200 plus runs partnerships in the fourth innings of a test. Pakistan batsmen better a 127 year old record against Australia

200 plus runs partnerships in the fourth innings of a test. Pakistan batsmen better a 127 year old record against Australia

Abdullah Shafique and Babar Azam of Pakistan posted 228 runs partnership for the third wicket in the ongoing test against Australia to provide the 19th occasion of  batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnerships in the fourth innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPartnersWRunsTeamOppGroundMon/Year
1JT Brown, A Ward3210EngAusMelbourneMar 1895
2GA Headley, RK Nunes2227WinEngKingstonApr 1930
3WJ Edrich, PA Gibb2280EngSAFDurbanMar 1939
4Bradman, Morris2301AusEngLeedsJul 1948
5IM Chappell, Stackpole2202AusEngAdelaideJan 1971
6CS Serjeant, GM Wood4251AusWinGuyanaMar 1978
7CPS Chauhan, Gavaskar1213IndEngThe OvalAug 1979
8Greenidge, Haynes1250*WinAusGuyanaMar 1984
9HA Gomes, Greenidge2287*WinEngLord’sJun 1984
10J Miandad, M Nazar3212PakNZlHyd-PakNov 1984
11RL Dias, LRD Mendis4216SrlIndKandySep 1985
12Atherton, Gooch1203EngAusAdelaideJan 1991
13Slater, MA Taylor1208AusEngSydneyJan 1995
14Gilchrist, JL Langer6238AusPakHobartNov 1999
15de Villiers, du Plessis5205SAFIndJo’burgDec 2013
16S Masood, Y Khan3242PakSrlPallekeleJul 2015
17RR Pant, KL Rahul6204IndEngThe OvalSep 2018
18Bonner, Mayers4216WinBanCh’gramFeb 2021
19A Shafique, B Azam3228PakAusKarachiMar 2022

It also provides the fourth occasion of batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnerships in the fourth innings of a test against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPartnersWRunsTeamOppGroundMon/Year
1JT Brown, A Ward3210EngAusMelbourneMar 1895
2Greenidge, Haynes1250*WinAusGuyanaMar 1984
3Atherton, Gooch1203EngAusAdelaideJan 1991
4A Shafique, B Azam3228PakAusKarachiMar 2022

It also provides the third occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnerships in the fourth innings of a test against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below. Interestingly enough, all these three partnerships are for the third wicket. These are the only three 200 plus partnerships posted for the third wicket in the fourth innings of a test.

NoPartnersWRunsTeamOppGroundMon/Year
1J Miandad, M Nazar3212PakNZlHyd-PakNov 1984
2S Masood, Y Khan3242PakSrlPallekeleJul 2015
3A Shafique, B Azam3228PakAusKarachiMar 2022

It also provides the second occasion of batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnerships in the fourth innings of a test against Australia for the third wicket. All such occasions are tabulated below. 228 runs partnership between Abdullah Shafique-Babar Azam for the third wicket in the ongoing test against Australia represent the highest partnership posted by batsmen for the third wicket in the fourth innings of against Australia. It is interesting to note that the Pakistan batsmen bettered the 127 year old record against Australia

NoPartnersWRunsTeamOppGroundMon/Year
1JT Brown, A Ward3210EngAusMelbourneMar 1895
2A Shafique, B Azam3228PakAusKarachiMar 2022
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