Batsmen dismissed run out after scoring 175 plus runs – JE Root of England joins the list
JE Root of England was dismissed run out for 186 against Sri Lanka in the just concluded test at Galle to provide the 20th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out for 175 plus runs in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | M Leyland | 187 | 1 | Eng | Aus | The Oval | Aug 1938 |
| 2 | AR Morris | 196 | 2 | Aus | Eng | The Oval | Aug 1948 |
| 3 | AD Nourse | 208 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Nottingham | Jun 1951 |
| 4 | CC Hunte | 260 | 2 | Win | Pak | Kingston | Feb 1958 |
| 5 | GS Sobers | 198 | 3 | Win | Ind | Kanpur | Dec 1958 |
| 6 | CA Davis | 183 | 3 | Win | NZl | Bridgetown | Mar 1972 |
| 7 | RB Richardson | 185 | 1 | Win | NZl | Georgetown | Apr 1985 |
| 8 | DM Jones | 216 | 1 | Aus | Win | Adelaide | Feb 1989 |
| 9 | SV Manjrekar | 218 | 1 | Ind | Pak | Lahore | Dec 1989 |
| 10 | BC Lara | 277 | 2 | Win | Aus | Sydney | Jan 1993 |
| 11 | R Dravid | 180 | 3 | Ind | Aus | Kolkata | Mar 2001 |
| 12 | R Dravid | 217 | 2 | Ind | Eng | The Oval | Sep 2002 |
| 13 | ML Hayden | 177 | 3 | Aus | Win | St John’s | May 2003 |
| 14 | L Vincent | 224 | 2 | NZl | Srl | Wellington | Apr 2005 |
| 15 | Younis Khan | 199 | 1 | Pak | Ind | Lahore | Jan 2006 |
| 16 | Samaraweera | 214 | 1 | Srl | Pak | Lahore | Mar 2009 |
| 17 | Taufeeq Umar | 236 | 2 | Pak | Srl | Abu Dhabi | Oct 2011 |
| 18 | AN Cook | 190 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Kolkata | Dec 2012 |
| 19 | BA Stokes | 258 | 1 | Eng | SAF | Cape Town | Jan 2016 |
| 20 | JE Root | 186 | 2 | Eng | Srl | Galle | Jan 2021 |
R Dravid remains the only batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring 175 plus runs on two occasions in the annals of test cricket. Both such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | R Dravid | 180 | 3 | Ind | Aus | Kolkata | Mar 2001 |
| 2 | R Dravid | 217 | 2 | Ind | Eng | The Oval | Sep 2002 |
The following table lists ten batsmen who have dismissed run out after scoring 200 plus runs.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | AD Nourse | 208 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Nottingham | Jun 1951 |
| 2 | Samaraweera | 214 | 1 | Srl | Pak | Lahore | Mar 2009 |
| 3 | DM Jones | 216 | 1 | Aus | Win | Adelaide | Feb 1989 |
| 4 | R Dravid | 217 | 2 | Ind | Eng | The Oval | Sep 2002 |
| 5 | SV Manjrekar | 218 | 1 | Ind | Pak | Lahore | Dec 1989 |
| 6 | L Vincent | 224 | 2 | NZl | Srl | Wellington | Apr 2005 |
| 7 | Taufeeq Umar | 236 | 2 | Pak | Srl | Abu Dhabi | Oct 2011 |
| 8 | BA Stokes | 258 | 1 | Eng | SAF | Cape Town | Jan 2016 |
| 9 | CC Hunte | 260 | 2 | Win | Pak | Kingston | Feb 1958 |
| 10 | BC Lara | 277 | 2 | Win | Aus | Sydney | Jan 1993 |
JE Root became the fourth England batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring 175 plus runs after M Leyland, AN Cook and BA Stokes.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | M Leyland | 187 | 1 | Eng | Aus | The Oval | Aug 1938 |
| 2 | AN Cook | 190 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Kolkata | Dec 2012 |
| 3 | BA Stokes | 258 | 1 | Eng | SAF | Cape Town | Jan 2016 |
| 4 | JE Root | 186 | 2 | Eng | Srl | Galle | Jan 2021 |
JE Root became the third batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring 175 plus against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | L Vincent | 224 | 2 | NZl | Srl | Wellington | Apr 2005 |
| 2 | Taufeeq Umar | 236 | 2 | Pak | Srl | Abu Dhabi | Oct 2011 |
| 3 | JE Root | 186 | 2 | Eng | Srl | Galle | Jan 2021 |
Sri Lanka became the fifth team in the annals of test cricket to dismiss three batmen run out after they had scored 175 runs. Other teams are –Australia, England, India and Pakistan.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | M Leyland | 187 | 1 | Eng | Aus | The Oval | Aug 1938 |
| 2 | BC Lara | 277 | 2 | Win | Aus | Sydney | Jan 1993 |
| 3 | R Dravid | 180 | 3 | Ind | Aus | Kolkata | Mar 2001 |
| 1 | AR Morris | 196 | 2 | Aus | Eng | The Oval | Aug 1948 |
| 2 | AD Nourse | 208 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Nottingham | Jun 1951 |
| 3 | R Dravid | 217 | 2 | Ind | Eng | The Oval | Sep 2002 |
| 1 | GS Sobers | 198 | 3 | Win | Ind | Kanpur | Dec 1958 |
| 2 | Younis Khan | 199 | 1 | Pak | Ind | Lahore | Jan 2006 |
| 3 | AN Cook | 190 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Kolkata | Dec 2012 |
| 1 | CC Hunte | 260 | 2 | Win | Pak | Kingston | Feb 1958 |
| 2 | SV Manjrekar | 218 | 1 | Ind | Pak | Lahore | Dec 1989 |
| 3 | Samaraweera | 214 | 1 | Srl | Pak | Lahore | Mar 2009 |
| 1 | L Vincent | 224 | 2 | NZl | Srl | Wellington | Apr 2005 |
| 2 | Taufeeq Umar | 236 | 2 | Pak | Srl | Abu Dhabi | Oct 2011 |
| 3 | JE Root | 186 | 2 | Eng | Srl | Galle | Jan 2021 |
JE Root became the third captain in the annals of test cricket to be dismissed run out after scoring 175 plus runs after AD Nourse of South Africa and AN Cook of England. He also became the second England captain after AN Cook to suffer such an ignominy. The following table lists all these three captains.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | AD Nourse | 208 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Nottingham | Jun 1951 |
| 2 | AN Cook | 190 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Kolkata | Dec 2012 |
| 3 | JE Root | 186 | 2 | Eng | Srl | Galle | Jan 2021 |