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Single batsmen scoring double digit runs in a test innings

Single batsmen scoring double digit runs in a test innings

The fourth innings of the just concluded Kingston test between West Indies and Australia witnessed only one batsmen scoring a double digit runs while all the other ten batsmen scored single digit runs. West Indies was dismissed all out for 27 in the fourth innings of the test.  JP Greaves of West Indies scored 11 runs while all the ten batsmen scored single digit runs. Test cricket has witnessed 32 occasions of such instances. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamScoreNumIOppositionGroundMatch Date
1England45101v AustraliaSydney28 Jan 1887
2Australia42102v EnglandSydney10 Feb 1888
3South Africa47102v EnglandCape Town25 Mar 1889
4South Africa43103v EnglandCape Town25 Mar 1889
5South Africa30104v EnglandGqeberha13 Feb 1896
6Australia44104v EnglandThe Oval10 Aug 1896
7South Africa35104v EnglandCape Town01 Apr 1899
8Australia36102v EnglandBirmingham29 May 1902
9South Africa58101v EnglandLord’s10 Jun 1912
10South Africa36101v AustraliaMelbourne12 Feb 1932
11South Africa45103v AustraliaMelbourne12 Feb 1932
12England52101v AustraliaThe Oval14 Aug 1948
13New Zealand26103v EnglandAuckland25 Mar 1955
14England71102v West IndiesManchester08 Jul 1976
15Pakistan62102v AustraliaW.A.C.A13 Nov 1981
16England46104v West IndiesPort of Spain25 Mar 1994
17Sri Lanka71101v PakistanKandy26 Aug 1994
18India66104v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
19India81104v West IndiesBridgetown27 Mar 1997
20West Indies51104v AustraliaPort of Spain05 Mar 1999
21Zimbabwe63104v West IndiesPort of Spain16 Mar 2000
22West Indies54103v EnglandLord’s29 Jun 2000
23Pakistan59101v AustraliaSharjah11 Oct 2002
24Zimbabwe54101v South AfricaCape Town04 Mar 2005
25Bangladesh62101v Sri LankaColombo (PSS)03 Jul 2007
26England51103v West IndiesKingston04 Feb 2009
27Zimbabwe51102v New ZealandNapier26 Jan 2012
28New Zealand45101v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2013
29Bangladesh43101v West IndiesNorth Sound04 Jul 2018
30Ireland38104v EnglandLord’s24 Jul 2019
31England67102v AustraliaLeeds22 Aug 2019
32West Indies27104v AustraliaKingston12 Jul 2025

It also provides the third occasion of West Indies batsmen performing such a feat in a test innings.

NoTeamScoreNumIOppositionGroundMatch Date
1West Indies51104v AustraliaPort of Spain05 Mar 1999
2West Indies54103v EnglandLord’s29 Jun 2000
3West Indies27104v AustraliaKingston12 Jul 2025

It also provides the nine occasions of batsmen performing such a feat in a test innings against Australia

NoTeamScoreNumIOppositionGroundMatch Date
1England45101v AustraliaSydney28 Jan 1887
2South Africa36101v AustraliaMelbourne12 Feb 1932
3South Africa45103v AustraliaMelbourne12 Feb 1932
4England52101v AustraliaThe Oval14 Aug 1948
5Pakistan62102v AustraliaW.A.C.A13 Nov 1981
6West Indies51104v AustraliaPort of Spain05 Mar 1999
7Pakistan59101v AustraliaSharjah11 Oct 2002
8England67102v AustraliaLeeds22 Aug 2019
9West Indies27104v AustraliaKingston12 Jul 2025

It also provides the two occasions of West Indies batsmen performing such a feat in a test innings against Australia

NoTeamScoreNumIOppositionGroundMatch Date
1West Indies51104v AustraliaPort of Spain05 Mar 1999
2West Indies27104v AustraliaKingston12 Jul 2025

It also provides the nine occasions of batsmen performing such a feat in a test innings on West Indies soil.

NoTeamScoreNumIOppositionGroundMatch Date
1England46104v West IndiesPort of Spain25 Mar 1994
2India81104v West IndiesBridgetown27 Mar 1997
3West Indies51104v AustraliaPort of Spain05 Mar 1999
4Zimbabwe63104v West IndiesPort of Spain16 Mar 2000
5England51103v West IndiesKingston04 Feb 2009
6Bangladesh43101v West IndiesNorth Sound04 Jul 2018
7West Indies27104v AustraliaKingston12 Jul 2025
“One hundreds Tests” Men

“One hundreds Tests” Men

MA Starc of Australia joined the list of “100 Test Men” when he played the just concluded test against West Indies at Kingston. The following table lists the 83 cricketers who have played 100 plus tests in the annals of test cricket

NoPlayerTeamSpanMat
1SR TendulkarInd1989-2013200
2JM AndersonEng2003-2024188
3RT PontingAus1995-2012168
4SR WaughAus1985-2004168
5SCJ BroadEng2007-2023167
6JH KallisSAF1995-2013166
7S ChanderpaulWin1994-2015164
8R DravidInd1996-2012164
9AN CookEng2006-2018161
10AR BorderAus1978-1994156
11JE RootEng2012-2025156
12DPMD JayawardeneSrl1997-2014149
13MV BoucherSAF1997-2012147
14SK WarneAus1992-2007145
15NM LyonAus2011-2025139
16VVS LaxmanInd1996-2012134
17KC SangakkaraSrl2000-2015134
18M MuralidaranSrl1992-2010133
19AJ StewartEng1990-2003133
20A KumbleInd1990-2008132
21CA WalshWin1984-2001132
22N Kapil DevInd1978-1994131
23BC LaraWin1990-2006131
24ME WaughAus1991-2002128
25SM GavaskarInd1971-1987125
26HM AmlaSAF2004-2019124
27Javed MiandadPak1976-1993124
28GD McGrathAus1993-2007124
29V KohliInd2011-2025123
30IVA RichardsWin1974-1991121
31Inzamam-ul-HaqPak1992-2007120
32IA HealyAus1988-1999119
33AD MathewsSrl2009-2025119
34SPD SmithAus2010-2025119
35IR BellEng2004-2015118
36GA GoochEng1975-1995118
37Younis KhanPak2000-2017118
38DI GowerEng1978-1992117
39GC SmithSAF2002-2014117
40DL HaynesWin1978-1994116
41DB VengsarkarInd1976-1992116
42MA AthertonEng1989-2001115
43MJ ClarkeAus2004-2015115
44MC CowdreyEng1954-1975114
45AB de VilliersSAF2004-2018114
46BA StokesEng2013-2025114
47SC GangulyInd1996-2008113
48DL VettoriNZl1997-2014113
49LRPL TaylorNZl2007-2022112
50DA WarnerAus2011-2024112
51SP FlemingNZl1994-2008111
52WPUJC VaasSrl1994-2009111
53ST JayasuriyaSrl1991-2007110
54CH LloydWin1966-1985110
55G BoycottEng1964-1982108
56CG GreenidgeWin1974-1991108
57SM PollockSAF1995-2008108
58DC BoonAus1984-1996107
59TG SoutheeNZl2008-2024107
60R AshwinInd2011-2024106
61JL LangerAus1993-2007105
62I SharmaInd2007-2021105
63KS WilliamsonNZl2010-2024105
64KP PietersenEng2005-2014104
65V SehwagInd2001-2013104
66MA TaylorAus1989-1999104
67Wasim AkramPak1985-2002104
68CH GayleWin2000-2014103
69Harbhajan SinghInd1998-2015103
70ML HaydenAus1994-2009103
71CA PujaraInd2010-2023103
72Saleem MalikPak1982-1999103
73IT BothamEng1977-1992102
74CL HooperWin1987-2002102
75G KirstenSAF1993-2004101
76BB McCullumNZl2004-2016101
77M NtiniSAF1998-2009101
78JM BairstowEng2012-2024100
79KC BrathwaiteWin2011-2025100
80FDM KarunaratneSrl2012-2025100
81MA StarcAus2011-2025100
82AJ StraussEng2004-2012100
83GP ThorpeEng1993-2005100

MA Starc of Australia joined the list of “100 Test Men” when he played the just concluded test against West Indies at Kingston. The following table lists the 16 Australian  cricketers who have played 100 plus tests in the annals of test cricket

NoPlayerTeamSpanMat
1RT PontingAus1995-2012168
2SR WaughAus1985-2004168
3AR BorderAus1978-1994156
4SK WarneAus1992-2007145
5NM LyonAus2011-2025139
6ME WaughAus1991-2002128
7GD McGrathAus1993-2007124
8IA HealyAus1988-1999119
9SPD SmithAus2010-2025119
10MJ ClarkeAus2004-2015115
11DA WarnerAus2011-2024112
12DC BoonAus1984-1996107
13JL LangerAus1993-2007105
14MA TaylorAus1989-1999104
15ML HaydenAus1994-2009103
16MA StarcAus2011-2025100
Hat tricks in a test innings – SC Boland of Australia joins the list

Hat tricks in a test innings – SC Boland of Australia joins the list

SC Boland of Australia performed the hat-trick against West Indies in the just concluded test at Kingston to provide the 39th occasion of a bowler performing the feat in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoBowlerTeamOppGroundSeries
1FR SpofforthAusEngMelbourne1878-79
2W BatesEngAusMelbourne1882-83
3J BriggsEngAusSydney1891-92
4GA LohmannEngRSAPort Elizabeth1895-96
5JT HearneEngAusLeeds1899
6H TrumbleAusEngMelbourne1901-02
7H TrumbleAusEngMelbourne1903-04
8TJ Matthews (1}AusRSAManchester1912
9TJ Matthews (2}AusRSAManchester1912
0MJC AllomEngNZlChristchurch1929-30
11TWJ GoddardEngRSAJohannesburg1938-39
22PJ LoaderEngWinLeeds1957
23LF KlineAusRSACape Town1957-58
24WW HallWinPakLahore1958-59
25GM GriffinRSAEngLord’s1960
26LR GibbsWinAusAdelaide1960-61
27PJ PetherickNZlPakLahore1976-77
28CA WalshWinAusBrisbane1988-89
29MG HughesAusWinPerth1988-89
10DW FlemingAusPakRawalpindi1994-95
11SK WarneAusEngMelbourne1994-95
12DG CorkEngWinManchester1995
13D GoughEngAusSydney1998-99
14Wasim AkramPakSrlLahore1998-99
15Wasim AkramPakSrlDhaka1998-99
16DNT ZoysaSrlZimHarare1999-2000
17Abdul RazzaqPakSrlGalle1999-2000
18GD McGrathAusWinPerth2000-01
19Harbhajan SinghIndAusKolkata2000-01
20Mohammad SamiPakSrlLahore2001-02
21JJC LawsonWinAusBridgetown2002-03
22Alok KapaliBanPakPeshawar2003
23AM BlignautZimBanHarare2003-04
24MJ HoggardEngWinBarbados2003-04
52JEC FranklinNZlBanDhaka2004-05
26IK PathanIndPakKarachi2005-06
27RJ SidebottomEngNZlHamilton2007-08
28PM SiddleAusEngBrisbane2010-11
29SCJ BroadEngIndNottingham2011
30Sohag GaziBanNZlChittagong2013-14
31SCJ BroadEngSrlLeeds2014
32HMRKB HerathSrlAusGalle2016
33MM AliEngRSAThe Oval2017
34JJ BumrahIndWinKingston2019
35Naseem ShahPakBanRawalpindi2020
36KA MaharajRSAWinGros Islet2021
37Gus AtkinsonEngNZlWellington2024-25
38Noman AliPakWinMultan2025
39SC BolandAusWinKingston2025

SC Boland of Australia performed the hat-trick against West Indies in the just concluded test at Kingston to provide the 13th occasion of an Australian bowler performing the feat in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoBowlerTeamOppGroundSeries
1FR SpofforthAusEngMelbourne1878-79
2H TrumbleAusEngMelbourne1901-02
3H TrumbleAusEngMelbourne1903-04
4TJ Matthews (1}AusRSAManchester1912
5TJ Matthews (2}AusRSAManchester1912
6LF KlineAusRSACape Town1957-58
7MG HughesAusWinPerth1988-89
8DW FlemingAusPakRawalpindi1994-95
9SK WarneAusEngMelbourne1994-95
10GD McGrathAusWinPerth2000-01
11PM SiddleAusEngBrisbane2010-11
12SC BolandAusWinKingston2025

SC Boland of Australia performed the hat-trick against West Indies in the just concluded test at Kingston to provide the ninth occasion of a bowler performing the feat in the annals of test cricket against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoBowlerTeamOppGroundSeries
1PJ LoaderEngWinLeeds1957
2MG HughesAusWinPerth1988-89
3DG CorkEngWinManchester1995
4GD McGrathAusWinPerth2000-01
5MJ HoggardEngWinBarbados2003-04
6JJ BumrahIndWinKingston2019
7KA MaharajRSAWinGros Islet2021
8Noman AliPakWinMultan2025
9SC BolandAusWinKingston2025

SC Boland of Australia performed the hat-trick against West Indies in the just concluded test at Kingston to provide the third occasion of an Australian bowler performing the feat in the annals of test cricket against West Indies All such occasions are tabulated below

NoBowlerTeamOppGroundSeries
1MG HughesAusWinPerth1988-89
2GD McGrathAusWinPerth2000-01
3SC BolandAusWinKingston2025

Notes : Allom, Petherick and Fleming did the hat-trick on debut. The second Trumble and the Griffin hat-tricks were in the final Test of these players.  The Walsh, Hughes and Lawson hat-tricks involved two innings. Matthews did the hat-trick in each innings. Petherick has the most expensive innings analysis of somebody doing the hat trick 3 for 103). Largest total to include a hat-trick is 537 by Pakistan at Rawalpindi, 1994-95. Least number of career Test wickets for a bowler doing a hat- trick is 6 by Alok Kapali. Zoysa’s hat-trick was from the first three balls he delivered in the Test. Pathan took his hat-trick in the first over of the Test.

England Vs India Third test at Lord’s Fifth day

England Vs India Third test at Lord’s Fifth day

RA Jadeja scored 72 and 61 not out in this test to provide the 90th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against all oppositions. It also provides the 20th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against England.

RA Jadeja scored 72 and 61 not out in this test to provide the 45th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against all oppositions on away soil. It also provides the twelfth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against England in England. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against England at Lord’s

RA Jadeja scored 72 and 61 not out in this test was in losing cause to provide the 22nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries going in vain in a test against all oppositions. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against England going in vain

RA Jadeja scored 72 and 61 not out in this test was in losing soil to provide the 19th  occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against all oppositions on away soil going in vain. It also provides the sixth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against England in England going in vain. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against England at Lord’s.

JE Root’s run aggregate on home soil read 7045 at the end of this test. He became the fifth batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 7000 plus runs on home soil. Others are – RT Ponting {7578}, SR Tendulkar {7216}, M Jayawardene {7167} and JH Kallis {7035}

JE Root’s 104 in this test represent his 22nd century on home soil. He became the sixth batsman to score 22 or more centuries on home soil in the annals of test cricket. Others are – M Jayawardene {23}, JH Kallis {23}, RT Ponting {23}, KC Sangakkara {22}  and SR Tendulkar {22]

KL Rahul’s 100 in this test was in a losing cause to provide the 91st occasion of an Indian batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions. It also provides the 29th occasion of an an Indian batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions against England

KL Rahul’s 100 in this test was in a losing cause to provide the 75th occasion of an Indian batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions on away soil. It also provides the 26th occasion of an Indian batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions against England in England

KL Rahul’s 100 in this test was in a losing cause to provide the 24th occasion of a batsman’s century going in vain against England at Lord’s. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Indian batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions against England at Lord’s

England won this test by 22 runs to provide the 37th occasion of a team winning a test by 25 runs or less than 25 runs in the annals of test cricket

NoTeamResultMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1New Zealandwon25 runsv IndiaWankhede01 Nov 2024
2Pakistanwon24 runsv EnglandThe Oval12 Aug 1954
3Zimbabwewon24 runsv PakistanHarare10 Sep 2013
4Englandwon23 runsv South AfricaLeeds06 Aug 1998
5Englandwon22 runsv BangladeshChattogram20 Oct 2016
6Englandwon22 runsv IndiaLord’s10 Jul 2025
7Pakistanwon22 runsv EnglandMultan12 Nov 2005
8Sri Lankawon21 runsv PakistanAbu Dhabi28 Sep 2017
9Bangladeshwon20 runsv AustraliaMirpur27 Aug 2017
10Englandwon19 runsv AustraliaThe Oval21 Aug 1997
11South Africawon19 runsv EnglandJohannesburg01 Jan 1910
12Englandwon18 runsv AustraliaLeeds16 Jul 1981
13South Africawon17 runsv EnglandJohannesburg15 Feb 1957
14West Indieswon17 runsv BangladeshMirpur11 Feb 2021
15Australiawon16 runsv Sri LankaColombo (SSC)17 Aug 1992
16Australiawon16 runsv IndiaBrisbane02 Dec 1977
17Pakistanwon16 runsv IndiaBengaluru13 Mar 1987
18Englandwon14 runsv AustraliaNottingham10 Jul 2013
19Englandwon13 runsv AustraliaSydney28 Jan 1887
20Indiawon13 runsv AustraliaWankhede03 Nov 2004
21Englandwon12 runsv AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 1998
22Englandwon12 runsv AustraliaAdelaide01 Feb 1929
23Pakistanwon12 runsv IndiaChennai28 Jan 1999
24Australiawon11 runsv EnglandAdelaide16 Jan 1925
25Englandwon10 runsv AustraliaSydney14 Dec 1894
26West Indieswon08 runsv AustraliaBrisbane25 Jan 2024
27Australiawon07 runsv EnglandThe Oval28 Aug 1882
28New Zealandwon07 runsv AustraliaHobart09 Dec 2011
29South Africawon07 runsv Sri LankaKandy30 Jul 2000
30Australiawon06 runsv EnglandSydney20 Feb 1885
31South Africawon05 runsv AustraliaSydney02 Jan 1994
32New Zealandwon04 runsv PakistanAbu Dhabi16 Nov 2018
33Australiawon03 runsv EnglandManchester24 Jul 1902
34Englandwon03 runsv AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 1982
35Englandwon02 runsv AustraliaBirmingham04 Aug 2005
36New Zealandwon01 runv EnglandWellington24 Feb 2023
37West Indieswon01 runv AustraliaAdelaide23 Jan 1993

England won this test by 22 runs to provide the twelfth occasion of England winning a test by 25 runs or less than 25 runs in the annals of test cricket

NoTeamResultMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1Englandwon23 runsv South AfricaLeeds06 Aug 1998
2Englandwon22 runsv BangladeshChattogram20 Oct 2016
3Englandwon22 runsv IndiaLord’s10 Jul 2025
4Englandwon19 runsv AustraliaThe Oval21 Aug 1997
5Englandwon18 runsv AustraliaLeeds16 Jul 1981
6Englandwon14 runsv AustraliaNottingham10 Jul 2013
7Englandwon13 runsv AustraliaSydney28 Jan 1887
8Englandwon12 runsv AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 1998
9Englandwon12 runsv AustraliaAdelaide01 Feb 1929
10Englandwon10 runsv AustraliaSydney14 Dec 1894
11Englandwon03 runsv AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 1982
12Englandwon02 runsv AustraliaBirmingham04 Aug 2005

England won this test by 22 runs to provide the fifth occasion of a team winning a test by 25 runs or less than 25 runs against India in the annals of test cricket

NoTeamResultMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1New Zealandwon25 runsv IndiaWankhede01 Nov 2024
2Englandwon22 runsv IndiaLord’s10 Jul 2025
3Australiawon16 runsv IndiaBrisbane02 Dec 1977
4Pakistanwon16 runsv IndiaBengaluru13 Mar 1987
5Pakistanwon12 runsv IndiaChennai28 Jan 1999

England won this test by 22 runs to provide the first occasion of England winning a test by 25 runs or less than 25 runs against India in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the only such victory at Lord’s in the annals of test cricket.

NoTeamResultMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1Englandwon22 runsv IndiaLord’s10 Jul 2025

RA Jadeja scored 72 and 61 not out in this test to provide the 166th   occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against all oppositions. It also provides the 38th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against England.

RA Jadeja scored 72 and 61 not out in this test to provide the 87th  occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against all oppositions on away soil. It also provides the 24th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against England in England. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against England at Lord’s. Prior to this MH Mankad had scored 72 and 184 at  Lord’s in Jun 1952

RA Jadeja scored 72 and 61 not out in this test was in losing cause to provide the 22nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties going in vain in a test against all oppositions. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against England going in vain

RA Jadeja scored 72 and 61 not out in this test was in losing soil to provide the 32nd  occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against all oppositions on away soil going in vain. It also provides the twelfth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against England in England going in vain. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against England at Lord’s going in vain

KL Rahul’s 100 in this test was in a losing cause to provide the 27th  occasion of an Indian opening batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions. It also provides the ninth occasion of an Indian opening batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions against England

KL Rahul’s 100 in this test was in a losing cause to provide the 24th occasion of an Indian opening batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions on away soil. It also provides the ninth occasion of an Indian opening batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions against England in England. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian opening batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions against England at Lord’s

England won this test by 22 runs to post its 403rd win against all the  oppositions. It also represents its 53rd win against India.

England won this test by 22 runs to post its 241st win against all the  oppositions on home soil. It also represents its 38th win against India on home soil

England won this test by 22 runs to post its 60th win against all the  oppositions at Lord’s. It also represents its 13th win against India at Lord’s

England Vs India Third Test at Lord’s Fourth day

England Vs India Third Test at Lord’s Fourth day

England was dismissed for a total of 192 runs to provide the 37th occasion of England dismissed for a total less than 200 runs in an innings against India. It also provides the twelfth occasion of England dismissed for a total of less than 200 runs in an innings on home soil against India. It also provides the fourth occasion of England dismissed for a total of less than 200 runs in an innings at Lord’s against India

BA Stokes was dismissed bowled in England’s second innings to provide the tenth occasion of his getting bowled in an innings against India. He became the first England batsman to be dismissed bowled in an innings against India on ten or more occasions in the annals of test cricket.

BA Stokes was dismissed bowled in England’s second innings to provide the tenth occasion of his getting bowled in an innings against India. He became the fifth batsman to be dismissed bowled in an innings against India on ten or more occasions in the annals of test cricket. Others are – NM Lyon {13}, SPD Smith {11}, AR Border {10} and Imtiaz Ahmed {10}

This Lord’s test has witnessed twelve bowled dismissals so far to provide the most occasion of bowled dismissals in a test in the test series between England and India. The previous record was ten bowled dismissals witnessed in the test at Hyderabad in Jan 2024 in a test in the test series between England-India.

The annals of test cricket has witnessed four occasions of batsmen getting bowled in a test match on ten or more occasions. Australia Vs England at Sydney in Feb 1887 {14},

Australia Vs England at Sydney in Mar 1882 {12}, Australia Vs England at Melbourne in Dec 1882 {12} and England Vs India at Lord’s in Jul 2025 {12].

It is interesting to note that a test hae 12 or more dismissals after a gap of 143 years, taking into consideration of calendar years or to be precise 142 years seven months

In the on-going Test match between England and India at Lord’s, India achieved a unique record of seven bowled dismissals in a single innings, marking the first instance of India achieving this feat in Test history. The match also saw a total of 12 bowled dismissals for India, the most in any Test match they have played. Additionally, Washington Sundar became the first spinner to take four bowled dismissals in a Test match at Lord’s.

Seven bowled dismissals in one innings –  Indian bowlers achieved this in a Test innings for the first time

Twelve bowled dismissals in a Test – The total of 12 bowled dismissals in the Lord’s Test is the most India has ever recorded in a single Test match.

Washington Sundar’s record – The Indian spinner, Washington Sundar, achieved a unique feat by taking four bowled dismissals in England’s second innings, making him the first spinner to do so at Lord’s in Tests.

Test cricket has witnessed 43 occasions of seven or more batsmen dismissed bowled in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoMoDTeamInnsOppositionGroundStart Date
19South Africa2ndEnglandNewlands25/03/1889
29Australia2ndEnglandKennington Oval11/08/1890
38South Africa1stEnglandSt George’s Park13/02/1896
48South Africa1stEnglandEdgbaston15/06/1929
58South Africa2ndAustraliaAdelaide Oval29/01/1932
68England1stNew ZealandBasin Reserve24/03/1951
77India2ndEnglandLord’s19/06/1952
87New Zealand1stEnglandEden Park31/03/1933
97Australia2ndEnglandMelbourne29/12/1928
107West Indies1stEnglandOld Trafford22/07/1933
117South Africa1stAustraliaKingsmead14/12/1935
127Australia2ndEnglandMelbourne01/03/1895
137Australia1stEnglandLord’s22/06/1896
147South Africa2ndAustraliaOld Wanderers18/10/1902
157South Africa1stAustraliaNewlands08/11/1902
167England2ndAustraliaSydney14/12/1894
177Australia1stEnglandSydney25/02/1887
187England2ndAustraliaSydney25/02/1887
197England1stAustraliaMelbourne02/01/1879
207England2ndAustraliaSydney03/03/1882
217Australia1stEnglandMelbourne19/01/1883
227England1stAustraliaSydney14/03/1885
237England1stAustraliaMelbourne01/01/1908
247England2ndAustraliaSydney21/02/1908
257South Africa1stAustraliaMelbourne31/12/1910
267England1stSouth AfricaLord’s10/06/1912
277South Africa2ndEnglandLord’s10/06/1912
287Australia1stSouth AfricaLord’s (SAF)05/11/1921
297South Africa1stEnglandEdgbaston14/06/1924
307England1stPakistanLord’s10/06/1954
317Pakistan1stEnglandLord’s10/06/1954
327England1stAustraliaBrisbane26/11/1954
337New Zealand1stEnglandCarisbrook11/03/1955
347Pakistan1stWest IndiesBourda13/03/1958
357Pakistan1stWest IndiesQueen’s Park Oval26/03/1958
367India2ndWest IndiesEden Gardens31/12/1958
377South Africa1stNew ZealandBasin Reserve21/02/1964
387West Indies1stAustraliaKensington Oval30/03/1984
397Australia2ndWest IndiesSabina Park28/04/1984
407England2ndWest IndiesBourda17/03/1994
417England1stSouth AfricaSt George’s Park09/12/1999
427India1stAustraliaMA Chidambaram Stadium22/02/2013
437England2ndIndiaLord’s10/07/2025

Test cricket has witnessed three occasions of seven batsmen dismissed bowled in a test innings at Lord’s. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoMoDTeamInnsOppositionGroundStart Date
17England1stSouth AfricaLord’s10/06/1912
27England1stPakistanLord’s10/06/1954
37England2ndIndiaLord’s10/07/2025

England-India test series has witnessed two occasions of seven batsmen dismissed bowled in a test innings at Lord’s. It is interesting to note that these are the only two occasions of seven batsmen dismissed bowled in a test innings in England-India test series

NoMoDTeamInnsOppositionGroundStart Date
17India2ndEnglandLord’s19/06/1952
27England2ndIndiaLord’s10/07/2025

Test cricket has witnessed 14 occasions of seven England batsmen dismissed bowled in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoMoDTeamInnsOppositionGroundStart Date
18England1stNew ZealandBasin Reserve24/03/1951
27England2ndAustraliaSydney14/12/1894
37England2ndAustraliaSydney25/02/1887
47England1stAustraliaMelbourne02/01/1879
57England2ndAustraliaSydney03/03/1882
67England1stAustraliaSydney14/03/1885
77England1stAustraliaMelbourne01/01/1908
87England2ndAustraliaSydney21/02/1908
97England1stSouth AfricaLord’s10/06/1912
107England1stPakistanLord’s10/06/1954
117England1stAustraliaBrisbane26/11/1954
127England2ndWest IndiesBourda17/03/1994
137England1stSouth AfricaSt George’s Park09/12/1999
147England2ndIndiaLord’s10/07/2025

The only occasion of seven England batsmen dismissed bowled in a test innings was at Lord’s in the on-going test

NoMoDTeamInnsOppositionGroundStart Date
17England2ndIndiaLord’s10/07/2025
England Vs India Third Test at Lord’s Third day

England Vs India Third Test at Lord’s Third day

England Vs India Third Test at Lord’s Third day

KL Rahul-RR Pant added 141 runs for the fourth wicket in India’s first innings to provide the 131st occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against England. It also provides the 57th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against England in England. It also provides the eleventh occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against England at Lord’s

KL Rahul-RR Pant added 141 runs for the fourth wicket in India’s first innings to provide the 22nd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the fourth wicket against England. It also provides the 15th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the fourth wicket against England in England. 

It also provides the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the fourth wicket against England at Lord’s. Prior to this CA Pujara AM Rahane had added 100 runs for the fourth wicket against England at Lord’s in Aug 2021.

Thus the KL Rahul RR Pant partnership of 141 runs for the fourth wicket in India’s first innings provides the record partnership for the fourth wicket by Indian batsmen against England at Lord’s

RR Pant was dismissed run out for 74 in India’s first innings to provide the sixth occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England at Lord’s

RR Pant was dismissed run out for 74 in India’s first innings to provide the fourth occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England after scoring fifty plus runs. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England in England after scoring fifty plus runs It also provides the first occasion of an Indian batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England at Lord’s after scoring fifty plus runs.

RR Pant was dismissed run out for 74 in India’s first innings to provide the 20th occasion of an Indian batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England after scoring fifty plus runs. It also provides the eighth occasion of an Indian batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England in England after scoring fifty plus runs It also provides the first occasion of an Indian batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England at Lord’s after scoring fifty plus runs.

KL Rahul scored 100 runs in India’s first innings to provide the 123rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against England. It also provides the 56th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against England in England. It also provides the 13th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against England at Lord’s

KL Rahul scored 100 runs in India’s first innings to provide the 41st occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against England. It also provides the 18th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against England in England. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against England at Lord’s

KL Rahul scored 100 runs in India’s first innings to provide the fifth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring an exact 100 runs in an innings against England. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman scoring exact 100 runs in an innings against England in England. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman scoring exact in an innings against England at Lord’s

KL Rahul’s 100 in India’s first innings of this test was his second century as an opening batsman against England at Lord’s. Prior to this he had scored 129 against England at Lord’s in Aug 2021. Thus KL Rahul became the India’s first opening batsman to score a century against England at Lord’s on two occasions.

KL Rahul’s 100 in India’s first innings of this test was his second century as an a batsman against England in England. Prior to this he had scored 129 against England at Lord’s in Aug 2021. Thus KL Rahul became the India’s first batsman to score a century against England in England on two occasions.

KL Rahul’s 100 in India’s first innings of this test provide the 254th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in an innings at Lord’s. It also provides the 110th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in an innings against England at Lord’s. It also provides the 13th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against England at Lord’s.

KL Rahul is the second Indian batsman to score centuries on two or more occasion at Lord’s. DB Vengsarkar has scored three centuries in an innings at Lord’s.

KL Rahul’s 100 in India’s first innings of this test provide the 83rd  occasion of an opening batsman scoring a century in an innings at Lord’s. It also provides the 39th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against England at Lord’s. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against England at Lord’s.

WR Brown of Australia,  CG Greenidge of West Indies, GC Smith of South Africa and KL Rahul of India are the four opening batsman to score centuries in an innings on two occasions at Lord’s. KL Rahul is the only Indian opening batsman to score centuries on two occasions at Lord’s.

JL Smith of England scored 51 in the first innings of this test and RR Pant of India scored 74 in the second innings of this test to provide the 78th occasion of rival wicket keeper batsmen scoring fifties in the first and second innings of a test.

JL Smith of England scored 51 in the first innings of this test and RR Pant of India scored 74 in the second innings of this test to provide the seventh occasion of rival wicket keeper batsmen scoring fifties in the first and second innings of a test in England India test series

RR Pant’s 74 in India’s first innings of this test represents his eleventh fifty against England and RA Jadeja’s 72 in India’s first innings of this test represents his eleventh fifty against England. They became the ninth and tenth Indian batsmen to score eleven or more fifties against England.

RA Jadeja’s 72 in India’s first innings of this test represents his second fifty against England at Lord’s. Prior to this he had scored 68 against England at Lord’s in Jul 2024. This his 72 in India’s first innings of this test represents his highest individual innings against England at Lord’s.

England and India scored identical team totals of 387 runs in their first innings in this test to provide the ninth occasion of both the teams scoring identical runs in their first innings in a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoScore1st innings2nd inningsVenueDate
1199South AfricaEnglandDurban21 Jan 10
2222West IndiesIndiaKanpur12 Dec 58
3402PakistanNew ZealandAuckland16 Feb 73
4428AustraliaWest IndiesKingston16 Feb 73
5390EnglandIndiaBirmingham03 Jul 86
6593West IndiesEnglandAntigua16 Apr 94
7240AustraliaWest IndiesAntigua09 May 03
8350New ZealandEnglandLeeds29 May 15
9387EnglandIndiaLord’s10 Jul 25

England and India scored identical team totals of 387 runs in their first innings in this test to provide the second occasion of both the teams scoring identical runs in their first innings in a test in the annals of test cricket in England-India test series. Both such occasions are tabulated below

NoScore1st innings2nd inningsVenueDate
1390EnglandIndiaBirmingham03 Jul 86
2387EnglandIndiaLord’s10 Jul 25

England and India scored identical team totals of 387 runs in their first innings in this test to provide the ninth occasions of both the teams scoring identical runs in their first innings in a test in the annals of test cricket involving England as one of the teams. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoScore1st innings2nd inningsVenueDate
1199South AfricaEnglandDurban21 Jan 10
2390EnglandIndiaBirmingham03 Jul 86
3593West IndiesEnglandAntigua16 Apr 94
4350New ZealandEnglandLeeds29 May 15
5387EnglandIndiaLord’s10 Jul 25

England and India scored identical team totals of 387 runs in their first innings in this test to provide the third occasions of both the teams scoring identical runs in their first innings in a test in the annals of test cricket involving India as one of the teams. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoScore1st innings2nd inningsVenueDate
1222West IndiesIndiaKanpur12 Dec 58
2390EnglandIndiaBirmingham03 Jul 86
3387EnglandIndiaLord’s10 Jul 25

RR Pant’s run aggregate in this series so far read 416 runs against England in the on-going test series. He became the 14th wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 400 plus runs in a bilateral series

NoPlayerTeamOpp SeriesMatInnsNORunsHSAve100500
1LEG AmesEngWin1929-304081417149059.57200
2CL WalcottWinInd1948-495070452152064.57220
3WW WadeEngSAF1948-495091407125050.87131
4FCM AlexanderWinAus1960-615102484108060.50151
5BK KunderanIndEng1964-655100525192052.50210
6DT LindsaySAFAus1966-675070606182086.57320
7FM EngineerIndEng1972-735100415121041.50130
8AJ StewartEngSAF19985101465164051.66110
9A FlowerZimInd2000-012042540232*270.00220
10A FlowerZimSAF2001-022042422199*211.00210
11AC GilchristAusSAF2001-023052473204*157.66210
12BJ HaddinAusEng2013-045080493118061.62150
13RR PantIndEng20253050416134083.20220
14JL SmithEngInd20253052407184*135.66120

RR Pant’s run aggregate in this series so far read 416 runs against England in the on-going test series. He became the third Indian wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 400 plus runs in a bilateral series

NoPlayerTeamOpp SeriesMatInnsNORunsHSAve100500
1BK KunderanIndEng1964-655100525192052.50210
2FM EngineerIndEng1972-735100415121041.50130
3RR PantIndEng20253050416134083.20220

RR Pant’s run aggregate in this series so far read 416 runs against England in the on-going test series. He became the fourth wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 400 plus runs in a bilateral series against England

NoPlayerTeamOpp SeriesMatInnsNORunsHSAve100500
1BK KunderanIndEng1964-655100525192052.50210
2FM EngineerIndEng1972-735100415121041.50130
3BJ HaddinAusEng2013-045080493118061.62150
4RR PantIndEng20253050416134083.20220

JL Smith of England has an aggregate of 401 runs and RR Pant  of India has an aggregate of 415 runs in the on-going England-India test series to provide the first occasion of rival wicket keeper batsmen aggregating 400 plus runs in a bilateral series in the annals of test cricket constituting a world record

NoPlayerTeamOpp SeriesMatInnsNORunsHSAve100500
1RR PantIndEng20253050416134083.20220
2JL SmithEngInd20253052407184*135.66120

KL Rahul’s 100 in India’s first innings of this test represent his tenth century of his test career.  He became the 18th Indian batsman to score ten or more test centuries

KL Rahul’s 100 in India’s first innings of this test represent his fifth century of his test career against England.  He became the seventh  Indian batsman to score five or more test centuries against England.

KL Rahul’s 100 in India’s first innings of this test represent his ninth century of his test career while opening the innings. He became the sixth Indian opening batsman to score nine or more test centuries

KL Rahul’s 100 in India’s first innings of this test represent his ninth century of his test career on away soil.  He became the tenth Indian batsman to score five or more test centuries on away soil.

RR Pant scored two boundary sixes in his knock of 74 in India’s first innings which fetched him an aggregate of 88 boundary sixes. He now shares the second place among the Indian batsmen who have scored most boundary sixes in tests with RG Sharma. RG Sharma has also scored 88 boundary sixes. V Sehwag owns the record for most boundary sixes by an Indian batsman in tests with 90 boundary sixes to his credit

RR Pant scored two boundary sixes in his knock of 74 in India’s first innings which fetched him an aggregate of 36 boundary sixes against England. He now owns the record for scoring most boundary sixes in tests against England. He went past IVA Richards of West Indies who has scored 34 boundary sixes in tests against England. Prior to the start of this test, RR Pant and IVA Richards shared the record of scoring most boundary sixes against England. Both the batsmen had scored 34 boundary sixes against England.

RR Pant occupies the second place among the wicket keeper batsmen who have scored most boundary sixes on away soil with 54 boundary sixes to his credit. AC Gilchrist of Australia occupy the first place with 56 boundary sixes among the wicket keeper batsmen who have scored most boundary sixes on away soil. AC Gilchrist and RR Pant are the only two wicket keepers to scored 50 plus boundary sixes on away soil in the annals of test cricket.

England Vs India Third Test at Lord’s second day

England Vs India Third Test at Lord’s second day

JE Root scored 104 in England’s first innings to provide the 938th occasion of an England batsman scoring a century against all the oppositions. It also provides the 511th occasion of an England batsman scoring a century against all the oppositions on home soil

JE Root scored 104 in England’s first innings to provide the 136th occasion of an England batsman scoring a century against India. It also provides the 83rd occasion of an England batsman scoring a century against India on home soil

JE Root scored 104 in England’s first innings to provide the 141st occasion of an England batsman scoring a century against all the oppositions at Lord’s. It also provides the 24th occasion of an England batsman scoring a century against India at Lord’s

JE Root scored 104 in England’s first innings which represent his eighth century against all the oppositions and also against India at Lord’s. He now owns the record of scoring most centuries against all the oppositions and also against India at Lord’s

JE Root scored 104 in England’s first innings which represents his eleventh century against India. He now shares the record among the batsmen who have scored most centuries against India with SPD Smith of Australia. SPD Smith has also scored eleven centuries against India.

JE Root had an aggregate of 2955 runs against India prior to this test. He completed 3000 runs against India when he was on 45 during the course of his knock of 104 in England’s first innings. He became the first batsman and also the first England batsman to score 3000 runs against India. At the end of England’s first innings, JE Root’s aggregate against India read 3059

JL Smith scored 51 in this game to provide the 43rd occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in an innings against India. It also provides the 26th occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against India on home soil. It also provides the tenth occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against India at Lord’s

JL Smith scored 51 in this game to provide the 39th occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a half century in an innings against India. It also provides the 22nd occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a half century against India on home soil. It also provides the seventh occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a half century against India

BA Carse scored 56 in England’s first innings to provide the 13th occasion of an England batsman scoring a fifty in an innings against India. It also provides the eighth occasion of an England batsman scoring a fifty in an innings against India on home soil. It also provides the eighth occasion of an England batsman scoring a fifty in an innings against India at Lord’s. JA Snow had scored 73 against India at Lord’s in Jul 1971 and RW Taylor had scored 64 against India at Lord’s in Aug 1979.

JJ Bumrah captured five for 74 in England’s first innings to provide the 88th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against England. It also provides the 36th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets against England in England. It also provides the 14th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets against England at Lord’s

JJ Bumrah captured five for 74 in England’s first innings to provide the 37th occasion of an Indian pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against England. It also provides the 28th occasion of an Indian pace bowler capturing five or more wickets against England in England. It also provides the twelfth occasion of an Indian pace bowler capturing five or more wickets against England at Lord’s

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings fetched him 47 wickets against England in England. He now occupies the second place among the list of of Indian bowlers who have captured most wickets against England in England. I Sharma with 48 wickets occupy the first place among the bowlers who have captured most wickets against England in England

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings fetched him 47 wickets against England in England. He now occupies the second place among the list of Indian bowlers who have captured most wickets against England in England. I Sharma with 48 wickets occupy the first place among the bowlers who have captured most wickets against England in England

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings fetched him 70 wickets against England. He became the seventh Indian bowler to capture 70 plus wickets against England. Others are – R Ashwin {114}, BS Chandrasekhar {95}, A Kumble {92}, BS Bedi {85}, N Kapil Dev {85} and RA Jadeja {73}

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings fetched him 70 wickets against England. He became the seventh Indian bowler to capture 70 plus wickets against England. Others are – R Ashwin {114}, BS Chandrasekhar {95}, A Kumble {92}, BS Bedi {85}, N Kapil Dev {85} and RA Jadeja {73}

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings fetched him 70 wickets against England. He became the second Indian pace bowler to capture 70 plus wickets against England. N Kapil Dev with 85 wickets to his credit is the other Indian pace bowler to achieve such a feat.

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings of this test represents the 151st occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings at Lord’s in the annals of test cricket

JE Root created a world record for most catches by a fieldsman other than the wicket keepers in India’s first innings of this test when he caught KK Nair of BA Stokes for 40. It was his 211th catch in tests as a fieldsman. He went past R Dravid who held the record previously with 210 catches

JE Root now owns record for most catches by an England fieldsman other than the wicket keepers against India in India’s first innings of this test when he caught KK Nair of BA Stokes for 40. It was his 39th catch in tests as an England fieldsman against India. He went past AN Cook who held the record previously with 38 catches

JE Root pouched his 39th catch in tests as an England fieldsman against India when he caught KK Nair of BA Stokes for 40 in India’s first innings of this test. He now shares the second place with IVA Richards for most catches by a fieldsman other than the wicket keepers against India. IVA Richards has also pouched 39 catches against India as a fieldsman other than the wicket keepers against India. SPD Smith with 40 catches to his credit owns the record for most catches against India as a fieldsman other than the wicket keepers

CR Woakes of England was caught by the substitute wicket keeper DC Jurel in the on-going test against India at Lord’s to provide the 143rd occasion of a batsman dismissed by the substitute wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket.

CR Woakes of England was caught by the substitute wicket keeper DC Jurel in the on-going test against India at Lord’s to provide the 120th occasion of a batsman caught by the substitute wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket.

CR Woakes of England was caught by the substitute wicket keeper DC Jurel in the on-going test against India at Lord’s to provide the 13th occasion of a batsman caught by the substitute Indian wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket

CR Woakes of England was caught by the substitute wicket keeper DC Jurel in the on-going test against India at Lord’s to provide the 15th occasion of an England batsman caught by the substitute wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket.

CR Woakes of England was caught by the substitute wicket keeper DC Jurel in the on-going test against India at Lord’s to provide the ninth occasion of a batsman caught by the substitute wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket at Lord’s.

CR Woakes of England was dismissed for zero in England’s first innings to provide the 213rd occasion of an England batsman dismissed for zero in an innings against India. It also provides the 101st occasion of an England batsman dismissed for zero in an innings against India in England. It also provides the 31st occasion of an England batsman dismissed for zero in an innings against India at Lord’s

CR Woakes of England collected the first ball duck in England’s first innings to provide the 45th  occasion of an England batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings against India. It also provides the 20th occasion of an England batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings against India in England. It also provides the seventh occasion of an England batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings against India at Lord’s

KL Rahul scored 53 not out at the end of the second day’s play in India’s first innings in this test to provide the 120th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty against England. It also provides the 57th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty against England in England. It also provides the 16th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty against England at Lord’s

KL Rahul became the fourth Indian opening batsman to score fifty plus runs against England on two or more occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1MH Mankad633v EnglandLord’s22 Jun 1946
2MH Mankad721v EnglandLord’s19 Jun 1952
3MH Mankad1843v EnglandLord’s19 Jun 1952
       
1KL Rahul1291v EnglandLord’s12 Aug 2021
2KL Rahul53*2v EnglandLord’s10 Jul 2025
       
1SM Gavaskar534v EnglandLord’s22 Jul 1971
2SM Gavaskar593v EnglandLord’s02 Aug 1979
       
1W Jaffer534v EnglandLord’s25 Jul 2002
2W Jaffer582v EnglandLord’s19 Jul 2007

JE Root became the ninth batsman to score 3000 plus runs against an opposition in the annals of test cricket

NoPlayerTeamOppositionMatInnsNORunsHSAveC
1DG BradmanAustraliav England376307502833489.7819
2JB HobbsEnglandv Australia417104363618754.2612
3SR TendulkarIndiav Australia3974083630241*55.0011
4AR BorderAustraliav England4782193548200*56.3108
5SPD SmithAustraliav England376605341723956.0112
6DI GowerEnglandv Australia427704326921544.7809
7GS SobersWest Indiesv England366108321422660.6410
8SR WaughAustraliav England4673183200177*58.1810
9JE RootEnglandv India336007305921857.7111

JE Root became the third England batsman to score 3000 plus runs against an opposition in the annals of test cricket

NoPlayerTeamOppositionMatInnsNORunsHSAveC
1JB HobbsEnglandv Australia417104363618754.2612
2DI GowerEnglandv Australia427704326921544.7809
3JE RootEnglandv India336007305921857.7111

The following table lists the batsmen who have scored five or more centuries  in an innings at Lord’s. JE Root with eight centuries to his credit owns the record for most centuries in an innings at Lord’s

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1JE Root1803Englandv AustraliaLord’s18 Jul 2013
2JE Root200*1Englandv Sri LankaLord’s12 Jun 2014
3JE Root1901Englandv South AfricaLord’s06 Jul 2017
4JE Root180*2Englandv IndiaLord’s12 Aug 2021
5JE Root115*4Englandv New ZealandLord’s02 Jun 2022
6JE Root1431Englandv Sri LankaLord’s29 Aug 2024
7JE Root1033Englandv Sri LankaLord’s29 Aug 2024
8JE Root1041Englandv IndiaLord’s10 Jul 2025
        
1MP Vaughan1153Englandv Sri LankaLord’s16 May 2002
2MP Vaughan1003Englandv IndiaLord’s25 Jul 2002
3MP Vaughan1031Englandv West IndiesLord’s22 Jul 2004
4MP Vaughan101*3Englandv West IndiesLord’s22 Jul 2004
5MP Vaughan1202Englandv BangladeshLord’s26 May 2005
6MP Vaughan1062Englandv New ZealandLord’s15 May 2008
        
1GA Gooch1231Englandv West IndiesLord’s19 Jun 1980
2GA Gooch1141Englandv IndiaLord’s05 Jun 1986
3GA Gooch1833Englandv New ZealandLord’s24 Jul 1986
4GA Gooch3331Englandv IndiaLord’s26 Jul 1990
5GA Gooch1233Englandv IndiaLord’s26 Jul 1990
6GA Gooch1743Englandv Sri LankaLord’s22 Aug 1991
        
1KP Pietersen1581Englandv Sri LankaLord’s11 May 2006
2KP Pietersen1093Englandv West IndiesLord’s17 May 2007
3KP Pietersen1343Englandv IndiaLord’s19 Jul 2007
4KP Pietersen1521Englandv South AfricaLord’s10 Jul 2008
5KP Pietersen202*1Englandv IndiaLord’s21 Jul 2011
        
1AJ Strauss1122Englandv New ZealandLord’s20 May 2004
2AJ Strauss1371Englandv West IndiesLord’s22 Jul 2004
3AJ Strauss1283Englandv PakistanLord’s13 Jul 2006
4AJ Strauss1611Englandv AustraliaLord’s16 Jul 2009
5AJ Strauss1222Englandv West IndiesLord’s17 May 2012

JE Root has scored centuries against India on two occasions at Lord’s. He is one of the three batsmen to score two or more centuries against India at Lord’s

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1GA Gooch1141Englandv IndiaLord’s05 Jun 1986
2GA Gooch3331Englandv IndiaLord’s26 Jul 1990
3GA Gooch1233Englandv IndiaLord’s26 Jul 1990
        
1JE Root180*2Englandv IndiaLord’s12 Aug 2021
2JE Root1041Englandv IndiaLord’s10 Jul 2025
        
1KP Pietersen1343Englandv IndiaLord’s19 Jul 2007
2KP Pietersen202*1Englandv IndiaLord’s21 Jul 2011

Shubman Gill’s run aggregate at the end of India’s first innings read 601. He became the 18th captain to score 600 plus runs in a series.

NoPlayerTeamOppSeriesMINORunsHSAveCHC0
1DG BradmanAusEng1936-3759081027090.00312
2WR HammondEngSAF1938-3958160918187.00320
3DG BradmanAusEng1946-4758168023497.14231
4DG BradmanAusInd1947-48562715201178.75410
5L HuttonEngWin1953-5458167720596.71230
6GS SobersWinEng1966581722174103.14321
7WM LawryAusWin1968-6958066720583.37320
8CH LloydWinInd1974-75591636242*79.50210
9GS ChappellAusWin1975-766115702182*117.00330
10SM GavaskarIndWin1978-7969173220591.50411
11DI GowerEngAus196569073221581.33310
12GA GoochEngInd1990360752333125.33320
13GC SmithSAFEng200359071427779.33210
14MJ ClarkeAusInd2011-12461626329*125.20200
15V KohliIndEng2016-17582655235109.16220
16V KohliIndSrl2017-18351610243152.50311
17SPD SmithAusEng2017-28572687239137.40320
18Shubman GillIndEng2025350601269120.20300

Shubman Gill’s run aggregate at the end of India’s first innings read 601. He became the 18th captain to score 600 plus runs in a series.

NoPlayerTeamOppSeriesMINORunsHSAveCHC0
1DG BradmanAusEng1936-3759081027090.00312
2WR HammondEngSAF1938-3958160918187.00320
3DG BradmanAusEng1946-4758168023497.14231
4DG BradmanAusInd1947-48562715201178.75410
5L HuttonEngWin1953-5458167720596.71230
6GS SobersWinEng1966581722174103.14321
7WM LawryAusWin1968-6958066720583.37320
8CH LloydWinInd1974-75591636242*79.50210
9GS ChappellAusWin1975-766115702182*117.00330
10SM GavaskarIndWin1978-7969173220591.50411
11DI GowerEngAus196569073221581.33310
12GA GoochEngInd1990360752333125.33320
13GC SmithSAFEng200359071427779.33210
14MJ ClarkeAusInd2011-12461626329*125.20200
15V KohliIndEng2016-17582655235109.16220
16V KohliIndSrl2017-18351610243152.50311
17SPD SmithAusEng2017-28572687239137.40320
18Shubman GillIndEng2025350601269120.20300

Shubman Gill’s run aggregate at the end of India’s first innings read 601. He became the third Indian captain to score 600 plus runs in a series. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian captain scoring 600 plus runs in a series

NoPlayerTeamOppSeriesMINORunsHSAveCHC0
1SM GavaskarIndWin1978-7969173220591.50411
2V KohliIndEng2016-17582655235109.16220
3V KohliIndSrl2017-18351610243152.50311
4Shubman GillIndEng2025350601269120.20300

Shubman Gill’s run aggregate at the end of India’s first innings read 601. He became the sixth captain to score 600 plus runs in a series against England. It also provides the seventh occasion of a captain scoring 600 plus runs in a series against England

NoPlayerTeamOppSeriesMINORunsHSAveCHC0
1DG BradmanAusEng1936-3759081027090.00312
2DG BradmanAusEng1946-4758168023497.14231
3GS SobersWinEng1966581722174103.14321
4GC SmithSAFEng200359071427779.33210
5V KohliIndEng2016-17582655235109.16220
6SPD SmithAusEng2017-28572687239137.40320
7Shubman GillIndEng2025350601269120.20300

Shubman Gill’s run aggregate at the end of India’s first innings read 601. He became the second Indian captain to score 600 plus runs in a series against England

NoPlayerTeamOppSeriesMINORunsHSAveCHC0
1V KohliIndEng2016-17582655235109.16220
2Shubman GillIndEng2025350601269120.20300

JE Root has scored eleven centuries against India. He became the sixth batsman to score eleven or more centuries against an opposition in the annals of test cricket. His feat provides the seventh occasion of a batsman scoring eleven or more centuries against an opposition

NoPlayerTeamOppositionMatInnsNORunsHSAve100
1DG BradmanAustraliaEngland191943569334237.9319
2SM GavaskarIndiaWest Indies111341953236*217.0013
3JB HobbsEnglandAustralia121211592187144.7212
4SPD SmithAustraliaEngland111231811239201.2212
5SPD SmithAustraliaIndia111121495192166.1111
6JE RootEnglandIndia111151548218258.0011
7SR TendulkarIndiaAustralia111141707241*243.8511

JE Root has scored eleven centuries against India. He became the second batsman to score eleven or more centuries against India in the annals of test cricket.

NoPlayerTeamOppositionMatInnsNORunsHSAve100
1SPD SmithAustraliaIndia111121495192166.1111
2JE RootEnglandIndia111151548218258.0011

JE Root became the third England batsman to score three consecutive centuries at Lord’s. Others are – JB Hobbs and MP Vaughan.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1JB Hobbs1071Englandv AustraliaLord’s24 Jun 1912
2JB Hobbs2112Englandv South AfricaLord’s28 Jun 1924
3JB Hobbs1192Englandv AustraliaLord’s26 Jun 1926
        
1JE Root1431Englandv Sri LankaLord’s29 Aug 2024
2JE Root1033Englandv Sri LankaLord’s29 Aug 2024
3JE Root1041Englandv IndiaLord’s10 Jul 2025
        
1MP Vaughan1031Englandv West IndiesLord’s22 Jul 2004
2MP Vaughan101*3Englandv West IndiesLord’s22 Jul 2004
3MP Vaughan1202Englandv BangladeshLord’s26 May 2005

JL Smith’s run aggregate in this series so far read 407 runs against India in the on-going test series. He became the 13th wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 400 plus runs in a bilateral series

NoPlayerTeamOpp SeriesMatInnsNORunsHSAveCHC0
1LEG AmesEngWin1929-304081417149059.57200
2CL WalcottWinInd1948-495070452152064.57220
3WW WadeEngSAF1948-495091407125050.87131
4FCM AlexanderWinAus1960-615102484108060.50151
5BK KunderanIndEng1964-655100525192052.50210
6DT LindsaySAFAus1966-675070606182086.57320
7FM EngineerIndEng1972-735100415121041.50130
8AJ StewartEngSAF19985101465164051.66110
9A FlowerZimInd2000-012042540232*270.00220
10A FlowerZimSAF2001-022042422199*211.00210
11AC GilchristAusSAF2001-023052473204*157.66210
12BJ HaddinAusEng2013-045080493118061.62150
13JL SmithEngInd20253052407184*135.66120

JL Smith’s run aggregate in this series so far read 407 runs against India in the on-going test series. He became the fourth England wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 400 plus runs in a bilateral series

NoPlayerTeamOpp SeriesMatInnsNORunsHSAveCHC0
1LEG AmesEngWin1929-304081417149059.57200
2WW WadeEngSAF1948-495091407125050.87131
3AJ StewartEngSAF19985101465164051.66110
4JL SmithEngInd20253052407184*135.66120

JL Smith’s run aggregate in this series so far read 407 runs against India in the on-going test series. He became the third wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 400 plus runs in a bilateral series against India

NoPlayerTeamOpp SeriesMatInnsNORunsHSAveCHC0
1CL WalcottWinInd1948-495070452152064.57220
2A FlowerZimInd2000-012042540232*270.00220
3JL SmithEngInd20253052407184*135.66120

JL Smith’s run aggregate in this series so far read 407 runs against India in the on-going test series. He became the first England wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 400 plus runs in a bilateral series against India. The previous best aggregate by an England wicket keeper against India in a bilateral series was 352 runs by JM Bairstow in 2016-17 series

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings represents his 15th five wicket haul of his test career. He became the seventh Indian bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture five or more wickets on 15 or more occasions. Others are – R Ashwin {37}, A Kumble {35}, Harbhajan Singh {25}, Kapil Dev {23}, BS Chandrasekhar {16} and RA Jadeja {15]

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings represents his 15th five wicket haul of his test career. He became the second Indian pace bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture five or more wickets on 15 or more occasions. Kapil Dev is the other Indian pace bowler to capture five or more wickets on 23 occasions.

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings represents his 13th five wicket haul of his test career on away soil. Now he owns the record for most five wicket hauls by an Indian bowler. Previously this record was in the name of Kapil Dev who had captured five or more wickets in an innings on 12 occasions on away soil

England Vs India Third Test at Lord,s First day

England Vs India Third Test at Lord,s First day

England won the toss and elected to bat first provides the 765th occasion of England doing so against all the oppositions. It also provides the 113th occasion of England doing so against India

England won the toss and elected to bat first provides the 411th occasion of England doing so against all the oppositions on home soil It also provides the 53rd occasion of England doing so against India on home soil

England won the toss and elected to bat first provides the 95th occasion of England doing so against all the oppositions at Lord’s. It also provides the twelfth occasion of England doing so against India at Lord’s

JE Root had an aggregate of 2955 runs against India prior to this test. He completed 3000 runs against India when he was on 45 during the course of his knock of 99 not out at the end of first day’s play in England’s first innings. He became the first batsman and also the first England batsman to score 3000 runs against India. At the end of first day’s play in England’s first innings, JE Root’s aggregate against India read 3054

JE Root scored 99 not out at the end of first day’s play in England’s first innings which fetched him his 103rd fifty. He now shares the second place in the list of batsmen who have score most fifties in the annals of test cricket. JH Kallis and RT Ponting have scored 103 fifties. SR Tendulkar with 119 fifties occupies the first place in the list of batsmen who have scored most fifties in the annals of test cricket.

JE Root scored 99 not out at the end of first day’s play in England’s first innings which fetched him his 67th half century. He now shares the second place in the list of batsmen who have score most half centuries in the annals of test cricket. SR Tendulkar with 68 half centuries occupies the first place in the list of batsmen who have scored most half centuries in the annals of test cricket.  JE Root went past SC Chanderpaul who has scored 66 half centuries on his way to occupy the second place.

RR Pant took two catches in England’s first innings which fetched him an aggregate of 40 dismissals against England on away soil.  He became the eighth wicket keeper and the first Indian wicket keeper to effect 40 plus dismissals against England on away soil

RR Pant took two catches in England’s first innings which fetched him an aggregate of 40 catches against England on away soil.  He became the eighth wicket keeper and the first Indian wicket keeper to pouch 40 plus dismissals against England on away soil

RR Pant took two catches in England’s first innings which fetched him an aggregate of 40 dismissals against England on away soil.  He became the eighth wicket keeper and also the first Indian wicket keeper to effect 40 plus dismissals against England which are all catches.

OJ Pope-JE Root posted 109 runs partnership for the third wicket in England’s first innings to provide the 169th occasion of England posting a three figure partnership against India. It also provides the 99th occasion of England posting a three figure partnership against India on home soil.  It also provides the 29th occasion of England posting a three figure partnership against India in a test at Lord’s

OJ Pope-JE Root posted 109 runs partnership for the third wicket in England’s first innings to provide the 100th occasion of England posting a three figure partnership against India for the third wicket on home soil. It also provides the 13th occasion of England posting a three figure partnership against India on home soil for the third wicket. It also provides the second occasion of England posting a three figure partnership against India in a test at Lord’s for the third wicket.

JJ Bumrah’s lone wicket on the first day’s play fetched him 43 wickets against England. He now shares the second place with Kapil Dev among the list of of Indian bowlers who have captured most wickets against England in England. Kapil Dev has also captured 43 wickets against England in England. I Sharma with 48 wickets occupy the first place among the bowlers who have captured most wickets against England in England

All round performance – Cricketers scoring a century and capturing five or more wickets in an innings in a test match

All round performance – Cricketers scoring a century and capturing five or more wickets in an innings in a test match

C Bosch of South Africa scored 100 not out and captured five for 43 in the first test against Zimbabwe in Jun 2025 to provide the 40th occasion of a cricketer scoring  a century and capturing five or more wickets in an innings in a test match.  All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsW/RTeamOpposition GroundStart Date
1J H Sinclair1066/026South AfricaEnglandCape Town01/04/1899
2G A Faulkner1235/120South AfricaEnglandJohannesburg01/01/1910
3C E Kelleway1145/033AustraliaSouth AfricaManchester27/05/1912
4J M Gregory1007/069AustraliaEnglandMelbourne31/12/1920
5M H Mankad1845/196IndiaEnglandLord’s19/06/1952
6D S E Atkinson2195/056West IndiesAustraliaBridgetown14/05/1955
7K R Miller1096/107AustraliaWest IndiesKingston11/06/1955
8R Benaud1005/084AustraliaSouth AfricaJohannesburg07/02/1958
9O G Smith1005/090West IndiesIndiaDelhi06/02/1959
10P R Umrigar172*5/107IndiaWest IndiesPort of Spain04/04/1962
11G S A Sobers1045/063West IndiesIndiaKingston13/04/1962
12B R Taylor1055/086New ZealandIndiaEden Gardens05/03/1965
13G S A Sobers1745/041West IndiesEnglandLeeds04/08/1966
14Mushtaq Mohd2015/049PakistanNew ZealandDunedin07/02/1973
15A W Greig1486/164EnglandWest IndiesBridgetown06/03/1974
16Mushtaq Mohd1215/028PakistanWest IndiesPort of Spain01/04/1977
17I T Botham1035/073EnglandNew ZealandChristchurch24/02/1978
18I T Botham1088/034EnglandPakistanLord’s15/06/1978
19I T Botham1146/058 & 7/048EnglandIndiaWankhede15/02/1980
20I T Botham149*6/095EnglandAustraliaLeeds16/07/1981
21Imran Khan1176/098 & 5/082PakistanIndiaFaisalabad03/01/1983
22I T Botham1385/059EnglandNew ZealandWellington20/01/1984
23Wasim Akram1235/100PakistanAustraliaAdelaide19/01/1990
24P A Strang106*5/212ZimbabwePakistanSheikhupura17/10/1996
25J H Kallis1105/090South AfricaWest IndiesCape Town02/01/1999
26J H Kallis139*5/021South AfricaBangladeshPotchefstroom25/10/2002
27R Ashwin1035/156IndiaWest IndiesWankhede22/11/2011
28Shakib Al Hasan1446/082BangladeshPakistanMirpur16/12/2011
29Sohag Gazi101*6/077BangladeshNew ZealandChattogram09/10/2013
30Shakib Al Hasan1375/080 & 5/044BangladeshZimbabweKhulna03/11/2014
31R Ashwin1137/083IndiaWest IndiesNorth Sound21/07/2016
32R L Chase137*5/121West IndiesIndiaKingston30/07/2016
33R Ashwin1065/043IndiaEnglandChennai13/02/2021
34R A Jadeja175*5/041IndiaSri LankaMohali04/03/2022
35R A Jadeja1125/041IndiaEnglandRajkot15/02/2024
36A A P Atkinson1185/062EnglandSri LankaLord’s29/08/2024
37R Ashwin1136/088IndiaBangladeshChennai19/09/2024
38B J Bennett110*5/095ZimbabweAfghanistanBulawayo26/12/2024
39MH Miraz1045/032BangladeshZimbabweChattogram28/04/2025
40C Bosch100*5/043South AfricaZimbabweBulawayo28/06/2025

C Bosch of South Africa scored 100 not out and captured five for 43 in the first test against Zimbabwe in Jun 2025 to provide the fifth occasion of a South African cricketer scoring  a century and capturing five or more wickets in an innings in a test match.  All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsW/RTeamOpposition GroundStart Date
1J H Sinclair1066/026South AfricaEnglandCape Town01/04/1899
2G A Faulkner1235/120South AfricaEnglandJohannesburg01/01/1910
3J H Kallis1105/090South AfricaWest IndiesCape Town02/01/1999
4J H Kallis139*5/021South AfricaBangladeshPotchefstroom25/10/2002
5C Bosch100*5/043South AfricaZimbabweBulawayo28/06/2025

C Bosch of South Africa scored 100 not out and captured five for 43 in the first test against Zimbabwe in Jun 2025 to provide the third occasion of a cricketer scoring  a century and capturing five or more wickets in an innings in a test match against Zimbabwe.  All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsW/RTeamOpposition GroundStart Date
1Shakib Al Hasan1375/080 & 5/044BangladeshZimbabweKhulna03/11/2014
2MH Miraz1045/032BangladeshZimbabweChattogram28/04/2025
3C Bosch100*5/043South AfricaZimbabweBulawayo28/06/2025
Triple centurions in a test innings

Triple centurions in a test innings

PWA Moulder of South Africa scored 367 not out in the on-going test against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo to provide the 33rd occasion of a batsman scoring a triple hundred in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

He became the second South African batsman to score a triple hundred in a test innings.  Prior to this HM Amla had scored 311 not out against England at The Oval in Jan 2012. Thus PWA Moulder’s 367 not out represent the highest individual innings in test cricket.

PWA Moulder became the second batsman to score 300 plus runs in a test innings against Zimbabwe. Prior to this ML Hayden of Australia had scored 380 runs at WACA in Oct 2008

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1A Sandham3251Englandv West IndiesKingston03 Apr 1930
2DG Bradman3341Australiav EnglandLeeds11 Jul 1930
3WR Hammond336*2Englandv New ZealandAuckland31 Mar 1933
4DG Bradman3042Australiav EnglandLeeds20 Jul 1934
5L Hutton3641Englandv AustraliaThe Oval20 Aug 1938
6Hanif Mohammad3373Pakistanv West IndiesBridgetown17 Jan 1958
7GS Sobers365*2West Indiesv PakistanKingston26 Feb 1958
8RB Simpson3111Australiav EnglandManchester23 Jul 1964
9JH Edrich310*1Englandv New ZealandLeeds08 Jul 1965
10RM Cowper3072Australiav EnglandMelbourne11 Feb 1966
11LG Rowe3022West Indiesv EnglandBridgetown06 Mar 1974
12GA Gooch3331Englandv IndiaLord’s26 Jul 1990
13BC Lara3751West Indiesv EnglandSt John’s16 Apr 1994
14ST Jayasuriya3402Sri Lankav IndiaColombo (RPS)02 Aug 1997
15MA Taylor334*1Australiav PakistanPeshawar15 Oct 1998
16Inzamam-ul-Haq3291Pakistanv New ZealandLahore01 May 2002
17ML Hayden3801Australiav ZimbabweW.A.C.A09 Oct 2003
18V Sehwag3091Indiav PakistanMultan28 Mar 2004
19BC Lara400*1West Indiesv EnglandSt John’s10 Apr 2004
20CH Gayle3172West Indiesv South AfricaSt John’s29 Apr 2005
21DPMD Jayawardene3742Sri Lankav South AfricaColombo (SSC)27 Jul 2006
22V Sehwag3192Indiav South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
23Younis Khan3132Pakistanv Sri LankaKarachi21 Feb 2009
24CH Gayle3331West Indiesv Sri LankaGalle15 Nov 2010
25MJ Clarke329*2Australiav IndiaSydney03 Jan 2012
26HM Amla311*2South Africav EnglandThe Oval19 Jul 2012
27KC Sangakkara3191Sri Lankav BangladeshChattogram04 Feb 2014
28BB McCullum3023New Zealandv IndiaWellington14 Feb 2014
29Azhar Ali302*1Pakistanv West IndiesDubai (DICS)13 Oct 2016
30KK Nair303*2Indiav EnglandChennai16 Dec 2016
31DA Warner335*1Australiav PakistanAdelaide29 Nov 2019
32HC Brook3172Englandv PakistanMultan07 Oct 2024
33PWA Mulder367*1South Africav ZimbabweBulawayo06 Jul 2025

PWA Moulder of South Africa scored 367 not out in the on-going test against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo to provide the ninth occasion of a captain scoring a triple hundred in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1RB Simpson3111Australiav EnglandManchester23 Jul 1964
2GA Gooch3331Englandv IndiaLord’s26 Jul 1990
4MA Taylor334*1Australiav PakistanPeshawar15 Oct 1998
4BC Lara400*1West Indiesv EnglandSt John’s10 Apr 2004
5DPMD Jayawardene3742Sri Lankav South AfricaColombo (SSC)27 Jul 2006
6Younis Khan3132Pakistanv Sri LankaKarachi21 Feb 2009
7MJ Clarke329*2Australiav IndiaSydney03 Jan 2012
8BB McCullum3023New Zealandv IndiaWellington14 Feb 2014
9PWA Mulder367*1South Africav ZimbabweBulawayo06 Jul 2025