Rival captains scoring centuries in a test
JE Root of England scored 153 and KC Brathwaite of West Indies scored 109 not out in the ongoing test between West Indiesand England at Bridgetown to provide the 56th occasion of rival captains scoring centuries in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Date | Ground | Team | Captain | Score |
| 1 | 13.12.13 | Durban | SAF | Taylor HW | 109 |
| Eng | Douglas JWH | 119 | |||
| 2 | 27.06.30 | Lord’s | Eng | Chapman APF | 121 |
| Aus | Woodfull WM | 155 | |||
| 3 | 24.06.38 | Lord’s | Eng | Hammond WR | 240 |
| Aus | Bradman DG | 102* | |||
| 4 | 03.03.39 | Durban | SAF | Melville A | 103 |
| Eng | Hammond WR | 140 | |||
| 5 | 25.06.53 | Lord’s | Eng | Hutton L | 145 |
| Aus | Hassett AL | 104 | |||
| 6 | 07.07.55 | Man’ter | Eng | May PBH | 117 |
| SAF | McGlew DJ | 104* | |||
| 7 | 02.02.62 | Jo’burg | SAF | McGlew D J | 120 |
| NZl | Reid JR | 142 | |||
| 8 | 23.07.64 | Man’ter | Eng | Dexter ER | 174 |
| Aus | Simpson RB | 311 | |||
| 9 | 08.02.68 | Kingston | Win | Sobers GSA | 113* |
| Eng | Cowdrey MC | 101 | |||
| 10 | 14.02.69 | Sydney | Aus | Lawry WM | 151 |
| Win | Sobers GSA | 113 | |||
| 11 | 23.03.72 | Barbados | Win | Sobers GSA | 142 |
| NZl | Congdon BE | 126 | |||
| 12 | 09.03.73 | Barbados | Win | Kanhai RB | 105 |
| Aus | Chappell IM | 106* | |||
| 13 | 01.03.74 | Wel’ton | NZl | Congdon BE | 132 |
| Aus | Chappell IM | 145,121 | |||
| 14 | 01.12.78 | Mum-WS | Ind | Gavaskar SM | 205 |
| Win | Kallicharran AI | 187 | |||
| 15 | 06.03.80 | Fai’bad | Pak | J Miandad | 106* |
| Aus | Chappell GS | 235 | |||
| 16 | 03.01.83 | Fai’bad | Pak | Imran Khan | 117 |
| Ind | Gavaskar SM | 127* | |||
| 17 | 11.03.83 | Trinidad | Win | Lloyd CH | 143 |
| Ind | Kapil Dev | 100* | |||
| 18 | 18.09.86 | Chepauk | Ind | Kapil Dev | 119 |
| Aus | Border AR | 106 | |||
| 19 | 12.12.86 | Adelaide | Aus | Border AR | 100* |
| Eng | Gatting MW | 100 | |||
| 20 | 06.08.87 | The Oval | Eng | Gatting MW | 150* |
| Pak | Imran Khan | 118 | |||
| 21 | 25.11.87 | DelhI | Ind | Vengsarkar DB | 102 |
| Win | Richards IVA | 109* | |||
| 22 | 23.09.88 | Fai’bad | Pak | J Miandad | 107 |
| Aus | Border AR | 113* | |||
| 23 | 26.07.90 | Lord’s | Eng | Gooch GA | 333,123 |
| Ind | Azharuddin M | 121 | |||
| 24 | 09.08.90 | Man’ter | Eng | Gooch GA | 116 |
| Ind | Azharuddin M | 179 | |||
| 25 | 13.03.99 | Kingston | Win | Lara BC | 213 |
| Aus | Waugh SR | 100 | |||
| 26 | 26.03.99 | The Oval | Win | Lara BC | 153* |
| Aus | Waugh SR | 199 | |||
| 27 | 22.08.02 | Leeds | Eng | Hussain N | 110 |
| Ind | Ganguly SC | 128 | |||
| 28 | 25.04.03 | Col-Sara | Srl | Tillakaratne HP | 144 |
| NZl | Fleming SP | 274* | |||
| 29 | 12.12.03 | Jo’burg | SAF | Smith GC | 132 |
| Win | Lara BC | 202 | |||
| 30 | 10.04.04 | St John’s | Win | Lara BC | 400* |
| Eng | Vaughan MP | 140 | |||
| 31 | 29.04.05 | St John’s | Win | Chanderpaul S | 127 |
| SAF | Smith GC | 126 | |||
| 32 | 11.08.05 | Man’ter | Eng | Vaughan MP | 166 |
| Aus | Ponting R T | 156 | |||
| 33 | 21.01.06 | Fai’bad | Pak | Inzamam | 119 |
| Ind | Dravid R | 103 | |||
| 34 | 10.06.06 | G Islet | Win | Lara BC | 120 |
| Ind | Dravid R | 146 | |||
| 35 | 26.12.08 | Mirpur | Ban | M Ashraful | 101 |
| Srl | Jaya’ene M | 166 | |||
| 36 | 21.02.09 | Karachi | Pak | Younis Khan | 313 |
| Srl | Jaya’ene M | 240 | |||
| 37 | 06.03.09 | Trinidad | Win | Gayle CH | 102 |
| Eng | Strauss AJ | 142 | |||
| 38 | 26.08.09 | Col-SSC | Srl | Sangakkara | 109 |
| NZl | Vettori DL | 140 | |||
| 39 | 02.12.09 | Mum-BS | Ind | Dhoni MS | 100* |
| Srl | Sangakkara | 137 | |||
| 40 | 09.11.11 | C Town | SAF | Smith GC | 101* |
| Aus | Clarke MJ | 151 | |||
| 41 | 25.05.12 | Not’ham | Eng | Strauss AJ | 141 |
| Win | Sammy DJG | 106 | |||
| 42 | 22.11.12 | Adelaide | Aus | Clarke MJ | 230 |
| SAF | Smith GC | 122 | |||
| 43 | 22.02.13 | Chennai | Ind | Dhoni MS | 224 |
| Aus | Clarke MJ | 130 | |||
| 44 | 31.12.13 | A Dhabi | Pak | Misbah | 135 |
| Srl | Mathews AD | 157* | |||
| 45 | 09.12.13 | Adelaide | Aus | Clarke MJ | 128 |
| Ind | V Kohli | 115 | |||
| 46 | 06.01.15 | Sydney | Aus | Smith SPD | 117 |
| Ind | V Kohli V | 124* | |||
| 47 | 20.02.16 | Ch’church | NZl | McCullum BB | 145 |
| Aus | Smith SPD | 138 | |||
| 48 | 12.01.17 | Wellington | NZl | Willamason KS | 104* |
| Ban | M Rahim | 159 | |||
| 49 | 09.02.17 | Hyd-RGS | Ind | Kohli V | 205 |
| Ban | M Rahim | 127 | |||
| 50 | 02.12.17 | Delhi | Ind | Kohli V | 243 |
| Srl | Chandimal LD | 147* | |||
| 51 | 28.02.19 | Hamilton | NZl | Williamson KS | 200* |
| Ban | Mahmadullah | 146 | |||
| 52 | 29.11.19 | Hamilton | NZl | Williamson KS | 104* |
| Eng | Root JE | 226 | |||
| 53 | 22.02.20 | Mirpur | Ban | Mominul Haque | 132 |
| Zim | Ervine CR | 107 | |||
| 54 | 10.03.21 | A Dhabi | Afg | Asgar Afghan | 164 |
| Zim | Williams SC | 151* | |||
| 55 | 21.04.21 | Pallkkele | Sri | D Karunaratne | 244 |
| Ban | Mominaul Haque | 127 | |||
| 56 | 16.03.22 | Barbados | Win | Brathwaite KC | 109* |
| Eng | Root JE | 153 |