Bangladesh vs India Test Series : Second Test at Mirpur : Instances of both the opening batsmen scoring zeroes in a test innings
Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes were dismissed without scoring in Bangladesh’s first innings against India in the second test at Mirpur providing the 43rd occasion of both the openers scoring zero in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All the 43 occasions are listed below.
| No | Team | Ins | Opp | Ground | Series |
| Batsmen1 | Batsmen2 | ||||
| 1 | Aus | 3 | Eng | Manchester | 1888 |
| ACBannerman | PSMcDonnell | ||||
| 2 | Win | 3 | Eng | Manchester | 1928 |
| GChallenor | CARoach | ||||
| 3 | Eng | 1 | NZl | Christchurch | 1932/33 |
| HSutcliffe | EPaynter | ||||
| 4 | Aus | 4 | Eng | Brisbane | 1936/37 |
| JHFingleton | CLBadcock | ||||
| 5 | Aus | 3 | Eng | Melbourne | 1936/37 |
| WJO’Reilly | LOFleetwoodSmith | ||||
| 6 | Aus | 1 | SAF | Jo’burg | 1949/50 |
| ARMorris | KRMiller | ||||
| 7 | Aus | 3 | Eng | Brisbane | 1950/51 |
| JMoroney | ARMorris | ||||
| 8 | Ind | 3 | Eng | Leeds | 1952 |
| PRoy | DKGaekwad | ||||
| 9 | SAF | 2 | Eng | Lord’s | 1955 |
| DJMcGlew | TLGoddard | ||||
| 10 | Win | 1 | Pak | Trinidad | 1957/58 |
| CCHunte | RBKanhai | ||||
| 11 | Win | 3 | Ind | Kanpur | 1958/59 |
| JKCHolt | CCHunte | ||||
| 12 | NZl | 3 | SAF | Jo’burg | 1961/62 |
| SNMcGregor | GTDowling | ||||
| 13 | Ind | 4 | Aus | Chennai | 1964/65 |
| MLJaisimha | KSInderjitsinhji | ||||
| 14 | NZl | 3 | Eng | Auckland | 1965/66 |
| TWJarvis | MJFShrimpton | ||||
| 15 | Eng | 3 | Pak | Hyd-Pak | 1972/73 |
| MHDenness | DLAmiss | ||||
| 16 | Ind | 1 | Aus | Melbourne | 1977/78 |
| SMGavaskar | CPSChauhan | ||||
| 17 | Win | 2 | Ind | Mumbai | 1978/79 |
| AEGreenidge | ABWilliams | ||||
| 18 | Eng | 2 | Aus | Perth | 1979/80 |
| DWRandall | GBoycott | ||||
| 19 | Pak | 1 | Win | Karachi | 1980/81 |
| ShafiqAhmed | SadiqMohammad | ||||
| 20 | Pak | 2 | Aus | Perth | 1981/82 |
| MudassarNazar | RizwanuzZaman | ||||
| 21 | Pak | 3 | Eng | Leeds | 1982 |
| MohsinKhan | MudassarNazar | ||||
| 22 | Win | 2 | Ind | Trinidad | 1982/83 |
| CGGreenidge | DLHaynes | ||||
| 23 | Srl | 2 | Aus | Kandy | 1982/83 |
| SWettimuny | ERNSFernando | ||||
| 24 | Eng | 3 | Win | Kingston | 1985/86 |
| GAGooch | RTRobinson | ||||
| 25 | NZl | 4 | Eng | Lord’s | 1986 |
| JGWright | BAEdgar | ||||
| 26 | NZl | 4 | Eng | Auckland | 1991/92 |
| BJHartland | JGWright | ||||
| 27 | Pak | 2 | Win | St John’s | 1992/93 |
| ShakeelAhmedJr | RameezRaja | ||||
| 28 | Srl | 3 | SAF | Col-SSC | 1993 |
| RSMahanama | UCHathurasingha | ||||
| 29 | Zim | 3 | Pak | Faisalabad | 1996/97 |
| GWFlower | MHDekker | ||||
| 30 | Ind | 4 | Zim | Harare | 1998/99 |
| NRMongia | NSSidhu | ||||
| 31 | Aus | 1 | Srl | Kandy | 1999 |
| MJSlater | GSBlewett | ||||
| 32 | Ind | 1 | NZl | Mohali | 1999/00 |
| DJGandhi | SRamesh | ||||
| 33 | Zim | 2 | Win | Trinidad | 1999/00 |
| NCJohnson | GWFlower | ||||
| 34 | SAF | 1 | Srl | Kandy | 2000 |
| GKirsten | NDMckenzie | ||||
| 35 | Srl | 4 | SAF | Kandy | 2000 |
| MSAtapattu | STJayasuriya | ||||
| 36 | Zim | 3 | Ind | Delhi | 2000/01 |
| GWFlower | GJRennie | ||||
| 37 | Srl | 2 | SAF | Durban | 2000/01 |
| MSAtapattu | STJayasuriya | ||||
| 38 | Pak | 2 | Aus | Col-PSS | 2002/03 |
| ImranNazir | TaufeeqUmar | ||||
| 39 | Pak | 1 | Aus | Sharjah | 2002/03 |
| ImranNazir | TaufeeqUmar | ||||
| 40 | Eng | 4 | Pak | Faisalabad | 2005/06 |
| METrescothick | AJStrauss | ||||
| 41 | NZl | 1 | SAF | Jo’burg | 2005/06 |
| MHWPapps | JMHow | ||||
| 42 | SAF | 1 | Srl | Col-PSS | 2006 |
| HHGibbs | AJHall | ||||
| 43 | Ban | 1 | Ind | Dhaka | 2009/10 |
| TamimIqbal | ImrulKayes |
Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes were dismissed without scoring in Bangladesh’s first innings against India in the second test at Mirpur providing the fifth occasion of both the openers scoring zero in a test innings against India. All the five occasions are listed below.
| No | Team | Ins | Opp | Ground | Series |
| Batsmen1 | Batsmen2 | ||||
| 1 | Win | 3 | Ind | Kanpur | 1958/59 |
| JKCHolt | CCHunte | ||||
| 2 | Win | 2 | Ind | Mumbai | 1978/79 |
| AEGreenidge | ABWilliams | ||||
| 3 | Win | 2 | Ind | Trinidad | 1982/83 |
| CGGreenidge | DLHaynes | ||||
| 4 | Zim | 3 | Ind | Delhi | 2000/01 |
| GWFlower | GJRennie | ||||
| 5 | Ban | 1 | Ind | Dhaka | 2009/10 |
| TamimIqbal | ImrulKayes |
MS Atapattu-ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka and Imran Nazir-Taufeeq Umar of Pakistan remain the two opening batsmen who have been dismissed for zero on two separate occasions
| No | Team | Ins | Opp | Ground | Series |
| Batsmen1 | Batsmen2 | ||||
| 1 | Srl | 4 | SAF | Kandy | 2000 |
| MSAtapattu | STJayasuriya | ||||
| 2 | Srl | 2 | SAF | Durban | 2000/01 |
| MSAtapattu | STJayasuriya | ||||
| 1 | Pak | 2 | Aus | Col-PSS | 2002/03 |
| ImranNazir | TaufeeqUmar | ||||
| 2 | Pak | 1 | Aus | Sharjah | 2002/03 |
| ImranNazir | TaufeeqUmar |
Kandy test between Sri Lanka and South Africa in 2000 witnessed a unique instance in this category of statistics. South Africa opening batsmen G Kirsten and ND McKenzie scored zeroes in the first innings of the test and Sri Lanka’s opening batsmen MS Atapattu and ST Jayasuriya failed to open their account in the fourth innings of the test thus providing the only instance of rival openers scoring zeroes in the same test match.
| No | Team | Ins | Opp | Ground | Series |
| Batsmen1 | Batsmen2 | ||||
| 1 | SAF | 1 | Srl | Kandy | 2000 |
| GKirsten | NDMckenzie | ||||
| 2 | Srl | 4 | SAF | Kandy | 2000 |
| MSAtapattu | STJayasuriya |