Eighth wicket three figure partnership by England batsmen
LA Dawson and AU Rashid of England posted 108 runs for the eighth wicket against India in the ongoing test at Chennai to provide the 19th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | HR Bromley-Davenport, CW Wright | 8 | 154 | 1 | SAF | Johannesburg | 02 Mar 1896 |
| 2 | EH Hendren, H Larwood | 8 | 124 | 1 | Aus | Brisbane | 30 Nov 1928 |
| 3 | GOB Allen, LEG Ames | 8 | 246 | 2 | NZl | Lord’s | 27 Jun 1931 |
| 4 | RWV Robins, H Verity | 8 | 138 | 2 | Ind | Manchester | 25 Jul 1936 |
| 5 | AV Bedser, DCS Compton | 8 | 121 | 1 | Aus | Manchester | 08 Jul 1948 |
| 6 | DA Allen, DJ Brown | 8 | 107 | 1 | NZl | Christchurch | 25 Feb 1966 |
| 7 | TW Graveney, JT Murray | 8 | 217 | 2 | Win | The Oval | 18 Aug 1966 |
| 8 | R Illingworth, P Lever | 8 | 168 | 1 | Ind | Manchester | 05 Aug 1971 |
| 9 | R Illingworth, JA Snow | 8 | 104 | 2 | Aus | Leeds | 27 Jul 1972 |
| 10 | G Miller, RW Taylor | 8 | 103 | 2 | Ind | Lord’s | 20 Aug 1979 |
| 11 | IT Botham, GR Dilley | 8 | 117 | 3 | Aus | Leeds | 16 Jul 1981 |
| 12 | PAJ DeFreitas, D Gough | 8 | 130 | 1 | NZl | Manchester | 30 Jun 1994 |
| 13 | AF Giles, AJ Stewart | 8 | 102 | 1 | Srl | Manchester | 13 Jun 2002 |
| 14 | AF Giles, KP Pietersen | 8 | 109 | 3 | Aus | The Oval | 08 Sep 2005 |
| 15 | SCJ Broad, GP Swann | 8 | 108 | 3 | Aus | Leeds | 07 Aug 2009 |
| 16 | SCJ Broad, MJ Prior | 8 | 119 | 1 | Pak | The Oval | 18 Aug 2010 |
| 17 | SCJ Broad, IJL Trott | 8 | 332 | 1 | Pak | Lord’s | 26 Aug 2010 |
| 18 | TT Bresnan, MJ Prior | 8 | 102 | 2 | Aus | Sydney | 03 Jan 2011 |
| 19 | LA Dawson, AU Rashid | 8 | 108 | 1 | Ind | Chennai | 16 Dec 2016 |
LA Dawson and AU Rashid of England posted 108 runs for the eighth wicket against India in the ongoing test at Chennai to provide the fourth occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against India. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RWV Robins, H Verity | 8 | 138 | 2 | Ind | Manchester | 25 Jul 1936 |
| 2 | R Illingworth, P Lever | 8 | 168 | 1 | Ind | Manchester | 05 Aug 1971 |
| 3 | G Miller, RW Taylor | 8 | 103 | 2 | Ind | Lord’s | 20 Aug 1979 |
| 4 | LA Dawson, AU Rashid | 8 | 108 | 1 | Ind | Chennai | 16 Dec 2016 |
The stand between LA Dawson and AU Rashid provides the second occasion of a three figure partnership in a test at Chennai – the first being the 112 runs partnership between Imran Khan and Wasim Akram of Pakistan in the test between India and Pakistan in Feb 1987
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Imran Khan, Wasim Akram | 8 | 112 | 1 | Pak | Ind | Chennai | 03 Feb 1987 |
| 2 | LA Dawson, AU Rashid | 8 | 108 | 1 | Pak | Ind | Chennai | 16 Dec 2016 |