Rival skippers scoring centuries in the same test

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
           

 

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