Captains scoring centuries in both innings of a test and some interesting derivatives
DM de Silva of Sri Lanka scored twin hundreds against Bangladesh at Sylhet to provide the 17th occasion of a captain scoring centuries in both innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | A Melville | 189 | 104* | South Africa | v England | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1947 |
| 2 | DG Bradman | 132 | 127* | Australia | v India | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1948 |
| 3 | RB Simpson | 153 | 115 | Australia | v Pakistan | Karachi | 24 Oct 1964 |
| 4 | IM Chappell | 145 | 121 | Australia | v New Zealand | Wellington | 01 Mar 1974 |
| 5 | GS Chappell | 123 | 109* | Australia | v West Indies | Brisbane | 28 Nov 1975 |
| 6 | SM Gavaskar | 107 | 182* | India | v West Indies | Eden Gardens | 29 Dec 1978 |
| 7 | AR Border | 140 | 114* | Australia | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 28 Feb 1986 |
| 8 | GA Gooch | 333 | 123 | England | v India | Lord’s | 26 Jul 1990 |
| 9 | MP Vaughan | 103 | 101* | England | v West Indies | Lord’s | 22 Jul 2004 |
| 10 | RT Ponting | 149 | 104* | Australia | v West Indies | Brisbane | 03 Nov 2005 |
| 11 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 109 | 100* | Pakistan | v England | Faisalabad | 20 Nov 2005 |
| 12 | RT Ponting | 120 | 143* | Australia | v South Africa | Sydney | 02 Jan 2006 |
| 13 | RT Ponting | 103 | 116 | Australia | v South Africa | Durban | 24 Mar 2006 |
| 14 | BRM Taylor | 171 | 102* | Zimbabwe | v Bangladesh | Harare | 17 Apr 2013 |
| 15 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 101 | 101* | Pakistan | v Australia | Abu Dhabi | 30 Oct 2014 |
| 16 | V Kohli | 115 | 141 | India | v Australia | Adelaide | 09 Dec 2014 |
| 17 | DM de Silva | 102 | 108 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Sylhet | 22 Mar 2024 |
DM de Silva became the first Sri Lankan captain to perform such a feat and also became the second captain to score twin centuries against Bangladesh.
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | BRM Taylor | 171 | 102* | Zimbabwe | v Bangladesh | Harare | 17 Apr 2013 |
| 2 | DM de Silva | 102 | 108 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Sylhet | 22 Mar 2024 |
RT Ponting is the only captain to perform the feat on three occasions in the annals of test cricket. His feat is tabulated below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RT Ponting | 149 | 104* | Australia | v West Indies | Brisbane | 03 Nov 2005 |
| 2 | RT Ponting | 120 | 143* | Australia | v South Africa | Sydney | 02 Jan 2006 |
| 3 | RT Ponting | 103 | 116 | Australia | v South Africa | Durban | 24 Mar 2006 |
GA Gooch and MP Vaughan of England are two captains to perform the feat at Lord’s – the Mecca of Cricket. GA Gooch is the only captain to score a triple century and a century at Lord’s in the annals of test cricket.
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GA Gooch | 333 | 123 | England | v India | Lord’s | 26 Jul 1990 |
| 2 | MP Vaughan | 103 | 101* | England | v West Indies | Lord’s | 22 Jul 2004 |