Six half centuries in a test innings

Six half centuries in a test innings

Sri Lankan innings of 531 against Bangladesh in the recently concluded test at Chattogram contained six half centuries to provide the eighth occasion of a test innings containing six half centuries in the annals of test cricket.  All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamInnsOppositionVenueHCsStart Date
1India1New ZealandKanpur618 Nov 1976
2Pakistan1AustraliaMelbourne611 Dec 1981
3Zimbabwe1BangladeshHarare619 Feb 1984
4Pakistan3IndiaKarachi629 Jan 2006
5Sri Lanka3EnglandLord’s611 May 2006
6Pakistan1New ZealandNapier611 Dec 2009
7England1West IndiesLeeds625 Aug 2017
8Sri Lanka1BangladeshChattogram830 Mar 2024

It also provides the second occasion of Sri Lanka’s test innings containing six half cenuries in the annals of test cricket.  Both such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamInnsOppositionVenueHCsStart Date
1Sri Lanka3EnglandLord’s611 May 2006
2Sri Lanka1BangladeshChattogram830 Mar 2024

It also provides the second occasion of a test innings containing two nineties against Bangladesh in the annals of test cricket.  Both such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamInnsOppositionVenueHCsStart Date
1Zimbabwe1BangladeshHarare619 Feb 1984
2Sri Lanka1BangladeshChattogram830 Mar 2024
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