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Australian batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership in a test innings

Australian batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership in a test innings

SPD Smith and AT Carey of Australia posted 259 runs for the fourth wicket against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at Galle to provide the 56th occasion of Australian batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPartnersWktRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1DG Bradman, WM Woodfull0227403v South AfricaMelbourne31 Dec 1931
2DG Bradman, WH Ponsford0438802v EnglandLeeds20 Jul 1934
3DG Bradman, WH Ponsford0245101v EnglandThe Oval18 Aug 1934
4DG Bradman, JHW Fingleton0634603v EnglandMelbourne01 Jan 1937
5DG Bradman, AL Hassett0327601v EnglandBrisbane29 Nov 1946
6SG Barnes, DG Bradman0540502v EnglandSydney13 Dec 1946
7DG Bradman, AR Morris0230104v EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1948
8AL Hassett, CC McDonald0227501v South AfricaAdelaide24 Jan 1953
9RN Harvey, CC McDonald0329502v West IndiesKingston11 Jun 1955
10WM Lawry, RB Simpson0138201v West IndiesBridgetown05 May 1965
11IM Chappell, WM Lawry0229802v West IndiesMelbourne26 Dec 1968
12WM Lawry, KD Walters0433601v West IndiesSydney14 Feb 1969
13GS Chappell, IM Chappell0326401v New ZealandWellington01 Mar 1974
14IM Chappell, RB McCosker0227701v EnglandThe Oval28 Aug 1975
15CS Serjeant, GM Wood0425104v West IndiesGeorgetown31 Mar 1978
16WB Phillips, GN Yallop0225901v PakistanW.A.C.A11 Nov 1983
17GR Marsh, MA Taylor0132901v EnglandNottingham10 Aug 1989
18DM Jones, SR Waugh06260*03v Sri LankaHobart16 Dec 1989
19MJ Slater, MA Taylor0126001v EnglandLord’s17 Jun 1993
20AR Border, SR Waugh05332*01v EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1993
21GS Blewett, SR Waugh0538502v South AfricaJohannesburg28 Feb 1997
22MTG Elliott, RT Ponting0526802v EnglandLeeds24 Jul 1997
23JL Langer, MA Taylor0227901v PakistanPeshawar15 Oct 1998
24RT Ponting, SR Waugh0528101v West IndiesBridgetown26 Mar 1999
25GS Blewett, MJ Slater0126902v PakistanBrisbane05 Nov 1999
26JL Langer, RT Ponting0532702v PakistanW.A.C.A26 Nov 1999
27AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn0631701v South AfricaJohannesburg22 Feb 2002
28ML Hayden, RT Ponting0227201v EnglandBrisbane07 Nov 2002
29DS Lehmann, RT Ponting0331501v West IndiesPort of Spain19 Apr 2003
30DS Lehmann, SR Waugh0425002v BangladeshCairns25 Jul 2003
31ML Hayden, JL Langer0125501v Sri LankaCairns09 Jul 2004
32AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn0625601v New ZealandWellington18 Mar 2005
33JN Gillespie, MEK Hussey0432002v BangladeshChattogram16 Apr 2006
34ML Hayden, A Symonds0627902v EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2006
35MJ Clarke, RT Ponting0435201v PakistanHobart14 Jan 2010
36MJ Clarke, MJ North0525301v New ZealandWellington19 Mar 2010
37BJ Haddin, MEK Hussey0630702v EnglandBrisbane25 Nov 2010
38MEK Hussey, SE Marsh0425802v Sri LankaPallekele08 Sep 2011
39MJ Clarke, RT Ponting0428802v IndiaSydney03 Jan 2012
40MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey05334*02v IndiaSydney03 Jan 2012
41MJ Clarke, RT Ponting0438601v IndiaAdelaide24 Jan 2012
42MJ Clarke, EJM Cowan0425902v South AfricaBrisbane09 Nov 2012
43MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey0527201v South AfricaAdelaide22 Nov 2012
44CJL Rogers, SPD Smith0228401v EnglandLord’s16 Jul 2015
45UT Khawaja, DA Warner0230201v New ZealandW.A.C.A13 Nov 2015
46SE Marsh, AC Voges0444901v West IndiesHobart10 Dec 2015
47JA Burns, UT Khawaja0225801v West IndiesMelbourne26 Dec 2015
48JA Burns, SPD Smith0328902v New ZealandChristchurch20 Feb 2016
49MR Marsh, SPD Smith0530102v EnglandW.A.C.A14 Dec 2017
50JA Burns, TM Head0430801v Sri LankaCanberra01 Feb 2019
51M Labuschagne, DA Warner0236101v PakistanAdelaide29 Nov 2019
52M Labuschagne, SPD Smith0325101v West IndiesPerth30 Nov 2022
53TM Head, M Labuschagne0429701v West IndiesAdelaide08 Dec 2022
54TM Head, SPD Smith0428501v IndiaThe Oval07 Jun 2023
55UT Khawaja, SPD Smith0326601v Sri LankaGalle29 Jan 2025
56AT Carey, SPD Smith0425902v Sri LankaGalle06 Feb 2025

SPD Smith and AT Carey of Australia posted 259 runs for the fourth wicket against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at Galle to provide the 14th occasion of Australian batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership in a test innings for the fourth wicket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPartnersWktRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1WM Lawry, KD Walters0433601v West IndiesSydney14 Feb 1969
2CS Serjeant, GM Wood0425104v West IndiesGeorgetown31 Mar 1978
3DS Lehmann, SR Waugh0425002v BangladeshCairns25 Jul 2003
4JN Gillespie, MEK Hussey0432002v BangladeshChattogram16 Apr 2006
5MJ Clarke, RT Ponting0435201v PakistanHobart14 Jan 2010
6MEK Hussey, SE Marsh0425802v Sri LankaPallekele08 Sep 2011
7MJ Clarke, RT Ponting0428802v IndiaSydney03 Jan 2012
8MJ Clarke, RT Ponting0438601v IndiaAdelaide24 Jan 2012
9MJ Clarke, EJM Cowan0425902v South AfricaBrisbane09 Nov 2012
10SE Marsh, AC Voges0444901v West IndiesHobart10 Dec 2015
11JA Burns, TM Head0430801v Sri LankaCanberra01 Feb 2019
12TM Head, M Labuschagne0429701v West IndiesAdelaide08 Dec 2022
13TM Head, SPD Smith0428501v IndiaThe Oval07 Jun 2023
14AT Carey, SPD Smith0425902v Sri LankaGalle06 Feb 2025

SPD Smith and AT Carey of Australia posted 259 runs for the fourth wicket against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at Galle to provide the sixth occasion of Australian batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership in a test innings against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPartnersWktRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1DM Jones, SR Waugh06260*03v Sri LankaHobart16 Dec 1989
2ML Hayden, JL Langer0125501v Sri LankaCairns09 Jul 2004
3MEK Hussey, SE Marsh0425802v Sri LankaPallekele08 Sep 2011
4JA Burns, TM Head0430801v Sri LankaCanberra01 Feb 2019
5UT Khawaja, SPD Smith0326601v Sri LankaGalle29 Jan 2025
6AT Carey, SPD Smith0425902v Sri LankaGalle06 Feb 2025

SPD Smith and AT Carey of Australia posted 259 runs for the fourth wicket against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at Galle to provide the third occasion of Australian batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership in a test innings against Sri Lanka for the fourth wicket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPartnersWktRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1MEK Hussey, SE Marsh0425802v Sri LankaPallekele08 Sep 2011
2JA Burns, TM Head0430801v Sri LankaCanberra01 Feb 2019
3AT Carey, SPD Smith0425902v Sri LankaGalle06 Feb 2025
Captain and wicket keeper scoring centuries in the same test innings

Captain and wicket keeper scoring centuries in the same test innings

SPD Smith and AT Carey of Australia scored 131 and 156 respectively against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at Galle to provide the 29th occasion of a captain and a wicket keeper scoring centuries in the same test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below. The list does not contain captain wicket keeper batsman scoring centuries.

NoNoPlayerC/KRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
11WR HammondC18101EngSAFCape Town31 Dec 1938
 2LEG AmesK11501EngSAFCape Town31 Dec 1938
          
21DS AtkinsonC21902WinAusBridgetown14 May 1955
 2CC DepeiazaK12202WinAusBridgetown14 May 1955
          
31DJ McGlewC104*02SAFEngManchester07 Jul 1955
 2JHB WaiteK11302SAFEngManchester07 Jul 1955
          
41DJ McGlewC10801SAFAusJohannesburg23 Dec 1957
 2JHB WaiteK11501SAFAusJohannesburg23 Dec 1957
          
51MAK PataudiC203*03IndEngDelhi08 Feb 1964
 2BK KunderanK10003IndEngDelhi08 Feb 1964
          
61IM ChappellC19602AusPakAdelaide22 Dec 1972
 2RW MarshK11802AusPakAdelaide22 Dec 1972
          
71SM GavaskarC12301IndAusWankhede03 Nov 1979
 2SMH KirmaniK101*01IndAusWankhede03 Nov 1979
          
81Javed MiandadC106*02PakAusFaisalabad06 Mar 1980
 2Taslim ArifK210*02PakAusFaisalabad06 Mar 1980
          
91CH LloydC10602WinIndSt John’s28 Apr 1983
 2PJL DujonK11002WinIndSt John’s28 Apr 1983
          
101A RanatungaC12702SrlAusColombo (SSC)17 Aug 1992
 2RS KaluwitharanaK132*02SrlAusColombo (SSC)17 Aug 1992
          
111WJ CronjeC11202SAFNZlCape Town02 Jan 1995
 2DJ RichardsonK10902SAFNZlCape Town02 Jan 1995
          
121SR WaughC10502AusEngBirmingham05 Jul 2001
 2AC GilchristK15202AusEngBirmingham05 Jul 2001
          
131SP FlemingC10501NZlAusW.A.C.A30 Nov 2001
 2AC ParoreK11001NZlAusW.A.C.A30 Nov 2001
          
141SR WaughC10202AusEngSydney02 Jan 2003
 2AC GilchristK13302AusEngSydney02 Jan 2003
          
151BC LaraC400*01WinEngSt John’s10 Apr 2004
 2RD JacobsK107*01WinEngSt John’s10 Apr 2004
          
161RT PontingC20702AusPakSydney02 Jan 2005
 2AC GilchristK11302AusPakSydney02 Jan 2005
          
171R DravidC10302IndPakFaisalabad21 Jan 2006
 2MS DhoniK14802IndPakFaisalabad21 Jan 2006
          
181DPMD JayawardeneC12702SrlBanColombo (SSC)25 Jun 2007
 2HAPW JayawardeneK120*02SrlBanColombo (SSC)25 Jun 2007
          
191Younis KhanC31302PskSrlKarachi21 Feb 2009
 2Kamran AkmalK158*02PakSrlKarachi21 Feb 2009
          
201GC SmithC23402SAfPakDubai (DICS)23 Oct 2013
 2AB de VilliersK16402SAFPakDubai (DICS)23 Oct 2013
          
211MJ ClarkeC14801AusEngAdelaide05 Dec 2013
 2BJ HaddinK11801AusEngAdelaide05 Dec 2013
          
221BB McCullumC30203NZlIndWellington14 Feb 2014
 2BJ WatlingK12403NZlIndWellington14 Feb 2014
          
231V KohliC20401IndBanHyderabad09 Feb 2017
 2WP SahaK106*01IndBanHyderabad09 Feb 2017
          
241JO HolderC11002WinZimBulawayo29 Oct 2017
 2SO DowrichK10302WinZimBulawayo29 Oct 2017
          
251JO HolderC202*03WinEngBridgetown23 Jan 2019
 2SO DowrichK116*03WinEngBridgetown23 Jan 2019
          
261BA StokesC10302EngSAFManchester25 Aug 2022
 2BT FoakesK113*02EngSAFManchester25 Aug 2022
          
271H ShahidiC24602AfgZimBulawayo26 Dec 2024
 2Afsar ZazaiK11302AfgZimBulawayo26 Dec 2024
          
281T BavumaC10601SAFPakCape Town03 Jan 2025
 2K VerreynneK10001SAFPakCape Town03 Jan 2025
          
291SPD SmithC13102AusSrlGalle06 Feb 2025
 2AT CareyK15602AusSrlGalle06 Feb 2025

SPD Smith and AT Carey of Australia scored 131 and 156 respectively against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at Galle to provide the sixth occasion of an Australian captain and an Australian wicket keeper scoring centuries in the same test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below. The list does not contain captain wicket keeper batsman scoring centuries.

NoNoPlayerC/KRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
11IM ChappellC19602AusPakAdelaide22 Dec 1972
 2RW MarshK11802AusPakAdelaide22 Dec 1972
          
21SR WaughC10502AusEngBirmingham05 Jul 2001
 2AC GilchristK15202AusEngBirmingham05 Jul 2001
          
31SR WaughC10202AusEngSydney02 Jan 2003
 2AC GilchristK13302AusEngSydney02 Jan 2003
          
41RT PontingC20702AusPakSydney02 Jan 2005
 2AC GilchristK11302AusPakSydney02 Jan 2005
          
51MJ ClarkeC14801AusEngAdelaide05 Dec 2013
 2BJ HaddinK11801AusEngAdelaide05 Dec 2013
          
61SPD SmithC13102AusSrlGalle06 Feb 2025
 2AT CareyK15602AusSrlGalle06 Feb 2025

SPD Smith and AT Carey of Australia scored 131 and 156 respectively against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at Galle to provide the second occasion of a captain and a wicket keeper scoring centuries in the same test innings against Sri Lanka.  Both such occasions are tabulated below. The list does not contain captain wicket keeper batsman scoring centuries.

NoNoPlayerC/KRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
11Younis KhanC31302PskSrlKarachi21 Feb 2009
 2Kamran AkmalK158*02PakSrlKarachi21 Feb 2009
          
21SPD SmithC13102AusSrlGalle06 Feb 2025
 2AT CareyK15602AusSrlGalle06 Feb 2025
Wicket keeper batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings

Wicket keeper batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings

AT Carey of Australia scored 156 in the on-going test against  Sri Lanka at Galle to provide the 45th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring 150 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1CL Walcott1521West Indies      v IndiaDelhi10 Nov 1948
2CL Walcott168*3West Indies      v EnglandLord’s24 Jun 1950
3Imtiaz Ahmed2092Pakistanv New ZealandLahore26 Oct 1955
4BK Kunderan1921Indiav EnglandChennai10 Jan 1964
5DT Lindsay1823South Africav AustraliaJohannesburg23 Dec 1966
6WK Lees1522New Zealandv PakistanKarachi30 Oct 1976
7Taslim Arif210*2Pakistanv AustraliaFaisalabad06 Mar 1980
8DSBP Kuruppu201*1Sri Lankav New ZealandColombo (CCC)16 Apr 1987
9IDS Smith1731New Zealandv IndiaAuckland22 Feb 1990
10A Flower1561Zimbabwev PakistanHarare31 Jan 1995
11NR Mongia1522Indiav AustraliaDelhi10 Oct 1996
12IA Healy161*1Australiav West IndiesBrisbane22 Nov 1996
13AJ Stewart1732Englandv New ZealandAuckland24 Jan 1997
14AJ Stewart1643Englandv South AfricaManchester02 Jul 1998
15A Flower183*1Zimbabwev IndiaDelhi18 Nov 2000
16A Flower232*3Zimbabwev IndiaNagpur25 Nov 2000
17AC Gilchrist1522Australiav EnglandBirmingham05 Jul 2001
18A Flower199*3Zimbabwev South AfricaHarare07 Sep 2001
19Rashid Latif1501Pakistanv West IndiesSharjah31 Jan 2002
20AC Gilchrist204*1Australiav South AfricaJohannesburg22 Feb 2002
21KC Sangakkara2302Sri Lankav PakistanLahore06 Mar 2002
22T Taibu1533Zimbabwev BangladeshDhaka14 Jan 2005
23AC Gilchrist1621Australiav New ZealandWellington18 Mar 2005
24KC Sangakkara157*3Sri Lankav West IndiesKandy22 Jul 2005
25Kamran Akmal1542Pakistanv EnglandLahore29 Nov 2005
26KC Sangakkara1853Sri Lankav PakistanColombo (SSC)26 Mar 2006
27BJ Haddin1692Australiav New ZealandAdelaide28 Nov 2008
28Kamran Akmal158*2Pakistam      v Sri LankaKarachi21 Feb 2009
29D Ramdin1662West Indies      v EnglandBridgetown26 Feb 2009
30HAPW Jayawardene154*2Sri Lankav IndiaAhmedabad16 Nov 2009
31BB McCullum1851New Zealandv BangladeshHamilton15 Feb 2010
32AB de Villiers1693South Africav AustraliaW.A.C.A30 Nov 2012
33MS Dhoni2242Indiav AustraliaChennai22 Feb 2013
34Mushfiqur Rahim2002Bangladeshv Sri LankaGalle08 Mar 2013
35AB de Villiers1642South Africav PakistanDubai (DICS)23 Oct 2013
36LD Chandimal162*3Sri Lankav IndiaGalle12 Aug 2015
37JM Bairstow150*1Englandv South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2016
38JM Bairstow167*1Englandv Sri LankaLord’s09 Jun 2016
39Mushfiqur Rahim1591Bangladeshv New ZealandWellington12 Jan 2017
40Mushfiqur Rahim219*1Bangladeshv ZimbabweMirpur11 Nov 2018
41RR Pant159*1Indiav AustraliaSydney03 Jan 2019
42BJ Watling2052New Zealandv EnglandMt Maunganui21 Nov 2019
43JC Buttler1521Englandv PakistanSouthampton21 Aug 2020
44Mohammad Rizwan171*1Pakistanv BangladeshRawalpindi21 Aug 2024
45AT Carey1562Australiav Sri LankaGalle06 Feb 2025

AT Carey of Australia scored 156 in the on-going test against Sri Lanka at Galle to provide the sixth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring 150 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1IA Healy161*1Australiav West IndiesBrisbane22 Nov 1996
2AC Gilchrist1522Australiav EnglandBirmingham05 Jul 2001
3AC Gilchrist204*1Australiav South AfricaJohannesburg22 Feb 2002
4AC Gilchrist1621Australiav New ZealandWellington18 Mar 2005
5BJ Haddin1692Australiav New ZealandAdelaide28 Nov 2008
6AT Carey1562Australiav Sri LankaGalle06 Feb 2025

AT Carey of Australia scored 156 in the on-going test against  Sri Lanka at Galle to provide the fourth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring 150 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1Kamran Akmal158*2Pakistam      v Sri LankaKarachi21 Feb 2009
2Mushfiqur Rahim2002Bangladeshv Sri LankaGalle08 Mar 2013
3JM Bairstow167*1Englandv Sri LankaLord’s09 Jun 2016
4AT Carey1562Australiav Sri LankaGalle06 Feb 2025
Batsmen batting at number nine scoring a fifty in a test innings

Batsmen batting at number nine scoring a fifty in a test innings

JDF Vandersey of Sri Lanka scored 53 against Australia in the just concluded teat at Galle to provide the 289th occasion of a batsman batting at nine scoring a fifty in a test innings in the annals of test cricket.  It also provides the twelfth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman batting at nine scoring a fifty in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1GF Labrooy70*1Sri Lankav New ZealandAuckland01 Mar 1991
2GP Wickramasinghe514Sri Lankav South AfricaCape Town19 Mar 1998
3WPUJC Vaas541Sri Lankav South AfricaGalle20 Jul 2000
4M Muralidaran673Sri Lankav IndiaKandy22 Aug 2001
5UDU Chandana921Sri Lankav ZimbabweGalle12 Jan 2002
6WPUJC Vaas691Sri Lankav South AfricaGalle04 Aug 2004
7WPUJC Vaas50*3Sri Lankav EnglandLord’s11 May 2006
8WPUJC Vaas642Sri Lankav South AfricaColombo (PSS)04 Aug 2006
9SL Malinga641Sri Lankav IndiaGalle18 Jul 2010
10HMRKB Herath672Sri Lankav IndiaEden Gardens16 Nov 2017
11RMMP Rathnayake721Sri Lankav EnglandManchester21 Aug 2024
12JDF Vandersay533Sri Lankav AustraliaGalle29 Jan 2025

JDF Vandersey of Sri Lanka scored 53 against Australia in the just concluded teat at Galle to provide the 50th occasion of a batsman batting at nine scoring a fifty in a test innings in the annals of test cricket against Australia.  It also provides the first occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman batting at nine scoring a fifty in a test innings against Australia in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositinGroundStart Date
1CA Absolom5201Englandv AustraliaMelbourne02 Jan 1879
2W Bates5501Englandv AustraliaMelbourne19 Jan 1883
3J Briggs5301Englandv AustraliaThe Oval12 Aug 1886
4EA Halliwell5701South Africav AustraliaJohannesburg11 Oct 1902
5RO Schwarz6102South Africav AustraliaSydney09 Dec 1910
6Lord Tennyson6302Englandv AustraliaLeeds02 Jul 1921
7H Larwood7001Englandv AustraliaBrisbane30 Nov 1928
8GOB Allen6101Englandv AustraliaManchester06 Jul 1934
9JC Laker6301Englandv AustraliaNottingham10 Jun 1948
10NBF Mann5202South Africav AustraliaJohannesburg10 Feb 1950
11ARA Murray5101South Africav AustraliaMelbourne24 Dec 1952
12HJ Tayfield6601South Africav AustraliaGqeberha28 Feb 1958
13Intikhab Alam5301Pakistanv AustraliaKarachi24 Oct 1964
14Intikhab Alam6103Pakistanv AustraliaMelbourne04 Dec 1964
15FJ Titmus56*02Englandv AustraliaMelbourne30 Dec 1965
16PM Pollock75*03South Africav AustraliaCape Town31 Dec 1966
17DAJ Holford8003West Indiesv AustraliaAdelaide24 Jan 1969
18Wasim Bari7201Pakistanv AustraliaAdelaide22 Dec 1972
19HJ Howarth6102New Zealandv AustraliaChristchurch18 Feb 1977
20KD Ghavri8601Indiav AustraliaWankhede03 Nov 1979
21J Garner6002West Indiesv AustraliaBrisbane01 Dec 1979
22Imran Khan5602Pakistanv AustraliaLahore18 Mar 1980
23Sir RJ Hadlee51*03New Zealandv AustraliaBrisbane28 Nov 1980
24GR Dilley5603Englandv AustraliaLeeds16 Jul 1981
25JE Emburey5703Englandv AustraliaManchester13 Aug 1981
26GC Small5902Englandv AustraliaThe Oval24 Aug 1989
27CEL Ambrose5302West Indiesv AustraliaPort of Spain05 Apr 1991
28KS More67*01Indiav AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 1991
29D Gough5101Englandv AustraliaSydney01 Jan 1995
30DJ Richardson72*01South Africav AustraliaJohannesburg28 Feb 1997
31Moin Khan6101Pakistanv AustraliaBrisbane05 Nov 1999
32Wasim Akram5203Pakistanv AustraliaW.A.C.A26 Nov 1999
33AC Parore11001New Zealandv AustraliaW.A.C.A30 Nov 2001
34HH Streak71*03Zimbabwev AustraliaW.A.C.A09 Oct 2003
35AF Giles5903Englandv AustraliaThe Oval08 Sep 2005
36Harbhajan Singh6302Indiav AustraliaSydney02 Jan 2008
37Harbhajan Singh6301Indiav AustraliaAdelaide24 Jan 2008
38Z Khan57*02Indiav AustraliaBengaluru09 Oct 2008
39GP Swann6203Englandv AustraliaLeeds07 Aug 2009
40GP Swann6303Englandv AustraliaThe Oval20 Aug 2009
41JH Kallis5802South Africav AustraliaAdelaide22 Nov 2012
42VD Philander51*04South Africav AustraliaCape Town01 Mar 2014
43MJ Henry6603New Zealandv AustraliaChristchurch20 Feb 2016
44Sohail Khan6501Pakistanv AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2016
45RA Jadeja54*02Indiav AustraliaRanchi16 Mar 2017
46KA Maharaj5302South Africav AustraliaSydney04 Jan 2023
47AR Patel8402Indiav AustraliaNagpur09 Feb 2023
48Aamer Jamal8201Pakistanv AustraliaSydney03 Jan 2024
49Washington Sundar5002Indiav AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2024
50JDF Vandersay5303Srl Lankav AustraliaGalle29 Jan 2025
Australia’s innings wins in tests

Australia’s innings wins in tests

Australia won the just concluded test against Sri Lanka at Galle by an innings and 242 runs to provide the 97th occasion of Australia winning a test by an innings margin. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamResMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1Australiawoninns & 360 runsv South AfricaJohannesburg22 Feb 2002
2Australiawoninns & 332 runsv EnglandBrisbane29 Nov 1946
3Australiawoninns & 259 runsv South AfricaGqeberha03 Mar 1950
4Australiawoninns & 242 runsv Sri LankaGalle29 Jan 2025
5Australiawoninns & 226 runsv IndiaBrisbane28 Nov 1947
6Australiawoninns & 222 runsv New ZealandHobart26 Nov 1993
7Australiawoninns & 217 runsv West IndiesBrisbane16 Jan 1931
8Australiawoninns & 212 runsv West IndiesHobart10 Dec 2015
9Australiawoninns & 201 runsv Sri LankaMelbourne26 Dec 2012
10Australiawoninns & 200 runsv EnglandMelbourne26 Feb 1937
11Australiawoninns & 198 runsv PakistanSharjah11 Oct 2002
12Australiawoninns & 196 runsv South AfricaJohannesburg28 Feb 1997
13Australiawoninns & 184 runsv South AfricaJohannesburg15 Feb 1936
14Australiawoninns & 183 runsv West IndiesAdelaide25 Jan 1997
15Australiawoninns & 182 runsv South AfricaMelbourne26 Dec 2022
16Australiawoninns & 180 runsv EnglandNottingham10 Aug 1989
17Australiawoninns & 177 runsv IndiaMelbourne06 Feb 1948
18Australiawoninns & 175 runsv ZimbabweW.A.C.A09 Oct 2003
19Australiawoninns & 172 runsv West IndiesSydney01 Jan 1931
02Australiawoninns & 163 runsv South AfricaBrisbane27 Nov 1931
21Australiawoninns & 156 runsv New ZealandBrisbane18 Nov 2004
22Australiawoninns & 155 runsv South AfricaSydney18 Dec 1931
23Australiawoninns & 154 runsv EnglandBrisbane26 Nov 1954
24Australiawoninns & 149 runsv EnglandThe Oval14 Aug 1948
25Australiawoninns & 148 runsv EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1993
26Australiawoninns & 147 runsv EnglandSydney01 Feb 1895
27Australiawoninns & 141 runsv South AfricaCape Town31 Dec 1957
28Australiawoninns & 141 runsv IndiaSydney02 Jan 2000
29Australiawoninns & 132 runsv BangladeshDarwin18 Jul 2003
30Australiawoninns & 127 runsv IndiaDelhi12 Dec 1959
31Australiawoninns & 126 runsv West IndiesBrisbane23 Nov 2000
32Australiawoninns & 126 runsv PakistanBrisbane09 Nov 1995
33Australiawoninns & 123 runsv EnglandSydney04 Jan 2018
34Australiawoninns & 122 runsv West IndiesMelbourne13 Feb 1931
35Australiawoninns & 118 runsv EnglandBirmingham05 Jul 2001
36Australiawoninns & 114 runsv South AfricaSydney09 Dec 1910
37Australiawoninns & 114 runsv PakistanAdelaide22 Dec 1972
38Australiawoninns & 108 runsv Sri LankaW.A.C.A12 Feb 1988
39Australiawoninns & 103 runsv New ZealandWellington29 Mar 1946
40Australiawoninns & 099 runsv EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2006
41Australiawoninns & 099 runsv PakistanRawalpindi01 Oct 1998
42Australiawoninns & 098 runsv BangladeshCairns25 Jul 2003
43Australiawoninns & 096 runsv New ZealandBrisbane03 Dec 1993
44Australiawoninns & 091 runsv EnglandMelbourne31 Dec 1920
45Australiawoninns & 088 runsv South AfricaManchester27 May 1912
46Australiawoninns & 085 runsv South AfricaJohannesburg24 Dec 1949
47Australiawoninns & 085 runsv EnglandBirmingham10 Jul 1975
48Australiawoninns & 082 runsv West IndiesKingston11 Jun 1955
49Australiawoninns & 080 runsv EnglandLeeds07 Aug 2009
50Australiawoninns & 080 runsv BangladeshChattogram16 Apr 2006
51Australiawoninns & 078 runsv South AfricaCape Town01 Jan 1936
52Australiawoninns & 072 runsv South AfricaMelbourne12 Feb 1932
53Australiawoninns & 070 runsv New ZealandW.A.C.A20 Nov 1997
54Australiawoninns & 068 runsv IndiaSydney03 Jan 2012
55Australiawoninns & 065 runsv West IndiesBrisbane26 Nov 2009
56Australiawoninns & 062 runsv New ZealandAdelaide28 Nov 2008
57Australiawoninns & 062 runsv EnglandLord’s17 Jun 1993
58Australiawoninns & 061 runsv EnglandLeeds24 Jul 1997
59Australiawoninns & 060 runsv New ZealandChristchurch25 Feb 1993
60Australiawoninns & 057 runsv New ZealandAdelaide26 Jan 1974
61Australiawoninns & 055 runsv West IndiesSydney30 Dec 1984
62Australiawoninns & 055 runsv IndiaChennai13 Jan 1960
63Australiawoninns & 055 runsv EnglandMelbourne01 Jan 1898
64Australiawoninns & 053 runsv West IndiesKingston29 Apr 1995
65Australiawoninns & 052 runsv New ZealandWellington12 Feb 2016
66Australiawoninns & 051 runsv EnglandAdelaide21 Nov 2002
67Australiawoninns & 048 runsv EnglandW.A.C.A29 Nov 2002
68Australiawoninns & 048 runsv PakistanAdelaide29 Nov 2019
69Australiawoninns & 046 runsv EnglandThe Oval20 Aug 2015
70Australiawoninns & 041 runsv EnglandW.A.C.A14 Dec 2017
71Australiawoninns & 040 runsv Sri LankaBrisbane24 Jan 2019
72Australiawoninns & 040 runsv Sri LankaBrisbane08 Nov 2007
73Australiawoninns & 039 runsv EnglandThe Oval16 Aug 1930
74Australiawoninns & 038 runsv Sri LankaKandy22 Apr 1983
75Australiawoninns & 038 runsv South AfricaSydney09 Jan 1953
76Australiawoninns & 037 runsv IndiaW.A.C.A13 Jan 2012
77Australiawoninns & 036 runsv Sri LankaW.A.C.A08 Dec 1995
78Australiawoninns & 033 runsv EnglandSydney13 Dec 1946
79Australiawoninns & 030 runsv West IndiesMelbourne26 Dec 1968
80Australiawoninns & 027 runsv West IndiesW.A.C.A01 Dec 2000
81Australiawoninns & 025 runsv New ZealandMelbourne29 Dec 1973
82Australiawoninns & 025 runsv EnglandThe Oval23 Aug 2001
83Australiawoninns & 021 runsv South AfricaSydney02 Jan 1998
84Australiawoninns & 020 runsv PakistanSharjah19 Oct 2002
85Australiawoninns & 020 runsv PakistanW.A.C.A26 Nov 1999
86Australiawoninns & 018 runsv PakistanMelbourne26 Dec 2016
87Australiawoninns & 016 runsv IndiaAdelaide23 Jan 1948
88Australiawoninns & 014 runsv EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2021
89Australiawoninns & 013 runsv EnglandAdelaide14 Jan 1898
90Australiawoninns & 013 runsv EnglandSydney05 Jan 1951
91Australiawoninns & 009 runsv EnglandAdelaide28 Jan 1966
92Australiawoninns & 009 runsv PakistanW.A.C.A11 Nov 1983
93Australiawoninns & 006 runsv South AfricaDurban28 Feb 1936
94Australiawoninns & 005 runsv PakistanBrisbane21 Nov 2019
95Australiawoninns & 005 runsv IndiaChennai19 Oct 1956
96Australiawoninns & 004 runsv IndiaMelbourne30 Dec 1967
97Australiawoninns & 004 runsv IndiaSydney02 Jan 1981

Australia won the just concluded test against Sri Lanka at Galle by an innings and 242 runs to provide the seventh occasion of Australia winning a test by an innings margin against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamResMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1Australiawoninns & 242 runsv Sri LankaGalle29 Jan 2025
2Australiawoninns & 201 runsv Sri LankaMelbourne26 Dec 2012
3Australiawoninns & 108 runsv Sri LankaW.A.C.A12 Feb 1988
4Australiawoninns & 040 runsv Sri LankaBrisbane24 Jan 2019
5Australiawoninns & 040 runsv Sri LankaBrisbane08 Nov 2007
6Australiawoninns & 038 runsv Sri LankaKandy22 Apr 1983
7Australiawoninns & 036 runsv Sri LankaW.A.C.A08 Dec 1995

Australia won the just concluded test against Sri Lanka at Galle by an innings and 242 runs to provide the tenth occasion of Australia winning a test by an innings and 200 plus runs margin . All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamResMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1Australiawoninns & 360 runsv South AfricaJohannesburg22 Feb 2002
2Australiawoninns & 332 runsv EnglandBrisbane29 Nov 1946
3Australiawoninns & 259 runsv South AfricaGqeberha03 Mar 1950
4Australiawoninns & 242 runsv Sri LankaGalle29 Jan 2025
5Australiawoninns & 226 runsv IndiaBrisbane28 Nov 1947
6Australiawoninns & 222 runsv New ZealandHobart26 Nov 1993
7Australiawoninns & 217 runsv West IndiesBrisbane16 Jan 1931
8Australiawoninns & 212 runsv West IndiesHobart10 Dec 2015
9Australiawoninns & 201 runsv Sri LankaMelbourne26 Dec 2012
10Australiawoninns & 200 runsv EnglandMelbourne26 Feb 1937

Australia won the just concluded test against Sri Lanka at Galle by an innings and 242 runs to provide the second occasion of Australia winning a test by an innings and 200 plus runs margin against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below. Australia’s  win by an innings and 242 runs in this test represent Australia’s largest win by an innings against Sri Lanka.

NoTeamResMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1Australiawoninns & 242 runsv Sri LankaGalle29 Jan 2025
2Australiawoninns & 200 runsv EnglandMelbourne26 Feb 1937

The following table lists the 34 occasions of Australia winning a test by an innings margin on away soil

NoTeamResMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1Australiawoninns & 360 runsv South AfricaJohannesburg22 Feb 2002
2Australiawoninns & 259 runsv South AfricaGqeberha03 Mar 1950
3Australiawoninns & 242 runsv Sri LankaGalle29 Jan 2025
4Australiawoninns & 198 runsv PakistanSharjah11 Oct 2002
5Australiawoninns & 196 runsv South AfricaJohannesburg28 Feb 1997
6Australiawoninns & 184 runsv South AfricaJohannesburg15 Feb 1936
7Australiawoninns & 180 runsv EnglandNottingham10 Aug 1989
8Australiawoninns & 149 runsv EnglandThe Oval14 Aug 1948
9Australiawoninns & 148 runsv EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1993
10Australiawoninns & 141 runsv South AfricaCape Town31 Dec 1957
11Australiawoninns & 127 runsv IndiaDelhi12 Dec 1959
12Australiawoninns & 118 runsv EnglandBirmingham05 Jul 2001
13Australiawoninns & 103 runsv New ZealandWellington29 Mar 1946
14Australiawoninns & 099 runsv PakistanRawalpindi01 Oct 1998
15Australiawoninns & 088 runsv South AfricaManchester27 May 1912
16Australiawoninns & 085 runsv South AfricaJohannesburg24 Dec 1949
17Australiawoninns & 085 runsv EnglandBirmingham10 Jul 1975
18Australiawoninns & 082 runsv West IndiesKingston11 Jun 1955
19Australiawoninns & 080 runsv EnglandLeeds07 Aug 2009
20Australiawoninns & 080 runsv BangladeshChattogram16 Apr 2006
21Australiawoninns & 078 runsv South AfricaCape Town01 Jan 1936
22Australiawoninns & 062 runsv EnglandLord’s17 Jun 1993
23Australiawoninns & 061 runsv EnglandLeeds24 Jul 1997
24Australiawoninns & 060 runsv New ZealandChristchurch25 Feb 1993
25Australiawoninns & 055 runsv IndiaChennai13 Jan 1960
26Australiawoninns & 053 runsv West IndiesKingston29 Apr 1995
27Australiawoninns & 052 runsv New ZealandWellington12 Feb 2016
28Australiawoninns & 046 runsv EnglandThe Oval20 Aug 2015
29Australiawoninns & 039 runsv EnglandThe Oval16 Aug 1930
30Australiawoninns & 038 runsv Sri LankaKandy22 Apr 1983
31Australiawoninns & 025 runsv EnglandThe Oval23 Aug 2001
32Australiawoninns & 020 runsv PakistanSharjah19 Oct 2002
33Australiawoninns & 006 runsv South AfricaDurban28 Feb 1936
34Australiawoninns & 005 runsv IndiaChennai19 Oct 1956
Teams scoring three or more centuries in an innings of which at least one is a score of 200 plus runs in an innings

Teams scoring three or more centuries in an innings of which at least one is a score of 200 plus runs in an innings

Australian first innings against Sri Lanka in the on-going teat contained three centuries of which one is an innings of 200 plus runs. to provide the 67th occasion of a team scoring three or more centuries in an innings of which at least one is an innings of 200 plus runs.. All such occasions are tabulated below in the chronological order

NoGroundIOppositionGroundSeriesHSC
1Australia1EnglandThe Oval18842113
2England2South AfricaLord’s19242113
3England1AustraliaNottingham1938216*4
4England1AustraliaThe Oval19383643
5England4South AfricaDurban1938/392193
6Australia1IndiaAdelaide1947/482013
7West Indies2IndiaKingston1952/532373
8West Indies1EnglandPort of Spain1953/542063
9Australia2West IndiesKingston19552045
10India1New ZealandHyd-RGS1955/562233
11England1West IndiesNottingham19572583
12West Indies1IndiaEden Gardens1958/592563
13Australia1West IndiesBridgetown1964/652103
14Pakistan1EnglandBirmingham19712743
15Pakistan1New ZealandKarachi1976/772063
16Pakistan2IndiaFaisalabad1984/852103
17England2AustraliaBirmingham19852153
18Australia1IndiaChennai1986/872103
19India2Sri LankaKanpur1986/872003
20Pakistan1EnglandThe Oval19872603
21Pakistan2IndiaLahore1989/90203*3
22England1IndiaLord’s19903333
23Australia1EnglandLeeds1993200*3
24Zimbabwe1PakistanHarare1994/95201*3
25Sri Lanka2IndiaCol-RPS19973403
26India1New ZealandAhmedabad1999/002173
27India1ZimbabweNagpur2000/01201*3
28Pakistan2New ZealandChristchurch2000/012033
29Australia1South AfricaJohannesburg2001/02204*3
30South Africa1ZimbabweHarare2001/022203
31Australia1West IndiesPort of Spain20032063
32England1West IndiesLord’s20042213
33Sri Lanka2ZimbabweBulawayo20042703
34West Indies2BangladeshKingston2004261*3
35West Indies2South AfricaSt John’s20053174
36India1PakistanBengaluru2007/082393
37India1PakistanEden Gardens2007/082023
38New Zealand1IndiaNapier2008/092013
39Sri Lanka1PakistanLahore2008/092143
40Sri Lanka2IndiaAhmedabad2009/102753
41Sri Lanka1IndiaCol- SSC20102193
42England3AustraliaBrisbane2010/11235*3
43South Africa2IndiaCenturion2010/11201*3
44England2Sri LankaCardiff20112033
45Australia2IndiaSydney2011/12329*3
46Pakistan2BangladeshChattogram2011/12200*3
47South Africa1Sri LankaCape Town2011/122243
48South Africa2EnglandThe Oval2012311*3
49Australia1South AfricaAdelaide2012/132303
50Australia2South AfricaBrisbane2012/13259*3
51Bangladesh2Sri LankaGalle2012/132003
52West Indies1BangladeshMirpur2012/13203*3
53West Indies2BangladeshKhulna2012/132603
54New Zealand3IndiaWellington2013/143023
55Sri Lanka2BangladeshMirpur2013/14203*3
56Pakistan1AustraliaAbu Dhabi2014/152133
57South Africa1West IndiesCenturion2014/152083
58Pakistan1BangladeshMirpur20152263
59India1BangladeshHyderabad2016/172043
60India2EnglandWankhede2016/172353
61India2Sri LankaNagpur2017/182134
62New Zealand2BangladeshHamilton2018/19200*3
63New Zealand2PakistanChristchurch2020/212383
64Sri Lanka2IrelandGalle20232454
65Afghanistan2ZimbabweBulawayo2024/252463
66South Africa1PakistanCape Town2024/252593
67Australia1Sri LankaGalle2024/252323

Australian first innings against Sri Lanka in the on-going teat contained three centuries of which one is an innings of 200 plus runs. to provide the twelfth occasion of Australia scoring three or more centuries in an innings of which at least one is an innings of 200 plus runs.. All such occasions are tabulated below in the chronological order

NoTeamIOppositionGroundSeriesHSC
1Australia1EnglandThe Oval18842113
2Australia1IndiaAdelaide1947/482013
3Australia2West IndiesKingston19552045
4Australia1West IndiesBridgetown1964/652103
5Australia1IndiaChennai1986/872103
6Australia1EnglandLeeds1993200*3
7Australia1South AfricaJohannesburg2001/02204*3
8Australia1West IndiesPort of Spain20032063
9Australia2IndiaSydney2011/12329*3
10Australia1South AfricaAdelaide2012/132303
11Australia2South AfricaBrisbane2012/13259*3
12Australia1Sri LankaGalle2024/252323

Australian first innings against Sri Lanka in the on-going teat contained three centuries of which one is an innings of 200 plus runs. to provide the sixth occasion of a team scoring three or more centuries in an innings of which at least one is an innings of 200 plus runs.. All such occasions are tabulated below in the chronological order

NoTeamIOppositionGroundSeriesHSC
1India2Sri LankaKanpur1986/872003
2England2Sri LankaCardiff20112033
3South Africa1Sri LankaCape Town2011/122243
4Bangladesh2Sri LankaGalle2012/132003
5India2Sri LankaNagpur2017/182134
6Australia1Sri LankaGalle2024/252323

The test cricket has witnessed seven occasion of a team scoring three or more centuries in an innings of which one a triple century. All such occasions are tabulated below in the chronological order

NoGroundIOppositionGroundSeriesHSC
1England1AustraliaThe Oval19383643
2England1IndiaLord’s19903333
3Sri Lanka2IndiaCol-RPS19973403
4West Indies2South AfricaSt John’s20053174
5Australia2IndiaSydney2011/12329*3
6South Africa2EnglandThe Oval2012311*3
7New Zealand3IndiaWellington2013/143023
Galle Test – Plethora of records by Australian batsmen against Sri Lanka

Galle Test – Plethora of records by Australian batsmen against Sri Lanka

Australia posted a team total of 654 for 6 declared against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at Galle to provide the first occasion of Australia posting a total of  650 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket against Sri Lanka. The occasion is tabulated below. This constitutes a record team total by Australia in a test innings against Sri Lanka. This score is an improvement over the previous best total of 617 for 5 declared at WACA in Dec 1995.

NoTeamScoreOversIOppositionGroundStart Date
1Australia654/6d154.001v Sri LankaGalle29 Jan 2025

UT Khawaja and SPD Smith posted 266 runs for the third wicket in the on-going test against Sri Lanka at Galle to provide the second occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in a test innings against Sri Lanka for the third wicket. Both such occasions are tabulated below. This partnership constitutes a record partnership for the third wicket against Sri Lanka by Australian batsman,

NoPartnersWktRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1UT Khawaja, SPD Smith0326601v Sri LankaGalle29 Jan 2025
2AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn0320003v Sri LankaKandy16 Mar 2004

UT Khawaja of Australia scored 232 against Sri Lanka at Galle in the on-going test to provide the sixth occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in an innings against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated beloein the descending order of runs.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1UT Khawaja23201Australiav Sri LankaGalle29 Jan 2025
2MJ Slater21902Australiav Sri LankaW.A.C.A08 Dec 1995

UT Khawaja of Australia scored 232 against Sri Lanka at Galle in the on-going test to provide the 50th occasion of an Australian left hand opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in an innings against Sri Lanka. The occasion is tabulated below. This knock represents the highest individual score by an Australian left hand opening batsman against Sri Lanka. The previous best was 166 by JL Langer at Colombo – SSC in Mar 2004

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1UT Khawaja2321Australia v Sri LankaGalle29 Jan 2025
200 plus runs by a left hand opening batsman in a test innings

200 plus runs by a left hand opening batsman in a test innings

UT Khawaja of Australia scored 232 against Sri Lanka at Galle in the on-going test to provide the 50th occasion of a left hand opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of runs.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1ML Hayden3801Australia v ZimbabweW.A.C.A09 Oct 2003
2ST Jayasuriya3402Sri Lankav IndiaColombo (RPS)02 Aug 1997
3DA Warner335*1Australia v PakistanAdelaide29 Nov 2019
4MA Taylor334*1Australia v PakistanPeshawar15 Oct 1998
5CH Gayle3331West Indiesv Sri LankaGalle15 Nov 2010
6CH Gayle3172West Indiesv South AfricaSt John’s29 Apr 2005
7JH Edrich310*1Englandv New ZealandLeeds08 Jul 1965
8AN Cook2942Englandv IndiaBirmingham10 Aug 2011
9GC Smith2771South Africav EnglandBirmingham24 Jul 2003
10G Kirsten2753South Africav EnglandDurban26 Dec 1999
11TWM Latham264*2New Zealandv Sri LankaWellington15 Dec 2018
12AN Cook2632Englandv PakistanAbu Dhabi13 Oct 2015
13GC Smith2592South Africav EnglandLord’s31 Jul 2003
14RD Rickelton2591South Africav PakistanCape Town03 Jan 2025
15ST Jayasuriya2533Sri Lankav PakistanFaisalabad20 Oct 2004
16DA Warner2531Australia v New ZealandW.A.C.A13 Nov 2015
17TWM Latham2521New Zealandv BangladeshChristchurch09 Jan 2022
18JL Langer2501Australia v EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2002
19AN Cook244*2Englandv AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2017
20FDM Karunaratne2442Sri Lankav BangladeshPallekele21 Apr 2021
21AN Cook2431Englandv West IndiesBirmingham17 Aug 2017
22Taufeeq Umar2362Pakistanv Sri LankaAbu Dhabi18 Oct 2011
23AN Cook235*3Englandv AustraliaBrisbane25 Nov 2010
24GC Smith2342South Africav PakistanDubai (DICS)23 Oct 2013
25GC Smith2321South Africav BangladeshChattogram29 Feb 2008
26UT Khawaja2321Australia v Sri LankaGalle29 Jan 2025
27B Sutcliffe230*1New Zealandv IndiaDelhi16 Dec 1955
28G Kirsten2201South Africav ZimbabweHarare07 Sep 2001
29MA Taylor2191Australia v EnglandNottingham10 Aug 1989
30ME Trescothick2192Englandv South AfricaThe Oval04 Sep 2003
31JL Langer2151Australia v New ZealandAdelaide26 Nov 2004
32D Lloyd214*2Englandv IndiaBirmingham04 Jul 1974
33YBK Jaiswal214*3Indiav EnglandRajkot15 Feb 2024
34ST Jayasuriya2132Sri Lankav EnglandThe Oval27 Aug 1998
35WW Hinds2131West Indiesv South AfricaGeorgetown31 Mar 2005
36WM Lawry2101Australia v West IndiesBridgetown05 May 1965
37G Kirsten2101South Africav EnglandManchester02 Jul 1998
38YBK Jaiswal2091Indiav EnglandVisakhapatnam02 Feb 2024
39T Chanderpaul207*1West Indiesv ZimbabweBulawayo04 Feb 2023
40AR Morris2061Australia v EnglandAdelaide02 Feb 1951
41G Gambhir2061Indiav AustraliaDelhi29 Oct 2008
42Tamim Iqbal2063Bangladeshv PakistanKhulna28 Apr 2015
43WM Lawry2052Australia v West IndiesMelbourne26 Dec 1968
44Aamer Sohail2051Pakistanv EnglandManchester02 Jul 1992
45CH Gayle2042West Indiesv New ZealandSt George’s28 Jun 2002
46ML Hayden2031Australia v IndiaChennai18 Mar 2001
47G Fowler2012Englandv IndiaChennai13 Jan 1985
48GC Smith2001South Africav BangladeshEast London18 Oct 2002
49DP Conway2001New Zealandv EnglandLord’s02 Jun 2021
50DA Warner2002Australia v South AfricaMelbourne26 Dec 2022

UT Khawaja of Australia scored 232 against Sri Lanka at Galle in the on-going test to provide the fourth occasion of a left hand opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in an innings against Sri Lanka.  All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of runs.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1CH Gayle3331West Indiesv Sri LankaGalle15 Nov 2010
2TWM Latham264*2New Zealandv Sri LankaWellington15 Dec 2018
3Taufeeq Umar2362Pakistanv Sri LankaAbu Dhabi18 Oct 2011
4UT Khawaja2321Australia v Sri LankaGalle29 Jan 2025

UT Khawaja of Australia scored 232 against Sri Lanka at Galle in the on-going test to provide the 13th occasion of an Australian left hand opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of runs.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1ML Hayden3801Australia v ZimbabweW.A.C.A09 Oct 2003
2DA Warner335*1Australia v PakistanAdelaide29 Nov 2019
3MA Taylor334*1Australia v PakistanPeshawar15 Oct 1998
4DA Warner2531Australia v New ZealandW.A.C.A13 Nov 2015
5JL Langer2501Australia v EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2002
6UT Khawaja2321Australia v Sri LankaGalle29 Jan 2025
7MA Taylor2191Australia v EnglandNottingham10 Aug 1989
8JL Langer2151Australia v New ZealandAdelaide26 Nov 2004
9WM Lawry2101Australia v West IndiesBridgetown05 May 1965
10AR Morris2061Australia v EnglandAdelaide02 Feb 1951
11WM Lawry2052Australia v West IndiesMelbourne26 Dec 1968
12ML Hayden2031Australia v IndiaChennai18 Mar 2001
13DA Warner2002Australia v South AfricaMelbourne26 Dec 2022

UT Khawaja of Australia scored 232 against Sri Lanka at Galle in the on-going test to provide the 50th occasion of an Australian left hand opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in an innings against Sri Lanka. The occasion is tabulated below. This knock represents the highest individual score by an Australian left hand batsman against Sri Lanka. The previous best was 166 by JL Langer at Colombo – SSC in Mar 2004

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1UT Khawaja2321Australia v Sri LankaGalle29 Jan 2025

The following table lists the triple centuries by a left hand opening batsmen in the annals of test cricket

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1ML Hayden3801Australia v ZimbabweW.A.C.A09 Oct 2003
2ST Jayasuriya3402Sri Lankav IndiaColombo (RPS)02 Aug 1997
3DA Warner335*1Australia v PakistanAdelaide29 Nov 2019
4MA Taylor334*1Australia v PakistanPeshawar15 Oct 1998
5CH Gayle3331West Indiesv Sri LankaGalle15 Nov 2010
6CH Gayle3172West Indiesv South AfricaSt John’s29 Apr 2005
7JH Edrich310*1Englandv New ZealandLeeds08 Jul 1965

AN Cook of England and GC Smith of South Africa are the two left hand opening batmen to score double hundreds on five occasion and share the record for most double hundreds by a left hand opening batsman in the annals of test cricket.  

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1AN Cook2942Englandv IndiaBirmingham10 Aug 2011
2AN Cook2632Englandv PakistanAbu Dhabi13 Oct 2015
3AN Cook244*2Englandv AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2017
4AN Cook2431Englandv West IndiesBirmingham17 Aug 2017
5AN Cook235*3Englandv AustraliaBrisbane25 Nov 2010
        
1GC Smith2771South Africav EnglandBirmingham24 Jul 2003
2GC Smith2592South Africav EnglandLord’s31 Jul 2003
3GC Smith2342South Africav PakistanDubai (DICS)23 Oct 2013
4GC Smith2321South Africav BangladeshChattogram29 Feb 2008
5GC Smith2001South Africav BangladeshEast London18 Oct 2002
200 plus runs in a test innings by an opening batsman

200 plus runs in a test innings by an opening batsman

UT Khawaja of Australia scored 232 against Sri Lanka at Galle in the on-going test to provide the 131st occasion of an opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated in the descending order of runs.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1ML Hayden38001Australiav ZimbabweW.A.C.A09 Oct 2003
2L Hutton36401Englandv AustraliaThe Oval20 Aug 1938
3ST Jayasuriya34002Sri Lankav IndiaColombo (RPS)02 Aug 1997
4Hanif Mohammad33703Pakistanv West IndiesBridgetown17 Jan 1958
5DA Warner335*01Australiav PakistanAdelaide29 Nov 2019
6MA Taylor334*01Australiav PakistanPeshawar15 Oct 1998
7GA Gooch33301Englandv IndiaLord’s26 Jul 1990
8CH Gayle33301West Indiesv Sri LankaGalle15 Nov 2010
9A Sandham32501Englandv West IndiesKingston03 Apr 1930
10V Sehwag31902Indiav South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
11CH Gayle31702West Indiesv South AfricaSt John’s29 Apr 2005
12RB Simpson31101Australiav EnglandManchester23 Jul 1964
13JH Edrich310*01Englandv New ZealandLeeds08 Jul 1965
14V Sehwag30901Indiav PakistanMultan28 Mar 2004
15Azhar Ali302*01Pakistanv West IndiesDubai (DICS)13 Oct 2016
16LG Rowe30202West Indiesv EnglandBridgetown06 Mar 1974
17AN Cook29402Englandv IndiaBirmingham10 Aug 2011
18V Sehwag29302Indiav Sri LankaBrabourne02 Dec 2009
19GC Smith27701South Africav EnglandBirmingham24 Jul 2003
20G Kirsten27503South Africav EnglandDurban26 Dec 1999
21BA Young267*01New Zealandv Sri LankaDunedin07 Mar 1997
22WH Ponsford26601Australiav EnglandThe Oval18 Aug 1934
23TWM Latham264*02New Zealandv Sri LankaWellington15 Dec 2018
24AN Cook26302Englandv PakistanAbu Dhabi13 Oct 2015
25DL Amiss262*03Englandv West IndiesKingston16 Feb 1974
26CC Hunte26002West Indiesv PakistanKingston26 Feb 1958
27GM Turner25902New Zealandv West IndiesGeorgetown06 Apr 1972
28GC Smith25902South Africav EnglandLord’s31 Jul 2003
29RD Rickelton25901South Africav PakistanCape Town03 Jan 2025
30DJ McGlew255*01South Africav New ZealandWellington06 Mar 1953
31V Sehwag25402Indiav PakistanLahore13 Jan 2006
32ST Jayasuriya25303Sri Lankav PakistanFaisalabad20 Oct 2004
33DA Warner25301Australiav New ZealandW.A.C.A13 Nov 2015
34TWM Latham25201New Zealandv BangladeshChristchurch09 Jan 2022
35SFAF Bacchus25002West Indiesv IndiaKanpur02 Feb 1979
36JL Langer25001Australiav EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2002
37MS Atapattu24902Sri Lankav ZimbabweBulawayo14 May 2004
38G Boycott246*01Englandv IndiaLeeds08 Jun 1967
39AN Cook244*02Englandv AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2017
40FDM Karunaratne24402Sri Lankav BangladeshPallekele21 Apr 2021
41AN Cook24301Englandv West IndiesBirmingham17 Aug 2017
42MA Agarwal24302Indiav BangladeshIndore14 Nov 2019
43GT Dowling23901New Zealandv IndiaChristchurch22 Feb 1968
44EAB Rowan23601South Africav EnglandLeeds26 Jul 1951
45Taufeeq Umar23602Pakistanv Sri LankaAbu Dhabi18 Oct 2011
46AN Cook235*03Englandv AustraliaBrisbane25 Nov 2010
47SG Barnes23402Australiav EnglandSydney13 Dec 1946
48GC Smith23402South Africav PakistanDubai (DICS)23 Oct 2013
49GC Smith23201South Africav BangladeshChattogram29 Feb 2008
50UT Khawaja23201Australiav Sri LankaGalle29 Jan 2025
51MH Mankad23101Indiav New ZealandChennai06 Jan 1956
52Mudassar Nazar23101Pakistanv IndiaHyderabad (Sind)14 Jan 1983
53B Sutcliffe230*01New Zealandv IndiaDelhi16 Dec 1955
54HH Gibbs22801South Africav PakistanCape Town02 Jan 2003
55CG Greenidge22603West Indiesv AustraliaBridgetown19 Apr 1991
56ND McKenzie22601South Africav BangladeshChattogram29 Feb 2008
57RB Simpson22502Australiav EnglandAdelaide28 Jan 1966
58BB McCullum22503New Zealandv IndiaHyderabad12 Nov 2010
59Mohammad Hafeez22402Pakistanv BangladeshKhulna28 Apr 2015
60GM Turner223*02New Zealandv West IndiesKingston16 Feb 1972
61MH Mankad22301Indiav New ZealandBrabourne02 Dec 1955
62CG Greenidge22301West Indiesv EnglandManchester26 Jul 1984
63MS Atapattu22301Sri Lanksv ZimbabweKandy07 Jan 1998
64SM Gavaskar22104Indiav EnglandThe Oval30 Aug 1979
65SM Gavaskar22003Indiav West IndiesPort of Spain13 Apr 1971
66G Kirsten22001South Africav ZimbabweHarare07 Sep 2001
67MA Taylor21901Australiav EnglandNottingham10 Aug 1989
68MJ Slater21902Australiav Sri LankaW.A.C.A08 Dec 1995
69ME Trescothick21902Englandv South AfricaThe Oval04 Sep 2003
70MS Atapattu216*02Sri Lankav ZimbabweBulawayo18 Nov 1999
71Abid Ali215*01Pakistanv ZimbabweHarare07 May 2021
72JL Langer21501Australiav New ZealandAdelaide26 Nov 2004
73MA Agarwal21501Indiav South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
74D Lloyd214*02Englandv IndiaBirmingham04 Jul 1974
75CG Greenidge214*04West Indiesv EnglandLord’s28 Jun 1984
76YBK Jaiswal214*03Indiav EnglandRajkot15 Feb 2024
77CG Greenidge21301West Indiesv New ZealandAuckland27 Feb 1987
78ST Jayasuriya21302Sri Lankav EnglandThe Oval27 Aug 1998
79WW Hinds21301West Indiesv South AfricaGeorgetown31 Mar 2005
80W Jaffer21203Indiav West IndiesSt John’s02 Jun 2006
81KC Brathwaite21201West Indiesv BangladeshKingstown05 Sep 2014
82RG Sharma21201Indiav South AfricaRanchi19 Oct 2019
83HH Gibbs211*02South Africav New ZealandChristchurch11 Mar 1999
84JB Hobbs21102Englandv South AfricaLord’s28 Jun 1924
85Taslim Arif210*02Pakistanv AustraliaFaisalabad06 Mar 1980
86WM Lawry21001Australiav West IndiesBridgetown05 May 1965
87G Kirsten21001South Africav EnglandManchester02 Jul 1998
88CA Roach20901West Indiesv EnglandGeorgetown21 Feb 1930
89YBK Jaiswal20901Indiav EnglandVisakhapatnam02 Feb 2024
90SL Campbell20802West Indiesv New ZealandBridgetown19 Apr 1996
91MS Atapattu207*01Sri Lankav PakistanKandy28 Jun 2000
92T Chanderpaul207*01West Indiesv ZimbabweBulawayo04 Feb 2023
93KR Stackpole20701Australiav EnglandBrisbane27 Nov 1970
94WA Brown206*02Australiav EnglandLord’s24 Jun 1938
95L Hutton20602Englandv New ZealandThe Oval13 Aug 1949
96AR Morris20601Australiav EnglandAdelaide02 Feb 1951
97RJ Shastri20602Indiav AustraliaSydney02 Jan 1992
98G Gambhir20601Indiav AustraliaDelhi29 Oct 2008
99Tamim Iqbal20603Bangladeshv PakistanKhulna28 Apr 2015
100Azhar Ali205*01Pakistanv AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2016
101L Hutton20502Englandv West IndiesKingston30 Mar 1954
102WM Lawry20502Australiav West IndiesMelbourne26 Dec 1968
103SM Gavaskar20501Indiav West IndiesWankhede01 Dec 1978
104Aamer Sohail20501Pakistanv EnglandManchester02 Jul 1992
105KNM Fernando20502Sri Lankav IrelandGalle24 Apr 2023
106CH Gayle20402West Indiesv New ZealandSt George’s28 Jun 2002
107Shoaib Mohammad203*02Pakistanv New ZealandKarachi10 Oct 1990
108HL Collins20301Australiav South AfricaJohannesburg12 Nov 1921
109DL Amiss20302Englandv West IndiesThe Oval12 Aug 1976
110ML Hayden20301Australiav IndiaChennai18 Mar 2001
111L Hutton202*02Englandv West IndiesThe Oval12 Aug 1950
112W Jaffer20201Indiav PakistanEden Gardens30 Nov 2007
113BB McCullum20202New Zelandv PakistanSharjah26 Nov 2014
114DSBP Kuruppu201*01Sri Lankav New ZealandColombo (CCC)16 Apr 1987
115GW Flower201*01Zimbabwev PakistanHarare31 Jan 1995
116MS Atapattu201*01Sri Lankav EnglandGalle22 Feb 2001
117V Sehwag201*01Indiav Sri LankaGalle31 Jul 2008
118EJ Barlow20102South Africav AustraliaAdelaide24 Jan 1964
119RB Simpson20101Australiav West IndiesBridgetown05 May 1965
120AD Gaekwad20102Indiav PakistanJalandhar24 Sep 1983
121G Fowler20102Englandv IndiaChennai13 Jan 1985
122NS Sidhu20102Indiav West IndiesPort of Spain14 Mar 1997
123MS Atapattu20102Sri Lankav BangladeshColombo (SSC)06 Sep 2001
124V Sehwag20102Indiav PakistanBengaluru24 Mar 2005
125Abdullah Shafique20102Pakistanv Sri LankaColombo (SSC)24 Jul 2023
126DN Sardesai200*03Indiav New ZealandBrabourne12 Mar 1965
127Mohsin Khan20001Pakistanv EnglandLord’s12 Aug 1982
128DC Boon20001Australiav New ZealandW.A.C.A24 Nov 1989
129GC Smith20001South Africav BangladeshEast London18 Oct 2002
130DP Conway20001New Zealandv EnglandLord’s02 Jun 2021
131DA Warner20002Australiav South AfricaMelbourne26 Dec 2022

UT Khawaja of Australia scored 232 against Sri Lanka at Galle in the on-going test to provide the ninth occasion of an opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in an innings against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated in the descending order of runs.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1CH Gayle33301West Indiesv Sri LankaGalle15 Nov 2010
2V Sehwag29302Indiav Sri LankaBrabourne02 Dec 2009
3BA Young267*01New Zealandv Sri LankaDunedin07 Mar 1997
4TWM Latham264*02New Zealandv Sri LankaWellington15 Dec 2018
5Taufeeq Umar23602Pakistanv Sri LankaAbu Dhabi18 Oct 2011
6UT Khawaja23201Australiav Sri LankaGalle29 Jan 2025
7MJ Slater21902Australiav Sri LankaW.A.C.A08 Dec 1995
8V Sehwag201*01Indiav Sri LankaGalle31 Jul 2008
9Abdullah Shafique20102Pakistanv Sri LankaColombo (SSC)24 Jul 2023

UT Khawaja of Australia scored 232 against Sri Lanka at Galle in the on-going test to provide the 23rd occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated in the descending order of runs.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1ML Hayden38001Australiav ZimbabweW.A.C.A09 Oct 2003
2DA Warner335*01Australiav PakistanAdelaide29 Nov 2019
3MA Taylor334*01Australiav PakistanPeshawar15 Oct 1998
4RB Simpson31101Australiav EnglandManchester23 Jul 1964
5WH Ponsford26601Australiav EnglandThe Oval18 Aug 1934
6DA Warner25301Australiav New ZealandW.A.C.A13 Nov 2015
7JL Langer25001Australiav EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2002
8SG Barnes23402Australiav EnglandSydney13 Dec 1946
9UT Khawaja23201Australiav Sri LankaGalle29 Jan 2025
10RB Simpson22502Australiav EnglandAdelaide28 Jan 1966
11MA Taylor21901Australiav EnglandNottingham10 Aug 1989
12MJ Slater21902Australiav Sri LankaW.A.C.A08 Dec 1995
13JL Langer21501Australiav New ZealandAdelaide26 Nov 2004
14WM Lawry21001Australiav West IndiesBridgetown05 May 1965
15KR Stackpole20701Australiav EnglandBrisbane27 Nov 1970
16WA Brown206*02Australiav EnglandLord’s24 Jun 1938
17AR Morris20601Australiav EnglandAdelaide02 Feb 1951
18WM Lawry20502Australiav West IndiesMelbourne26 Dec 1968
19HL Collins20301Australiav South AfricaJohannesburg12 Nov 1921
20ML Hayden20301Australiav IndiaChennai18 Mar 2001
21RB Simpson20101Australiav West IndiesBridgetown05 May 1965
22DC Boon20001Australiav New ZealandW.A.C.A24 Nov 1989
23DA Warner20002Australiav South AfricaMelbourne26 Dec 2022

UT Khawaja of Australia scored 232 against Sri Lanka at Galle in the on-going test to provide the sixth occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in an innings against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated in the descending order of runs.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1UT Khawaja23201Australiav Sri LankaGalle29 Jan 2025
2MJ Slater21902Australiav Sri LankaW.A.C.A08 Dec 1995

The following table lists the 16 occasions of opening batsmen scoring three hundred plus runs in a test innings.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1ML Hayden38001Australiav ZimbabweW.A.C.A09 Oct 2003
2L Hutton36401Englandv AustraliaThe Oval20 Aug 1938
3ST Jayasuriya34002Sri Lankav IndiaColombo (RPS)02 Aug 1997
4Hanif Mohammad33703Pakistanv West IndiesBridgetown17 Jan 1958
5DA Warner335*01Australiav PakistanAdelaide29 Nov 2019
6MA Taylor334*01Australiav PakistanPeshawar15 Oct 1998
7GA Gooch33301Englandv IndiaLord’s26 Jul 1990
8CH Gayle33301West Indiesv Sri LankaGalle15 Nov 2010
9A Sandham32501Englandv West IndiesKingston03 Apr 1930
10V Sehwag31902Indiav South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
11CH Gayle31702West Indiesv South AfricaSt John’s29 Apr 2005
12RB Simpson31101Australiav EnglandManchester23 Jul 1964
13JH Edrich310*01Englandv New ZealandLeeds08 Jul 1965
14V Sehwag30901Indiav PakistanMultan28 Mar 2004
15Azhar Ali302*01Pakistanv West IndiesDubai (DICS)13 Oct 2016
16LG Rowe30202West Indiesv EnglandBridgetown06 Mar 1974

MS Atapattu of Sri Lanka and V Sehwag of India are the two opening batsmen who have scored six double hundreds and share the record for most double hundreds in the annals of test cricket

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1MS Atapattu24902Sri Lankav ZimbabweBulawayo14 May 2004
2MS Atapattu22301Sri Lanksv ZimbabweKandy07 Jan 1998
3MS Atapattu216*02Sri Lankav ZimbabweBulawayo18 Nov 1999
4MS Atapattu207*01Sri Lankav PakistanKandy28 Jun 2000
5MS Atapattu201*01Sri Lankav EnglandGalle22 Feb 2001
6MS Atapattu20102Sri Lankav BangladeshColombo (SSC)06 Sep 2001
        
1V Sehwag31902Indiav South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
2V Sehwag30901Indiav PakistanMultan28 Mar 2004
3V Sehwag29302Indiav Sri LankaBrabourne02 Dec 2009
4V Sehwag25402Indiav PakistanLahore13 Jan 2006
5V Sehwag201*01Indiav Sri LankaGalle31 Jul 2008
6V Sehwag20102Indiav PakistanBengaluru24 Mar 2005
Teams posting 650 plus runs in a test innings

Teams posting 650 plus runs in a test innings

Australia posted a team total of 654 for 6 declared against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at Galle to provide the 66th occasion of a team posting a total of  650 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamScoreOversIOppositionGroundStart Date
1England849258.201v West IndiesKingston03 Apr 1930
2Australia729/6d232.002v EnglandLord’s27 Jun 1930
3Australia695256.102v EnglandThe Oval16 Aug 1930
4Australia701171.201v EnglandThe Oval18 Aug 1934
5England658/8d188.001v AustraliaNottingham10 Jun 1938
6England903/7d335.201v AustraliaThe Oval20 Aug 1938
7England654/05218.2×804v South AfricaDurban03 Mar 1939
8Australia659/8d173.0×802v EnglandSydney13 Dec 1946
9Australia674151.3×801v IndiaAdelaide23 Jan 1948
10West Indies681/8d198.401v EnglandPort of Spain17 Mar 1954
11Australia668235.501v West IndiesBridgetown14 May 1955
12Australia758/8d245.402v West IndiesKingston11 Jun 1955
13Pakistan657/8d319.003v West IndiesBridgetown17 Jan 1958
14West Indies790/3d208.102v PakistanKingston26 Feb 1958
15Australia656/8d255.501v EnglandManchester23 Jul 1964
16Australia650/6d189.001v West IndiesBridgetown05 May 1965
17West Indies652/8d168.401v EnglandLord’s23 Aug 1973
18West Indies687/8d182.501v EnglandThe Oval12 Aug 1976
19Pakistan652142.402v IndiaFaisalabad03 Jan 1983
20Pakistan674/06224.502v IndiaFaisalabad24 Oct 1984
21England652/7d175.002v IndiaChennai13 Jan 1985
22India676/07167.102v Sri LankaKanpur17 Dec 1986
23Pakistan708220.301v EnglandThe Oval06 Aug 1987
24Pakistan699/05203.402v IndiaLahore01 Dec 1989
25England653/4d162.001v IndiaLord’s26 Jul 1990
26New Zealand671/04220.303v Sri LankaWellington31 Jan 1991
27Australia653/4d193.001v EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1993
28West Indies660/5d169.201v New ZealandWellington10 Feb 1995
29West Indies692/8d163.002v EnglandThe Oval24 Aug 1995
30Sri Lanka952/6d271.002v IndiaCol-RPS02 Aug 1997
31India657/7d178.003v AustraliaEden Gardens11 Mar 2001
32Australia652/7d146.001v South AfricaJohannesburg22 Feb 2002
33South Africa682/6d177.002v EnglandLord’s31 Jul 2003
34Australia735/6d146.301v ZimbabweW.A.C.A09 Oct 2003
35South Africa658/9d166.202v West IndiesDurban26 Dec 2003
36India705/7d187.301v AustraliaSydney02 Jan 2004
37India675/5d161.501v PakistanMultan28 Mar 2004
38West Indies751/5d202.001v EnglandSt John’s10 Apr 2004
39Sri Lanka713/3d165.302v ZimbabweBulawayo14 May 2004
40West Indies747235.202v South AfricaSt John’s29 Apr 2005
41Pakistan679/7d143.301v IndiaLahore13 Jan 2006
42Sri Lanka756/5d185.102v South AfricaCol-SSC27 Jul 2006
43India664170.001v EnglandThe Oval09 Aug 2007
44Pakistan765/6d248.502v Sri LankaKarachi21 Feb 2009
45West Indies749/9d194.402v EnglandBridgetown26 Feb 2009
46South Africa651154.302v AustraliaCape Town19 Mar 2009
47Australia674/6d181.002v EnglandCardiff08 Jul 2009
48Sri Lanka760/7d202.402v IndiaAhmedabad16 Nov 2009
49India726/9d163.302v Sri LankaBrabourne02 Dec 2009
50India707225.202v Sri LankaCol-SSC26 Jul 2010
51England710/7d188.102v IndiaBirmingham10 Aug 2011
52Australia659/4d163.002v IndiaSydney03 Jan 2012
53Sri Lanka730/6d187.502v BangladeshMirpur27 Jan 2014
54New Zealand680/8d210.003v IndiaWellington14 Feb 2014
55New Zealand690143.102v PakistanSharjah26 Nov 2014
56India759/7d190.402v EnglandChennai16 Dec 2016
57India687/6d166.001v BangladeshHyderabad09 Feb 2017
58Australia662/9d179.302v EnglandW.A.C.A14 Dec 2017
59Sri Lanka713/9d199.302v BangladeshChattogram31 Jan 2018
60New Zealand715/6d163.002v BangladeshHamilton28 Feb 2019
61New Zealand659/6d158.502v PakistanChristchurch03 Jan 2021
62England657101.001v PakistanRawalpindi01 Dec 2022
63Sri Lanka704/3d151.002v IrelandGalle24 Apr 2023
64England823/7d150.002v PakistanMultan07 Oct 2024
65Afghanistan699197.002v ZimbabweBulawayo26 Dec 2024
66Australia654/6d154.001v Sri LankaGalle29 Jan 2025

Australia posted a team total of 654 for 6 declared against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at Galle to provide the sixth occasion of a team posting a total of  650 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamScoreOversIOppositionGroundStart Date
1India676/07167.102v Sri LankaKanpur17 Dec 1986
2New Zealand671/04220.303v Sri LankaWellington31 Jan 1991
3Pakistan765/6d248.502v Sri LankaKarachi21 Feb 2009
4India726/9d163.302v Sri LankaBrabourne02 Dec 2009
5India707225.202v Sri LankaCol-SSC26 Jul 2010
6Australia654/6d154.001v Sri LankaGalle29 Jan 2025

Australia posted a team total of 654 for 6 declared against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at Galle to provide the 16th occasion of Australia posting a total of  650 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamScoreOversIOppositionGroundStart Date
1Australia729/6d232.002v EnglandLord’s27 Jun 1930
2Australia695256.102v EnglandThe Oval16 Aug 1930
3Australia701171.201v EnglandThe Oval18 Aug 1934
4Australia659/8d173.0×802v EnglandSydney13 Dec 1946
5Australia674151.3×801v IndiaAdelaide23 Jan 1948
6Australia668235.501v West IndiesBridgetown14 May 1955
7Australia758/8d245.402v West IndiesKingston11 Jun 1955
8Australia656/8d255.501v EnglandManchester23 Jul 1964
9Australia650/6d189.001v West IndiesBridgetown05 May 1965
10Australia653/4d193.001v EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1993
11Australia652/7d146.001v South AfricaJohannesburg22 Feb 2002
12Australia735/6d146.301v ZimbabweW.A.C.A09 Oct 2003
13Australia674/6d181.002v EnglandCardiff08 Jul 2009
14Australia659/4d163.002v IndiaSydney03 Jan 2012
15Australia662/9d179.302v EnglandW.A.C.A14 Dec 2017
16Australia654/6d154.001v Sri LankaGalle29 Jan 2025

Australia posted a team total of 654 for 6 declared against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at Galle to provide the first occasion of Australia posting a total of  650 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket against Sri Lanka. The occasion is tabulated below. This constitutes a record team total by Australia in a test innings against Sri Lanka. This score is an improvement over the previous best total of 617 for 5 declared at WACA in Dec 1995.

NoTeamScoreOversIOppositionGroundStart Date
1Australia654/6d154.001v Sri LankaGalle29 Jan 2025

The following are the fourteen occasions of a team dismissed all out after posting 650 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below. The list includes four occasions of Australia dismissed all out after posting 650 plus runs in an innings.

NoTeamScoreOversIOppositionGroundStart Date
1England849258.201v West IndiesKingston03 Apr 1930
2Australia695256.102v EnglandThe Oval16 Aug 1930
3Australia701171.201v EnglandThe Oval18 Aug 1934
4Australia674151.3×801v IndiaAdelaide23 Jan 1948
5Australia668235.501v West IndiesBridgetown14 May 1955
6Pakistan652142.402v IndiaFaisalabad03 Jan 1983
7Pakistan708220.301v EnglandThe Oval06 Aug 1987
8West Indies747235.202v South AfricaSt John’s29 Apr 2005
9India664170.001v EnglandThe Oval09 Aug 2007
10South Africa651154.302v AustraliaCape Town19 Mar 2009
11India707225.202v Sri LankaCol-SSC26 Jul 2010
12New Zealand690143.102v PakistanSharjah26 Nov 2014
13England657101.001v PakistanRawalpindi01 Dec 2022
14Afghanistan699197.002v ZimbabweBulawayo26 Dec 2024

The list includes four occasions of Australia dismissed all out after posting 650 plus runs in an innings.

NoTeamScoreOversIOppositionGroundStart Date
1Australia695256.102v EnglandThe Oval16 Aug 1930
2Australia701171.201v EnglandThe Oval18 Aug 1934
3Australia674151.3×801v IndiaAdelaide23 Jan 1948
4Australia668235.501v West IndiesBridgetown14 May 1955