SPD Smith of Australia completed 8000 runs in his 151st innings during the ongoing test at Lahore against Pakistan. His run aggregate at the end of Australia’s innings read 8010. He became the 33rd batsman to accomplish the feat in the annals of test cricket. He also became the seventh Australian batsman to aggregate 8000 plus runs in tests. The following table lists the seven Australian batsmen.
No
Player
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
C
HC
1
RT Ponting
168
287
29
13378
257
41
62
2
AR Border
156
265
44
11174
205
27
63
3
SR Waugh
168
260
46
10927
200
32
50
4
MJ Clarke
115
198
22
8643
329*
28
27
5
ML Hayden
103
184
14
8625
380
30
29
6
ME Waugh
128
209
17
8029
153*
20
47
7
SPD Smith
085
151
17
8010
239
27
36
SPD Smith now holds the record of completing 8000 runs in least number of innings. His 8010 runs came in his 151st innings. Other batsmen who have taken 150 plus innings to reach 8000 runs are – KC Sangakkara {152}, SR Tendulkar {154} and GS Sobers {157}
No
Player
Team
Oppn
Ground
Mon/Year
Inns
1
SPD Smith
Aus
Pak
Lahore
Mar 2022
151
2
KC Sangakkara
Srl
Ind
Col-PSS
Aug 2010
152
3
SR Tendulkar
Ind
Win
Kingston
May 2002
154
4
GS Sobers
Win
Eng
Kingston
Feb 1974
157
The following tables furnish SPD Smith’s career figures, Performance on home soil, away soil and neutral soils, under various captains including himself, as captain and not as a captain and performance in the matches won, lost and drawn
Opponents
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
C
HC
v Bangladesh
2
4
0
119
58
0
1
v England
32
56
5
3044
239
11
11
v India
14
28
4
1742
192
8
5
v New Zealand
8
14
1
757
138
2
5
v Pakistan
12
19
1
981
165*
2
8
v South Africa
9
17
2
623
100
1
3
v Sri Lanka
3
6
0
247
119
1
1
v West Indies
5
7
4
497
199
2
2
Total
85
151
17
8010
239
27
36
home
43
73
11
3901
239
14
16
away
38
70
6
3835
215
13
17
neutral
4
8
0
274
97
0
3
Total
85
151
17
8010
239
27
36
MJ Clarke
25
47
8
2289
215
8
10
PJ Cummins
7
10
0
371
78
0
4
TD Paine
13
22
1
1341
211
4
7
RT Ponting
4
8
0
187
77
0
1
SPD Smith
35
62
8
3758
239
15
14
SR Watson
1
2
0
64
46
0
0
Total
85
151
17
8010
239
27
36
is captain
35
62
8
3758
239
15
14
is not captain
50
89
9
4252
215
12
22
Total
85
151
17
8010
239
27
36
won match
44
74
12
4611
239
18
18
lost match
27
54
2
1590
119
2
9
drawn match
13
21
3
1733
192
7
8
Total
85
151
17
8010
239
27
36
Batsmen batting at number ten and eleven scoring 40 plus runs in a test innings
MJ Leach and S Mahmood of England scored 41 not out and 49 respectively in the ongoing test against West Indies at St George’s to provide the fourth occasion of batsmen batting at number ten and eleven scoring 40 plus runs in a test innings.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
RA Duff
104
3
Aus
Eng
Melbourne
Jan 1902
WW Armstrong
45*
3
Aus
Eng
Melbourne
Jan 1902
2
K Higgs
63
2
Eng
Win
The Oval
Aug 1966
JA Snow
59*
2
Eng
Win
The Oval
Aug 1966
3
Waqar Younis
45
1
Pak
SAF
Rawalpindi
Oct 1997
Mushtaq Ahmed
59
1
Pak
SAF
Rawalpindi
Oct 1997
4
MJ Leach
41*
1
Eng
Win
St George’s
Mar 2022
S Mahmood
49
1
Eng
Win
St George’s
Mar 2022
It also provides the second occasion of England batsmen batting at number ten and eleven scoring 40 plus runs in a test innings. It is interesting to note that both these occasions are against West Indies
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
K Higgs
63
2
Eng
Win
The Oval
Aug 1966
JA Snow
59*
2
Eng
Win
The Oval
Aug 1966
2
MJ Leach
41*
1
Eng
Win
St George’s
Mar 2022
S Mahmood
49
1
Eng
Win
St George’s
Mar 2022
England skippers dismissed for zeroes in a test innings – JE Root and MA Atherton share the record for most ducks by an England captain
JE Root of England was dismissed for a duck against West Indies in the ongoing test at St George’s to provide the 112th occasion of an England captain scoring a duck in a test innings. It also provides the 20th occasion of an England captain collecting a duck against West Indies in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
R
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Hon.FSG Calthorpe
0
3
Win
Port of Spain
01 Feb 1930
2
NWD Yardley
0
1
Win
Manchester
08 Jun 1950
3
FR Brown
0
2
Win
The Oval
12 Aug 1950
4
PBH May
0
2
Win
Lord’s
20 Jun 1957
5
PBH May
0
1
Win
Port of Spain
28 Jan 1960
6
MC Cowdrey
0
3
Win
Port of Spain
25 Mar 1960
7
MC Cowdrey
0
4
Win
Kingston
08 Feb 1968
8
R Illingworth
0
2
Win
Lord’s
23 Aug 1973
9
MH Denness
0
3
Win
Bridgetown
06 Mar 1974
10
AW Greig
0
2
Win
Nottingham
03 Jun 1976
11
IT Botham
0
2
Win
Port of Spain
13 Feb 1981
12
CS Cowdrey
0
1
Win
Leeds
21 Jul 1988
13
MA Atherton
0
3
Win
Georgetown
17 Mar 1994
14
MA Atherton
0
4
Win
Port of Spain
25 Mar 1994
15
MA Atherton
0
1
Win
Birmingham
06 Jul 1995
16
MA Atherton
0
2
Win
Georgetown
27 Feb 1998
17
N Hussain
0
1
Win
The Oval
31 Aug 2000
18
N Hussain
0
3
Win
The Oval
31 Aug 2000
19
MP Vaughan
0
2
Win
Port of Spain
19 Mar 2004
20
JE Root
0
1
Win
St George’s
24 Mar 2022
MA Atherton {04}, PBH May {02}, MC Cowdrey {02} and N Hussain {02} are the four England captains who are dismissed for a duck on two or more occasions against West Indies/
No
Player
R
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
MA Atherton
0
3
Win
Georgetown
17 Mar 1994
2
MA Atherton
0
4
Win
Port of Spain
25 Mar 1994
3
MA Atherton
0
1
Win
Birmingham
06 Jul 1995
4
MA Atherton
0
2
Win
Georgetown
27 Feb 1998
1
PBH May
0
2
Win
Lord’s
20 Jun 1957
2
PBH May
0
1
Win
Port of Spain
28 Jan 1960
1
MC Cowdrey
0
3
Win
Port of Spain
25 Mar 1960
2
MC Cowdrey
0
4
Win
Kingston
08 Feb 1968
1
N Hussain
0
1
Win
The Oval
31 Aug 2000
2
N Hussain
0
3
Win
The Oval
31 Aug 2000
MA Atherton’s duck in this test represents his eighth duck in his test career while leading England. He now shares the record for most ducks by an England captain with MA Atherton. MA Atherton has also eight ducks to his credit while leading England.
No
Player
R
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
MA Atherton
0
3
Win
Georgetown
17 Mar 1994
2
MA Atherton
0
4
Win
Port of Spain
25 Mar 1994
3
MA Atherton
0
2
SAF
The Oval
18 Aug 1994
4
MA Atherton
0
1
Win
Birmingham
06 Jul 1995
5
MA Atherton
0
1
SAF
Cape Town
02 Jan 1996
6
MA Atherton
0
1
Ind
Lord’s
20 Jun 1996
7
MA Atherton
0
2
Win
Georgetown
27 Feb 1998
8
MA Atherton
0
1
Aus
Nottingham
02 Aug 2001
1
JE Root
0
1
NZl
Auckland
22 Mar 2018
2
JE Root
0
1
Ind
The Oval
07 Sep 2018
3
JE Root
0
3
Aus
Lord’s
14 Aug 2019
4
JE Root
0
2
Aus
Leeds
22 Aug 2019
5
JE Root
0
4
Aus
Manchester
04 Sep 2019
6
JE Root
0
1
Aus
Brisbane
08 Dec 2021
7
JE Root
0
2
Aus
Sydney
05 Jan 2022
8
JE Root
0
1
Win
St George’s
24 Mar 2022
JE Root became the seventh captain to score eight or more ducks. The following table lists all the seven captains
No
Player
Team
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
Zs
1
SP Fleming
NZl
077
127
0
4422
13
2
V Kohli
Ind
065
107
0
5317
10
3
GC Smith
SAF
108
181
0
8022
10
4
MA Atherton
Eng
054
094
0
3426
08
5
WJ Cronje
SAF
049
078
0
2560
08
6
MS Dhoni
Ind
058
085
0
2865
08
7
JE Root
Eng
063
113
0
4975
08
UT Khawaja misses the distinction of aggregating 500 plus runs in a three test series
UT Khawaja of Australia aggregated 496 runs in the ongoing three test series against Pakistan narrowly missed the distinction of becoming the 27th batsman to aggregate 500 plus runs in a three test series. The following table lists the batsmen who have scored 496 plus runs in a test series in the descending order of the runs scored.
No
Player
Team
Opp
Seasom
M
I
NO
Runs
HS
1
GA Gooch
Eng
Ind
1990
3
6
0
752
333
2
BC Lara
Win
Srl
2001-02
3
6
0
688
221
3
Mohd Yousuf
Pak
Win
2006-07
3
5
0
665
192
4
V Kohli
Ind
Srl
2017-18
3
5
1
610
243
5
DA Warner
Aus
NZl
2015-15
3
6
0
592
253
6
Zaheer Abbas
Pak
Ind
1978-79
3
5
2
583
235*
7
MJ Clarke
Aus
SAF
2012-13
3
5
1
576
259*
8
SM Nurse
Win
NZl
1968-69
3
5
0
558
258
9
Saleem Malik
Pak
Aus
1964-65
3
6
0
557
237
10
Younis Khan
Pak
Ind
2005-06
3
5
0
553
199
11
ML Hayden
Aus
Ind
2000-01
3
6
1
549
203
12
Labuschagne
Aus
NZl
2019-20
3
6
0
549
215
13
V Sehwag
Ind
Pak
2004-05
3
6
0
544
201
14
DA Warner
Aus
SAF
2013-14
3
6
0
543
145
15
SC Ganguly
Ind
Pak
2008-08
3
6
0
534
239
16
RG Sharma
Ind
SAF
2019-20
3
4
0
529
212
17
RT Ponting
Aus
Win
2003
3
5
1
523
206
18
JC Adams
Win
Ind
1994-95
3
6
3
520
174*
19
Sangakkara
Srl
Pak
2011-12
3
6
0
516
211
20
RT Ponting
Aus
SAF
2005-06
3
6
1
515
143*
21
AH Jones
NZl
Srl
1990-91
3
6
1
513
186
22
MA Taylor
Aus
Pak
1998-99
3
5
1
513
334*
23
Younis Khan
Pak
Ind
2004-05
3
6
1
508
267
24
Shoaib Mohd
Pak
NZl
1990-91
3
5
2
507
203*
25
J Miandad
Pak
NZl
1976-77
3
5
1
504
206
26
VVS Laxman
Ind
Aus
2000-01
3
6
0
503
281
27
UT Khawaja
Aus
Pak
2021-22
3
5
2
496
160
He also missed the distinction of becoming the tenth Australian batsman to aggregate 500 plus runs in a three test series. The following table lists the batsmen who have scored 496 plus runs in a test series in the descending order of the runs scored.
No
Player
Team
Opp
Seasom
M
I
NO
Runs
HS
1
DA Warner
Aus
NZl
2015-15
3
6
0
592
253
2
MJ Clarke
Aus
SAF
2012-13
3
5
1
576
259*
3
ML Hayden
Aus
Ind
2000-01
3
6
1
549
203
4
Labuschagne
Aus
NZl
2019-20
3
6
0
549
215
5
DA Warner
Aus
SAF
2013-14
3
6
0
543
145
6
RT Ponting
Aus
Win
2003
3
5
1
523
206
7
RT Ponting
Aus
SAF
2005-06
3
6
1
515
143*
8
MA Taylor
Aus
Pak
1998-99
3
5
1
513
334*
9
UT Khawaja
Aus
Pak
2021-22
3
5
2
496
160
He also missed the distinction of becoming the fifth batsman to aggregate 500 plus runs in a three test series against Pakistan. The following table lists the batsmen who have scored 496 plus runs in a test series in the descending order of the runs scored.
No
Player
Team
Opp
Seasom
M
I
NO
Runs
HS
1
V Sehwag
Ind
Pak
2004-05
3
6
0
544
201
2
SC Ganguly
Ind
Pak
2008-08
3
6
0
534
239
3
Sangakkara
Srl
Pak
2011-12
3
6
0
516
211
4
MA Taylor
Aus
Pak
1998-99
3
5
1
513
334*
5
UT Khawaja
Aus
Pak
2021-22
3
5
2
496
160
He also missed the distinction of becoming the second Australian batsman to aggregate 500 plus runs in a three test series against Pakistan. The following table lists the batsmen who have scored 496 plus runs in a test series in the descending order of the runs scored.
No
Player
Team
Opp
Seasom
M
I
NO
Runs
HS
1
MA Taylor
Aus
Pak
1998-99
3
5
1
513
334*
2
UT Khawaja
Aus
Pak
2021-22
3
5
2
496
160
He also missed the distinction of becoming the ninth opening batsman to aggregate 500 plus runs in a three test series. The following table lists the batsmen who have scored 496 plus runs in a test series in the descending order of the runs scored.
No
Player
Team
Opp
Seasom
M
I
NO
Runs
HS
1
GA Gooch
Eng
Ind
1990
3
6
0
752
333
2
DA Warner
Aus
NZl
2015-15
3
6
0
592
253
3
V Sehwag
Ind
Pak
2004-05
3
6
0
544
201
4
DA Warner
Aus
SAF
2013-14
3
6
0
543
145
5
RG Sharma
Ind
SAF
2019-20
3
4
0
529
212
6
RT Ponting
Aus
Win
2003
3
5
1
523
206
7
MA Taylor
Aus
Pak
1998-99
3
5
1
513
334*
8
Shoaib Mohd
Pak
NZl
1990-91
3
5
2
507
203*
9
UT Khawaja
Aus
Pak
2021-22
3
5
2
496
160
Opening batsmen scoring a ninety and a century in a test
UT Khawaja of Australia scored 91 and 104 not out in the ongoing test at Lahore against Pakistan to provide the 24th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety and a century in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
1st
2nd
Team
Opp
Ground
Match Date
1
PA Gibb
93
106
Eng
SAF
Jo’burg
24 Dec 1938
2
PGvan der Bijl
125
97
SAF
Eng
Durban
03 Mar 1939
3
MC Cowdrey
114
97
Eng
Win
Kingston
17 Feb 1960
4
G Boycott
99
112
Eng
Win
Trinidad
30 Mar 1974
5
CG Greenidge
93
107
Win
Ind
Bengaluru
22 Nov 1974
6
Mohsin Khan
94
101*
Pak
Ind
Lahore
10 Dec 1982
7
Saeed Anwar
94
136
Pak
Srl
Col-PSS
09 Aug 1994
8
MA Atherton
94*
118
Eng
NZl
Ch’church
14 Feb 1997
9
MA Taulor
334*
92
Aus
Pak
Peshwar
15 Oct 1998
10
MH Richardson
93
101
NZl
Eng
Lord’s
20 May 2004
11
JL Langer
191
97
Aus
Pak
Perth
16 Dec 2004
12
AJ Strauss
126
94*
Eng
SAF
P Elizabeth
17 Dec 2004
13
HH Gibbs
161
98
SAF
Eng
Jo’burg
13 Jan 2005
14
AB de Villiers
92
109
SAF
Eng
Centurion
21 Jan 2005
15
ND McKenzie
94
155*
SAF
Ind
Chennai
26 Mar 2008
16
G Gambhir
179
97
Ind
Eng
Mohali
19 Dec 2008
17
AN Cook
94
139*
Eng
Win
Barbados
26 Feb 2009
18
TM Dilshan
92
123*
Srl
NZl
Galle
18 Aug 2009
19
SR Watson
93
120*
Aua
Pak
Melbourne
26 Dec 2009
20
AN Cook
96
106
Eng
Srl
Lord’s
03 Jun 2011
21
Mohd Hafeez
96
101*
Pak
NZl
A Dhabi
09 Nov 2014
22
KC Brathwaite
134
95
Win
Eng
Leeds
25 Aug 2017
23
Abid Ali
133
91
Pak
Ban
Chattogram
26 Nov 2021
24
UT Khawaja
91
104*
Aus
Pak
Lahore
21 Mar 2022
It also provides the fourth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety and a century in a test against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
1st
2nd
Team
Opp
Ground
Match Date
1
MA Taulor
334*
92
Aus
Pak
Peshwar
15 Oct 1998
2
JL Langer
191
97
Aus
Pak
Perth
16 Dec 2004
3
SR Watson
93
120*
Aua
Pak
Melbourne
26 Dec 2009
4
UT Khawaja
91
104*
Aus
Pak
Lahore
21 Mar 2022
It also provides the fourth occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety and a century in a test against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
1st
2nd
Team
Opp
Ground
Match Date
1
MA Taulor
334*
92
Aus
Pak
Peshwar
15 Oct 1998
2
JL Langer
191
97
Aus
Pak
Perth
16 Dec 2004
3
SR Watson
93
120*
Aua
Pak
Melbourne
26 Dec 2009
4
UT Khawaja
91
104*
Aus
Pak
Lahore
21 Mar 2022
AN Cook of England is the only opening batsmen who have scored a ninety and a century in a test on two occasions.
No
Player
1st
2nd
Team
Opp
Ground
Match Date
1
AN Cook
94
139*
Eng
Win
Barbados
26 Feb 2009
2
AN Cook
96
106
Eng
Srl
Lord’s
03 Jun 2011
UT Khawaja of Australia scored 91 and 104 not out in the ongoing test at Lahore against Pakistan to provide the 15th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety in the first innings and a century in the second innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below
UT Khawaja of Australia scored 91 and 104 not out in the ongoing test at Lahore against Pakistan to provide the 53rd occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety and a century in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
1st
2nd
Team
Opp
Ground
Match Date
1
PA Gibb
93
106
Eng
SAF
Jo’burg
24 Dec 1938
2
PG van der Bijl
125
97
SAF
Eng
Durban
03 Mar 1939
3
CG Borde
109
96
Ind
Win
Delhi
06 Feb 1959
4
MC Cowdrey
114
97
Eng
Win
Kingston
17 Feb 1960
5
KF Barrington
101
94
Eng
Aus
Sydney
15 Feb 1963
6
Hanif Mohd
104
93
Pak
Aus
Melbourne
04 Dec 1964
7
RM Cowper
92
108
Aus
Ind
Adelaide
23 Dec 1967
8
GS Sobers
152
95*
Win
Eng
Guyana
28 Mar 1968
9
SM Nurse
95
168
Win
NZl
Auckland
27 Feb 1969
10
APE Knott
101
96
Eng
NZl
Auckland
05 Mar 1971
11
G Boycott
99
112
Eng
Win
Trinidad
30 Mar 1974
12
CG Greenidge
93
107
Win
Ind
Bengaluru
22 Nov 1974
13
M Amarnath
90
100
Ind
Aus
Perth
16 Dec 1977
14
PM Toohey
122
97
Aus
Win
Kingston
28 Apr 1978
15
Zaheer Abbas
176
96
Pak
Ind
Faisalabad
16 Oct 1978
16
Mohsin Khan
94
101*
Pak
Ind
Lahore
10 Dec 1982
17
AR Border
98*
100*
Aus
Win
Trinidad
16 Mar 1984
18
LRD Mendis
111
94
Srl
Eng
Lord’s
23 Aug 1984
19
PA de Silva
96
123
Srl
NZl
Auckland
01 Mar 1991
20
Saeed Anwar
94
136
Pak
Srl
Col-PSS
09 Aug 1994
21
MA Atherton
94*
118
Eng
NZl
Ch’church
14 Feb 1997
22
MA Taylor
334*
92
Aus
Pak
Peshawar
15 Oct 1998
23
Younis Khan
91
149*
Pak
NZl
Auckland
08 Mar 2001
24
BC Lara
91
122
Win
Aus
Trinidad
19 Apr 2003
25
JH Kallis
92
150*
SAF
NZl
Hamilton
10 Mar 2004
26
MH Richardson
93
101
NZl
Eng
Lord’s
20 May 2004
27
S Chanderpaul
128*
97*
Win
Eng
Lord’s
22 Jul 2004
28
DR Martyn
114
97
Aus
Ind
Nagpur
26 Oct 2004
29
JL Langer
191
97
Aus
Pak
Perth
16 Dec 2004
30
AJ Strauss
126
94*
Eng
SAF
P Elizabeth
17 Dec 2004
31
HH Gibbs
161
98
SAF
Eng
Jo’burg
13 Jan 2005
32
AB de Villiers
92
109
SAF
Eng
Centurion
21 Jan 2005
33
S Chanderpaul
92
153*
Win
Pak
Barbados
26 May 2005
34
KC Sangakkara
92
152
Srl
Eng
Kandy
01 Dec 2007
35
SC Ganguly
239
91
Ind
Pak
Bengaluru
08 Dec 2007
36
ND McKenzie
94
155*
SAF
Ind
Chennai
26 Mar 2008
37
G Gambhir
179
97
Ind
Eng
Mohali
19 Dec 2008
38
RT Ponting
101
99
Aus
SAF
Melbourne
26 Dec 2008
39
RR Sarwan
94
106
Win
Eng
St John’s
15 Feb 2009
40
AN Cook
94
139*
Eng
Win
Barbados
26 Feb 2009
41
TM Dilshan
92
123*
Srl
NZl
Galle
18 Aug 2009
42
SR Watson
93
120*
Aus
Pak
Melbourne
26 Dec 2009
43
AN Cook
96
106
Eng
Srl
Lord’s
03 Jun 2011
44
MEK Hussey
118
93
Aus
Srl
Col-SSC
16 Sep 2011
45
V Kohli
119
96
Ind
SAF
Jo’burg
18 Dec 2013
46
AD Mathews
91
157*
Srl
Pak
A Dhabi
31 Dec 2013
47
Mohd Hafeez
96
101*
Pak
NZl
A Dhabi
09 Nov 2014
48
BA Stokes
92
101
Eng
NZl
Lord’s
21 May 2015
49
HM Amla
109
96
SAF
Eng
Centurion
22 Jan 2016
50
KC Brathwaite
134
95
Win
Eng
Leeds
25 Aug 2017
51
V Kohli
97
103
Ind
Eng
Nottingham
18 Aug 2018
52
Abid Ali
133
91
Pak
Ban
Chattogram
26 Nov 2021
53
UT Khawaja
91
104*
Aus
Pak
Lahore
21 Mar 2022
It also providew the tenth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety and a century in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
1st
2nd
Team
Opp
Ground
Match Date
1
RM Cowper
92
108
Aus
Ind
Adelaide
23 Dec 1967
2
PM Toohey
122
97
Aus
Win
Kingston
28 Apr 1978
3
AR Border
98*
100*
Aus
Win
Trinidad
16 Mar 1984
4
MA Taylor
334*
92
Aus
Pak
Peshawar
15 Oct 1998
5
DR Martyn
114
97
Aus
Ind
Nagpur
26 Oct 2004
6
JL Langer
191
97
Aus
Pak
Perth
16 Dec 2004
7
RT Ponting
101
99
Aus
SAF
Melbourne
26 Dec 2008
8
SR Watson
93
120*
Aus
Pak
Melbourne
26 Dec 2009
9
MEK Hussey
118
93
Aus
Srl
Col-SSC
16 Sep 2011
10
UT Khawaja
91
104*
Aus
Pak
Lahore
21 Mar 2022
It also provides the seventh occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety and a century in a test against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
1st
2nd
Team
Opp
Ground
Match Date
1
MA Taylor
334*
92
Aus
Pak
Peshawar
15 Oct 1998
2
JL Langer
191
97
Aus
Pak
Perth
16 Dec 2004
3
S Chanderpaul
92
153*
Win
Pak
Barbados
26 May 2005
4
SC Ganguly
239
91
Ind
Pak
Bengaluru
08 Dec 2007
5
SR Watson
93
120*
Aus
Pak
Melbourne
26 Dec 2009
6
AD Mathews
91
157*
Srl
Pak
A Dhabi
31 Dec 2013
7
UT Khawaja
91
104*
Aus
Pak
Lahore
21 Mar 2022
It also provides the fourth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety and a century in a test against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
1st
2nd
Team
Opp
Ground
Match Date
1
MA Taylor
334*
92
Aus
Pak
Peshawar
15 Oct 1998
2
JL Langer
191
97
Aus
Pak
Perth
16 Dec 2004
3
SR Watson
93
120*
Aus
Pak
Melbourne
26 Dec 2009
4
UT Khawaja
91
104*
Aus
Pak
Lahore
21 Mar 2022
UT Khawaja of Australia scored 91 and 104 not out in the ongoing test at Lahore against Pakistan to provide the 26th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in the first innings and a century in the second innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
1st
2nd
Team
Opp
Ground
Match Date
1
PA Gibb
93
106
Eng
SAF
Jo’burg
24 Dec 1938
2
RM Cowper
92
108
Aus
Ind
Adelaide
23 Dec 1967
3
SM Nurse
95
168
Win
NZl
Auckland
27 Feb 1969
4
G Boycott
99
112
Eng
Win
Trinidad
30 Mar 1974
5
CG Greenidge
93
107
Win
Ind
Bengaluru
22 Nov 1974
6
M Amarnath
90
100
Ind
Aus
Perth
16 Dec 1977
7
Mohsin Khan
94
101*
Pak
Ind
Lahore
10 Dec 1982
8
AR Border
98*
100*
Aus
Win
Trinidad
16 Mar 1984
9
PA de Silva
96
123
Srl
NZl
Auckland
01 Mar 1991
10
Saeed Anwar
94
136
Pak
Srl
Col-PSS
09 Aug 1994
11
MA Atherton
94*
118
Eng
NZl
Ch’church
14 Feb 1997
12
Younis Khan
91
149*
Pak
NZl
Auckland
08 Mar 2001
13
BC Lara
91
122
Win
Aus
Trinidad
19 Apr 2003
14
JH Kallis
92
150*
SAF
NZl
Hamilton
10 Mar 2004
15
MH Richardson
93
101
NZl
Eng
Lord’s
20 May 2004
16
AB de Villiers
92
109
SAF
Eng
Centurion
21 Jan 2005
17
S Chanderpaul
92
153*
Win
Pak
Barbados
26 May 2005
18
KC Sangakkara
92
152
Srl
Eng
Kandy
01 Dec 2007
19
ND McKenzie
94
155*
SAF
Ind
Chennai
26 Mar 2008
20
RR Sarwan
94
106
Win
Eng
St John’s
15 Feb 2009
21
AN Cook
94
139*
Eng
Win
Barbados
26 Feb 2009
22
TM Dilshan
92
123*
Srl
NZl
Galle
18 Aug 2009
23
SR Watson
93
120*
Aus
Pak
Melbourne
26 Dec 2009
24
AN Cook
96
106
Eng
Srl
Lord’s
03 Jun 2011
25
AD Mathews
91
157*
Srl
Pak
A Dhabi
31 Dec 2013
26
Mohd Hafeez
96
101*
Pak
NZl
A Dhabi
09 Nov 2014
27
BA Stokes
92
101
Eng
NZl
Lord’s
21 May 2015
28
V Kohli
97
103
Ind
Eng
Nottingham
18 Aug 2018
29
UT Khawaja
91
104*
Aus
Pak
Lahore
21 Mar 2022
AN Cook of England, S Chanderpaul of West Indies and V Kohli of India are the three batsmen who have scored a ninety and a century in a test on two occasions.
No
Player
1st
2nd
Team
Opp
Ground
Match Date
1
AN Cook
94
139*
Eng
Win
Barbados
26 Feb 2009
2
AN Cook
96
106
Eng
Srl
Lord’s
03 Jun 2011
1
S Chanderpaul
128*
97*
Win
Eng
Lord’s
22 Jul 2004
2
S Chanderpaul
92
153*
Win
Pak
Barbados
26 May 2005
1
V Kohli
119
96
Ind
SAF
Jo’burg
18 Dec 2013
2
V Kohli
97
103
Ind
Eng
Nottingham
18 Aug 2018
Aussie Captains capturing five plus wickets in a test innings
PJ Cummins of Australia captured five for 56 in Pakistan’s first innings in the ongoing third test at Lahore to provide the 129th occasion of a captain capturing five or more wickets in a test innings. It also provides the 20th occasion of an Australian captain capturing five or more wickets in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
W-R
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
G Giffen
6-155
3
Aua
Eng
Melbourne
Dec 1894
2
G Giffen
5-076
2
Aua
Eng
Adelaide
Jan 1895
3
G Giffen
5-026
3
Aua
Eng
Sydney
Feb 1895
4
H Trumble
5-062
2
Aua
Eng
Melbourne
Feb 1902
5
MA Noble
7-100
1
Aua
Eng
Sydney
Feb 1904
6
IWG Johnson
7-044
3
Aua
Win
Guyana
Apr 1955
7
R Benaud
5-083
1
Aua
Eng
Sydney
Jan 1959
8
R Benaud
5-091
2
Aua
Eng
Adelaide
Jan 1959
9
R Benaud
5-093
1
Aua
Pak
Karachi
Dec 1959
10
R Benaud
5-076
3
Aua
Ind
Delhi
Dec 1959
11
R Benaud
5-043
2
Aua
Ind
Chennai
Jan 1960
12
R Benaud
5-096
1
Aua
Win
Adelaide
Jan 1961
13
R Benaud
6-070
4
Aua
Eng
Man’ter
Jul 1961
14
R Benaud
6-115
2
Aua
Eng
Brisbane
Nov 1962
15
R Benaud
5-068
2
Aua
SAF
Brisbane
Dec 1963
16
AR Border
7-046
1
Aua
Win
Sydney
Jan 1989
17
AR Border
5-068
2
Aua
Win
Guyana
Mar 1991
18
MJ Clarke
5-036
4
Aua
Win
Roseau
Apr 2012
19
PJ Cummins
5-038
1
Aua
Eng
Brisbane
Dec 2021
20
PJ Cummins
5-056
2
Aua
Pak
Lahore
Mar 2022
It also provides the 20th occasion of a captain capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
W-R
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
MH Mankad
5-064
3
Ind
Pak
Peshawar
Feb 1955
2
R Benaud
5-093
1
Aus
Pak
Karachi
Dec 1959
3
N Kapil Dev
5-068
2
Ind
Pak
Bengaluru
Sep 1983
4
CA Walsh
5-073
2
Win
Pak
Peshawar
Nov 1997
5
CA Walsh
5-143
2
Win
Pak
Rawalpindi
Nov 1997
6
A Kumble
5-060
4
Ind
Pak
Bengaluru
Dec 2007
7
DJG Sammy
5-029
4
Win
Pak
Providence
May 2011
8
JO Holder
5-030
3
Win
Pak
Sharjah
Oct 2016
9
PJ Cummins
5-056
2
Aus
Pak
Lahore
Mar 2022
It also provides the second occasion of an Australian captain capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against Pakistan. Both the occasions are tabulated below. PJ Cummins’ 5 for 56 represent the best bowling figures in an innings by an Australian captain against Pakistan. He also became the first Australian captain pace bowler to capture five or more wickets in a test innings against Pakistan.
No
Player
W-R
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
R Benaud
5-093
1
Aus
Pak
Karachi
Dec 1959
2
PJ Cummins
5-056
2
Aus
Pak
Lahore
Mar 2022
PJ Cummins of Australia captured five for 56 in Pakistan’s first innings in the ongoing third test at Lahore to provide the sixth occasion of a captain- pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against Pakistan.
No
Player
W-R
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
N Kapil Dev
5-068
2
Ind
Pak
Bengaluru
Sep 1983
2
CA Walsh
5-073
2
Win
Pak
Peshawar
Nov 1997
3
CA Walsh
5-143
2
Win
Pak
Rawalpindi
Nov 1997
4
DJG Sammy
5-029
4
Win
Pak
Providence
May 2011
5
JO Holder
5-030
3
Win
Pak
Sharjah
Oct 2016
6
PJ Cummins
5-056
2
Aus
Pak
Lahore
Mar 2022
Australian batsmen scoring four or more half centuries in a test innings
UT Khawaja {91}, SPD Smith {59}, C Green {79} and AT Carey {67} of Australia scored half centuries in the ongoing test at Lahore against Pakistan to provide the 61st occasion of Australian batsmen scoring four or more half centuries in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Team
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
50
1
Aus
1
Eng
Melbourne
01 Mar 1895
4
2
Aus
1
Eng
Melbourne
01 Jan 1898
4
3
Aus
3
Eng
Melbourne
01 Jan 1908
5
4
Aus
3
Eng
Adelaide
12 Jan 1912
4
5
Aus
3
Eng
Sydney
17 Dec 1920
4
6
Aus
1
Eng
Manchester
25 Jul 1930
4
7
Aus
2
Eng
The Oval
16 Aug 1930
4
8
Aus
1
Eng
Sydney
23 Feb 1933
4
9
Aus
3
Win
Sydney
25 Jan 1952
4
10
Aus
1
Win
Barbados
14 May 1955
4
11
Aus
2
Eng
Sydney
09 Jan 1959
4
12
Aus
2
Eng
Birmingham
08 Jun 1961
4
13
Aus
3
Eng
Brisbane
30 Nov 1962
4
14
Aus
3
SAF
Sydney
10 Jan 1964
4
15
Aus
1
SAF
Adelaide
24 Jan 1964
4
16
Aus
2
Pak
Melbourne
04 Dec 1964
4
17
Aus
1
Ind
Brisbane
19 Jan 1968
4
18
Aus
1
Eng
Manchester
06 Jun 1968
4
19
Aus
2
Win
Adelaide
24 Jan 1969
5
20
Aus
4
Win
Adelaide
24 Jan 1969
4
21
Aus
1
Eng
Melbourne
21 Jan 1971
4
22
Aus
1
Win
Trinidad
21 Apr 1973
4
23
Aus
1
NZl
Melbourne
29 Dec 1973
4
24
Aus
1
Eng
Birmingham
10 Jul 1975
4
25
Aus
4
Eng
Lord’s
31 Jul 1975
4
26
Aus
2
Eng
Perth
12 Nov 1982
4
27
Aus
1
Eng
Adelaide
12 Dec 1986
4
28
Aus
2
Eng
Manchester
27 Jul 1989
4
29
Aus
3
Srl
Col-SSC
17 Aug 1992
4
30
Aus
1
Win
Sydney
02 Jan 1993
4
31
Aus
1
NZl
Ch’church
25 Feb 1993
5
32
Aus
2
NZl
Brisbane
03 Dec 1993
4
33
Aus
1
SAF
Adelaide
28 Jan 1994
4
34
Aus
2
SAF
Cape Town
17 Mar 1994
4
35
Aus
1
Pak
Rawalpindi
05 Oct 1994
5
36
Aus
2
Pak
Lahore
01 Nov 1994
4
37
Aus
1
Pak
Brisbane
09 Nov 1995
4
38
Aus
1
Eng
Nottingham
07 Aug 1997
5
39
Aus
2
NZl
Perth
20 Nov 1997
4
40
Aus
2
Win
Adelaide
15 Dec 2000
4
41
Aus
4
NZl
Perth
30 Nov 2001
4
42
Aus
1
Pak
Col-PSS
03 Oct 2002
4
43
Aus
1
Win
Barbados
01 May 2003
4
44
Aus
3
Ind
Brisbane
04 Dec 2003
4
45
Aus
2
NZl
Brisbane
18 Nov 2004
4
46
Aus
1
NZl
Adelaide
26 Nov 2004
5
47
Aus
2
Ind
Delhi
29 Oct 2008
4
48
Aus
1
SAF
Jo’burg
26 Feb 2009
4
49
Aus
1
Win
Brisbane
26 Nov 2009
5
50
Aus
2
Win
Adelaide
04 Dec 2009
4
51
Aus
1
Win
Perth
16 Dec 2009
5
52
Aus
1
Pak
Melbourne
26 Dec 2009
5
53
Aus
3
NZl
Hamilton
27 Mar 2010
4
54
Aus
1
Srl
Hobart
14 Dec 2012
4
55
Aus
1
Ind
Mohali
14 Mar 2013
4
56
Aus
1
Eng
Manchester
01 Aug 2013
4
57
Aus
1
Eng
Adelaide
05 Dec 2013
4
58
Aus
1
Ind
Melbourne
26 Dec 2014
4
59
Aus
1
Ind
Sydney
06 Jan 2015
4
60
Aus
2
Pak
Rawalpindi
04 Mar 2022
4
61
Aus
1
Pak
Lahore
21 Mar 2022
4
It also provides the eighth occasion of Australian batsmen scoring four or more half centuries in an innings against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Team
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
50
1
Aus
2
Pak
Melbourne
04 Dec 1964
4
2
Aus
1
Pak
Rawalpindi
05 Oct 1994
5
3
Aus
2
Pak
Lahore
01 Nov 1994
4
4
Aus
1
Pak
Brisbane
09 Nov 1995
4
5
Aus
1
Pak
Col-(PSS
03 Oct 2002
4
6
Aus
1
Pak
Melbourne
26 Dec 2009
5
7
Aus
2
Pak
Rawalpindi
04 Mar 2022
4
8
Aus
1
Pak
Lahore
21 Mar 2022
4
The break up of 61 occasion read thus – nine occasions of five batsmen scoring half centuries in an innings and 52 occasion of four batsmen scoring half centuries in an innings.
No
Team
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
50
1
Aus
3
Eng
Melbourne
01 Jan 1908
5
2
Aus
2
Win
Adelaide
24 Jan 1969
5
3
Aus
1
NZl
Ch’church
25 Feb 1993
5
4
Aus
1
Pak
Rawalpindi
05 Oct 1994
5
5
Aus
1
Eng
Nottingham
07 Aug 1997
5
6
Aus
1
NZl
Adelaide
26 Nov 2004
5
7
Aus
1
Win
Brisbane
26 Nov 2009
5
8
Aus
1
Win
Perth
16 Dec 2009
5
9
Aus
1
Pak
Melbourne
26 Dec 2009
5
1
Aus
1
Eng
Melbourne
01 Mar 1895
4
2
Aus
1
Eng
Melbourne
01 Jan 1898
4
3
Aus
3
Eng
Adelaide
12 Jan 1912
4
4
Aus
3
Eng
Sydney
17 Dec 1920
4
5
Aus
1
Eng
Manchester
25 Jul 1930
4
6
Aus
2
Eng
The Oval
16 Aug 1930
4
7
Aus
1
Eng
Sydney
23 Feb 1933
4
8
Aus
3
Win
Sydney
25 Jan 1952
4
9
Aus
1
Win
Barbados
14 May 1955
4
10
Aus
2
Eng
Sydney
09 Jan 1959
4
11
Aus
2
Eng
Birmingham
08 Jun 1961
4
12
Aus
3
Eng
Brisbane
30 Nov 1962
4
13
Aus
3
SAF
Sydney
10 Jan 1964
4
14
Aus
1
SAF
Adelaide
24 Jan 1964
4
15
Aus
2
Pak
Melbourne
04 Dec 1964
4
16
Aus
1
Ind
Brisbane
19 Jan 1968
4
17
Aus
1
Eng
Manchester
06 Jun 1968
4
18
Aus
4
Win
Adelaide
24 Jan 1969
4
19
Aus
1
Eng
Melbourne
21 Jan 1971
4
20
Aus
1
Win
Trinidad
21 Apr 1973
4
21
Aus
1
NZl
Melbourne
29 Dec 1973
4
22
Aus
1
Eng
Birmingham
10 Jul 1975
4
23
Aus
4
Eng
Lord’s
31 Jul 1975
4
24
Aus
2
Eng
Perth
12 Nov 1982
4
25
Aus
1
Eng
Adelaide
12 Dec 1986
4
26
Aus
2
Eng
Manchester
27 Jul 1989
4
27
Aus
3
Srl
Col-SSC
17 Aug 1992
4
28
Aus
1
Win
Sydney
02 Jan 1993
4
29
Aus
2
NZl
Brisbane
03 Dec 1993
4
30
Aus
1
SAF
Adelaide
28 Jan 1994
4
31
Aus
2
SAF
Cape Town
17 Mar 1994
4
32
Aus
2
Pak
Lahore
01 Nov 1994
4
33
Aus
1
Pak
Brisbane
09 Nov 1995
4
34
Aus
2
NZl
Perth
20 Nov 1997
4
35
Aus
2
Win
Adelaide
15 Dec 2000
4
36
Aus
4
NZl
Perth
30 Nov 2001
4
37
Aus
1
Pak
Col-PSS
03 Oct 2002
4
38
Aus
1
Win
Barbados
01 May 2003
4
39
Aus
3
Ind
Brisbane
04 Dec 2003
4
40
Aus
2
NZl
Brisbane
18 Nov 2004
4
41
Aus
2
Ind
Delhi
29 Oct 2008
4
42
Aus
1
SAF
Jo’burg
26 Feb 2009
4
43
Aus
2
Win
Adelaide
04 Dec 2009
4
44
Aus
3
NZl
Hamilton
27 Mar 2010
4
45
Aus
1
Srl
Hobart
14 Dec 2012
4
46
Aus
1
Ind
Mohali
14 Mar 2013
4
47
Aus
1
Eng
Manchester
01 Aug 2013
4
48
Aus
1
Eng
Adelaide
05 Dec 2013
4
49
Aus
1
Ind
Melbourne
26 Dec 2014
4
50
Aus
1
Ind
Sydney
06 Jan 2015
4
51
Aus
2
Pak
Rawalpindi
04 Mar 2022
4
52
Aus
1
Pak
Lahore
21 Mar 2022
4
The following are the two occasions in which the first five Australian batsmen have scored half centuries in an innings
No
Team
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
50
1
Aus
1
Eng
Nottingham
07 Aug 1997
5
2
Aus
1
Pak
Melbourne
26 Dec 2009
5
The following are the three occasions in which the first four Australian batsmen have scored half centuries in an innings
No
Team
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
50
1
Aus
3
Eng
Brisbane
30 Nov 1962
4
2
Aus
2
Ind
Delhi
29 Oct 2008
4
3
Aus
2
Pak
Rawalpindi
04 Mar 2022
4
Batsmen scoring nineties on two or more occasions in a bilateral test series
UT Khawaja of Australia scored 97 at Rawalpindi and 91 at Lahore in the ongoing test series against Pakistan to provide the 43rd occasion of a batsman scoring 90s on two or more occasions in a bilateral series. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
90s
Team
Opp
Series
1
C Hill
3
Aus
Eng
1901-02
2
JB Hobbs
2
Eng
SAF
1913-14
3
FE Woolley
2
Eng
Aus
1921
4
TJE Andrews
2
Aus
Eng
1921
5
JED Sealy
2
Win
Eng
1934-35
6
ED Weekes
2
Win
Eng
1953-54
7
RB Simpson
2
Aus
Win
1960-61
8
ER Dexter
2
Eng
Aus
1962-63
9
RB Kanhai
2
Win
Eng
1963
10
KF Barrington
2
Eng
Ind
1967
11
KD Walters
2
Aus
Ind
1967-68
12
G Boycott
2
Eng
Win
1973-74
13
RC Fredericks
2
Win
Eng
1973-75
14
GR Viswanath
2
Ind
Win
1974-75
15
CG Greenidge
2
Win
Pak
1976-77
16
Wasim Raja
2
Pak
Ind
1979-80
17
CG Greenidge
2
Win
NZl
1979-80
18
Mohsin Khan
2
Pak
Ind
1982-83
19
AR Border
2
Aus
Win
1983-84
20
KC Wessels
2
Aus
Win
1984-85
21
JV Coney
2
NZl
Aus
1885-86
22
SM Gavaskar
2
Ind
Aus
1986-87
23
SR Waugh
2
Aus
Win
1988-89
24
RB Richardson
2
Win
Ind
1988-89
25
DC Boon
2
Aus
Eng
1990-91
26
SR Waugh
2
Aus
Eng
1994-95
27
GS Blewett
2
Aus
NZl
1997-98
28
R Dravid
2
Ind
Srl
1997-98
29
R Dravid
2
Ind
Aus
2003-04
30
V Sehwag
2
Ind
Aus
2008-09
31
M Jayawardene
2
Srl
NZl
2008-09
32
LRPL Taylor
2
NZl
Pak
2009-10
33
SM Katich
2
Aus
Win
2009-10
34
SR Watson
2
Aus
Pak
2009-10
35
MEK Hussey
2
Aus
Srl
2011
36
Nasir Hossain
2
Ban
Win
2013-14
37
AD Mathews
2
Sri
Pak
2013-14
38
Q de Kock
2
SAF
NZl
2016-17
39
Misbah-ul-Haq
2
Pak
Win
2017
40
RR Pant
2
Ind
Win
2018-19
41
Tamim Iqbal
2
Ban
Srl
2021
42
DA Warner
2
Aus
Eng
2021-22
43
UT Khawaja
2
Aus
Pak
2021-22
It also provides the 15th occasion of a batsman scoring 90s on two or more occasions in a bilateral series. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
90s
Team
Opp
Series
1
C Hill
3
Aus
Eng
1901-02
2
TJE Andrews
2
Aus
Eng
1921
3
RB Simpson
2
Aus
Win
1960-61
4
KD Walters
2
Aus
Ind
1967-68
5
AR Border
2
Aus
Win
1983-84
6
KC Wessels
2
Aus
Win
1984-85
7
SR Waugh
2
Aus
Win
1988-89
8
DC Boon
2
Aus
Eng
1990-91
9
SR Waugh
2
Aus
Eng
1994-95
10
GS Blewett
2
Aus
NZl
1997-98
11
SM Katich
2
Aus
Win
2009-10
12
SR Watson
2
Aus
Pak
2009-10
13
MEK Hussey
2
Aus
Srl
2011
14
DA Warner
2
Aus
Eng
2021-22
15
UT Khawaja
2
Aus
Pak
2021-22
It also provides the fifth occasion of a batsman scoring 90s on two or more occasions in a bilateral series against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
90s
Team
Opp
Series
1
CG Greenidge
2
Win
Pak
1976-77
2
LRPL Taylor
2
NZl
Pak
2009-10
3
SR Watson
2
Aus
Pak
2009-10
4
AD Mathews
2
Sri
Pak
2013-14
5
UT Khawaja
2
Aus
Pak
2021-22
It also provides the second occasion of an Australian batsman scoring 90s on two or more occasions in a bilateral series against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
90s
Team
Opp
Series
1
SR Watson
2
Aus
Pak
2009-10
2
UT Khawaja
2
Aus
Pak
2021-22
CG Greenidge, R Dravid and SR Waugh are the three batsmen who have scored two or more occasions in a bilateral series on two occasions
No
Player
90s
Team
Opp
Series
1
CG Greenidge
2
Win
Pak
1976-77
2
CG Greenidge
2
Win
NZl
1979-80
1
R Dravid
2
Ind
Srl
1997-98
2
R Dravid
2
Ind
Aus
2003-04
1
SR Waugh
2
Aus
Win
1988-89
2
SR Waugh
2
Aus
Eng
1994-95
BA Stokes of England becomes the fifth all rounder to score 5000 plus runs and capture 150 plus wickets
BA Stokes of England completed 5000 runs in his test career when he was on 84 during his knock of 120 against West Indies in the ongoing test at Bridgetown. At the end of England’s first innings, his run aggregate read 5035. He has captured 171 wickets at the end of the third day of the test.
BA Stokes became the fifth all rounder in the annals of test cricket to score 5000 plus runs and capture 150 plus wickets. The following table lists all the five all-rounders.