M Vijay {150} and S Dhawan {173} scored 150 plus runs against Bangladesh at Fatullah in the ongoing first test to provide the 16^th occasion of both the openers scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No	No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	1	JB Hobbs	178	2	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	09 Feb 1912
	2	W Rhodes	179	2	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	09 Feb 1912
2	1	JB Hobbs	154	2	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1925
	2	H Sutcliffe	176	2	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1925
3	1	L Hutton	158	1	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948
	2	C Washbrook	195	1	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948
4	1	MH Mankad	231	1	Ind	NZl	Chennai	06 Jan 1956
	2	P Roy	173	1	Ind	NZl	Chennai	06 Jan 1956
5	1	G Pullar	175	3	Eng	SAF	The Oval	18 Aug 1960
	2	MC Cowdrey	155	3	Eng	SAF	The Oval	18 Aug 1960
6	1	WM Lawry	210	1	Aus	Win	Bridgetown	05 May 1965
	2	RB Simpson	201	1	Aus	Win	Bridgetown	05 May 1965
7	1	GM Turner	259	2	NZl	Win	Georgetown	06 Apr 1972
	2	TW Jarvis	182	2	NZl	Win	Georgetown	06 Apr 1972
8	1	Aamer Sohail	160	2	Pak	Win	Karachi	06 Dec 1997
	2	Ijaz Ahmed	151	2	Pak	Win	Karachi	06 Dec 1997
9	1	MS Atapattu	207*	1	Srl	Pak	Kandy	28 Jun 2000
	2	ST Jayasuriya	188	1	Srl	Pak	Kandy	28 Jun 2000
10	V	GC Smith	151	1	SAF	Pak	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003
		HH Gibbs	228	1	SAF	Pak	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003
11	1	GC Smith	277	1	SAF	Eng	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003
	2	HH Gibbs	179	1	SAF	Eng	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003
12	1	MS Atapattu	170	2	Srl	Zim	Harare	06 May 2004
	2	ST Jayasuriya	157	2	Srl	Zim	Harare	06 May 2004
13	1	ND McKenzie	226	1	SAF	Ban	Chittagong	29 Feb 2008
	2	GC Smith	232	1	SAF	Ban	Chittagong	29 Feb 2008
14	1	M Vijay	153	2	Ind	Aus	Mohali	14 Mar 2013
	2	S Dhawan	187	2	Ind	Aus	Mohali	14 Mar 2013
15	1	Tamim Iqbal	206	3	Ban	Pak	Khulna	28 Apr 2015
	2	Imrul Kayes	150	3	Ban	Pak	Khulna	28 Apr 2015
16	1	M Vijay	150	1	Ind	Ban	Fatullah	10 Jun 2015
	2	S Dhawan	173	1	Ind	Ban	Fatullah	10 Jun 2015

M Vijay-S Dhawan became the third opening pair in the annals of test cricket to score 150 plus runs in a test innings The other two pairs are MS Atapattu-ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka  and GC Smith-HH Gibbs of South Africa. The performance of these three pairs are listed below

No	No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	1	MS Atapattu	207*	1	Srl	Pak	Kandy	28 Jun 2000
	2	ST Jayasuriya	188	1	Srl	Pak	Kandy	28 Jun 2000
2	1	MS Atapattu	170	2	Srl	Zim	Harare	06 May 2004
	2	ST Jayasuriya	157	2	Srl	Zim	Harare	06 May 2004
1	V	GC Smith	151	1	SAF	Pak	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003
		HH Gibbs	228	1	SAF	Pak	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003
2	1	GC Smith	277	1	SAF	Eng	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003
	2	HH Gibbs	179	1	SAF	Eng	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003
1	1	M Vijay	153	2	Ind	Aus	Mohali	14 Mar 2013
	2	S Dhawan	187	2	Ind	Aus	Mohali	14 Mar 2013
2	1	M Vijay	150	1	Ind	Ban	Fatullah	10 Jun 2015
	2	S Dhawan	173	1	Ind	Ban	Fatullah	10 Jun 2015