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Indian batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership in Test innings

Indian batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership in Test innings

AM Rahane and RG Sharma stitched 267 runs partnership for the fourth wicket against South Africa in the ongoing Test at Ranchi to provide the 31st occasion of Indian batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership in Test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MH Mankad, P Roy 1 413 1 v New Zealand Chennai 06 Jan 1956
2 SM Gavaskar, DB Vengsarkar 2 344* 3 v West Indies Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
3 GR Viswanath, Yashpal Sharma 3 316 1 v England Chennai 13 Jan 1982
4 RJ Shastri, DB Vengsarkar 6 298* 2 v Australia Mumbai 15 Oct 1986
5 M Azharuddin, N Kapil Dev 6 272 2 v Sri Lanka Kanpur 17 Dec 1986
6 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 3 255 1 v England Nottingham 04 Jul 1996
7 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 4 256 1 v Sri Lanka Mumbai 03 Dec 1997
8 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 4 281 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
9 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 376 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
10 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 303 2 v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
11 VVS Laxman, SR Tendulkar 4 353 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
12 V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar 3 336 1 v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
13 R Dravid, G Gambhir 2 259 1 v Bangladesh Chattogram 17 Dec 2004
14 R Dravid, V Sehwag 1 410 2 v Pakistan Lahore 13 Jan 2006
15 SC Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh 5 300 1 v Pakistan Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
16 R Dravid, V Sehwag 2 268 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
17 G Gambhir, VVS Laxman 4 278 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
18 R Dravid, G Gambhir 2 314 1 v England Mohali 19 Dec 2008
19 MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman 7 259* 2 v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
20 SK Raina, SR Tendulkar 5 256 2 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010
21 SR Tendulkar, M Vijay 3 308 2 v Australia Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
22 CA Pujara, M Vijay 2 370 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
23 S Dhawan, M Vijay 1 289 2 v Australia Mohali 14 Mar 2013
24 R Ashwin, RG Sharma 7 280 2 v West Indies Kolkata 06 Nov 2013
25 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 262 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
26 S Dhawan, M Vijay 1 283 1 v Bangladesh Fatullah 10 Jun 2015
27 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 365 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
28 S Dhawan, CA Pujara 2 253 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
29 V Kohli, M Vijay 3 283 1 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
30 MA Agarwal, RG Sharma 1 317 1 v South Africa Vizag 02 Oct 2019
31 AM Rahane, RG Sharma 4 267 1 v South Africa Ranchi 19 Oct 2019

It also provides the third occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in a Test innings against South Africa. All the three occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 R Dravid, V Sehwag 2 268 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
2 MA Agarwal, RG Sharma 1 317 1 v South Africa Vizag 02 Oct 2019
3 AM Rahane, RG Sharma 4 267 1 v South Africa Ranchi 19 Oct 2019

AM Rahane and RG Sharma stitched 267 runs partnership for the fourth wicket against South Africa in the ongoing Test at Ranchi to provide the sevnth occasion of Indian batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership for the fourth wicket  in a Test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 4 256 1 v Sri Lanka Mumbai 03 Dec 1997
2 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 4 281 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
3 VVS Laxman, SR Tendulkar 4 353 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
4 G Gambhir, VVS Laxman 4 278 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
5 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 262 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
6 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 365 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
7 AM Rahane, RG Sharma 4 267 1 v South Africa Ranchi 19 Oct 2019

AM Rahane emulated SR Tendulkar in partnering 250 plus runs partnership for the fourth wicket on three occasions. The following table lists such instances by these two batsmen

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 4 256 1 v Sri Lanka Mumbai 03 Dec 1997
2 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 4 281 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
3 VVS Laxman, SR Tendulkar 4 353 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
               
1 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 262 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
2 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 365 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
3 AM Rahane, RG Sharma 4 267 1 v South Africa Ranchi 19 Oct 2019
Indian batsmen scoring 200 plus runs in Test innings

Indian batsmen scoring 200 plus runs in Test innings

RG Sharma scored 212 at Ranchi in the ongoing third test against South Africa to provide the 54th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also represents a ground record for the highest individual innings by a batsman at Ranchi. The previous best was 206 by CA Pujara against Australia in Mar 2017

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 PR Umrigar 223 1 v New Zealand Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
2 MH Mankad 223 1 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 1955
3 MH Mankad 231 1 v New Zealand Chennai 06 Jan 1956
4 MAK Pataudi 203* 3 v England Delhi 08 Feb 1964
5 DN Sardesai 200* 3 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 12 Mar 1965
6 DN Sardesai 212 1 v West Indies Kingston 18 Feb 1971
7 SM Gavaskar 220 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
8 SM Gavaskar 205 1 v West Indies Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
9 SM Gavaskar 221 4 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
10 GR Viswanath 222 1 v England Chennai 13 Jan 1982
11 AD Gaekwad 201 2 v Pakistan Jalandhar 24 Sep 1983
12 SM Gavaskar 236* 2 v West Indies Chennai 24 Dec 1983
13 SV Manjrekar 218 1 v Pakistan Lahore 01 Dec 1989
14 RJ Shastri 206 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1992
15 VG Kambli 224 2 v England Mumbai 19 Feb 1993
16 VG Kambli 227 1 v Zimbabwe Delhi 13 Mar 1993
17 NS Sidhu 201 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 14 Mar 1997
18 SR Tendulkar 217 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
19 R Dravid 200* 2 v Zimbabwe Delhi 18 Nov 2000
20 SR Tendulkar 201* 1 v Zimbabwe Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
21 VVS Laxman 281 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
22 R Dravid 217 2 v England The Oval 05 Sep 2002
23 R Dravid 222 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 08 Oct 2003
24 R Dravid 233 2 v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
25 SR Tendulkar 241* 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
26 V Sehwag 309 1 v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
27 R Dravid 270 2 v Pakistan Rawalpindi 13 Apr 2004
28 SR Tendulkar 248* 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 10 Dec 2004
29 V Sehwag 201 2 v Pakistan Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005
30 V Sehwag 254 2 v Pakistan Lahore 13 Jan 2006
31 W Jaffer 212 3 v West Indies St John’s 02 Jun 2006
32 W Jaffer 202 1 v Pakistan Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
33 SC Ganguly 239 1 v Pakistan Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
34 V Sehwag 319 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
35 V Sehwag 201* 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
36 G Gambhir 206 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
37 VVS Laxman 200* 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
38 V Sehwag 293 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
39 SR Tendulkar 203 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
40 SR Tendulkar 214 2 v Australia Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
41 CA Pujara 206* 1 v England Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
42 MS Dhoni 224 2 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
43 CA Pujara 204 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
44 V Kohli 200 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
45 V Kohli 211 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
46 V Kohli 235 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
47 KK Nair 303* 2 v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016
48 V Kohli 204 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
49 CA Pujara 202 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
50 V Kohli 213 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
51 V Kohli 243 1 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
52 MA Agarwal 215 1 v South Africa Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
53 V Kohli 254* 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019
54 RG Sharma 212 1 v South Africa Ranchi 19 Oct 2019

It also represents a ground record for the highest individual innings by a batsman at Ranchi. The previous best was 206 by CA Pujara against Australia in Mar 2017

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CA Pujara 202 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
2 RG Sharma 212 1 v South Africa Ranchi 19 Oct 2019

It also represents the fourth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 V Sehwag 319 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
2 MA Agarwal 215 1 v South Africa Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
3 V Kohli 254* 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019
4 RG Sharma 212 1 v South Africa Ranchi 19 Oct 2019
Statistical highlights of the First day’s play at Ranchi

Statistical highlights of the First day’s play at Ranchi

India capped S Nadeem for this test. He became the 295th cricketer to represent India and also 15th Indian cricketer to make his test debut against South Africa.

He became the 163rd cricketer to represent India on home soil and also the eighth Indian cricketer to make his test debut against South Africa at home

He also became the 44th left-arm bowler to represent India and also the third Indian left-arm bowler to make his test debut against South Africa

He also became the 28th left arm bowler to represent India on home soil and also the second Indian left arm bowler to make his test debut against South Africa at home

He also became the 27th left arm spin bowler to represent India and also the second Indian left arm bowler to make his test debut against South Africa

He also became the 18th left arm spin bowler to represent India on home soil and also the second Indian left arm spin bowler to make his test debut against South Africa at home

RG Sharma scored 117 not out at the end of the first day’s play to provide the 514th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the 275th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings on home soil.

RG Sharma scored 117 not out at the end of the first day’s play to provide the 34th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings against South Africa. It also provides the 20th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings on home soil against South Africa.

RG Sharma scored 117 not out at the end of the first day’s play to provide the 152nd occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the 84th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in a test innings on home soil.

RG Sharma scored 117 not out at the end of the first day’s play to provide the tenth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in a test innings against South Africa. It also provides the ninth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in a test innings on home soil against South Africa.

CA Pujara was dismissed for a duck in the first innings of this test to provide his seventh zero in a test innings and also his second duck against South Africa. The first such occasion was at Centurion in Jan 2018

No Runs Dismissal Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 0 caught 1 v England Manchester 07 Aug 2014
2 0 bowled 3 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 28 Aug 2015
3 0 run out 4 v Australia Dharamsala 25 Mar 2017
4 0 run out 2 v South Africa Centurion 13 Jan 2018
5 0 lbw 4 v England The Oval 07 Sep 2018
6 0 caught 3 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
7 0 lbw 1 v South Africa Ranchi 19 Oct 2019

It also represents his second duck on home soil after his duck against Australia at Dharamsala in Mar 2017

It also represents his second duck dismissed leg before wicket after his duck dismissed leg before wicket against England at The Oval in Sep 2018

RG Sharma and AM Rahane added 185 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket to provide the 579th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings. It also provides the 316th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on home soil

RG Sharma and AM Rahane added 185 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket to provide the 579th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings. It also provides the 316th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on home soil

RG Sharma and AM Rahane added 185 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket to provide the 92nd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth in a test innings. It also provides the 50th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth in a test innings on home soil

RG Sharma and AM Rahane added 185 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket to provide the fifth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in a test innings against South Africa. It also provides the third occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth in a test innings on home soil against South Africa

RG Sharma and AM Rahane added 185 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket to provide the record partnership by Indian batsmen for the fourth wicket in a test innings against South Africa. The previous best was the 178 runs partnership between V Kohli and AM Rahane at Pune, the second test of the current series.

RG Sharma’s 117 not out was his third century in this series. In the first test at Vizag he had scored twin centuries – 176 and 127. He became the third Indian batsman to score  three centuries in a three test series. Others are M Azharuddin and V Kohli

RG Sharma’s 117 not out was his third century in this series. In the first test at Vizag he had scored twin centuries – 176 and 127. He became the second Indian opening batsman to score three or more centuries in a test series. SM Gavaskar had achieved such a feat on three occasions – against West Indies in 1970-71, he scored four centuries in four tests,  against Austrlia in 1977-78, he scored  three centuries in five tests, and against West Indies in 1978-79 seres, he scored  four  centuries  in six tests

RG Sharma’s three centuries in this series provides the seventh occasion of an opening batsman scoring three centuries in a three test series. He became the fifth opening batsman to achieve such a feat. He is also the first Indian opening batsman to achieve such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Team Oppn Series Mat C
1 GA Gooch Eng Ind 1990 3 3
2 Shoaib Mohd Pak NZl 1990/91 3 3
3 ML Hayden Aus SAF 2001/02 3 3
4 ML Hayden Aus Ind 2007/08 3 3
5 DA Warner Aus SAF 2013/14 3 3
6 DA Warner Aus NZl 2015/16 3 3
7 RG Sharma Ind SAF 2019/20 3 3

RG Sharma’s three centuries in this series provides the third occasion of an opening batsman scoring three centuries in a three test series against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below. ML Hayden and DA Warner of Australia are the other two opening batsmen to achieve such a feat.

No Player Team Oppn Series Mat C
1 ML Hayden Aus SAF 2001/02 3 3
2 DA Warner Aus SAF 2013/14 3 3
3 RG Sharma Ind SAF 2019/20 3 3
Indian batsmen scoring 250 plus runs in a Test innings

Indian batsmen scoring 250 plus runs in a Test innings

V Kohli scored 254 not out against South Africa in the just concluded test at Pune to provide the eighth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 250 plus runs in Test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 VVS Laxman 281 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
2 V Sehwag 309 1 v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
3 R Dravid 270 2 v Pakistan Rawalpindi 13 Apr 2004
4 V Sehwag 254 2 v Pakistan Lahore 13 Jan 2006
5 V Sehwag 319 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
6 V Sehwag 293 2 v Sri Lanka Mum-BS 02 Dec 2009
7 KK Nair 303* 2 v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016
8 V Kohli 254* 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019

V Kohli scored 254 not out against South Africa in the just concluded test at Pune to provide the second occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 250 plus runs in Test innings against South Africa. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 V Sehwag 319 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
2 V Kohli 254* 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019

V Kohli scored 254 not out against South Africa in the just concluded test at Pune to provide the ninth occasion of a batsman scoring 250 plus runs in Test innings against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DG Bradman 299* 2 Aus SAF Adelaide 29 Jan 1932
2 CH Gayle 317 2 Win SAF St John’s 29 Apr 2005
3 SP Fleming 262 1 NZl SAF Cape Town 27 Apr 2006
4 KC Sangakkara 287 2 Srl SAF Col-SSC 27 Jul 2006
5 M Jayawardene 374 2 Srl SAF Col-SSC 27 Jul 2006
6 V Sehwag 319 2 Ind SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008
7 MJ Clarke 259* 2 Aus SAF Brisbane 09 Nov 2012
8 BA Stokes 258 1 Eng SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
9 V Kohli 254* 1 Ind SAF Pune 10 Oct 2019
Captains who have scored 250 plus runs in an innings in the annals of Test cricket

Captains who have scored 250 plus runs in an innings in the annals of Test cricket

V Kohli with his 254 not out against South Africa in the just-concluded Test at Pune became the 19th captain to score 250 plus runs in the annals of Test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DG Bradman 270 3 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1937
2 PBH May 285* 3 Eng Win Birmingham 30 May 1957
3 RB Simpson 311 1 Aus Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1964
4 GA Gooch 333 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
5 MD Crowe 299 3 NZl Srl Wellington 31 Jan 1991
6 Wasim Akram 257* 2 Pak Zim Sheikhupura 17 Oct 1996
7 MA Taylor 334* 1 Aus Pak Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
8 SP Fleming 274* 1 NZl Srl Colombo (PSS) 25 Apr 2003
9 GC Smith 277 1 SAF Eng Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
10 GC Smith 259 2 SAF Eng Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
11 BC Lara 400* 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
12 SP Fleming 262 1 NZl SAF Cape Town 27 Apr 2006
13 M Jayawardene 374 2 Srl SAF Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 2006
14 Younis Khan 313 2 Pak Srl Karachi 21 Feb 2009
15 MJ Clarke 329* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
16 MJ Clarke 259* 2 Aus SAF Brisbane 09 Nov 2012
17 BB McCullum 302 3 NZl Ind Wellington 14 Feb 2014
18 AN Cook 263 2 Eng Pak Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
19 V Kohli 254* 1 Ind SAF Pune 10 Oct 2019

He also became the fourth captain to score 250 plus runs in a test innings against South Africa. The following table lists all the four captains with their performance

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SP Fleming 262 1 NZl SAF Cape Town 27 Apr 2006
2 M Jayawardene 374 2 Srl SAF Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 2006
3 MJ Clarke 259* 2 Aus SAF Brisbane 09 Nov 2012
4` V Kohli 254* 1 Ind SAF Pune 10 Oct 2019

GC Smith, MJ Clarke and SP Fleming are three captains in the annals of Test cricket to score 250 plus runs on two occasions.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GC Smith 277 1 SAF Eng Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
2 GC Smith 259 2 SAF Eng Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
               
1 MJ Clarke 329* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
2 MJ Clarke 259* 2 Aus SAF Brisbane 09 Nov 2012
               
1 SP Fleming 274* 1 NZl Srl Colombo (PSS) 25 Apr 2003
2 SP Fleming 262 1 NZl SAF Cape Town 27 Apr 2006

He also became the sixth captain in the annals of Test cricket to score 250 plus runs in his team’s winning Tests. The following table lists all the six captains with their performance

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DG Bradman 270 3 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1937
2 GA Gooch 333 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
3 GC Smith 259 2 SAF Eng Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
4 M Jayawardene 374 2 Srl SAF Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 2006
5 MJ Clarke 329* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
6 V Kohli 254* 1 Ind SAF Pune 10 Oct 2019

He also became the second captain in the annals of Test cricket to score 250 plus runs in his team’s winning Tests against South Africa after M Jayawardene of Sri Lanka

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 M Jayawardene 374 2 Srl SAF Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 2006
2 V Kohli 254* 1 Ind SAF Pune 10 Oct 2019
Batsmen converting their first centuries into double centuries and triple centuries in the annals of test cricket

Batsmen converting their first centuries into double centuries and triple centuries in the annals of test cricket

MA Agarwal of India scored 215 in the ongoing test against South Africa at Vizag to provide the 30th occasion of a batsman scoring a double century as his first century.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 SE Gregory 201 1 Aus Eng Sydney 14 Dec 1894
2 RE Foster 287 2 Eng Aus Sydney 11 Dec 1903
3 WR Hammond 251 2 Eng Aus Sydney 14 Dec 1928
4 E Paynter 216* 1 Eng Aus Nottingham 10 Jun 1938
5 MP Donnelly 206 2 NZl Eng Lord’s 25 Jun 1949
6 DJ McGlew 255* 1 SAF NZl Wellington 06 Mar 1953
7 Imtiaz Ahmed 209 2 Pak NZl Lahore 26 Oct 1955
8 GS Sobers 365* 2 Win Pak Kingston 26 Feb 1958
9 RB Kanhai 256 1 Win Ind Kolkata 31 Dec 1958
10 RB Simpson 311 1 Aus Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1964
11 DN Sardesai 200* 3 Ind NZl Mumbai (BS) 12 Mar 1965
12 SM Nurse 201 2 Win Aus Bridgetown 05 May 1965
13 Zaheer Abbas 274 1 Pak Eng Birmingham 03 Jun 1971
14 LG Rowe 214 1 Win NZl Kingston 16 Feb 1972
15 D Lloyd 214* 2 Eng Ind Birmingham 04 Jul 1974
16 SFAF Bacchus 250 2 Win Ind Kanpur 02 Feb 1979
17 Taslim Arif 210* 2 Pak Aus Faisalabad 06 Mar 1980
18 DSBP Kuruppu 201* 1 Srl NZl Colombo (CCC) 16 Apr 1987
19 BC Lara 277 2 Win Aus Sydney 02 Jan 1993
20 VG Kambli 224 2 Ind Eng Mumbai 19 Feb 1993
21 GW Flower 201* 1 Zim Pak Harare 31 Jan 1995
22 SL Campbell 208 2 Win NZl Bridgetown 19 Apr 1996
23 HH Gibbs 211* 2 SAF NZl Christchurch 11 Mar 1999
24 MS Sinclair 214 1 NZl Win Wellington 26 Dec 1999
25 GC Smith 200 1 SAF Ban East London 18 Oct 2002
26 JA Rudolph 222* 2 SAF Ban Chattogram 24 Apr 2003
27 RWT Key 221 1 Eng Win Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
28 BJ Hodge 203* 3 Aus SAF Perth 16 Dec 2005
29 KK Nair 303* 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
30 MA Agarwal 215 1 Ind SAF Vizag 02 Oct 2019

MA Agarwal became the fourth Indian batsman to score a double century as his first century. The following table lists all the four batsmen

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 DN Sardesai 200* 3 Ind NZl Mumbai (BS) 12 Mar 1965
2 VG Kambli 224 2 Ind Eng Mumbai 19 Feb 1993
3 KK Nair 303* 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
4 MA Agarwal 215 1 Ind SAF Vizag 02 Oct 2019

WR Hammond,  Zaheer Abbas, VG Kambli and RB Kanhai  are the four batsmen to score double centuries as their first two centuries.

No No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 1 WR Hammond 251 2 Eng Aus Sydney 14 Dec 1928
  2 WR Hammond 200 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 29 Dec 1928
                 
2 1 Zaheer Abbas 274 1 Pak Eng Birmingham 03 Jun 1971
  2 Zaheer Abbas 240 1 Pak Eng The Oval 22 Aug 1974
                 
3 1 VG Kambli 224 2 Ind Eng Mumbai 19 Feb 1993
  2 VG Kambli 227 1 Ind Zim Delhi 13 Mar 1993
                 
4 1 RB Kanhai 256 1 Win v Ind Kolkata 31 Dec 1958
  2 RB Kanhai 217 1 Win v Pak Lahore 26 Mar 1959

GS Sobers, RB Simpson and KK Nair are the three batsmen who have scored triple centuries as their first century. The following table list these three batsmen

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 GS Sobers 365* 2 Win Pak Kingston 26 Feb 1958
2 RB Simpson 311 1 Aus Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1964
3 KK Nair 303* 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
Pakistan bowlers who have captured five wickets in both innings of a test match

Pakistan bowlers who have captured five wickets in both innings of a test match

Mohammad Abbas of Pakistan captured five wickets in both innings of the just concluded test against Australia at Abu Dhabi to provide the 25th occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing five or more wickets in both innings of a test. The match figures of bowlers who have performed such a feat are tabulated below

No Player Overs BPO M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Fazal Mahmood 51.4 6 19 094 12 v India Lucknow 23 Oct 1952
2 Fazal Mahmood 60.0 6 27 099 12 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1954
3 Zulfiqar Ahmed 83.5 6 40 079 11 v New Zealand Karachi 13 Oct 1955
4 Fazal Mahmood 75.0 6 28 114 13 v Australia Karachi 11 Oct 1956
5 Fazal Mahmood 45.3 6 19 100 12 v West Indies Dhaka 06 Mar 1959
6 Intikhab Alam 95.4 6 39 182 10 v New Zealand Dhaka 08 Nov 1969
7 Imran Khan 45.7 8 9 165 12 v Australia Sydney 14 Jan 1977
8 Imran Khan 52.2 6 11 116 14 v Sri Lanka Lahore 22 Mar 1982
9 Imran Khan 55.5 6 15 180 11 v India Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
10 Abdul Qadir 72.0 6 12 194 10 v England Lahore 19 Mar 1984
11 Wasim Akram 59.0 6 17 128 10 v New Zealand Dunedin 09 Feb 1985
12 Abdul Qadir 104.4 6 31 186 10 v England Karachi 16 Dec 1987
13 Wasim Akram 71.4 6 21 160 11 v Australia Melbourne 12 Jan 1990
14 Waqar Younis 54.1 6 22 130 12 v New Zealand Faisalabad 26 Oct 1990
15 Waqar Younis 56.0 6 15 135 13 v Zimbabwe Karachi 01 Dec 1993
16 Waqar Younis 32.0 6 5 119 11 v Sri Lanka Kandy 26 Aug 1994
17 Mushtaq Ahmed 41.3 6 12 106 10 v West Indies Peshawar 17 Nov 1997
18 Saqlain Mushtaq 67.2 6 16 187 10 v India Chennai 28 Jan 1999
19 Saqlain Mushtaq 82.3 6 22 216 10 v India Delhi 04 Feb 1999
20 Wasim Akram 56.2 6 19 110 11 v West Indies St John’s 25 May 2000
21 Danish Kaneria 28.0 6 6 094 12 v Bangladesh Multan 29 Aug 2001
22 Shoaib Akhtar 38.3 6 8 078 11 v New Zealand Wellington 26 Dec 2003
23 Mohammad Asif 35.0 6 13 071 11 v Sri Lanka Kandy 03 Apr 2006
24 Saeed Ajmal 56.5 6 20 111 11 v West Indies Providence 12 May 2011
25 Mohammad Abbas 29.4 6 6 095 10 v Australia Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018

Mohammad Abbas of Pakistan captured five wickets in both innings of the just concluded test against Australia at Abu Dhabi to provide the 25th occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing five or more wickets  in both innings of a test. The innings figures of bowlers who have performed such a feat are tabulated below

No No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 Fazal Mahmood 24.1 8 52 5 1 v India Lucknow 23 Oct 1952
  2 Fazal Mahmood 27.3 11 42 7 3 v India Lucknow 23 Oct 1952
                     
2 1 Fazal Mahmood 30.0 16 53 6 2 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1954
  2 Fazal Mahmood 30.0 11 46 6 4 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1954
                     
3 1 Zulfiqar Ahmed 37.2 19 37 5 1 v New Zealand Karachi 13 Oct 1955
  2 Zulfiqar Ahmed 46.3 21 42 6 3 v New Zealand Karachi 13 Oct 1955
                     
4 1 Fazal Mahmood 27.0 11 34 6 1 v Australia Karachi 11 Oct 1956
  2 Fazal Mahmood 48.0 17 80 7 3 v Australia Karachi 11 Oct 1956
                     
5 1 Fazal Mahmood 18.3 9 34 6 2 v West Indies Dhaka 06 Mar 1959
  2 Fazal Mahmood 27.0 10 66 6 4 v West Indies Dhaka 06 Mar 1959
                     
6 1 Intikhab Alam 56.0 26 91 5 1 v New Zealand Dhaka 08 Nov 1969
  2 Intikhab Alam 39.4 13 91 5 3 v New Zealand Dhaka 08 Nov 1969
                     
7 1 Imran Khan 26.0×8 6 102 6 1 v Australia Sydney 14 Jan 1977
  2 Imran Khan 19.7×8 3 63 6 3 v Australia Sydney 14 Jan 1977
                     
8 1 Imran Khan 29.3 8 58 8 1 v Sri Lanka Lahore 22 Mar 1982
  2 Imran Khan 22.5 3 58 6 3 v Sri Lanka Lahore 22 Mar 1982
                     
9 1 Imran Khan 25.0 3 98 6 1 v India Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
  2 Imran Khan 30.5 12 82 5 3 v India Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
                     
10 1 Abdul Qadir 30.0 7 84 5 1 v England Lahore 19 Mar 1984
  2 Abdul Qadir 42.0 5 110 5 3 v England Lahore 19 Mar 1984
                     
11 1 Wasim Akram 26.0 7 56 5 2 v New Zealand Dunedin 09 Feb 1985
  2 Wasim Akram 33.0 10 72 5 4 v New Zealand Dunedin 09 Feb 1985
                     
12 1 Abdul Qadir 49.4 15 88 5 1 v England Karachi 16 Dec 1987
  2 Abdul Qadir 55.0 16 98 5 3 v England Karachi 16 Dec 1987
                     
13 1 Wasim Akram 30.0 9 62 6 1 v Australia Melbourne 12 Jan 1990
  2 Wasim Akram 41.4 12 98 5 3 v Australia Melbourne 12 Jan 1990
                     
14 1 Waqar Younis 30.2 13 76 7 2 v New Zealand Faisalabad 26 Oct 1990
  2 Waqar Younis 23.5 9 54 5 4 v New Zealand Faisalabad 26 Oct 1990
                     
15 1 Waqar Younis 34.1 8 91 7 2 v Zimbabwe Karachi 01 Dec 1993
  2 Waqar Younis 21.5 7 44 6 4 v Zimbabwe Karachi 01 Dec 1993
                     
16 1 Waqar Younis 14.0 4 34 6 1 v Sri Lanka Kandy 26 Aug 1994
  2 Waqar Younis 18.0 1 85 5 3 v Sri Lanka Kandy 26 Aug 1994
                     
17 1 Mushtaq Ahmed 18.3 7 35 5 1 v West Indies Peshawar 17 Nov 1997
  2 Mushtaq Ahmed 23.0 5 71 5 3 v West Indies Peshawar 17 Nov 1997
                     
18 1 Saqlain Mushtaq 35.0 8 94 5 2 v India Chennai 28 Jan 1999
  2 Saqlain Mushtaq 32.2 8 93 5 4 v India Chennai 28 Jan 1999
                     
19 1 Saqlain Mushtaq 35.5 9 94 5 1 v India Delhi 04 Feb 1999
  2 Saqlain Mushtaq 46.4 13 122 5 3 v India Delhi 04 Feb 1999
                     
20 1 Wasim Akram 26.2 7 61 6 2 v West Indies St John’s 25 May 2000
  2 Wasim Akram 30.0 12 49 5 4 v West Indies St John’s 25 May 2000
                     
21 1 Danish Kaneria 13.0 3 42 6 1 v Bangladesh Multan 29 Aug 2001
  2 Danish Kaneria 15.0 3 52 6 3 v Bangladesh Multan 29 Aug 2001
                     
22 1 Shoaib Akhtar 20.3 5 48 5 1 v New Zealand Wellington 26 Dec 2003
  2 Shoaib Akhtar 18.0 3 30 6 3 v New Zealand Wellington 26 Dec 2003
                     
23 1 Mohammad Asif 23.0 7 44 6 1 v Sri Lanka Kandy 03 Apr 2006
  2 Mohammad Asif 12.0 6 27 5 3 v Sri Lanka Kandy 03 Apr 2006
                     
24 1 Saeed Ajmal 33.0 14 69 5 1 v West Indies Providence 12 May 2011
  2 Saeed Ajmal 23.5 6 42 6 3 v West Indies Providence 12 May 2011
                     
25 1 Mohammad Abbas 12.4 4 33 5 2 v Australia Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018
  2 Mohammad Abbas 17.0 2 62 5 4 v Australia Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018

Mohammad Abbas of Pakistan captured five wickets in both innings of the just concluded test against Australia at Abu Dhabi to provide the fourth occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing five or more wickets in both innings of a test against Australia. The match figures of bowlers who have performed such a feat are tabulated below

No Player Overs BPO M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Fazal Mahmood 75.0 6 28 114 13 v Australia Karachi 11 Oct 1956
2 Imran Khan 45.7 8 9 165 12 v Australia Sydney 14 Jan 1977
3 Wasim Akram 71.4 6 21 160 11 v Australia Melbourne 12 Jan 1990
4 Mohammad Abbas 29.4 6 6 095 10 v Australia Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018

Mohammad Abbas of Pakistan captured five wickets in both innings of the just concluded test against Australia at Abu Dhabi to provide the fourth occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing five or more wickets in both innings of a test against Australia. The innings figures of bowlers who have performed such a feat are tabulated below

No No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 Fazal Mahmood 27.0 11 34 6 1 v Australia Karachi 11 Oct 1956
  2 Fazal Mahmood 48.0 17 80 7 3 v Australia Karachi 11 Oct 1956
                     
2 1 Imran Khan 26.0×8 6 102 6 1 v Australia Sydney 14 Jan 1977
  2 Imran Khan 19.7×8 3 63 6 3 v Australia Sydney 14 Jan 1977
                     
3 1 Wasim Akram 30.0 9 62 6 1 v Australia Melbourne 12 Jan 1990
  2 Wasim Akram 41.4 12 98 5 3 v Australia Melbourne 12 Jan 1990
                     
4 1 Mohammad Abbas 12.4 4 33 5 2 v Australia Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018
  2 Mohammad Abbas 17.0 2 62 5 4 v Australia Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018

 

 

Teams winning a test by 300 plus runs – Pakistan posts its test win by largest margin of runs

Teams winning a test by 300 plus runs – Pakistan posts its test win by largest margin of runs

Pakistan won the just concluded Abu Dhabi test against Australia by 373 runs to provide the 61st occasion of a team winning a test by 300 plus runs margin. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England won 675 runs v Australia Brisbane 30 Nov 1928
2 Australia won 562 runs v England The Oval 18 Aug 1934
3 Australia won 530 runs v South Africa Melbourne 17 Feb 1911
4 South Africa won 492 runs v Australia Johannesburg 30 Mar 2018
5 Australia won 491 runs v Pakistan Perth 16 Dec 2004
6 Sri Lanka won 465 runs v Bangladesh Chittagong 03 Jan 2009
7 West Indies won 425 runs v England Manchester 08 Jul 1976
8 Australia won 409 runs v England Lord’s 24 Jun 1948
9 West Indies won 408 runs v Australia Adelaide 26 Jan 1980
0 Australia won 405 runs v England Lord’s 16 Jul 2015
11 Australia won 384 runs v England Brisbane 07 Nov 2002
12 Australia won 382 runs v England Adelaide 11 Jan 1895
13 Australia won 382 runs v West Indies Sydney 14 Feb 1969
14 Australia won 381 runs v England Brisbane 21 Nov 2013
15 Australia won 379 runs v West Indies Brisbane 03 Nov 2005
16 Australia won 377 runs v England Sydney 17 Dec 1920
17 Pakistan won 373 runs v Australia Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018
18 Australia won 365 runs v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1937
19 South Africa won 358 runs v New Zealand Johannesburg 08 Nov 2007
20 Pakistan won 356 runs v Australia Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014
21 South Africa won 356 runs v England Lord’s 21 Jul 1994
22 England won 354 runs v Pakistan Nottingham 29 Jul 2010
23 Australia won 352 runs v West Indies Melbourne 26 Dec 2000
24 South Africa won 351 runs v West Indies Centurion 15 Jan 1999
25 Australia won 348 runs v Pakistan Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
26 England won 347 runs v Australia Lord’s 18 Jul 2013
27 West Indies won 343 runs v Australia Bridgetown 19 Apr 1991
28 Australia won 342 runs v India Nagpur 26 Oct 2004
29 Pakistan won 341 runs v India Karachi 29 Jan 2006
30 South Africa won 340 runs v England Nottingham 14 Jul 2017
31 England won 338 runs v Australia Adelaide 13 Jan 1933
32 Australia won 337 runs v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2007
33 India won 337 runs v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015
34 Zimbabwe won 335 runs v Bangladesh Harare 17 Apr 2013
35 Australia won 333 runs v India Pune 23 Feb 2017
36 South Africa won 333 runs v Bangladesh Potchefstroom 28 Sep 2017
37 England won 330 runs v Pakistan Manchester 22 Jul 2016
38 Australia won 329 runs v England Perth 03 Feb 1995
39 England won 329 runs v Bangladesh Chittagong 29 Oct 2003
40 South Africa won 329 runs v India Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
41 Pakistan won 328 runs v Bangladesh Dhaka 06 May 2015
42 South Africa won 328 runs v India Durban 26 Dec 1996
43 West Indies won 326 runs v England Lord’s 24 Jun 1950
44 South Africa won 324 runs v Pakistan Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
45 South Africa won 323 runs v Australia Port Elizabeth 05 Mar 1970
46 England won 322 runs v Australia Brisbane 04 Dec 1936
47 South Africa won 322 runs v Australia Cape Town 22 Mar 2018
48 India won 321 runs v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
49 India won 320 runs v Australia Mohali 17 Oct 2008
50 England won 319 runs v India Nottingham 29 Jul 2011
51 Sri Lanka won 315 runs v Zimbabwe Galle 12 Jan 2002
52 Sri Lanka won 313 runs v South Africa Colombo (SSC) 11 Aug 2004
53 Australia won 312 runs v West Indies Port of Spain 05 Mar 1999
54 England won 312 runs v South Africa Cape Town 01 Jan 1957
55 South Africa won 309 runs v Australia Perth 30 Nov 2012
56 Australia won 308 runs v England Melbourne 07 Feb 1908
57 Australia won 307 runs v England Sydney 27 Feb 1925
58 South Africa won 307 runs v Australia Johannesburg 19 Feb 1970
59 India won 304 runs v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
60 Pakistan won 301 runs v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 09 Aug 1994
62 Australia won 300 runs v India Perth 01 Feb 1992

Pakistan won the just concluded Abu Dhabi test against Australia by 373 runs to provide the 14th occasion of a team winning a test against Australia by 300 plus runs margin. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No   Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England won 675 runs v Australia Brisbane 30 Nov 1928
2 South Africa won 492 runs v Australia Johannesburg 30 Mar 2018
3 West Indies won 408 runs v Australia Adelaide 26 Jan 1980
4 Pakistan won 373 runs v Australia Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018
5 Pakistan won 356 runs v Australia Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014
6 England won 347 runs v Australia Lord’s 18 Jul 2013
7 West Indies won 343 runs v Australia Bridgetown 19 Apr 1991
8 England won 338 runs v Australia Adelaide 13 Jan 1933
9 South Africa won 323 runs v Australia Port Elizabeth 05 Mar 1970
10 England won 322 runs v Australia Brisbane 04 Dec 1936
11 South Africa won 322 runs v Australia Cape Town 22 Mar 2018
12 India won 320 runs v Australia Mohali 17 Oct 2008
13 South Africa won 309 runs v Australia Perth 30 Nov 2012
14 South Africa won 307 runs v Australia Johannesburg 19 Feb 1970

Pakistan won the just concluded Abu Dhabi test against Australia by 373 runs to provide the 61st occasion of a team winning a test by 300 plus runs margin. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
17 Pakistan won 373 runs v Australia Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018
20 Pakistan won 356 runs v Australia Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014
29 Pakistan won 341 runs v India Karachi 29 Jan 2006
41 Pakistan won 328 runs v Bangladesh Dhaka 06 May 2015
60 Pakistan won 301 runs v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 09 Aug 1994

Pakistan won the just concluded Abu Dhabi test against Australia by 373 runs to provide Pakistan’s largest victory by runs margin. Its previous best win by runs margin was also against Australia at the same venue – Abu Dhabi – by 356 runs in Oct 2014.  Both such occasions are tabulated below.

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Pakistan won 373 runs v Australia Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018
2 Pakistan won 356 runs v Australia Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014

 

Pakistan bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a test match

Pakistan bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a test match

Mohammad Abbas of Pakistan returned with figures of 10 for 95 in the just concluded test against Australia at Abu Dhabi to provide the 51st occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing ten o more wickets in a test match. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Fazal Mahmood 51.4 19 94 12 v India Lucknow 23 Oct 1952
2 Fazal Mahmood 60.0 27 99 12 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1954
3 Zulfiqar Ahmed 83.5 40 79 11 v New Zealand Karachi 13 Oct 1955
4 Fazal Mahmood 75.0 28 114 13 v Australia Karachi 11 Oct 1956
5 Fazal Mahmood 45.3 19 100 12 v West Indies Dhaka 06 Mar 1959
6 Intikhab Alam 95.4 39 182 10 v New Zealand Dhaka 08 Nov 1969
7 Intikhab Alam 39.4×8 5 130 11 v New Zealand Dunedin 07 Feb 1973
8 Imran Khan 45.7×8 9 165 12 v Australia Sydney 14 Jan 1977
9 Sarfraz Nawaz 57.2×8 13 125 11 v Australia Melbourne 10 Mar 1979
0 Sikander Bakht 59.0 10 190 11 v India Delhi 04 Dec 1979
11 Iqbal Qasim 72.5 29 175 10 v India Mumbai 16 Dec 1979
12 Iqbal Qasim 72.0 34 118 11 v Australia Karachi 27 Feb 1980
13 Imran Khan 52.2 11 116 14 v Sri Lanka Lahore 22 Mar 1982
14 Abdul Qadir 92.5 26 218 11 v Australia Faisalabad 30 Sep 1982
15 Imran Khan 32.2 10 79 11 v India Karachi 23 Dec 1982
16 Imran Khan 55.5 15 180 11 v India Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
17 Abdul Qadir 72.0 12 194 10 v England Lahore 19 Mar 1984
18 Wasim Akram 59.0 17 128 10 v New Zealand Dunedin 9 Feb 1985
19 Imran Khan 38.1 8 77 10 v England Leeds 02 Jul 1987
20 Abdul Qadir 97.4 36 211 10 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1987
21 Abdul Qadir 73.0 27 101 13 v England Lahore 25 Nov 1987
22 Abdul Qadir 104.4 31 186 10 v England Karachi 16 Dec 1987
23 Imran Khan 37.2 2 121 11 v West Indies Georgetown 02 Apr 1988
24 Wasim Akram 71.4 21 160 11 v Australia Melbourne 12 Jan 1990
25 Waqar Younis 52.5 17 106 10 v New Zealand Lahore 18 Oct 1990
26 Waqar Younis 54.1 22 130 12 v New Zealand Faisalabad 26 Oct 1990
27 Waqar Younis 56.0 15 135 13 v Zimbabwe Karachi 01 Dec 1993
28 Wasim Akram 61.0 17 179 11 v New Zealand Wellington 17 Feb 1994
29 Waqar Younis 32.0 5 119 11 v Sri Lanka Kandy 26 Aug 1994
30 Mushtaq Ahmed 65.2 17 171 10 v New Zealand Christchurch 08 Dec 1995
31 Wasim Akram 38.4 12 106 10 v Zimbabwe Faisalabad 24 Oct 1996
32 Mushtaq Ahmed 54.1 12 143 10 v New Zealand Lahore 21 Nov 1996
33 Mohammad Zahid 41.0 8 130 11 v New Zealand Rawalpindi 28 Nov 1996
34 Mushtaq Ahmed 41.3 12 106 10 v West Indies Peshawar 17 Nov 1997
35 Waqar Younis 40.4 10 133 10 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 06 Mar 1998
36 Saqlain Mushtaq 67.2 16 187 10 v India Chennai 28 Jan 1999
37 Saqlain Mushtaq 82.3 22 216 10 v India Delhi 04 Feb 1999
38 Wasim Akram 56.2 19 110 11 v West Indies St John’s 25 May 2000
39 Danish Kaneria 28.0 6 94 12 v Bangladesh Multan 29 Aug 2001
40 Saqlain Mushtaq 63.5 11 155 10 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 16 Nov 2002
41 Shoaib Akhtar 34.5 6 80 10 v Bangladesh Peshawar 27 Aug 2003
42 Shoaib Akhtar 38.3 8 78 11 v New Zealand Wellington 26 Dec 2003
43 Danish Kaneria 83.0 23 190 10 v Sri Lanka Karachi 28 Oct 2004
44 Mohammad Asif 35.0 13 71 11 v Sri Lanka Kandy 03 Apr 2006
45 Saeed Ajmal 56.5 20 111 11 v West Indies Providence 12 May 2011
46 Saeed Ajmal 42.0 11 97 10 v England Dubai (DSC) 17 Jan 2012
47 Saeed Ajmal 60.1 11 147 10 v South Africa Cape Town 14 Feb 2013
48 Saeed Ajmal 49.1 9 118 11 v Zimbabwe Harare 03 Sep 2013
49 Yasir Shah 60.0 15 141 10 v England Lord’s 14 Jul 2016
50 Yasir Shah 67.4 11 210 10 v West Indies Abu Dhabi 21 Oct 2016
51 Mohammad Abbas 29.4 6 95 10 v Australia Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018

Mohammad Abbas of Pakistan returned with figures of 10 for 95 in the just concluded test against Australia at Abu Dhabi to provide the seventh occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing ten o more wickets in a test match against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Fazal Mahmood 75.0 28 114 13 v Australia Karachi 11 Oct 1956
2 Imran Khan 45.7×8 9 165 12 v Australia Sydney 14 Jan 1977
3 Sarfraz Nawaz 57.2×8 13 125 11 v Australia Melbourne 10 Mar 1979
4 Iqbal Qasim 72.0 34 118 11 v Australia Karachi 27 Feb 1980
5 Abdul Qadir 92.5 26 218 11 v Australia Faisalabad 30 Sep 1982
6 Wasim Akram 71.4 21 160 11 v Australia Melbourne 12 Jan 1990
7 Mohammad Abbas 29.4 6 95 10 v Australia Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018
Wicket keepers and captain wicket keepers scoring half centuries in both innings of a test of which one is a ninety

Wicket keepers and captain wicket keepers scoring half centuries in both innings of a test of which one is a ninety

Sarfraz Ahmed of Pakistan scored 94 and 81 against Australia in the ongoing test at Abu Dhabi to provide the seventh occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring half-centuries in both innings of a test of which one is a ninety in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below 

No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 RT Spooner 71 92 Eng Ind Kolkata 30 Dec 1951
2 APE Knott 92 63 Eng Aus The Oval 10 Aug 1972
3 MS Dhoni 92 68* Ind Aus Mohali 17 Oct 2008
4 Mushfiqur Rahim 79 95 Ban Eng Chittagong 12 Mar 2010
5 Mushfiqur Rahim 60 93 Ban Zim Harare 25 Apr 2013
6 BJ Haddin 94 53 Aus Eng Brisbane 21 Nov 2013
7 Sarfraz Ahmed 94 81 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018

Sarfraz Ahmed of Pakistan scored 94 and 81 against Australia in the ongoing test at Abu Dhabi to provide the third occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring half-centuries in both innings of a test of which one is a ninety against Australia in the annals of test cricket. All the three occasions are tabulated below 

No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 APE Knott 92 63 Eng Aus The Oval 10 Aug 1972
2 MS Dhoni 92 68* Ind Aus Mohali 17 Oct 2008
3 Sarfraz Ahmed 94 81 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018

Mushfiqur Rahim of Bangladesh remains the only wicket keeper batsman to score half-centuries in both innings of a test of which one is a ninety on two occasions. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 Mushfiqur Rahim 79 95 Ban Eng Chittagong 12 Mar 2010
2 Mushfiqur Rahim 60 93 Ban Zim Harare 25 Apr 2013

 

MS Dhoni of India, Mushfiqur Rahim of Bangladesh and Sarfraz Ahmed of Pakistan are the only three captain wicketkeepers to score half-centuries in both innings of a test of which one is a ninety in the annals of test cricket.  The last named – Sarfraz Ahmed of Pakistan – achieving such a feat in the ongoing test against Australia at Abu Dhabi by scoring 94 and 81.

No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 MS Dhoni 92 68* Ind Aus Mohali 17 Oct 2008
2 Mushfiqur Rahim 60 93 Ban Zim Harare 25 Apr 2013
3 Sarfraz Ahmed 94 81 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018