Captains scoring half centuries in both innings of a test of which one is a ninety – Sarfraz Ahmed of Pakistan joins the elite list
Sarfraz Ahmed of Pakistan scored 94 and 81 against Australia in the ongoing test at Abu Dhabi to provide the 12th occasion of a captain scoring half centuries in both innings of a test of which one is a ninety in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RK Nunes | 66 | 92 | Win | Eng | Kingston | 03 Apr 1930 |
| 2 | ER Dexter | 70 | 99 | Eng | Aus | Brisbane | 30 Nov 1962 |
| 3 | ER Dexter | 93 | 52 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1962 |
| 4 | GS Sobers | 95 | 74* | Win | Ind | Chennai | 13 Jan 1967 |
| 5 | KJ Hughes | 92 | 64* | Aus | Ind | Kolkata | 26 Oct 1979 |
| 6 | SC Ganguly | 68 | 99 | Ind | Ent | Nottingham | 08 Aug 2002 |
| 7 | Habibul Bashar | 94 | 55 | Ban | Zim | Chittagong | 06 Jan 2005 |
| 8 | MS Dhoni | 92 | 68* | Ind | Aus | Mohali | 17 Oct 2008 |
| 9 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 99 | 70* | Pak | NZl | Wellington | 15 Jan 2011 |
| 10 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 60 | 93 | Ban | Zim | Harare | 25 Apr 2013 |
| 11 | AN Cook | 95 | 70* | Eng | Ind | Southampton | 27 Jul 2014 |
| 12 | Sarfraz Ahmed | 94 | 81 | Pak | Aus | Abu Dhabi | 16 Oct 2018 |
Sarfraz Ahmed became the second Pakistan captain to achieve such a feat after Misbah-ul-Haq. Misbah-ul-Haq had scored 99 and 70 not out against New Zealand at Wellington in Jan 2011. Both the occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 99 | 70* | Pak | NZl | Wellington | 15 Jan 2011 |
| 2 | Sarfraz Ahmed | 94 | 81 | Pak | Aus | Abu Dhabi | 16 Oct 2018 |
Sarfraz Ahmed became the second third captain to achieve such a feat after ER Dexter and MS Dhoni. His feat provides the fourth occasion. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | ER Dexter | 70 | 99 | Eng | Aus | Brisbane | 30 Nov 1962 |
| 2 | ER Dexter | 93 | 52 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1962 |
| 3 | MS Dhoni | 92 | 68* | Ind | Aus | Mohali | 17 Oct 2008 |
| 4 | Sarfraz Ahmed | 94 | 81 | Pak | Aus | Abu Dhabi | 16 Oct 2018 |
ER Dexter of England remains the only captain to achieve such a feat on two occasions. Both the occasions are tabulated below. He remains the only captain to achieve such a feat against the same opposition – Australia – on two occasions.
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | ER Dexter | 70 | 99 | Eng | Aus | Brisbane | 30 Nov 1962 |
| 2 | ER Dexter | 93 | 52 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1962 |