Rival skippers scoring centuries in the same test
V Kohli of India and Mushfiqur Rahim of Bangaladesh scored 204 and 127 respectively in the ongoing test between India and Bangladesh at Hyd-RGS to provide the 49th occasion of rival skippers scoring centuries in the same test. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Start Date | Ground | Team | Captain | Score |
| 1 | 13.12.1913 | Lord’s (SAF) | SAF | Taylor HW | 109 |
| Eng | Douglas JWH | 119 | |||
| 2 | 27.06.1930 | Lord’s | Eng | Chapman APF | 121 |
| Aus | Woodfull WM | 155 | |||
| 3 | 24.06.1938 | Lord’s | Eng | Hammond WR | 240 |
| Aus | Bradman DG | 102* | |||
| 4 | 03.03.1939 | Durban | SAF | Melville A | 103 |
| Eng | Hammond WR | 140 | |||
| 5 | 25.06.1953 | Lord’s | Eng | Hutton L | 145 |
| Aus | Hassett AL | 104 | |||
| 6 | 07.07.1955 | Old Trafford | Eng | May PBH | 117 |
| SAF | McGlew DJ | 104* | |||
| 7 | 02.02.1962 | Johanneburg | SAF | McGlew D J | 120 |
| NZl | Reid JR | 142 | |||
| 8 | 23.07.1964 | Old Trafford | Eng | Dexter ER | 174 |
| Aus | Simpson RB | 311 | |||
| 9 | 08.02.1968 | Sabina Park | Win | Sobers GSA | 113* |
| Eng | Cowdrey MC | 101 | |||
| 10 | 14.02.1969 | Sydney | Aus | Lawry WM | 151 |
| Win | Sobers GSA | 113 | |||
| 11 | 23.03.1972 | Kensington Oval | Win | Sobers GSA | 142 |
| NZl | Congdon BE | 126 | |||
| 12 | 09.03.1973 | Kensington Oval | Win | Kanhai RB | 105 |
| Aus | Chappell IM | 106* | |||
| 13 | 01.03.1974 | Basin Reserve | NZl | Congdon BE | 132 |
| Aus | Chappell IM | 145,121 | |||
| 14 | 01.12.1978 | Wankhede | Ind | Gavaskar SM | 205 |
| Win | Kallicharran AI | 187 | |||
| 15 | 06.03.1980 | Iqbal Stadium | Pak | Javed Miandad | 106* |
| Aus | Chappell GS | 235 | |||
| 16 | 03.01.1983 | Iqbal Stadium | Pak | Imran Khan | 117 |
| Ind | Gavaskar SM | 127* | |||
| 17 | 11.03.1983 | Trinidad | Win | Lloyd CH | 143 |
| Ind | Kapil Dev | 100* | |||
| 18 | 18.09.1986 | Chepauk | Ind | Kapil Dev | 119 |
| Aus | Border AR | 106 | |||
| 19 | 12.12.1986 | Adelaide | Aus | Border AR | 100* |
| Eng | Gatting MW | 100 | |||
| 20 | 06.08.1987 | Kennington Oval | Eng | Gatting MW | 150* |
| Pak | Imran Khan | 118 | |||
| 21 | 25.11.1987 | Delhi-FSK | Ind | Vengsarkar DB | 102 |
| Win | Richards IVA | 109* | |||
| 22 | 23.09.1988 | Iqbal Stadium | Pak | Javed Miandad | 107 |
| Aus | Border AR | 113* | |||
| 23 | 26.07.1990 | Lord’s | Eng | Gooch GA | 333,123 |
| Ind | Azharuddin M | 121 | |||
| 24 | 09.08.1990 | Old Trafford | Eng | Gooch GA | 116 |
| Ind | Azharuddin M | 179 | |||
| 25 | 13.03.1999 | Sabina Park | Win | Lara BC | 213 |
| Aus | Waugh SR | 100 | |||
| 26 | 26.03.1999 | Kensington Oval | Win | Lara BC | 153* |
| Aus | Waugh SR | 199 | |||
| 27 | 22.08.2002 | Headingley | Eng | Hussain N | 110 |
| Ind | Ganguly SC | 128 | |||
| 28 | 25.04.2003 | P Sara Oval | Srl | Tillakaratne HP | 144 |
| NZl | Fleming SP | 274* | |||
| 29 | 12.12.2003 | The Wanderers | SAF | Smith GC | 132 |
| Win | Lara BC | 202 | |||
| 30 | 10.04.2004 | Antigua | Win | Lara BC | 400* |
| Eng | Vaughan MP | 140 | |||
| 31 | 29.04.2005 | Antigua | Win | Chanderpaul S | 127 |
| SAF | Smith GC | 126 | |||
| 32 | 11.08.2005 | Old Trafford | Eng | Vaughan MP | 166 |
| Aus | Ponting R T | 156 | |||
| 33 | 21.01.2006 | Iqbal Stadium | Pak | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 119 |
| Ind | Dravid R | 103 | |||
| 34 | 10.06.2006 | Beausejour | Win | Lara BC | 120 |
| Ind | Dravid R | 146 | |||
| 35 | 26.12.2008 | Mirpur | Ban | Mohd Ashraful | 101 |
| Srl | Jayawardene M | 166 | |||
| 36 | 21.02.2009 | Karachi | Pak | Younis Khan | 313 |
| Srl | Jayawardene M | 240 | |||
| 37 | 06.03.2009 | Trinidad | Win | Gayle CH | 102 |
| Eng | Strauss AJ | 142 | |||
| 38 | 26.08.2009 | Col-SSC | Srl | Sangakkara KC | 109 |
| NZl | Vettori DL | 140 | |||
| 39 | 02.12.2009 | Mum-BS | Ind | Dhoni MS | 100* |
| Srl | Sangakkara KC | 137 | |||
| 40 | 09.11.2011 | Cape Town | SAF | Smith GC | 101* |
| Aus | Clarke MJ | 151 | |||
| 41 | 25.05.2012 | Trent Bridge | Eng | Strauss AJ | 141 |
| Win | Sammy DJG | 106 | |||
| 42 | 22.11.2012 | Adelaide | Aus | Clarke MJ | 230 |
| SAF | Smith GC | 122 | |||
| 43 | 22.02.2013 | Chepauk | Ind | Dhoni MS | 224 |
| Aus | Clarke MJ | 130 | |||
| 44 | 31.12.2013 | Chittagong | Pak | Misbah-ul-Haq | 135 |
| Srl | Mathews AD | 157* | |||
| 45 | 09.12.2013 | Adelaide | Aus | Clarke MJ | 128 |
| Ind | V Kohli | 115 | |||
| 46 | 06.01.2015 | Sydney | Aus | Smith SPD | 117 |
| Ind | Kohli V | 124* | |||
| 47 | 20.02.2016 | Christchurch | NZl | McCullum BB | 145 |
| Aus | Smith SPD | 138 | |||
| 48 | 12.01.2017 | Wellington | NZl | Williamson KS | 104* |
| Ban | Mushfiqur Rahim | 159 | |||
| 49 | 09.02.2017 | Hyd-RGS | Ind | Kohli V | 204 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | 127 |
V Kohli’s century provides the 15th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century when the rival captain has also scored a century in the same test. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Start Date | Ground | Team | Captain | Score |
| 1 | 01.12.1978 | Wankhede | Ind | Gavaskar SM | 205 |
| Win | Kallicharran AI | 187 | |||
| 2 | 03.01.1983 | Iqbal Stadium | Pak | Imran Khan | 117 |
| Ind | Gavaskar SM | 127* | |||
| 3 | 11.03.1983 | Trinidad | Win | Lloyd CH | 143 |
| Ind | Kapil Dev | 100* | |||
| 4 | 18.09.1986 | Chepauk | Ind | Kapil Dev | 119 |
| Aus | Border AR | 106 | |||
| 5 | 25.11.1987 | Delhi-FSK | Ind | Vengsarkar DB | 102 |
| Win | Richards IVA | 109* | |||
| 6 | 26.07.1990 | Lord’s | Eng | Gooch GA | 333,123 |
| Ind | Azharuddin M | 121 | |||
| 7 | 09.08.1990 | Old Trafford | Eng | Gooch GA | 116 |
| Ind | Azharuddin M | 179 | |||
| 8 | 22.08.2002 | Headingley | Eng | Hussain N | 110 |
| Ind | Ganguly SC | 128 | |||
| 9 | 21.01.2006 | Iqbal Stadium | Pak | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 119 |
| Ind | Dravid R | 103 | |||
| 10 | 10.06.2006 | Beausejour | Win | Lara BC | 120 |
| Ind | Dravid R | 146 | |||
| 11 | 02.12.2009 | Mum-BS | Ind | Dhoni MS | 100* |
| Srl | Sangakkara KC | 137 | |||
| 12 | 22.02.2013 | Chepauk | Ind | Dhoni MS | 224 |
| Aus | Clarke MJ | 130 | |||
| 13 | 09.12.2013 | Adelaide | Aus | Clarke MJ | 128 |
| Ind | V Kohli | 115 | |||
| 14 | 06.01.2015 | Sydney | Aus | Smith SPD | 117 |
| Ind | Kohli V | 124* | |||
| 15 | 09.02.2017 | Hyd-RGS | Ind | Kohli V | 204 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | 127 |
Mushfiqur Rahim’s century provides the second occasion of a Bangladesh captain scoring a century when the rival captain has also scored a century in the same test. Both occasions are listed below
| No | Start Date | Ground | Team | Captain | Score |
| 1 | 12.02.2017 | Wellington | NZl | Williamson KS | 104* |
| Ban | Mushfiqur Rahim | 159 | |||
| 2 | 09.02.2017 | Hyd-RGS | Ind | Kohli V | 204 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | 127 |
The following table lists the occasions when one of the captains has scored 200 plus runs when the rival skipper has scored a century. There are twelve such occasions and includes V Kohli’s 204 in the ongoing test at Hyd-RGS against Bangladesh
| No | Start Date | Ground | Team | Captain | Score |
| 1 | 24.06.1938 | Lord’s | Eng | Hammond WR | 240 |
| Aus | Bradman DG | 102* | |||
| 2 | 23.07.1964 | Old Trafford | Eng | Dexter ER | 174 |
| Aus | Simpson RB | 311 | |||
| 3 | 01.12.1978 | Wankhede | Ind | Gavaskar SM | 205 |
| Win | Kallicharran AI | 187 | |||
| 4 | 26.07.1990 | Lord’s | Eng | Gooch GA | 333,123 |
| Ind | Azharuddin M | 121 | |||
| 5 | 13.03.1999 | Sabina Park | Win | Lara BC | 213 |
| Aus | Waugh SR | 100 | |||
| 6 | 25.04.2003 | P Sara Oval | Srl | Tillakaratne HP | 144 |
| NZl | Fleming SP | 274* | |||
| 7 | 12.12.2003 | The Wanderers | SAF | Smith GC | 132 |
| Win | Lara BC | 202 | |||
| 8 | 10.04.2004 | Antigua | Win | Lara BC | 400* |
| Eng | Vaughan MP | 140 | |||
| 9 | 21.02.2009 | Karachi | Pak | Younis Khan | 313 |
| Srl | Jayawardene M | 240 | |||
| 10 | 22.11.2012 | Adelaide | Aus | Clarke MJ | 230 |
| SAF | Smith GC | 122 | |||
| 11 | 22.02.2013 | Chepauk | Ind | Dhoni MS | 224 |
| Aus | Clarke MJ | 130 | |||
| 12 | 09.02.2017 | Hyd-RGS | Ind | Kohli V | 204 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | 127 |
The following table lists the occasions when one of the Indian captains has scored 200 plus runs when the rival skipper has scored a century. There are three such occasions and includes V Kohli’s 204 in the ongoing test at Hyd-RGS against Bangladesh
| No | Start Date | Ground | Team | Captain | Score |
| 1 | 01.12.1978 | Wankhede | Ind | Gavaskar SM | 205 |
| Win | Kallicharran AI | 187 | |||
| 2 | 22.02.2013 | Chepauk | Ind | Dhoni MS | 224 |
| Aus | Clarke MJ | 130 | |||
| 3 | 09.02.2017 | Hyd-RGS | Ind | Kohli V | 204 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | 127 |
The annals of test cricket has witnessed only one occasion of rival captains scoring 200 plus runs in the same test. Younis Ahmed of Pakistan score 313 and DPMD Jayawardene scored 240 in the test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at Karachi in Feb 2009
| No | Start Date | Ground | Team | Captain | Score |
| 1 | 21.02.2009 | Karachi | Pak | Younis Khan | 313 |
| Srl | Jayawardene M | 240 |
The following are the four occasions when one of the captains has scored 300 plus runs when the rival captain has scored a century in the same test. RB Simpson {311}, GA Gooch {333}, BC Lara {400 not out} and Younis Khan {313} are the four captains who have scored 300 plus runs in this category of statistics
| No | Start Date | Ground | Team | Captain | Score |
| 1 | 23.07.1964 | Old Trafford | Eng | Dexter ER | 174 |
| Aus | Simpson RB | 311 | |||
| 2 | 26.07.1990 | Lord’s | Eng | Gooch GA | 333,123 |
| Ind | Azharuddin M | 121 | |||
| 3 | 10.04.2004 | Antigua | Win | Lara BC | 400* |
| Eng | Vaughan MP | 140 | |||
| 4 | 21.02.2009 | Karachi | Pak | Younis Khan | 313 |
| Srl | Jayawardene M | 240 |
IM Chappell {145, 121} and GA Gooch {333 and 123} are the two captains to score centuries in both innings of a test when the rival captain has scored a century in the same test. Both the occasions are listed below
| No | Start Date | Ground | Team | Captain | Score |
| 1 | 01.03.1974 | Basin Reserve | NZl | Congdon BE | 132 |
| Aus | Chappell IM | 145,121 | |||
| 2 | 26.07.1990 | Lord’s | Eng | Gooch GA | 333,123 |
| Ind | Azharuddin M | 121 | |||