200 plus runs by a left hand opening batsman in a test innings
UT Khawaja of Australia scored 232 against Sri Lanka at Galle in the on-going test to provide the 50th occasion of a left hand opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of runs.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | ML Hayden | 380 | 1 | Australia | v Zimbabwe | W.A.C.A | 09 Oct 2003 |
| 2 | ST Jayasuriya | 340 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 02 Aug 1997 |
| 3 | DA Warner | 335* | 1 | Australia | v Pakistan | Adelaide | 29 Nov 2019 |
| 4 | MA Taylor | 334* | 1 | Australia | v Pakistan | Peshawar | 15 Oct 1998 |
| 5 | CH Gayle | 333 | 1 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 15 Nov 2010 |
| 6 | CH Gayle | 317 | 2 | West Indies | v South Africa | St John’s | 29 Apr 2005 |
| 7 | JH Edrich | 310* | 1 | England | v New Zealand | Leeds | 08 Jul 1965 |
| 8 | AN Cook | 294 | 2 | England | v India | Birmingham | 10 Aug 2011 |
| 9 | GC Smith | 277 | 1 | South Africa | v England | Birmingham | 24 Jul 2003 |
| 10 | G Kirsten | 275 | 3 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 26 Dec 1999 |
| 11 | TWM Latham | 264* | 2 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Wellington | 15 Dec 2018 |
| 12 | AN Cook | 263 | 2 | England | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 13 Oct 2015 |
| 13 | GC Smith | 259 | 2 | South Africa | v England | Lord’s | 31 Jul 2003 |
| 14 | RD Rickelton | 259 | 1 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 03 Jan 2025 |
| 15 | ST Jayasuriya | 253 | 3 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 20 Oct 2004 |
| 16 | DA Warner | 253 | 1 | Australia | v New Zealand | W.A.C.A | 13 Nov 2015 |
| 17 | TWM Latham | 252 | 1 | New Zealand | v Bangladesh | Christchurch | 09 Jan 2022 |
| 18 | JL Langer | 250 | 1 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2002 |
| 19 | AN Cook | 244* | 2 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2017 |
| 20 | FDM Karunaratne | 244 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Pallekele | 21 Apr 2021 |
| 21 | AN Cook | 243 | 1 | England | v West Indies | Birmingham | 17 Aug 2017 |
| 22 | Taufeeq Umar | 236 | 2 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Abu Dhabi | 18 Oct 2011 |
| 23 | AN Cook | 235* | 3 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 25 Nov 2010 |
| 24 | GC Smith | 234 | 2 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | 23 Oct 2013 |
| 25 | GC Smith | 232 | 1 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 29 Feb 2008 |
| 26 | UT Khawaja | 232 | 1 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 29 Jan 2025 |
| 27 | B Sutcliffe | 230* | 1 | New Zealand | v India | Delhi | 16 Dec 1955 |
| 28 | G Kirsten | 220 | 1 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 07 Sep 2001 |
| 29 | MA Taylor | 219 | 1 | Australia | v England | Nottingham | 10 Aug 1989 |
| 30 | ME Trescothick | 219 | 2 | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 04 Sep 2003 |
| 31 | JL Langer | 215 | 1 | Australia | v New Zealand | Adelaide | 26 Nov 2004 |
| 32 | D Lloyd | 214* | 2 | England | v India | Birmingham | 04 Jul 1974 |
| 33 | YBK Jaiswal | 214* | 3 | India | v England | Rajkot | 15 Feb 2024 |
| 34 | ST Jayasuriya | 213 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v England | The Oval | 27 Aug 1998 |
| 35 | WW Hinds | 213 | 1 | West Indies | v South Africa | Georgetown | 31 Mar 2005 |
| 36 | WM Lawry | 210 | 1 | Australia | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 05 May 1965 |
| 37 | G Kirsten | 210 | 1 | South Africa | v England | Manchester | 02 Jul 1998 |
| 38 | YBK Jaiswal | 209 | 1 | India | v England | Visakhapatnam | 02 Feb 2024 |
| 39 | T Chanderpaul | 207* | 1 | West Indies | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 04 Feb 2023 |
| 40 | AR Morris | 206 | 1 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 02 Feb 1951 |
| 41 | G Gambhir | 206 | 1 | India | v Australia | Delhi | 29 Oct 2008 |
| 42 | Tamim Iqbal | 206 | 3 | Bangladesh | v Pakistan | Khulna | 28 Apr 2015 |
| 43 | WM Lawry | 205 | 2 | Australia | v West Indies | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1968 |
| 44 | Aamer Sohail | 205 | 1 | Pakistan | v England | Manchester | 02 Jul 1992 |
| 45 | CH Gayle | 204 | 2 | West Indies | v New Zealand | St George’s | 28 Jun 2002 |
| 46 | ML Hayden | 203 | 1 | Australia | v India | Chennai | 18 Mar 2001 |
| 47 | G Fowler | 201 | 2 | England | v India | Chennai | 13 Jan 1985 |
| 48 | GC Smith | 200 | 1 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | East London | 18 Oct 2002 |
| 49 | DP Conway | 200 | 1 | New Zealand | v England | Lord’s | 02 Jun 2021 |
| 50 | DA Warner | 200 | 2 | Australia | v South Africa | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2022 |
UT Khawaja of Australia scored 232 against Sri Lanka at Galle in the on-going test to provide the fourth occasion of a left hand opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in an innings against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of runs.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | CH Gayle | 333 | 1 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 15 Nov 2010 |
| 2 | TWM Latham | 264* | 2 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Wellington | 15 Dec 2018 |
| 3 | Taufeeq Umar | 236 | 2 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Abu Dhabi | 18 Oct 2011 |
| 4 | UT Khawaja | 232 | 1 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 29 Jan 2025 |
UT Khawaja of Australia scored 232 against Sri Lanka at Galle in the on-going test to provide the 13th occasion of an Australian left hand opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of runs.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | ML Hayden | 380 | 1 | Australia | v Zimbabwe | W.A.C.A | 09 Oct 2003 |
| 2 | DA Warner | 335* | 1 | Australia | v Pakistan | Adelaide | 29 Nov 2019 |
| 3 | MA Taylor | 334* | 1 | Australia | v Pakistan | Peshawar | 15 Oct 1998 |
| 4 | DA Warner | 253 | 1 | Australia | v New Zealand | W.A.C.A | 13 Nov 2015 |
| 5 | JL Langer | 250 | 1 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2002 |
| 6 | UT Khawaja | 232 | 1 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 29 Jan 2025 |
| 7 | MA Taylor | 219 | 1 | Australia | v England | Nottingham | 10 Aug 1989 |
| 8 | JL Langer | 215 | 1 | Australia | v New Zealand | Adelaide | 26 Nov 2004 |
| 9 | WM Lawry | 210 | 1 | Australia | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 05 May 1965 |
| 10 | AR Morris | 206 | 1 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 02 Feb 1951 |
| 11 | WM Lawry | 205 | 2 | Australia | v West Indies | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1968 |
| 12 | ML Hayden | 203 | 1 | Australia | v India | Chennai | 18 Mar 2001 |
| 13 | DA Warner | 200 | 2 | Australia | v South Africa | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2022 |
UT Khawaja of Australia scored 232 against Sri Lanka at Galle in the on-going test to provide the 50th occasion of an Australian left hand opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in an innings against Sri Lanka. The occasion is tabulated below. This knock represents the highest individual score by an Australian left hand batsman against Sri Lanka. The previous best was 166 by JL Langer at Colombo – SSC in Mar 2004
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | UT Khawaja | 232 | 1 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 29 Jan 2025 |
The following table lists the triple centuries by a left hand opening batsmen in the annals of test cricket
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | ML Hayden | 380 | 1 | Australia | v Zimbabwe | W.A.C.A | 09 Oct 2003 |
| 2 | ST Jayasuriya | 340 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 02 Aug 1997 |
| 3 | DA Warner | 335* | 1 | Australia | v Pakistan | Adelaide | 29 Nov 2019 |
| 4 | MA Taylor | 334* | 1 | Australia | v Pakistan | Peshawar | 15 Oct 1998 |
| 5 | CH Gayle | 333 | 1 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 15 Nov 2010 |
| 6 | CH Gayle | 317 | 2 | West Indies | v South Africa | St John’s | 29 Apr 2005 |
| 7 | JH Edrich | 310* | 1 | England | v New Zealand | Leeds | 08 Jul 1965 |
AN Cook of England and GC Smith of South Africa are the two left hand opening batmen to score double hundreds on five occasion and share the record for most double hundreds by a left hand opening batsman in the annals of test cricket.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AN Cook | 294 | 2 | England | v India | Birmingham | 10 Aug 2011 |
| 2 | AN Cook | 263 | 2 | England | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 13 Oct 2015 |
| 3 | AN Cook | 244* | 2 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2017 |
| 4 | AN Cook | 243 | 1 | England | v West Indies | Birmingham | 17 Aug 2017 |
| 5 | AN Cook | 235* | 3 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 25 Nov 2010 |
| 1 | GC Smith | 277 | 1 | South Africa | v England | Birmingham | 24 Jul 2003 |
| 2 | GC Smith | 259 | 2 | South Africa | v England | Lord’s | 31 Jul 2003 |
| 3 | GC Smith | 234 | 2 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | 23 Oct 2013 |
| 4 | GC Smith | 232 | 1 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 29 Feb 2008 |
| 5 | GC Smith | 200 | 1 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | East London | 18 Oct 2002 |