Batsmen scoring 190 and 199 runs in a test innings while batting at number three in the annals of test cricket – BKG Mendis of Sri Lanka joins the elite list

Batsmen scoring 190 and 199 runs in a test innings while batting at number three in the annals of test cricket – BKG Mendis of Sri Lanka joins the elite list

BKG Mendis of Sri Lanka scored 194 in the ongoing test against Bangladesh at Galle to provide the 20th occasion of a batsman scoring runs between 190 and 199 while batting at number three in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 C Hill 191 1 Aus SAF Sydney 09 Dec 1910
2 WJ Edrich 191 2 Eng SAF Manchester 05 Jul 1947
3 IM Chappell 196 2 Aus Pak Adelaide 22 Dec 1972
4 IM Chappell 192 1 Aus Eng The Oval 28 Aug 1975
5 RB Richardson 194 1 Win Ind Georgetown 25 Mar 1989
6 Mohd Wasim 192 2 Pak Zim Harare 21 Mar 1998
7 R Dravid 190 2 Ind NZl Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
8 SP Fleming 192 1 NZl Pak Hamilton 19 Dec 2003
9 Younis Khan 199 1 Pak Ind Lahore 13 Jan 2006
10 Younis Khan 194 3 Pak Ind Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
11 RT Ponting 196 1 Aus Eng Brisbane 23 Nov 2006
12 KC Sangakkara 192 4 Srl Aus Hobart 16 Nov 2007
13 R Dravid 191 2 Ind NZl Nagpur 20 Nov 2010
14 KC Sangakkara 199* 1 Srl Pak Galle 22 Jun 2012
15 KC Sangakkara 192 2 Srl Pak Col-SSC 30 Jun 2012
16 HM Amla 196 3 SAF Aus Perth 30 Nov 2012
17 Mohd Ashraful 190 2 Ban Srl Galle 08 Mar 2013
18 KS Williamson 192 2 NZl Pak Sharjah 26 Nov 2014
19 SPD Smith 199 1 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 2015
20 BKG Mendis 194 1 Srl Ban Galle 07 Mar 2017

BKG Mendis of Sri Lanka scored 194 in the ongoing test against Bangladesh at Galle to provide the fourth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring runs between 190 and 199 while batting at number three in the annals of test cricket. He became the second Sri  Lankan batsman to accomplish such a feat. All such occasions are listed below 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 KC Sangakkara 192 4 Srl Aus Hobart 16 Nov 2007
2 KC Sangakkara 199* 1 Srl Pak Galle 22 Jun 2012
3 KC Sangakkara 192 2 Srl Pak Col-SSC 30 Jun 2012
4 BKG Mendis 194 1 Srl Ban Galle 07 Mar 2017

KC Sangakkara {03}, IM Chappell {02}, R Dravid {02} and Younis Khan {02} are the four batsman  who  have scored  run between 190 and 199 while batting at number three on two  or more occasions. The following table lists the performance of these four batsmen

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 KC Sangakkara 192 4 Srl Aus Hobart 16 Nov 2007
2 KC Sangakkara 199* 1 Srl Pak Galle 22 Jun 2012
3 KC Sangakkara 192 2 Srl Pak Col-SSC 30 Jun 2012
               
1 IM Chappell 196 2 Aus Pak Adelaide 22 Dec 1972
2 IM Chappell 192 1 Aus Eng The Oval 28 Aug 1975
               
1 R Dravid 190 2 Ind NZl Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
2 R Dravid 191 2 Ind NZl Nagpur 20 Nov 2010
               
1 Younis Khan 199 1 Pak Ind Lahore 13 Jan 2006
2 Younis Khan 194 3 Pak Ind Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006


KC Sangakkara, Younis Khan and SPD Smith are the three batsman who have scored 199 runs in this category of statistics. KC Sangakkara is the only batsman to remain not out on 199 in this three member club.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 KC Sangakkara 199* 1 Srl Pak Galle 22 Jun 2012
2 Younis Khan 199 1 Pak Ind Lahore 13 Jan 2006
3 SPD Smith 199 1 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 2015
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