Three or more nineties in a test match

Three or more nineties in a test match

The ongoing Abu Dhabi test between Australia and Pakistan witnessed three batsmen scoring nineties – Fakhar Zaman {94}, Sarfraz Ahmed {94} and Babar Azam {99} – to provide the 17th occasion of a test match witnessing three or more batsmen scoring nineties in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Team-1 Team-2 Ground Start Date 90s
1 Australia England Adelaide 17 Jan 1902 3
2 West Indies England Port of Spain 24 Jan 1935 3
3 India West Indies Delhi 06 Feb 1959 3
4 South Africa England Johannesburg 22 Jan 1965 3
5 England West Indies Nottingham 30 Jun 1966 3
6 Pakistan England Karachi 24 Mar 1973 3
7 India West Indies Mumbai 23 Jan 1975 3
8 Sri Lanka Australia Kandy 22 Apr 1983 3
9 India Pakistan Chennai 03 Feb 1987 3
10 Pakistan England Karachi 16 Dec 1987 3
11 New Zealand England Christchurch 18 Jan 1992 4
12 England West Indies The Oval 24 Aug 1995 4
13 England India Nottingham 08 Aug 2002 3
14 India Australia Nagpur 26 Oct 2004 3
15 Pakistan England Lahore 29 Nov 2005 3
16 England Pakistan The Oval 17 Aug 2006 3
17 Australia Pakistan Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018 3

It also provides the fourth occasion of Pakistan being one of the teams involved. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team-1 Team-2 Ground Start Date 90s
1 India Pakistan Chennai 03 Feb 1987 3
2 Pakistan England Karachi 16 Dec 1987 3
3 England Pakistan The Oval 17 Aug 2006 3
4 Australia Pakistan Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018 3

It also provides the fourth occasion of Australia being one of the teams involved.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team-1 Team-2 Ground Start Date 90s
1 Australia England Adelaide 17 Jan 1902 3
2 Sri Lanka Australia Kandy 22 Apr 1983 3
3 India Australia Nagpur 26 Oct 2004 3
4 Australia Pakistan Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018 3

 

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