Rival opening batsmen scoring nineties in a test match
BM Duckett of England scored 94 in England’s first innings and KL Rahul scored 90 in India’s second innings of the just concluded fourth test between England and India at Manchester to provide the fifth occasion of rival opening batsmen scoring nineties in a test match. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 1 | HW Taylor | 93 | 3 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 14 Feb 1914 |
| 2 | JB Hobbs | 97 | 4 | England | v South Africa | Durban | 14 Feb 1914 | |
| 2 | 1 | NJ Contractor | 92 | 1 | India | v West Indies | Delhi | 06 Feb 1959 |
| 2 | CC Hunte | 92 | 2 | West Indies | v India | Delhi | 06 Feb 1959 | |
| 3 | 1 | Mohammad Wasim | 91 | 1 | Australia | v Australia | Hobart | 18 Nov 1999 |
| 2 | MJ Slater | 97 | 2 | Pakistan | v Pakistan | Hobart | 18 Nov 1999 | |
| 4 | 1 | DP Conway | 92 | 2 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Karachi | 26 Dec 2022 |
| 2 | Imam-ul-Haq | 96 | 3 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Karachi | 26 Dec 2022 | |
| 5 | 1 | BM Duckett | 94 | 2 | England | v India | Manchester | 23 Jul 2025 |
| 2 | KL Rahul | 90 | 3 | India | v England | Manchester | 23 Jul 2025 |