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Bowlers who have captured seven-plus wickets in Test innings and ten or more wickets in the Test at Neutral venue.

Bowlers who have captured seven-plus wickets in Test innings and ten or more wickets in the Test at Neutral venue.

RRS Cornwall of West Indies captured 7 for 75 in Afghanisthan’s first innings in the recently concluded Test at Lucknow to provide the sixth occasion of a bowler capturing seven or more wickets in Test innings at a neutral venue. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SK Warne 24.3 7 94 7 2 Aus Pak Colombo (PSS) 03 Oct 2002
2 Saeed Ajmal 24.3 7 55 7 1 Pak Eng Dubai (DSC) 17 Jan 2012
3 MD Craig 27.4 5 94 7 1 NZl Pak Sharjah 26 Nov 2014
4 D Bishoo 13.5 1 49 8 3 Win Pak Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016
5 Yasir Shah 12.3 1 41 8 2 Pak NZl Dubai (DSC) 24 Nov 2018
6 RRS Cornwall 25.3 5 75 7 1 Win Afg Lucknow 27 Nov 2019

RRS Cornwall of West Indies captured 10 for 121 against Afghanisthan in the recently concluded Test at Lucknow to provide the ninth occasion of a bowler capturing  ten or more wickets in Test match at a neutral venue. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SK Warne 55.0 10 188 11 Aus Pak Colombo (PSS) 03 Oct 2002
2 Saeed Ajmal 42.0 11 097 10 Pak Eng Dubai (DSC) 17 Jan 2012
3 MD Craig 48.1 07 203 10 NZl Pak Sharjah 26 Nov 2014
4 D Bishoo 48.5 05 174 10 Win Pak Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016
5 Yasir Shah 67.4 11 210 10 Pak Win Abu Dhabi 21 Oct 2016
6 HMRKB Herath 61.4 16 136 11 Srl Pak Abu Dhabi 28 Sep 2017
7 Mohammad Abbas 29.4 06 095 10 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018
8 Yasir Shah 57.2 10 184 14 Pak NZl Dubai (DSC) 24 Nov 2018
9 RRS Cornwall 43.3 08 121 10 Win Afg Lucknow 27 Nov 2019
West Indies bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a Test – RRS Cornwall joins the list.

West Indies bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a Test – RRS Cornwall joins the list.

RRS Cornwall of West Indies captured 10 for 121 against Afghanisthan in the recently concluded Test at Lucknow to provide the 33rd occasion of a West Indies bowler capturing ten or more wickets in the Test match. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 W Ferguson 73.2 09 229 11 v England Port of Spain 11 Feb 1948
2 HHH Johnson 65.5 24 96 10 v England Kingston 27 Mar 1948
3 AL Valentine 106.0 36 204 11 v England Manchester 08 Jun 1950
4 S Ramadhin 115.0 70 152 11 v England Lord’s 24 Jun 1950
5 AL Valentine 90.3 31 160 10 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1950
6 GE Gomez 36.2×8 06 113 10 v Australia Sydney 25 Jan 1952
7 WW Hall 60.4 16 126 11 v India Kanpur 12 Dec 1958
8 LR Gibbs 75.3 25 157 11 v England Manchester 06 Jun 1963
9 LR Gibbs 69.1 29 106 10 v England Manchester 02 Jun 1966
10 KD Boyce 43.1 08 147 11 v England The Oval 26 Jul 1973
11 AME Roberts 42.3 11 121 12 v India Chennai 11 Jan 1975
12 AME Roberts 52.5 16 123 10 v England Lord’s 17 Jun 1976
13 MA Holding 53.4 15 149 14 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1976
14 MA Holding 38.3 08 107 11 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1981
15 MD Marshall 41.5 12 107 10 v Australia Adelaide 07 Dec 1984
16 MD Marshall 40.3 09 120 11 v New Zealand Bridgetown 26 Apr 1985
17 MD Marshall 43.0 10 92 10 v England Lord’s 16 Jun 1988
18 MD Marshall 36.5 09 89 11 v India Port of Spain 15 Apr 1989
19 CA Walsh 46.0 15 101 10 v India Kingston 28 Apr 1989
20 CEL Ambrose 47.4 12 127 10 v England Bridgetown 05 Apr 1990
21 CEL Ambrose 54.2 11 120 10 v Australia Adelaide 23 Jan 1993
22 CEL Ambrose 39.0 07 84 11 v England Port of Spain 25 Mar 1994
23 CA Walsh 36.0 15 55 13 v New Zealand Wellington 10 Feb 1995
24 KCG Benjamin 59.3 15 174 10 v England Nottingham 10 Aug 1995
25 CA Walsh 40.5 11 117 10 v England Lord’s 29 Jun 2000
26 CD Collymore 44.2 07 134 11 v Pakistan Kingston 03 Jun 2005
27 KAJ Roach 45.0 09 146 10 v Australia Port of Spain 15 Apr 2012
28 S Shillingford 81.5 16 219 10 v Australia Roseau 23 Apr 2012
29 S Shillingford 36.5 08 93 10 v Zimbabwe Roseau 20 Mar 2013
30 D Bishoo 48.5 05 174 10 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016
31 ST Gabriel 36.4 10 121 13 v Sri Lanka Gros Islet 14 Jun 2018
32 JO Holder 23.1 04 103 11 v Bangladesh Kingston 12 Jul 2018
33 RRS Cornwall 43.3 08 121 10 v Afghanistan Lucknow 27 Nov 2019
West Indies bowlers who have captured seven or more wickets in Test innings – RRS Cornwall joins the list.

West Indies bowlers who have captured seven or more wickets in Test innings – RRS Cornwall joins the list.

RRS Cornwall of West Indies captured 7 for 75 in Afghanisthan’s first innings  in the recently concluded Test at Lucknow to provide the 29th occasion of a West Indies bowler capturing  seven or more wickets in Test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AL Valentine 50.0 14 104 8 1 v England Manchester 08 Jun 1950
2 GE Gomez 18.0×8 3 55 7 1 v Australia Sydney 25 Jan 1952
3 DS Atkinson 40.0 21 53 7 3 v New Zealand Auckland 09 Mar 1956
4 S Ramadhin 31.0 16 49 7 1 v England Birmingham 30 May 1957
5 FMM Worrell 38.2 9 70 7 2 v England Leeds 25 Jul 1957
6 WW Hall 31.2 8 69 7 1 v England Kingston 17 Feb 1960
7 LR Gibbs 53.3 37 38 8 3 v India Bridgetown 23 Mar 1962
8 JM Noreiga 49.4 16 95 9 2 v India Port of Spain 06 Mar 1971
9 AME Roberts 20.5 5 64 7 1 v India Chennai 11 Jan 1975
10 LR Gibbs 59.0 20 98 7 2 v India Mumbai 23 Jan 1975
11 AME Roberts 14.0 3 54 7 3 v Australia Perth 12 Dec 1975
12 MA Holding 33.0 9 92 8 2 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1976
13 CEH Croft 18.5 7 29 8 1 v Pakistan Port of Spain 04 Mar 1977
14 MD Marshall 26.0 9 53 7 3 v England Leeds 12 Jul 1984
15 MD Marshall 25.3 6 80 7 3 v New Zealand Bridgetown 26 Apr 1985
16 MD Marshall 15.4 5 22 7 3 v England Manchester 30 Jun 1988
17 CEL Ambrose 22.4 10 45 8 4 v England Bridgetown 05 Apr 1990
18 CEL Ambrose 18.0 9 25 7 1 v Australia Perth 30 Jan 1993
19 CA Walsh 20.4 7 37 7 2 v New Zealand Wellington 10 Feb 1995
20 FA Rose 28.0 6 84 7 2 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 1998
21 JJC Lawson 19.1 3 78 7 1 v Australia St John’s 09 May 2003
22 CD Collymore 16.0 2 57 7 3 v Sri Lanka Kingston 27 Jun 2003
23 CD Collymore 27.3 5 78 7 1 v Pakistan Kingston 03 Jun 2005
24 DJG Sammy 21.3 2 66 7 3 v England Manchester 07 Jun 2007
25 FH Edwards 29.4 6 87 7 2 v New Zealand Napier 19 Dec 2008
26 D Bishoo 13.5 1 49 8 3 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016
27 ST Gabriel 20.4 6 62 8 3 v Sri Lanka Gros Islet 14 Jun 2018
28 RL Chase 21.4 2 60 8 4 v England Bridgetown 23 Jan 2019
29 RRS Cornwall 25.3 5 75 7 1 v Afghanistan Lucknow 27 Nov 2019
Most 300 plus runs partnerships are witnessed on English soil – 20 occasions. Australian soil has witnessed 19 partnerships of 300 plus runs partnerships.

Most 300 plus runs partnerships are witnessed on English soil – 20 occasions. Australian soil has witnessed 19 partnerships of 300 plus runs partnerships.

Most 300 plus runs partnerships are witnessed on English soil – 20 occasions.  Australian soil has witnessed 19 partnerships of 300 plus runs partnerships.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date Soil
1 DG Bradman, WH Ponsford 4 388 2 Aus Eng Leeds 20 Jul 1934 Eng
2 DG Bradman, WH Ponsford 2 451 1 Aus Eng The Oval 18 Aug 1934 Eng
3 L Hutton, M Leyland 2 382 1 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938 Eng
4 A Melville, AD Nourse 3 319 1 SAF Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1947 Eng
5 DCS Compton, WJ Edrich 3 370 1 Eng SAF Lord’s 21 Jun 1947 Eng
6 DG Bradman, AR Morris 2 301 4 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1948 Eng
7 MC Cowdrey, PBH May 4 411 3 Eng Win Birmingham 30 May 1957 Eng
8 KF Barrington, JH Edrich 2 369 1 Eng NZl Leeds 08 Jul 1965 Eng
9 AI Kallicharran, IVA Richards 3 303 1 Win Eng Nottingham 03 Jun 1976 Eng
10 DI Gower, RT Robinson 2 331 2 Eng Aus Birmingham 15 Aug 1985 Eng
11 GA Gooch, DI Gower 2 351 1 Eng Aus The Oval 29 Aug 1985 Eng
12 GR Marsh, MA Taylor 1 329 1 Aus Eng Nottingham 10 Aug 1989 Eng
13 GA Gooch, AJ Lamb 3 308 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 26 Jul 1990 Eng
14 Javed Miandad, Saleem Malik 4 322 1 Pak Eng Birmingham 04 Jun 1992 Eng
15 AR Border, SR Waugh 5 332* 1 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1993 Eng
16 HH Gibbs, GC Smith 1 338 1 SAF Eng Birmingham 24 Jul 2003 Eng
17 Mohammad Yousuf, Younis Khan 3 363 2 Pak Eng Leeds 04 Aug 2006 Eng
18 SCJ Broad, IJL Trott 8 332 1 Eng Pak Lord’s 26 Aug 2010 Eng
18 IR Bell, KP Pietersen 3 350 1 Eng Ind The Oval 18 Aug 2011 Eng
20 HM Amla, JH Kallis 3 377* 2 SAF Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012 Eng
                   
No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date Soil
1 JB Hobbs, W Rhodes 1 323 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 09 Feb 1912 Aus
2 DG Bradman, JHW Fingleton 6 346 3 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1937 Aus
3 SG Barnes, DG Bradman 5 405 2 Aus Eng Sydney 13 Dec 1946 Aus
4 EJ Barlow, RG Pollock 3 341 2 SAF Aus Adelaide 24 Jan 1964 Aus
5 WM Lawry, KD Walters 4 336 1 Aus Win Sydney 14 Feb 1969 Aus
6 JL Langer, RT Ponting 5 327 2 Aus Pak Perth 26 Nov 1999 Aus
7 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 303 2 Ind Aus Adelaide 12 Dec 2003 Aus
8 VVS Laxman, SR Tendulkar 4 353 1 Ind Aus Sydney 02 Jan 2004 Aus
9 PD Collingwood, KP Pietersen 4 310 1 Eng Aus Adelaide 01 Dec 2006 Aus
10 MJ Clarke, RT Ponting 4 352 1 Aus Pak Hobart 14 Jan 2010 Aus
11 BJ Haddin, MEK Hussey 6 307 2 Aus Eng Brisbane 25 Nov 2010 Aus
12 AN Cook, IJL Trott 2 329* 3 Eng Aus Brisbane 25 Nov 2010 Aus
13 MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey 5 334* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012 Aus
14 MJ Clarke, RT Ponting 4 386 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 24 Jan 2012 Aus
15 UT Khawaja, DA Warner 2 302 1 Aus NZl Perth 13 Nov 2015 Aus
16 SE Marsh, AC Voges 4 449 1 Aus Win Hobart 10 Dec 2015 Aus
17 MR Marsh, SPD Smith 5 301 2 Aus Eng Perth 14 Dec 2017 Aus
18 JA Burns, TM Head 4 308 1 Aus Srl Canberra 01 Feb 2019 Aus
19 M Labuschagne, DA Warner 2 361 1 Aus Pak Adelaide 29 Nov 2019 Aus
Test cricket witnesses one hundred occasions of 300 plus runs partnerships.

Test cricket witnesses one hundred occasions of 300 plus runs partnerships.

DA Warner- M Labuschagne posted 361 runs for the second wicket in the ongoing Test against Pakistan to provide the 100th occasion of batsmen posting 300 plus runs partnerships Test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JB Hobbs, W Rhodes 1 323 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 09 Feb 1912
2 DG Bradman, WH Ponsford 4 388 2 Aus Eng Leeds 20 Jul 1934
3 DG Bradman, WH Ponsford 2 451 1 Aus Eng The Oval 18 Aug 1934
4 DG Bradman, JHW Fingleton 6 346 3 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1937
5 L Hutton, M Leyland 2 382 1 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938
6 SG Barnes, DG Bradman 5 405 2 Aus Eng Sydney 13 Dec 1946
7 A Melville, AD Nourse 3 319 1 SAF Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1947
8 DCS Compton, WJ Edrich 3 370 1 Eng SAF Lord’s 21 Jun 1947
9 DG Bradman, AR Morris 2 301 4 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1948
10 L Hutton, C Washbrook 1 359 1 Eng SAF Johannesburg 27 Dec 1948
11 ED Weekes, FMM Worrell 3 338 1 Win Eng Port of Spain 17 Mar 1954
12 DS Atkinson, CC Depeiaza 7 347 2 Win Aus Bridgetown 14 May 1955
13 Imtiaz Ahmed, Waqar Hasan 7 308 2 Pak NZl Lahore 26 Oct 1955
14 MH Mankad, P Roy 1 413 1 Ind NZl Chennai 06 Jan 1956
15 MC Cowdrey, PBH May 4 411 3 Eng Win Birmingham 30 May 1957
16 CC Hunte, GS Sobers 2 446 2 Win Pak Kingston 26 Feb 1958
17 GS Sobers, FMM Worrell 4 399 2 Win Eng Bridgetown 06 Jan 1960
18 EJ Barlow, RG Pollock 3 341 2 SAF Aus Adelaide 24 Jan 1964
19 WM Lawry, RB Simpson 1 382 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 05 May 1965
20 KF Barrington, JH Edrich 2 369 1 Eng NZl Leeds 08 Jul 1965
21 WM Lawry, KD Walters 4 336 1 Aus Win Sydney 14 Feb 1969
22 TW Jarvis, GM Turner 1 387 2 NZl Win Georgetown 06 Apr 1972
23 Asif Iqbal, Mushtaq Mohammad 4 350 1 Pak NZl Dunedin 07 Feb 1973
24 AI Kallicharran, IVA Richards 3 303 1 Win Eng Nottingham 03 Jun 1976
25 SM Gavaskar, DB Vengsarkar 2 344* 3 Ind Win Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
26 GR Viswanath, Yashpal Sharma 3 316 1 Ind Eng Chennai 13 Jan 1982
27 Javed Miandad, Mudassar Nazar 3 451 1 Pak Ind Hyd-Pak 14 Jan 1983
28 IVA Richards, RB Richardson 3 308 2 Win Aus St John’s 07 Apr 1984
29 DI Gower, RT Robinson 2 331 2 Eng Aus Birmingham 15 Aug 1985
30 GA Gooch, DI Gower 2 351 1 Eng Aus The Oval 29 Aug 1985
31 Javed Miandad, Qasim Umar 3 397 2 Pak Srl Faisalabad 16 Oct 1985
32 GR Marsh, MA Taylor 1 329 1 Aus Eng Nottingham 10 Aug 1989
33 GA Gooch, AJ Lamb 3 308 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
34 MD Crowe, AH Jones 3 467 3 NZl Srl Wellington 31 Jan 1991
35 Javed Miandad, Saleem Malik 4 322 1 Pak Eng Birmingham 04 Jun 1992
36 AR Border, SR Waugh 5 332* 1 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1993
37 MA Atherton, RA Smith 3 303 2 Eng Win St John’s 16 Apr 1994
38 Saqlain Mushtaq, Wasim Akram 8 313 2 Pak Zim Sheikhupura 17 Oct 1996
39 GS Blewett, SR Waugh 5 385 2 Aus SAF Johannesburg 28 Feb 1997
40 ST Jayasuriya, RS Mahanama 2 576 2 Srl Ind Colombo (RPS) 02 Aug 1997
41 Aamer Sohail, Inzamam-ul-Haq 3 323 2 Pak Win Rawalpindi 29 Nov 1997
42 HH Gibbs, JH Kallis 2 315* 2 SAF NZl Christchurch 11 Mar 1999
43 Ijaz Ahmed, Inzamam-ul-Haq 3 352* 2 Pak Srl Dhaka 12 Mar 1999
44 JC Adams, BC Lara 5 322 2 Win Aus Kingston 13 Mar 1999
45 JL Langer, RT Ponting 5 327 2 Aus Pak Perth 26 Nov 1999
46 MS Atapattu, ST Jayasuriya 1 335 1 Srl Pak Kandy 28 Jun 2000
47 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 376 3 Ind Aus Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
48 AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn 6 317 1 Aus SAF Johannesburg 22 Feb 2002
49 HH Gibbs, GC Smith 1 368 1 SAF Pak Cape Town 02 Jan 2003
50 DS Lehmann, RT Ponting 3 315 1 Aus Win Port of Spain 19 Apr 2003
51 HH Dippenaar, JA Rudolph 3 429* 2 SAF Ban Chattogram 24 Apr 2003
52 HH Gibbs, GC Smith 1 338 1 SAF Eng Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
53 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 303 2 Ind Aus Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
54 VVS Laxman, SR Tendulkar 4 353 1 Ind Aus Sydney 02 Jan 2004
55 HH Gibbs, GC Smith 1 301 1 SAF Win Centurion 16 Jan 2004
56 V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar 3 336 1 Ind Pak Multan 28 Mar 2004
57 MS Atapattu, KC Sangakkara 2 438 2 Srl Zim Bulawayo 14 May 2004
58 Inzamam-ul-Haq, Younis Khan 3 324 1 Pak Ind Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005
59 CH Gayle, RR Sarwan 2 331 2 Win SAF St John’s 29 Apr 2005
60 Mohammad Yousuf, Younis Khan 3 319 1 Pak Ind Lahore 13 Jan 2006
61 R Dravid, V Sehwag 1 410 2 Ind Pak Lahore 13 Jan 2006
62 JN Gillespie, MEK Hussey 4 320 2 Aus Ban Chattogram 16 Apr 2006
63 M Jayawardene, KC Sangakkara 3 624 2 Srl SAF Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 2006
64 Mohammad Yousuf, Younis Khan 3 363 2 Pak Eng Leeds 04 Aug 2006
65 PD Collingwood, KP Pietersen 4 310 1 Eng Aus Adelaide 01 Dec 2006
66 M Jayawardene, KC Sangakkara 3 311 2 Srl Ban Kandy 11 Jul 2007
67 HM Amla, JH Kallis 3 330 3 SAF NZl Johannesburg 08 Nov 2007
68 SC Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh 5 300 1 Ind Pak Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
69 ND McKenzie, GC Smith 1 415 1 SAF Ban Chattogram 29 Feb 2008
70 R Dravid, G Gambhir 2 314 1 Ind Eng Mohali 19 Dec 2008
71 M Jayawardene, TT Samaraweera 4 437 1 Srl Pak Karachi 21 Feb 2009
72 M Jayawardene, P Jayawardene 6 351 2 Srl Ind Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
73 MJ Clarke, RT Ponting 4 352 1 Aus Pak Hobart 14 Jan 2010
74 HM Amla, JH Kallis 3 340 1 SAF Ind Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
75 MJ Guptill, BB McCullum 6 339 1 NZl Ban Hamilton 15 Feb 2010
76 SCJ Broad, IJL Trott 8 332 1 Eng Pak Lord’s 26 Aug 2010
77 SR Tendulkar, M Vijay 3 308 2 Ind Aus Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
78 BJ Haddin, MEK Hussey 6 307 2 Aus Eng Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
79 AN Cook, IJL Trott 2 329* 3 Eng Aus Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
80 IR Bell, KP Pietersen 3 350 1 Eng Ind The Oval 18 Aug 2011
81 MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey 5 334* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
82 MJ Clarke, RT Ponting 4 386 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
83 HM Amla, JH Kallis 3 377* 2 SAF Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012
84 DM Bravo, MN Samuels 3 326 2 Win Ban Khulna 21 Nov 2012
85 CA Pujara, M Vijay 2 370 2 Ind Aus Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
86 AB de Villiers, GC Smith 5 338 2 SAF Pak Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
87 BB McCullum, BJ Watling 6 352 3 NZl Ind Wellington 14 Feb 2014
88 HM Amla, AB de Villiers 4 308 1 SAF Win Centurion 17 Dec 2014
89 BJ Watling, KS Williamson 6 365* 3 NZl Srl Wellington 03 Jan 2015
90 Imrul Kayes, Tamim Iqbal 1 312 3 Ban Pak Khulna 28 Apr 2015
91 UT Khawaja, DA Warner 2 302 1 Aus NZl Perth 13 Nov 2015
92 SE Marsh, AC Voges 4 449 1 Aus Win Hobart 10 Dec 2015
93 JM Bairstow, BA Stokes 6 399 1 Eng SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
94 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 365 1 Ind NZl Indore 08 Oct 2016
95 Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan 5 359 1 Ban NZl Wellington 12 Jan 2017
96 MR Marsh, SPD Smith 5 301 2 Aus Eng Perth 14 Dec 2017
97 DM de Silva, BKG Mendis 2 308 2 Srl Ban Chattogram 31 Jan 2018
98 JA Burns, TM Head 4 308 1 Aus Srl Canberra 01 Feb 2019
99 MA Agarwal, RG Sharma 1 317 1 Ind SAF Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
100 M Labuschagne, DA Warner 2 361 1 Aus Pak Adelaide 29 Nov 2019

It also provides the 23rd occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 300 plus runs partnerships in a Test innings.All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DG Bradman, WH Ponsford 4 388 2 Aus Eng Leeds 20 Jul 1934
2 DG Bradman, WH Ponsford 2 451 1 Aus Eng The Oval 18 Aug 1934
3 DG Bradman, JHW Fingleton 6 346 3 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1937
4 SG Barnes, DG Bradman 5 405 2 Aus Eng Sydney 13 Dec 1946
5 DG Bradman, AR Morris 2 301 4 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1948
6 WM Lawry, RB Simpson 1 382 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 05 May 1965
7 WM Lawry, KD Walters 4 336 1 Aus Win Sydney 14 Feb 1969
8 GR Marsh, MA Taylor 1 329 1 Aus Eng Nottingham 10 Aug 1989
9 AR Border, SR Waugh 5 332* 1 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1993
10 GS Blewett, SR Waugh 5 385 2 Aus SAF Johannesburg 28 Feb 1997
11 JL Langer, RT Ponting 5 327 2 Aus Pak Perth 26 Nov 1999
12 AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn 6 317 1 Aus SAF Johannesburg 22 Feb 2002
13 DS Lehmann, RT Ponting 3 315 1 Aus Win Port of Spain 19 Apr 2003
14 JN Gillespie, MEK Hussey 4 320 2 Aus Ban Chattogram 16 Apr 2006
15 MJ Clarke, RT Ponting 4 352 1 Aus Pak Hobart 14 Jan 2010
16 BJ Haddin, MEK Hussey 6 307 2 Aus Eng Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
17 MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey 5 334* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
18 MJ Clarke, RT Ponting 4 386 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
19 UT Khawaja, DA Warner 2 302 1 Aus NZl Perth 13 Nov 2015
20 SE Marsh, AC Voges 4 449 1 Aus Win Hobart 10 Dec 2015
21 MR Marsh, SPD Smith 5 301 2 Aus Eng Perth 14 Dec 2017
22 JA Burns, TM Head 4 308 1 Aus Srl Canberra 01 Feb 2019
23 M Labuschagne, DA Warner 2 361 1 Aus Pak Adelaide 29 Nov 2019

It also provides the third occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 300 plus runs partnerships in a Test innings against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below, It also represents the highest partnership by Australian batsmen against Pakistan.

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JL Langer, RT Ponting 5 327 2 Aus Pak Perth 26 Nov 1999
2 MJ Clarke, RT Ponting 4 352 1 Aus Pak Hobart 14 Jan 2010
3 M Labuschagne, DA Warner 2 361 1 Aus Pak Adelaide 29 Nov 2019

It also provides the 13th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 300 plus runs partnerships in a Test innings against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CC Hunte, GS Sobers 2 446 2 Win Pak Kingston 26 Feb 1958
2 JL Langer, RT Ponting 5 327 2 Aus Pak Perth 26 Nov 1999
3 MS Atapattu, ST Jayasuriya 1 335 1 Srl Pak Kandy 28 Jun 2000
4 HH Gibbs, GC Smith 1 368 1 SAF Pak Cape Town 02 Jan 2003
5 V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar 3 336 1 Ind Pak Multan 28 Mar 2004
6 R Dravid, V Sehwag 1 410 2 Ind Pak Lahore 13 Jan 2006
7 SC Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh 5 300 1 Ind Pak Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
8 M Jayawardene, TT Samaraweera 4 437 1 Srl Pak Karachi 21 Feb 2009
9 MJ Clarke, RT Ponting 4 352 1 Aus Pak Hobart 14 Jan 2010
10 SCJ Broad, IJL Trott 8 332 1 Eng Pak Lord’s 26 Aug 2010
11 AB de Villiers, GC Smith 5 338 2 SAF Pak Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
12 Imrul Kayes, Tamim Iqbal 1 312 3 Ban Pak Khulna 28 Apr 2015
13 M Labuschagne, DA Warner 2 361 1 Aus Pak Adelaide 29 Nov 2019

It also provides the 18th occasion of batsmen posting a 300 plus runs partnership for the second wicket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DG Bradman, WH Ponsford 2 451 1 Aus Eng The Oval 18 Aug 1934
2 L Hutton, M Leyland 2 382 1 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938
3 DG Bradman, AR Morris 2 301 4 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1948
4 CC Hunte, GS Sobers 2 446 2 Win Pak Kingston 26 Feb 1958
5 KF Barrington, JH Edrich 2 369 1 Eng NZl Leeds 08 Jul 1965
6 SM Gavaskar, DB Vengsarkar 2 344* 3 Ind Win Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
7 DI Gower, RT Robinson 2 331 2 Eng Aus Birmingham 15 Aug 1985
8 GA Gooch, DI Gower 2 351 1 Eng Aus The Oval 29 Aug 1985
9 ST Jayasuriya, RS Mahanama 2 576 2 Srl Ind Colombo (RPS) 02 Aug 1997
10 HH Gibbs, JH Kallis 2 315* 2 SAF NZl Christchurch 11 Mar 1999
11 MS Atapattu, KC Sangakkara 2 438 2 Srl Zim Bulawayo 14 May 2004
12 CH Gayle, RR Sarwan 2 331 2 Win SAF St John’s 29 Apr 2005
13 R Dravid, G Gambhir 2 314 1 Ind Eng Mohali 19 Dec 2008
14 AN Cook, IJL Trott 2 329* 3 Eng Aus Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
15 CA Pujara, M Vijay 2 370 2 Ind Aus Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
16 UT Khawaja, DA Warner 2 302 1 Aus NZl Perth 13 Nov 2015
17 DM de Silva, BKG Mendis 2 308 2 Srl Ban Chattogram 31 Jan 2018
18 M Labuschagne, DA Warner 2 361 1 Aus Pak Adelaide 29 Nov 2019

Test Cricket has witnessed 14 occasions of 400 plus runs partnerships. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 M Jayawardene, KC Sangakkara 3 624 2 Srl SAF Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 2006
2 ST Jayasuriya, RS Mahanama 2 576 2 Srl Ind Colombo (RPS) 02 Aug 1997
3 MD Crowe, AH Jones 3 467 3 NZl Srl Wellington 31 Jan 1991
4 DG Bradman, WH Ponsford 2 451 1 Aus Eng The Oval 18 Aug 1934
5 Javed Miandad, Mudassar Nazar 3 451 1 Pak Ind Hyd-Pak 14 Jan 1983
6 SE Marsh, AC Voges 4 449 1 Aus Win Hobart 10 Dec 2015
7 CC Hunte, GS Sobers 2 446 2 Win Pak Kingston 26 Feb 1958
8 MS Atapattu, KC Sangakkara 2 438 2 Srl Zim Bulawayo 14 May 2004
9 M Jayawardene, TT Samaraweera 4 437 1 Srl Pak Karachi 21 Feb 2009
10 ND McKenzie, GC Smith 1 415 1 SAF Ban Chattogram 29 Feb 2008
11 MH Mankad, P Roy 1 413 1 Ind NZl Chennai 06 Jan 1956
12 MC Cowdrey, PBH May 4 411 3 Eng Win Birmingham 30 May 1957
13 R Dravid, V Sehwag 1 410 2 Ind Pak Lahore 13 Jan 2006
14 SG Barnes, DG Bradman 5 405 2 Aus Eng Sydney 13 Dec 1946

It also provides the 19th occasion of batsmen posting 300 plus runs partnership on Australian soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JB Hobbs, W Rhodes 1 323 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 09 Feb 1912
2 DG Bradman, JHW Fingleton 6 346 3 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1937
3 SG Barnes, DG Bradman 5 405 2 Aus Eng Sydney 13 Dec 1946
4 EJ Barlow, RG Pollock 3 341 2 SAF Aus Adelaide 24 Jan 1964
5 WM Lawry, KD Walters 4 336 1 Aus Win Sydney 14 Feb 1969
6 JL Langer, RT Ponting 5 327 2 Aus Pak Perth 26 Nov 1999
7 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 303 2 Ind Aus Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
8 VVS Laxman, SR Tendulkar 4 353 1 Ind Aus Sydney 02 Jan 2004
9 PD Collingwood, KP Pietersen 4 310 1 Eng Aus Adelaide 01 Dec 2006
10 MJ Clarke, RT Ponting 4 352 1 Aus Pak Hobart 14 Jan 2010
11 BJ Haddin, MEK Hussey 6 307 2 Aus Eng Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
12 AN Cook, IJL Trott 2 329* 3 Eng Aus Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
13 MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey 5 334* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
14 MJ Clarke, RT Ponting 4 386 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
15 UT Khawaja, DA Warner 2 302 1 Aus NZl Perth 13 Nov 2015
16 SE Marsh, AC Voges 4 449 1 Aus Win Hobart 10 Dec 2015
17 MR Marsh, SPD Smith 5 301 2 Aus Eng Perth 14 Dec 2017
18 JA Burns, TM Head 4 308 1 Aus Srl Canberra 01 Feb 2019
19 M Labuschagne, DA Warner 2 361 1 Aus Pak Adelaide 29 Nov 2019

It also provides the 13th occasion of Australian batsmen posting 300 plus runs partnership on home soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DG Bradman, JHW Fingleton 6 346 3 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1937
2 SG Barnes, DG Bradman 5 405 2 Aus Eng Sydney 13 Dec 1946
3 WM Lawry, KD Walters 4 336 1 Aus Win Sydney 14 Feb 1969
4 JL Langer, RT Ponting 5 327 2 Aus Pak Perth 26 Nov 1999
5 MJ Clarke, RT Ponting 4 352 1 Aus Pak Hobart 14 Jan 2010
6 BJ Haddin, MEK Hussey 6 307 2 Aus Eng Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
7 MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey 5 334* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
8 MJ Clarke, RT Ponting 4 386 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
9 UT Khawaja, DA Warner 2 302 1 Aus NZl Perth 13 Nov 2015
10 SE Marsh, AC Voges 4 449 1 Aus Win Hobart 10 Dec 2015
11 MR Marsh, SPD Smith 5 301 2 Aus Eng Perth 14 Dec 2017
12 JA Burns, TM Head 4 308 1 Aus Srl Canberra 01 Feb 2019
13 M Labuschagne, DA Warner 2 361 1 Aus Pak Adelaide 29 Nov 2019

Adelaide, Leeds and The Oval are the three grounds to witness 300 plus runs partnerships on five occasions. Adelaide joined the list with the 361 runs partnership between DA Warner-M Labuschagne in the ongoing Test

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 EJ Barlow, RG Pollock 3 341 2 SAF Aus Adelaide 24 Jan 1964
2 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 303 2 Ind Aus Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
3 PD Collingwood, KP Pietersen 4 310 1 Eng Aus Adelaide 01 Dec 2006
4 MJ Clarke, RT Ponting 4 386 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
5 M Labuschagne, DA Warner 2 361 1 Aus Pak Adelaide 29 Nov 2019
                 
1 DG Bradman, WH Ponsford 4 388 2 Aus Eng Leeds 20 Jul 1934
2 DG Bradman, AR Morris 2 301 4 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1948
3 KF Barrington, JH Edrich 2 369 1 Eng NZl Leeds 08 Jul 1965
4 AR Border, SR Waugh 5 332* 1 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1993
5 Mohammad Yousuf, Younis Khan 3 363 2 Pak Eng Leeds 04 Aug 2006
                 
1 DG Bradman, WH Ponsford 2 451 1 Aus Eng The Oval 18 Aug 1934
2 L Hutton, M Leyland 2 382 1 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938
3 GA Gooch, DI Gower 2 351 1 Eng Aus The Oval 29 Aug 1985
4 IR Bell, KP Pietersen 3 350 1 Eng Ind The Oval 18 Aug 2011
5 HM Amla, JH Kallis 3 377* 2 SAF Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012
DA Warner’s triple century – 335 not out – against Pakistan in the ongoing test at Adelaide has the following statistical accreditations.

DA Warner’s triple century – 335 not out – against Pakistan in the ongoing test at Adelaide has the following statistical accreditations.

It provides the 31st occasion of a batsman scoring a triple century in the annals of Test cricket. It also provides the eighth occasion of Australian batsman scoring a triple century. It also provides the fourth occasion of a batsman scoring a triple century in a test innings against Pakistan. It also provides the second occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a triple century in a test innings against Pakistan.

It provides the 16th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a triple century in the annals of Test cricket. It also provides the fourth occasion of Australian opening batsman scoring a triple century. It also provides the third occasion of an opening batsman scoring a triple century in a test innings against Pakistan. It also provides the second occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a triple century in a test innings against Pakistan.

DA Warner’s 335 not out represent the highest individual score by an opening batsman against Pakistan. The previous best was 334 not out by MA Taylor of Australia at Peshawar in Oct 1998

DA Warner’s 335 not out represent the highest individual score by an Australian opening batsman against Pakistan. The previous best was 334 not out by MA Taylor of Australia at Peshawar in Oct 1998

It also represents the second triple century by a batsman in a Day-Night Test. Azhar Ali of Pakistan had scored 302 not out against West Indies at Dubai-DSC in Oct 2016. It also represents the highest individual score by a batsman in a Day-Night Test.

It also represents the second triple century by an opening batsman in a Day-Night Test. Azhar Ali of Pakistan had scored 302 not out against West Indies at Dubai-DSC in Oct 2016. It also represents the highest individual score by an opening batsman in a Day-Night Test.

It also represents the first triple century by a batsman in a test at Adelaide. The previous best was 299 not out by DG Bradman of Australia against South Africa at Adelaide in Jan 1932.

It also represents the first triple century in by an opening batsman in a test at Adelaide. The previous best was 225 by RB Simpson of Australia against England at Adelaide in Jan 1966.

DA Warner occupies fifth place in the list of openers who have scored most centuries in Tests.

DA Warner occupies fifth place in the list of openers who have scored most centuries in Tests.

DA Warner’s 166 not out in the ongoing test between Australia and Pakistan at Adelaide to provides his 23rd century as an opening batsman in Tests. He now occupies the fifth place in the list of opening batsmen who have scored most centuries in the annals of Test cricket. He went past G Boycott and V Sehwag who had scored 22 centuries on his way to fifth place

No Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C
1 SM Gavaskar Ind 1971-1987 119 203 12 9607 221 50.29 33
2 AN Cook Eng 2006-2018 154 278 14 11845 294 44.86 31
3 ML Hayden Aus 1994-2009 103 184 14 8625 380 50.73 30
4 GC Smith SAF 2002-2014 114 196 12 9030 277 49.07 27
5 DA Warner Aus 2011-2019 81 146 6 6739 253 48.13 23
                     
1 G Boycott Eng 1964-1982 107 191 23 8091 246* 48.16 22
2 V Sehwag Ind 2002-2013 99 170 6 8207 319 50.04 22

DA Warner became the second Australian opening batsman to score 23 or more centuries in Tests after ML Hayden ML Hayden has scored 30 centuries.

No Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C
1 ML Hayden Aus 1994-2009 103 184 14 8625 380 50.73 30
2 DA Warner Aus 2011-2019 81 146 6 6739 253 48.13 23
Centuries by a batsman batting at number eight in Test innings.

Centuries by a batsman batting at number eight in Test innings.

MJ Santner of New Zealand scored 126 against England in the just concluded test at Mount Maunganui to provide the 86th occasion of a batsman scoring a century while batting at number eight in Test innings. It also provides the 14th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a century while batting at number eight in Test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Pos Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 8 BR Taylor 105 1 NZl Ind Kolkata 5 Mar 1965
2 8 BR Taylor 124 1 NZl Win Auckland 27 Feb 1969
3 8 RJ Hadlee 103 2 NZl Win Christchurch 22 Feb 1980
4 8 IDS Smith 113* 1 NZl Eng Auckland 10 Feb 1984
5 8 JG Bracewell 110 2 NZl Eng Nottingham 07 Aug 1986
6 8 SB Styris 107 1 NZl Win St George’s 28 Jun 2002
7 8 DL Vettori 127 1 NZl Zim Harare 07 Aug 2005
8 8 DL Vettori 118 1 NZl Ind Hamilton 18 Mar 2009
9 8 DL Vettori 140 4 NZl Srl Colombo (SSC) 26 Aug 2009
10 8 DL Vettori 110 1 NZl Pak Wellington 15 Jan 2011
11 8 BJ Watling 103 1 NZl Ban Chattogram 09 Oct 2013
12 8 JDS Neesham 137* 3 NZl Ind Wellington 14 Feb 2014
13 8 TA Blundell 107* 2 NZl Win Wellington 01 Dec 2017
14 8 MJ Santner 126 2 NZl Eng Mt Maunganui 21 Nov 2019

It also provides the 20th occasion of a batsman scoring a century while batting at number eight in Test innings against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Pos Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 8 GJ Bonnor 128 2 Aus Eng Sydney 14 Mar 1885
2 8 MJ Hartigan 116 3 Aus Eng Adelaide 10 Jan 1908
3 8 JM Taylor 108 3 Aus Eng Sydney 19 Dec 1924
4 8 EL Dalton 117 1 SAF Eng The Oval 17 Aug 1935
5 8 EL Dalton 102 2 SAF Eng Johannesburg 24 Dec 1938
6 8 PL Winslow 108 2 SAF Eng Manchester 07 Jul 1955
7 8 BD Julien 121 1 Win Eng Lord’s 23 Aug 1973
8 8 N Kapil Dev 116 2 Ind Eng Kanpur 30 Jan 1982
9 8 IDS Smith 113* 1 NZl Eng Auckland 10 Feb 1984
10 8 SMH Kirmani 102 2 Ind Eng Mumbai 28 Nov 1984
11 8 JG Bracewell 110 2 NZl Eng Nottingham 07 Aug 1986
12 8 N Kapil Dev 110 1 Ind Eng The Oval 23 Aug 1990
13 8 Moin Khan 105 1 Pak Eng Leeds 08 Aug 1996
14 8 AB Agarkar 109* 4 Ind Eng Lord’s 25 Jul 2002
15 8 Kamran Akmal 154 2 Pak Eng Lahore 29 Nov 2005
16 8 A Kumble 110* 1 Ind Eng The Oval 09 Aug 2007
17 8 DJG Sammy 106 1 Win Eng Nottingham 25 May 2012
18 8 JO Holder 103* 4 Win Eng North Sound 13 Apr 2015
19 8 JO Holder 202* 3 Win Eng Bridgetown 23 Jan 2019
20 8 MJ Santner 126 2 NZl Eng M’t Maunganui 21 Nov 2019

It also provides the third occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a century while batting at number eight in Test innings against England. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also represents the highest individual innings by a New Zealand batsman batting at number eight in a Test innings against England.

No Pos Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 8 IDS Smith 113* 1 NZl Eng Auckland 10 Feb 1984
2 8 JG Bracewell 110 2 NZl Eng Nottingham 07 Aug 1986
3 8 MJ Santner 126 2 NZl Eng Mt Maunganui 21 Nov 2019
200 plus runs partnerships for the seventh wicket in Tests.

200 plus runs partnerships for the seventh wicket in Tests.

MJ Santner-BJ Watling of New  Zealand  added 261 runs for the seventh wicket against England at Mt Maunganui to provide the 18th occasion of batsmen posting  200 plus runs partnership for the seventh wicket in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DJ McGlew, ARA Murray 7 246 1 SAF NZl Wellington 06 Mar 1953
2 DS Atkinson, CC Depeiaza 7 347 2 Win Aus Bridgetown 14 May 1955
3 Imtiaz Ahmed, Waqar Hasan 7 308 2 Pak NZl Lahore 26 Oct 1955
4 DT Lindsay, PL van der Merwe 7 221 3 SAF Aus Johannesburg 23 Dec 1966
5 GJ Gilmour, KD Walters 7 217 1 Aus NZl Christchurch 18 Feb 1977
6 SMH Kirmani, RJ Shastri 7 235 2 Ind Eng Mumbai 28 Nov 1984
7 Mohammad Yousuf, Saqlain Mushtaq 7 248 2 Pak NZl Christchurch 15 Mar 2001
8 VVS Laxman, A Ratra 7 217 1 Ind Win St John’s 10 May 2002
9 CL Cairns, JDP Oram 7 225 2 NZl SAF Auckland 18 Mar 2004
10 AC Gilchrist, SM Katich 7 212 2 Aus NZl Christchurch 10 Mar 2005
11 HAPW Jayawardene, WPUJC Vaas 7 223* 2 Srl Ban Colombo (SSC) 25 Jun 2007
12 MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman 7 259* 2 Ind SAF Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
13 MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman 7 224 1 Ind Win Kolkata 14 Nov 2011
14 DJG Sammy, MN Samuels 7 204 1 Win Eng Nottingham 25 May 2012
15 R Ashwin, RG Sharma 7 280 2 Ind Win Kolkata 06 Nov 2013
16 RA Jadeja, RR Pant 7 204 1 Ind Aus Sydney 03 Jan 2019
17 SO Dowrich, JO Holder 7 295* 3 Win Eng Bridgetown 23 Jan 2019
18 MJ Santner, BJ Watling 7 261 2 NZl Eng Mt Maunganui 21 Nov 2019

It also provides the second occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting 200 plus runs for the seventh wicket in Test innings. Both such occasions are listed below.  It also represents the record partnership by New Zealand batsman in tests for the seventh wicket.

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CL Cairns, JDP Oram 7 225 2 NZl SAF Auckland 18 Mar 2004
2 MJ Santner, BJ Watling 7 261 2 NZl Eng Mt Maunganui 21 Nov 2019

It also provides the fourth occasion of batsmen posting 200 plus runs for the seventh wicket in Test innings against England. All such occasions are listed below. 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SMH Kirmani, RJ Shastri 7 235 2 Ind Eng Mumbai 28 Nov 1984
2 DJG Sammy, MN Samuels 7 204 1 Win Eng Nottingham 25 May 2012
3 SO Dowrich, JO Holder 7 295* 3 Win Eng Bridgetown 23 Jan 2019
4 MJ Santner, BJ Watling 7 261 2 NZl Eng Mt Maunganui 21 Nov 2019

India owns the record for most 200 plus runs partnerships for the seventh wicket in tests with six such partnerships. All such partnerships are tabulated below.

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SMH Kirmani, RJ Shastri 7 235 2 Ind Eng Mumbai 28 Nov 1984
2 VVS Laxman, A Ratra 7 217 1 Ind Win St John’s 10 May 2002
3 MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman 7 259* 2 Ind SAF Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
4 MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman 7 224 1 Ind Win Kolkata 14 Nov 2011
5 R Ashwin, RG Sharma 7 280 2 Ind Win Kolkata 06 Nov 2013
6 RA Jadeja, RR Pant 7 204 1 Ind Aus Sydney 03 Jan 2019

MS Dhoni-VVS Laxman pair is the only pair to post two 200 plus runs partnerships for the seventh wicket. Both such partnerships are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman 7 259* 2 Ind SAF Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
2 MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman 7 224 1 Ind Win Kolkata 14 Nov 2011

MJ Santner-BJ Watling of New  Zealand  added 261 runs for the seventh wicket against England at Mt Maunganui to provide the sixth occasion of batsmen posting  250 plus runs partnership for the seventh wicket in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DS Atkinson, CC Depeiaza 7 347 2 Win Aus Bridgetown 14 May 1955
2 Imtiaz Ahmed, Waqar Hasan 7 308 2 Pak NZl Lahore 26 Oct 1955
3 SO Dowrich, JO Holder 7 295* 3 Win Eng Bridgetown 23 Jan 2019
4 R Ashwin, RG Sharma 7 280 2 Ind Win Kolkata 06 Nov 2013
5 MJ Santner, BJ Watling 7 261 2 NZl Eng Mt Maunganui 21 Nov 2019
6 MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman 7 259* 2 Ind SAF Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
Some interesting coincidences

Some interesting coincidences

It is interesting to note that the wicket-keeper batsmen were in the forefront in the just concluded three tests. In the test between India and Bangladesh at Kolkata, Bangladesh wicket keeper batsman scored Mushfiqur Rahim scored a defiant 74 in Bangladesh’s second innings. Pakistan’s wicket-keeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan scored 95 against Australia at Brisbane in Pakistan’s second innings. New Zealand wicket-keeper batsman BJ Watling came up with a double century – 205 against England at Mount Mounganai in New Zealand’s first innings.

Interesting all these three tests have been won by an innings by the victorious teams. India won by an innings and 46 runs against Bangladesh. Australia won by an innings and five runs against Pakistan. New Zealand won by an innings and 65 runs against England.