.03.97 |
| 42 | GJ Whittall | 203* | 1 | Zim | NZl | Bulawayo | 25.09.97 |
| 43 | MA Taylor | 334* | 1 | Aus | Pak | Peshawar | 15.10.98 |
| 44 | DJ Cullinan | 275* | 1 | SAF | NZl | Auckland | 27.02.99 |
| 45 | HH Gibbs | 211* | 2 | SAF | NZl | Ch’church | 11.03.99 |
| 46 | Inzamam | 200* | 2 | Pak | Srl | Dhaka | 12.03.99 |
| 47 | MS Atapattu | 216* | 2 | Srl | Zim | Bulawayo | 18.11.99 |
| 48 | MS Atapattu | 207* | 1 | Srl | Pak | Kandy | 28.06.00 |
| 49 | R Dravid | 200* | 2 | Ind | Zim | Delhi | 18.11.00 |
| 50 | SR Tendulkar | 201* | 1 | Ind | Zim | Nagpur | 25.11.00 |
| 51 | A Flower | 232* | 3 | Zim | Ind | Nagpur | 25.11.00 |
| 52 | MS Atapattu | 201* | 1 | Srl | Eng | Galle | 22.02.01 |
| 53 | MS Sinclair | 204* | 1 | NZl | Pak | Ch’church | 15.03.01 |
| 54 | Tillakaratne | 204* | 2 | Srl | Win | Col-SSC | 29.11.01 |
| 55 | Mohd Yousuf | 204* | 2 | Pak | Ban | Cha’gram | 16.01.02 |
| 56 | AC Gilchrist | 204* | 1 | Aus | SAF | Jo’burg | 22.02.02 |
| 57 | GP Thorpe | 200* | 3 | Eng | NZl | Ch’church | 13.03.02 |
| 58 | JA Rudolph | 222* | 2 | SAF | Ban | Cha’gram | 24.04.03 |
| 59 | SP Fleming | 274* | 1 | NZl | Srl | Col-PSS | 25.04.03 |
| 60 | SR Tendulkar | 241* | 1 | Ind | Aus | Sydney | 02.01.04 |
| 61 | BC Lara | 400* | 1 | Win | Eng | St John’s | 10.04.04 |
| 62 | RR Sarwan | 261* | 2 | Win | Ban | Kingston | 04.06.04 |
| 63 | SR Tendulkar | 248* | 2 | Ind | Ban | Dhaka | 10.12.04 |
| 64 | S Chanderpaul | 203* | 1 | Win | SAF | G’town | 31.03.05 |
| 65 | BJ Hodge | 203* | 3 | Aus | SAF | Perth | 16.12.05 |
| 66 | JN Gillespie | 201* | 2 | Aus | Ban | Cha’gram | 16.04.06 |
| 67 | KC Sangakkara | 200* | 2 | Srl | Ban | Col-PSS | 03.07.07 |
| 68 | KC Sangakkara | 222* | 2 | Srl | Ban | Kandy | 11.07.07 |
| 69 | M Jayawardene | 213* | 1 | Srl | Eng | Galle | 18.12.07 |
| 70 | AB de Villiers | 217* | 2 | SAF | Ind | Ah’dabad | 03.04.08 |
| 71 | V Sehwag | 201* | 1 | Ind | Srl | Galle | 31.07.08 |
| 72 | VVS Laxman | 200* | 1 | Ind | Aus | Delhi | 29.10.08 |
| 73 | HM Amla | 253* | 1 | SAF | Ind | Nagpur | 06.02.10 |
| 74 | AB de Villiers | 278* | 1 | SAF | Pak | A Dhabi | 20.11.10 |
| 75 | AN Cook | 235* | 3 | Eng | Aus | Brisbane | 25.11.10 |
| 76 | JH Kallis | 201* | 2 | SAF | Ind | Centurion | 16.12.10 |
| 77 | KP Pietersen | 202* | 1 | Eng | Ind | Lord’s | 21.07.11 |
| 78 | Younis Khan | 200* | 2 | Pak | Ban | Cha’gram | 09.12.11 |
| 79 | MJ Clarke | 329* | 2 | Aus | Ind | Sydney | 03.01.12 |
| 80 | HM Amla | 311* | 2 | SAF | Eng | The Oval | 19.07.12 |
| 81 | MJ Clarke | 259* | 2 | Aus | SAF | Brisbane | 09.11.12 |
| 82 | S Chanderpaul | 203* | 1 | Win | Ban | Dhaka | 13.11.12 |
| 83 | CA Pujara | 206* | 1 | Ind | Eng | Ah’dabad | 15.11.12 |
| 84 | Younis Khan | 200* | 3 | Pak | Zim | Harare | 03.09.13 |
| 85 | LRPL Taylor | 217* | 1 | NZl | Win | Dunedin | 03.12.13 |
| 86 | M Jayawardene | 203* | 2 | Srl | Ban | Dhaka | 27.01.14 |
| 87 | JE Root | 200* | 1 | Eng | Srl | Lord’s | 12.06.14 |
| 88 | KS Williamson | 242* | 3 | NZl | Srl | Wel’ton | 03.01.15 |
| 89 | AC Voges | 269* | 1 | Aus | Win | Hobart | 10.12.15 |
| 90 | Azhar Ali | 302* | 1 | Pak | Win | Dub-DSC | 13.10.16 |
| 91 | KK Nair | 303* | 2 | Ind | Eng | Chennai | 16.12.16 |
| 92 | Azhar Ali | 205* | 1 | Pak | Aus | Mel’rne | 26.12.16 |
| 93 | AN Cook | 244* | 2 | Eng | Aus | Mel’rne | 26.12.17 |
| 94 | M Rahim | 219* | 1 | Ban | Zim | Dhaka | 11.11.18 |
| 95 | TWM Latham | 264* | 2 | NZl | Srl | Wel’ton | 15.12.18 |
| 96 | JO Holder | 202* | 3 | Win | Eng | B’town | 23.01.19 |
| 97 | KS Williamson | 200* | 2 | NZl | Ban | Hamilton | 28.02.19 |
| 98 | V Kohli | 254* | 1 | Ind | SAF | Pune | 10.10.19 |
| 99 | DA Warner | 335* | 1 | Aus | Pak | Adelaide | 29.11.19 |
| 100 | AD Mathews | 200* | 2 | Srl | Zim | Harare | 19.01.20 |
| 101 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 203* | 2 | Ban | Zim | Dhaka | 22.02.20 |
| 102 | KR Mayers | 210* | 4 | Win | Ban | Cha’gram | 03.02.21 |
| 103 | H Shahidi | 200* | 1 | Afg | Zim | A Dhabi | 10.03.21 |
It also provides the first score of 200 not out by an Afghanistan batsman in a test innings and the ninth occasion of a batsman scoring 200 plus runs and remaining not out in a test innings against Zimbabwe. All such occasion are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Wasim Akram | 257* | 2 | Pak | Zim | She;pura | 17.10.96 |
| 2 | MS Atapattu | 216* | 2 | Srl | Zim | Bulawayo | 18.11.99 |
| 3 | R Dravid | 200* | 2 | Ind | Zim | Delhi | 18.11.00 |
| 4 | SR Tendulkar | 201* | 1 | Ind | Zim | Nagpur | 25.11.00 |
| 5 | Younis Khan | 200* | 3 | Pak | Zim | Harare | 03.09.13 |
| 6 | M Rahim | 219* | 1 | Ban | Zim | Dhaka | 11.11.18 |
| 7 | AD Mathews | 200* | 2 | Srl | Zim | Harare | 19.01.20 |
| 8 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 203* | 2 | Ban | Zim | Dhaka | 22.02.20 |
| 9 | H Shahidi | 200* | 1 | Afg | Zim | A Dhabi | 10.03.21 |
It also provides the 14th occasion of a batsman scoring exact 200 runs and remaining not out in a test innings. All such occasion are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | DN Sardesai | 200* | 3 | Ind | NZl | Mum-BS | 12.03.65 |
| 2 | DI Gower | 200* | 1 | Eng | Ind | Birm’ham | 12.07.79 |
| 3 | AR Border | 200* | 1 | Aus | Eng | Leeds | 22.07.93 |
| 4 | Inzamam | 200* | 2 | Pak | Srl | Dhaka | 12.03.99 |
| 5 | R Dravid | 200* | 2 | Ind | Zim | Delhi | 18.11.00 |
| 6 | GP Thorpe | 200* | 3 | Eng | NZl | Ch’church | 13.03.02 |
| 7 | KC Sangakkara | 200* | 2 | Srl | Ban | Col-PSS | 03.07.07 |
| 8 | VVS Laxman | 200* | 1 | Ind | Aus | Delhi | 29.10.08 |
| 9 | Younis Khan | 200* | 2 | Pak | Ban | Cha’gram | 09.12.11 |
| 10 | Younis Khan | 200* | 3 | Pak | Zim | Harare | 03.09.13 |
| 11 | JE Root | 200* | 1 | Eng | Srl | Lord’s | 12.06.14 |
| 12 | KS Williamson | 200* | 2 | NZl | Ban | Hamilton | 28.02.19 |
| 13 | AD Mathews | 200* | 2 | Srl | Zim | Harare | 19.01.20 |
| 14 | H Shahidi | 200* | 1 | Afg | Zim | A Dhabi | 10.03.21 |
The following batsmen have scored 200 plus runs and remained not out on two or more occasions. MS Atapattu and SR Tendulkar have scored 200 plus runs and remained not out on three occasions.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | MS Atapattu | 216* | 2 | Srl | Zim | Bulawayo | 18.11.99 |
| 2 | MS Atapattu | 207* | 1 | Srl | Pak | Kandy | 28.06.00 |
| 3 | MS Atapattu | 201* | 1 | Srl | Eng | Galle | 22.02.01 |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | 201* | 1 | Ind | Zim | Nagpur | 25.11.00 |
| 2 | SR Tendulkar | 241* | 1 | Ind | Aus | Sydney | 02.01.04 |
| 3 | SR Tendulkar | 248* | 2 | Ind | Ban | Dhaka | 10.12.04 |
| 1 | AB de Villiers | 217* | 2 | SAF | Ind | Ah’dabad | 03.04.08 |
| 2 | AB de Villiers | 278* | 1 | SAF | Pak | A Dhabi | 20.11.10 |
| 1 | AN Cook | 235* | 3 | Eng | Aus | Brisbane | 25.11.10 |
| 2 | AN Cook | 244* | 2 | Eng | Aus | Mel’rne | 26.12.17 |
| 1 | Azhar Ali | 302* | 1 | Pak | Win | Dub-DSC | 13.10.16 |
| 2 | Azhar Ali | 205* | 1 | Pak | Aus | Mel’rne | 26.12.16 |
| 1 | HM Amla | 253* | 1 | SAF | Ind | Nagpur | 06.02.10 |
| 2 | HM Amla | 311* | 2 | SAF | Eng | The Oval | 19.07.12 |
| 1 | J Miandad | 280* | 1 | Pak | Ind | Hyd-Pak | 14.01.83 |
| 2 | J Miandad | 203* | 2 | Pak | Srl | Faisalabad | 16.10.85 |
| 1 | KC Sangakkara | 200* | 2 | Srl | Ban | Col-PSS | 03.07.07 |
| 2 | KC Sangakkara | 222* | 2 | Srl | Ban | Kandy | 11.07.07 |
| 1 | KS Williamson | 242* | 3 | NZl | Srl | Wel’ton | 03.01.15 |
| 2 | KS Williamson | 200* | 2 | NZl | Ban | Hamilton | 28.02.19 |
| 1 | M Jayawardene | 213* | 1 | Srl | Eng | Galle | 18.12.07 |
| 2 | M Jayawardene | 203* | 2 | Srl | Ban | Dhaka | 27.01.14 |
| 1 | MJ Clarke | 329* | 2 | Aus | Ind | Sydney | 03.01.12 |
| 2 | MJ Clarke | 259* | 2 | Aus | SAF | Brisbane | 09.11.12 |
| 1 | S Chanderpaul | 203* | 1 | Win | SAF | G’town | 31.03.05 |
| 2 | S Chanderpaul | 203* | 1 | Win | Ban | Dhaka | 13.11.12 |
| 1 | Shoaib Mohd | 203* | 2 | Pak | Ind | Lahore | 01.12.89 |
| 2 | Shoaib Mohd | 203* | 2 | Pak | NZl | Karachi | 10.10.90 |
| 1 | WR Hammond | 336* | 2 | Eng | NZl | Auckland | 31.03.33 |
| 2 | WR Hammond | 231* | 1 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 18.12.36 |
| 1 | Younis Khan | 200* | 2 | Pak | Ban | Cha’gram | 09.12.11 |
| 2 | Younis Khan | 200* | 3 | Pak | Zim | Harare | 03.09.13 |
S Chanderpaul, Shoaib Ahmed and Younis Khan have scored similar score of 200 plus runs and remained not out on two occasions. S Chanderpaul and Shoaib Ahmed have scored 203 not out on two occasions, while Younis Khan has scored 200 not out on two occasions.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | S Chanderpaul | 203* | 1 | Win | SAF | G’town | 31.03.05 |
| 2 | S Chanderpaul | 203* | 1 | Win | Ban | Dhaka | 13.11.12 |
| 1 | Shoaib Mohd | 203* | 2 | Pak | Ind | Lahore | 01.12.89 |
| 2 | Shoaib Mohd | 203* | 2 | Pak | NZl | Karachi | 10.10.90 |
| 1 | Younis Khan | 200* | 2 | Pak | Ban | Cha’gram | 09.12.11 |
| 2 | Younis Khan | 200* | 3 | Pak | Zim | Harare | 03.09.13 |
Azhar Ali, HM Amla, MJ Clarke and WR Hammond are the four batsmen who have scored 300 plus runs and 200 plus runs remaining not out on both the occasions
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Azhar Ali | 302* | 1 | Pak | Win | Dub-DSC | 13.10.16 |
| 2 | Azhar Ali | 205* | 1 | Pak | Aus | Mel’rne | 26.12.16 |
| 1 | HM Amla | 253* | 1 | SAF | Ind | Nagpur | 06.02.10 |
| 2 | HM Amla | 311* | 2 | SAF | Eng | The Oval | 19.07.12 |
| 1 | MJ Clarke | 329* | 2 | Aus | Ind | Sydney | 03.01.12 |
| 2 | MJ Clarke | 259* | 2 | Aus | SAF | Brisbane | 09.11.12 |
| 1 | WR Hammond | 336* | 2 | Eng | NZl | Auckland | 31.03.33 |
| 2 | WR Hammond | 231* | 1 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 18.12.36 |
HM Amla and MJ Clarke are the two batsmen who have scored 300 plus runs and 250 plus runs remaining not out on both the occasions
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Azhar Ali | 302* | 1 | Pak | Win | Dub-DSC | 13.10.16 |
| 2 | Azhar Ali | 205* | 1 | Pak | Aus | Mel’rne | 26.12.16 |
| 1 | HM Amla | 253* | 1 | SAF | Ind | Nagpur | 06.02.10 |
| 2 | HM Amla | 311* | 2 | SAF | Eng | The Oval | 19.07.12 |
| 1 | MJ Clarke | 329* | 2 | Aus | Ind | Sydney | 03.01.12 |
| 2 | MJ Clarke | 259* | 2 | Aus | SAF | Brisbane | 09.11.12 |
| 1 | WR Hammond | 336* | 2 | Eng | NZl | Auckland | 31.03.33 |
| 2 | WR Hammond | 231* | 1 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 18.12.36 |
The following ten batsmen have scored 300 plus runs and remained not out in a test innings.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | BC Lara | 400* | 1 | Win | Eng | St John’s | 10.04.04 |
| 2 | GS Sobers | 365* | 2 | Win | Pak | Kingston | 26.02.58 |
| 3 | WR Hammond | 336* | 2 | Eng | NZl | Auckland | 31.03.33 |
| 4 | DA Warner | 335* | 1 | Aus | Pak | Adelaide | 29.11.19 |
| 5 | MA Taylor | 334* | 1 | Aus | Pak | Peshawar | 15.10.98 |
| 6 | MJ Clarke | 329* | 2 | Aus | Ind | Sydney | 03.01.12 |
| 7 | HM Amla | 311* | 2 | SAF | Eng | The Oval | 19.07.12 |
| 8 | JH Edrich | 310* | 1 | Eng | NZl | Leeds | 08.07.65 |
| 9 | KK Nair | 303* | 2 | Ind | Eng | Chennai | 16.12.16 |
| 10 | Azhar Ali | 302* | 1 | Pak | Win | Dub-DSC | 13.10.16 |