V Kohli {243} and LD Chandimal {147*} scored centuries in the ongoing test between India and West Indies  at Delhi as on the third day of the test to provide the 50^th occasion of rival captains scoring centuries  in a test in  the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No	Start Date	Ground	Team	Captain	Score
1	13.12.1913	Durban	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	Manchester	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	Manchester	Eng	Dexter ER	174
			Aus	Simpson RB	311
9	08.02.1968	Kingston	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	The Oval	Win	Sobers GSA	142
			NZl	Congdon BE	126
12	09.03.1973	The Oval	Win	Kanhai RB	105
			Aus	Chappell IM	106*
13	01.03.1974	Wellington	NZl	Congdon BE	132
			Aus	Chappell IM	145,121
14	01.12.1978	Mum-WS	Ind	Gavaskar  SM	205
			Win	Kallicharran AI	187
15	06.03.1980	Faisalabad	Pak	Javed Miandad	106*
			Aus	Chappell GS	235
16	03.01.1983	Faisalabad	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	Chennai	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	The Oval	Eng	Gatting MW	150*
			Pak	Imran Khan	118
21	25.11.1987	Delhi	Ind	Vengsarkar DB	102
			Win	Richards IVA	109*
22	23.09.1988	Faisalabad	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	Manchester	Eng	Gooch GA	116
			Ind	Azharuddin M	179
25	13.03.1999	Kingston	Win	Lara BC	213
			Aus	Waugh SR	100
26	26.03.1999	The Oval	Win	Lara BC	153*
			Aus	Waugh SR	199
27	22.08.2002	Leeds	Eng	Hussain N	110
			Ind	Ganguly SC	128
28	25.04.2003	Col-Sara	Srl	Tillakaratne HP	144
			NZl	Fleming SP	274*
29	12.12.2003	Johannesburg	SAF	Smith GC	132
			Win	Lara BC	202
30	10.04.2004	St John’s	Win	Lara BC	400*
			Eng	Vaughan MP	140
31	29.04.2005	St John’s	Win	Chanderpaul S	127
			SAF	Smith GC	126
32	11.08.2005	Manchester	Eng	Vaughan MP	166
			Aus	Ponting R T	156
33	21.01.2006	Faisalabad	Pak	Inzamam-ul-Haq	119
			Ind	Dravid R	103
34	10.06.2006	Gros Islet	Win	Lara BC	120
			Ind	Dravid R	146
35	26.12.2008	Dhaka-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	Nottingham	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	Chennai	Ind	Dhoni MS	224
			Aus	Clarke MJ	130
44	31.12.2013	Abu Dhabi	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	SPD Smith	117
			Ind	V Kohli	124*
47	20.02.2016	Christchurch	NZl	BB McCullum	145
			Aus	SPD Smith	138
48	12.01.2017	Wellington	NZl	KS Willamason	104*
			Ban	Mushfiqur Rahim	159
49	09.02.2017	Hyd-RGS	Ind	V Kohli	205
			Ban	Mushfiqur Rahim	127
50	02.12.2017	Delhi	Ind	V Kohli	243
			Srl	LD Chandimal	147*

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 thirteen such occasions and includes V Kohli’s 243 in the ongoing test at Delhi against Sri Lanka {All stats as  on 04.12.17 – the  third day of the test between India and Sri Lanka at Delhi}

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	Manchester	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	Kingston	Win	Lara BC	213
			Aus	Waugh SR	100
6	25.04.2003	Col-Sara	Srl	Tillakaratne HP	144
			NZl	Fleming SP	274*
7	12.12.2003	Johannesburg	SAF	Smith GC	132
			Win	Lara BC	202
8	10.04.2004	St John’s	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	Chennai	Ind	Dhoni MS	224
			Aus	Clarke MJ	130
12	09.02.2017	Hyd-RGS	Ind	Kohli V	204
				Mushfiqur Rahim	127
13	02.12.2017	Delhi	Ind	V Kohli	243
			Srl	LD Chandimal	147*