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.

New Zealand’s innings victories and England’s innings defeats.

New Zealand’s innings victories and England’s innings defeats.

New Zealand won the just concluded test at Mount Maunganui against England by an innings and 65 runs to provide New Zealand’s 28th innings win and also England’s 62nd innings defeat. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 New Zealand won inns & 301 runs v Zimbabwe Napier 26 Jan 2012
2 New Zealand won inns & 294 runs v Zimbabwe Harare 07 Aug 2005
3 New Zealand won inns & 185 runs v Pakistan Hamilton 27 Mar 2001
4 New Zealand won inns & 137 runs v Bangladesh Wellington 12 Jan 2008
5 New Zealand won inns & 132 runs v England Christchurch 03 Feb 1984
6 New Zealand won inns & 117 runs v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 28 Jul 2016
7 New Zealand won inns & 105 runs v West Indies Wellington 26 Dec 1999
8 New Zealand won inns & 101 runs v Bangladesh Chattogram 26 Oct 2004
9 New Zealand won inns & 099 runs v Pakistan Auckland 25 Jan 1985
10 New Zealand won inns & 099 runs v Bangladesh Dhaka 19 Oct 2004
11 New Zealand won inns & 080 runs v Pakistan Sharjah 26 Nov 2014
12 New Zealand won inns & 074 runs v Bangladesh Wellington 26 Dec 2001
13 New Zealand won inns & 073 runs v West Indies Wellington 11 Dec 2013
14 New Zealand won inns & 067 runs v West Indies Wellington 01 Dec 2017
15 New Zealand won inns & 065 runs v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 22 Aug 2019
16 New Zealand won inns & 065 runs v England Mount Maunganui 21 Nov 2019
17 New Zealand won inns & 061 runs v Sri Lanka Colombo (CCC) 24 Mar 1984
18 New Zealand won inns & 052 runs v Bangladesh Hamilton 18 Dec 2001
19 New Zealand won inns & 052 runs v Bangladesh Hamilton 28 Feb 2019
20 New Zealand won inns & 049 runs v England Auckland 22 Mar 2018
21 New Zealand won inns & 046 runs v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 15 Aug 2005
22 New Zealand won inns & 041 runs v Australia Brisbane 08 Nov 1985
23 New Zealand won inns & 038 runs v Sri Lanka Wellington 11 Apr 2005
24 New Zealand won inns & 036 runs v Sri Lanka Dunedin 07 Mar 1997
25 New Zealand won inns & 033 runs v India Wellington 13 Feb 1976
26 New Zealand won inns & 025 runs v Sri Lanka Christchurch 04 Mar 1983
27 New Zealand won inns & 013 runs v Zimbabwe Auckland 26 Feb 1998
28 New Zealand won inns & 012 runs v Bangladesh Wellington 08 Mar 2019
             
No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England lost inns & 332 runs v Australia Brisbane 29 Nov 1946
2 England lost inns & 226 runs v West Indies Lord’s 23 Aug 1973
3 England lost inns & 215 runs v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 18 Dec 2003
4 England lost inns & 200 runs v Australia Melbourne 26 Feb 1937
5 England lost inns & 180 runs v West Indies Birmingham 14 Jun 1984
6 England lost inns & 180 runs v Australia Nottingham 10 Aug 1989
7 England lost inns & 161 runs v West Indies Kingston 14 Mar 1935
8 England lost inns & 156 runs v West Indies Manchester 30 Jun 1988
9 England lost inns & 154 runs v Australia Brisbane 26 Nov 1954
10 England lost inns & 149 runs v Australia The Oval 14 Aug 1948
11 England lost inns & 148 runs v Australia Leeds 22 Jul 1993
12 England lost inns & 147 runs v Australia Sydney 01 Feb 1895
13 England lost inns & 132 runs v New Zealand Christchurch 03 Feb 1984
14 England lost inns & 123 runs v Australia Sydney 04 Jan 2018
15 England lost inns & 118 runs v Australia Birmingham 05 Jul 2001
16 England lost inns & 100 runs v Pakistan Lahore 29 Nov 2005
17 England lost inns & 099 runs v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2006
18 England lost inns & 093 runs v West Indies Birmingham 15 Jun 2000
19 England lost inns & 092 runs v South Africa Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
20 England lost inns & 091 runs v Australia Melbourne 31 Dec 1920
21 England lost inns & 087 runs v Pakistan Lahore 25 Nov 1987
22 England lost inns & 085 runs v Australia Birmingham 10 Jul 1975
23 England lost inns & 080 runs v Australia Leeds 07 Aug 2009
24 England lost inns & 079 runs v West Indies Port of Spain 13 Feb 1981
25 England lost inns & 075 runs v India Chennai 16 Dec 2016
26 England lost inns & 074 runs v South Africa Johannesburg 14 Jan 2010
27 England lost inns & 065 runs v New Zealand Mount Maunganui 21 Nov 2019
28 England lost inns & 064 runs v West Indies Manchester 26 Jul 1984
29 England lost inns & 064 runs v West Indies Birmingham 06 Jul 1995
30 England lost inns & 062 runs v Australia Lord’s 17 Jun 1993
31 England lost inns & 061 runs v Australia Leeds 24 Jul 1997
32 England lost inns & 056 runs v West Indies The Oval 12 Aug 1950
33 England lost inns & 055 runs v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1898
34 England lost inns & 055 runs v West Indies Leeds 04 Aug 1966
35 England lost inns & 052 runs v West Indies St John’s 20 Mar 1998
36 England lost inns & 051 runs v Australia Adelaide 21 Nov 2002
37 England lost inns & 049 runs v New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 2018
38 England lost inns & 048 runs v Australia Perth 29 Nov 2002
39 England lost inns & 046 runs v India Leeds 22 Aug 2002
40 England lost inns & 046 runs v Australia The Oval 20 Aug 2015
41 England lost inns & 044 runs v West Indies Georgetown 17 Mar 1994
42 England lost inns & 041 runs v Australia Perth 14 Dec 2017
43 England lost inns & 040 runs v West Indies Manchester 02 Jun 1966
44 England lost inns & 039 runs v Australia The Oval 16 Aug 1930
45 England lost inns & 037 runs v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2000
46 England lost inns & 036 runs v India Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
47 England lost inns & 033 runs v Australia Sydney 13 Dec 1946
48 England lost inns & 032 runs v West Indies St John’s 12 Apr 1990
49 England lost inns & 030 runs v West Indies Bridgetown 21 Mar 1986
50 England lost inns & 028 runs v Sri Lanka Galle 22 Feb 2001
51 England lost inns & 025 runs v Australia The Oval 23 Aug 2001
52 England lost inns & 023 runs v West Indies Kingston 04 Feb 2009
53 England lost inns & 022 runs v India Chennai 11 Feb 1993
54 England lost inns & 021 runs v South Africa Johannesburg 25 Nov 1999
55 England lost inns & 018 runs v Pakistan Leeds 02 Jul 1987
56 England lost inns & 016 runs v South Africa Cape Town 30 Mar 1906
57 England lost inns & 015 runs v India Mumbai 19 Feb 1993
58 England lost inns & 013 runs v Australia Adelaide 14 Jan 1898
59 England lost inns & 013 runs v Australia Sydney 05 Jan 1951
60 England lost inns & 012 runs v South Africa The Oval 19 Jul 2012
61 England lost inns & 009 runs v Australia Adelaide 28 Jan 1966
62 England lost inns & 008 runs v India Chennai 06 Feb 1952

It also provides the third innings victory for New Zealand against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 New Zealand won inns & 132 runs v England Christchurch 03 Feb 1984
2 New Zealand won inns & 065 runs v England Mount Maunganui 21 Nov 2019
3 New Zealand won inns & 049 runs v England Auckland 22 Mar 2018
Australia’s innings victories and Pakistan’s innings defeats.

Australia’s innings victories and Pakistan’s innings defeats.

Australia won the just concluded test at Brisbane against Pakistan by an innings and five runs to provide the 90th occasion of Australia winning a test by an innings margin and also provides the 31st occasion of Pakistan losing a test by an innings margin. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia won inns & 360 runs v South Africa Johannesburg 22 Feb 2002
2 Australia won inns & 332 runs v England Brisbane 29 Nov 1946
3 Australia won inns & 259 runs v South Africa Port Elizabeth 03 Mar 1950
4 Australia won inns & 226 runs v India Brisbane 28 Nov 1947
5 Australia won inns & 222 runs v New Zealand Hobart 26 Nov 1993
6 Australia won inns & 217 runs v West Indies Brisbane 16 Jan 1931
7 Australia won inns & 212 runs v West Indies Hobart 10 Dec 2015
8 Australia won inns & 201 runs v Sri Lanka Melbourne 26 Dec 2012
9 Australia won inns & 200 runs v England Melbourne 26 Feb 1937
0 Australia won inns & 198 runs v Pakistan Sharjah 11 Oct 2002
11 Australia won inns & 196 runs v South Africa Johannesburg 28 Feb 1997
12 Australia won inns & 184 runs v South Africa Johannesburg 15 Feb 1936
13 Australia won inns & 183 runs v West Indies Adelaide 25 Jan 1997
14 Australia won inns & 180 runs v England Nottingham 10 Aug 1989
15 Australia won inns & 177 runs v India Melbourne 06 Feb 1948
16 Australia won inns & 175 runs v Zimbabwe Perth 09 Oct 2003
17 Australia won inns & 172 runs v West Indies Sydney 01 Jan 1931
18 Australia won inns & 163 runs v South Africa Brisbane 27 Nov 1931
19 Australia won inns & 156 runs v New Zealand Brisbane 18 Nov 2004
20 Australia won inns & 155 runs v South Africa Sydney 18 Dec 1931
21 Australia won inns & 154 runs v England Brisbane 26 Nov 1954
22 Australia won inns & 149 runs v England The Oval 14 Aug 1948
23 Australia won inns & 148 runs v England Leeds 22 Jul 1993
24 Australia won inns & 147 runs v England Sydney 01 Feb 1895
25 Australia won inns & 141 runs v South Africa Cape Town 31 Dec 1957
26 Australia won inns & 141 runs v India Sydney 02 Jan 2000
27 Australia won inns & 132 runs v Bangladesh Darwin 18 Jul 2003
28 Australia won inns & 127 runs v India Delhi 12 Dec 1959
29 Australia won inns & 126 runs v West Indies Brisbane 23 Nov 2000
30 Australia won inns & 126 runs v Pakistan Brisbane 09 Nov 1995
31 Australia won inns & 123 runs v England Sydney 04 Jan 2018
32 Australia won inns & 122 runs v West Indies Melbourne 13 Feb 1931
33 Australia won inns & 118 runs v England Birmingham 05 Jul 2001
34 Australia won inns & 114 runs v South Africa Sydney 09 Dec 1910
35 Australia won inns & 114 runs v Pakistan Adelaide 22 Dec 1972
36 Australia won inns & 108 runs v Sri Lanka Perth 12 Feb 1988
37 Australia won inns & 103 runs v New Zealand Wellington 29 Mar 1946
38 Australia won inns & 099 runs v England Melbourne 26 Dec 2006
39 Australia won inns & 099 runs v Pakistan Rawalpindi 01 Oct 1998
40 Australia won inns & 098 runs v Bangladesh Cairns 25 Jul 2003
41 Australia won inns & 096 runs v New Zealand Brisbane 03 Dec 1993
42 Australia won inns & 091 runs v England Melbourne 31 Dec 1920
43 Australia won inns & 088 runs v South Africa Manchester 27 May 1912
44 Australia won inns & 085 runs v South Africa Johannesburg 24 Dec 1949
45 Australia won inns & 085 runs v England Birmingham 10 Jul 1975
46 Australia won inns & 082 runs v West Indies Kingston 11 Jun 1955
47 Australia won inns & 080 runs v England Leeds 07 Aug 2009
48 Australia won inns & 080 runs v Bangladesh Chattogram 16 Apr 2006
49 Australia won inns & 078 runs v South Africa Cape Town 01 Jan 1936
50 Australia won inns & 072 runs v South Africa Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
51 Australia won inns & 070 runs v New Zealand Perth 20 Nov 1997
52 Australia won inns & 068 runs v India Sydney 03 Jan 2012
53 Australia won inns & 065 runs v West Indies Brisbane 26 Nov 2009
54 Australia won inns & 062 runs v New Zealand Adelaide 28 Nov 2008
55 Australia won inns & 062 runs v England Lord’s 17 Jun 1993
56 Australia won inns & 061 runs v England Leeds 24 Jul 1997
57 Australia won inns & 060 runs v New Zealand Christchurch 25 Feb 1993
58 Australia won inns & 057 runs v New Zealand Adelaide 26 Jan 1974
59 Australia won inns & 055 runs v West Indies Sydney 30 Dec 1984
60 Australia won inns & 055 runs v India Chennai 13 Jan 1960
61 Australia won inns & 055 runs v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1898
62 Australia won inns & 053 runs v West Indies Kingston 29 Apr 1995
63 Australia won inns & 052 runs v New Zealand Wellington 12 Feb 2016
64 Australia won inns & 051 runs v England Adelaide 21 Nov 2002
65 Australia won inns & 048 runs v England Perth 29 Nov 2002
66 Australia won inns & 046 runs v England The Oval 20 Aug 2015
67 Australia won inns & 041 runs v England Perth 14 Dec 2017
68 Australia won inns & 040 runs v Sri Lanka Brisbane 24 Jan 2019
69 Australia won inns & 040 runs v Sri Lanka Brisbane 08 Nov 2007
70 Australia won inns & 039 runs v England The Oval 16 Aug 1930
71 Australia won inns & 038 runs v Sri Lanka Kandy 22 Apr 1983
72 Australia won inns & 038 runs v South Africa Sydney 09 Jan 1953
73 Australia won inns & 037 runs v India Perth 13 Jan 2012
74 Australia won inns & 036 runs v Sri Lanka Perth 08 Dec 1995
75 Australia won inns & 033 runs v England Sydney 13 Dec 1946
76 Australia won inns & 030 runs v West Indies Melbourne 26 Dec 1968
77 Australia won inns & 027 runs v West Indies Perth 01 Dec 2000
78 Australia won inns & 025 runs v New Zealand Melbourne 29 Dec 1973
79 Australia won inns & 025 runs v England The Oval 23 Aug 2001
80 Australia won inns & 021 runs v South Africa Sydney 02 Jan 1998
81 Australia won inns & 020 runs v Pakistan Perth 26 Nov 1999
82 Australia won inns & 020 runs v Pakistan Sharjah 19 Oct 2002
83 Australia won inns & 018 runs v Pakistan Melbourne 26 Dec 2016
84 Australia won inns & 016 runs v India Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
85 Australia won inns & 013 runs v England Adelaide 14 Jan 1898
86 Australia won inns & 013 runs v England Sydney 05 Jan 1951
87 Australia won inns & 009 runs v England Adelaide 28 Jan 1966
88 Australia won inns & 009 runs v Pakistan Perth 11 Nov 1983
89 Australia won inns & 006 runs v South Africa Durban 28 Feb 1936
90 Australia won inns & 005 runs v Pakistan Brisbane 21 Nov 2019
91 Australia won inns & 005 runs v India Chennai 19 Oct 1956
92 Australia won inns & 004 runs v India Melbourne 30 Dec 1967
93 Australia won inns & 004 runs v India Sydney 02 Jan 1981
             
No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Pakistan lost inns & 225 runs v England Lord’s 26 Aug 2010
2 Pakistan lost inns & 198 runs v Australia Sharjah 11 Oct 2002
3 Pakistan lost inns & 185 runs v New Zealand Hamilton 27 Mar 2001
4 Pakistan lost inns & 174 runs v West Indies Kingston 26 Feb 1958
5 Pakistan lost inns & 156 runs v West Indies Lahore 26 Mar 1959
6 Pakistan lost inns & 142 runs v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2003
7 Pakistan lost inns & 131 runs v India Rawalpindi 13 Apr 2004
8 Pakistan lost inns & 129 runs v England Nottingham 01 Jul 1954
9 Pakistan lost inns & 126 runs v Australia Brisbane 09 Nov 1995
10 Pakistan lost inns & 120 runs v England Manchester 27 Jul 2006
11 Pakistan lost inns & 120 runs v England Lord’s 15 Jun 1978
12 Pakistan lost inns & 117 runs v England Leeds 05 Jul 1962
13 Pakistan lost inns & 114 runs v Australia Adelaide 22 Dec 1972
14 Pakistan lost inns & 099 runs v Australia Rawalpindi 01 Oct 1998
15 Pakistan lost inns & 099 runs v New Zealand Auckland 25 Jan 1985
16 Pakistan lost inns & 092 runs v South Africa Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
17 Pakistan lost inns & 080 runs v New Zealand Sharjah 26 Nov 2014
18 Pakistan lost inns & 070 runs v India Delhi 16 Oct 1952
19 Pakistan lost inns & 064 runs v Zimbabwe Harare 31 Jan 1995
20 Pakistan lost inns & 057 runs v England Birmingham 01 Jun 1978
21 Pakistan lost inns & 055 runs v England Leeds 01 Jun 2018
22 Pakistan lost inns & 052 runs v India Multan 28 Mar 2004
23 Pakistan lost inns & 024 runs v England Birmingham 31 May 1962
24 Pakistan lost inns & 020 runs v Australia Sharjah 19 Oct 2002
25 Pakistan lost inns & 020 runs v Australia Perth 26 Nov 1999
26 Pakistan lost inns & 018 runs v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2016
27 Pakistan lost inns & 018 runs v South Africa Centurion 22 Feb 2013
28 Pakistan lost inns & 010 runs v West Indies Lahore 07 Nov 1986
29 Pakistan lost inns & 009 runs v England Lord’s 17 May 2001
30 Pakistan lost inns & 009 runs v Australia Perth 11 Nov 1983
31 Pakistan lost inns & 005 runs v Australia Brisbane 21 Nov 2019

Australia’s innings win against Pakistan at Bribane provides Australia’s ninth innings win in a Test against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia won inns & 198 runs v Pakistan Sharjah 11 Oct 2002
2 Australia won inns & 126 runs v Pakistan Brisbane 09 Nov 1995
3 Australia won inns & 114 runs v Pakistan Adelaide 22 Dec 1972
4 Australia won inns & 099 runs v Pakistan Rawalpindi 01 Oct 1998
5 Australia won inns & 020 runs v Pakistan Perth 26 Nov 1999
6 Australia won inns & 020 runs v Pakistan Sharjah 19 Oct 2002
7 Australia won inns & 018 runs v Pakistan Melbourne 26 Dec 2016
8 Australia won inns & 009 runs v Pakistan Perth 11 Nov 1983
9 Australia won inns & 005 runs v Pakistan Brisbane 21 Nov 2019
Wicket-keeper batsman scoring 200 plus runs in Test innings.

Wicket-keeper batsman scoring 200 plus runs in Test innings.

BJ Watling of New Zealand scored 205 in the just concluded test at Mount Mounganui against England to provide the tenth occasion of a wicket-keeper batsman scoring 200 plus runs in Test innings. He became the ninth batsman to achieve the feat. All such occasions are tabulated below. Mushfiqur Rahim of Bangladesh remains the only wicket-keeper batsman to score 200 plus runs on two occasions.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Imtiaz Ahmed 209 2 Pak NZl Lahore 26 Oct 1955
2 Taslim Arif 210* 2 Pak Aus Faisalabad 06 Mar 1980
3 DSBP Kuruppu 201* 1 Srl NZl Colombo (CCC) 16 Apr 1987
4 A Flower 232* 3 Zim Ind Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
5 AC Gilchrist 204* 1 Aus SAF Johannesburg 22 Feb 2002
6 KC Sangakkara 230 2 Srl Pak Lahore 06 Mar 2002
7 MS Dhoni 224 2 Ind Aus Chennai 22 Feb 2013
8 Mushfiqur Rahim 200 2 Ban Srl Galle 08 Mar 2013
9 Mushfiqur Rahim 219* 1 Ban Zim Dhaka 11 Nov 2018
10 BJ Watling 205 2 NZl Eng Mt Maunganui 21 Nov 2019
Wicket-keeper batsmen scoring nineties in a Test innings

Wicket-keeper batsmen scoring nineties in a Test innings

Mohmmad Rizwan of Pakistan scored 97 in the just concluded test at Brisbane against Australia to provide the 70th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a ninety in the annals of Test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 HB Cameron 90 1 SAF Eng Lord’s 29 Jun 1935
2 D Tallon 92 3 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1947
3 JR Reid 93 3 NZl Eng The Oval 13 Aug 1949
4 RT Spooner 92 3 Eng Ind Kolkata 30 Dec 1951
5 Hanif Mohammad 96 3 Pak Ind Mumbai (BS) 13 Nov 1952
6 Imtiaz Ahmed 91 3 Pak Win Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
7 Imtiaz Ahmed 98 3 Pak Eng The Oval 16 Aug 1962
8 Abdul Kadir 95 1 Pak Aus Karachi 24 Oct 1964
9 FM Engineer 90 1 Ind NZl Chennai 27 Feb 1965
10 JM Parks 91 2 Eng Win Lord’s 16 Jun 1966
11 APE Knott 96* 1 Eng Pak Karachi 06 Mar 1969
12 RW Marsh 92* 1 Aus Eng Melbourne 21 Jan 1971
13 APE Knott 96 3 Eng NZl Auckland 05 Mar 1971
14 APE Knott 90 1 Eng Ind The Oval 19 Aug 1971
15 RW Marsh 91 4 Aus Eng Manchester 08 Jun 1972
16 APE Knott 92 1 Eng Aus The Oval 10 Aug 1972
17 RW Marsh 97 1 Aus Win Kingston 16 Feb 1973
18 DL Murray 90 2 Win Aus Bridgetown 09 Mar 1973
19 DL Murray 91 1 Win Ind Mumbai 23 Jan 1975
20 RW Taylor 97 3 Eng Aus Adelaide 27 Jan 1979
21 RW Marsh 91 2 Aus NZl Perth 12 Dec 1980
22 PJL Dujon 98 1 Win Ind Ahmedabad 12 Nov 1983
23 WB Phillips 91 3 Aus Eng Leeds 13 Jun 1985
24 Saleem Yousuf 91* 1 Pak Eng Birmingham 23 Jul 1987
25 RC Russell 94 2 Eng Srl Lord’s 25 Aug 1988
26 DJ Richardson 93 2 SAF NZl Johannesburg 25 Nov 1994
27 CI Dunusinghe 91 3 Srl NZl Napier 11 Mar 1995
28 RC Russell 91 1 Eng Win The Oval 24 Aug 1995
29 Moin Khan 98 2 Pak Srl Colombo (SSC) 26 Apr 1997
30 IA Healy 90 2 Aus Ind Chennai 06 Mar 1998
31 AJ Stewart 95 1 Eng SAF Durban 26 Dec 1999
32 RD Jacobs 96* 1 Win Aus Perth 01 Dec 2000
33 MV Boucher 92 2 SAF Srl Cape Town 02 Jan 2001
34 KC Sangakkara 95 3 Srl Eng Kandy 07 Mar 2001
35 RD Jacobs 93* 2 Win SAF Port of Spain 17 Mar 2001
36 AC Gilchrist 90 2 Aus Eng Lord’s 19 Jul 2001
37 Rashid Latif 94 2 Pak Ban Dhaka 09 Jan 2002
38 AC Gilchrist 91 1 Aus SAF Durban 15 Mar 2002
39 RD Jacobs 91* 2 Win Ban Dhaka 08 Dec 2002
40 BB McCullum 96 3 NZl Eng Lord’s 20 May 2004
41 T Taibu 92 2 Zim Ban Chattogram 06 Jan 2005
42 KD Karthik 93 3 Ind Pak Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
43 BB McCullum 99 1 NZl Srl Napier 04 Apr 2005
44 AC Gilchrist 94 1 Aus ICC Sydney 14 Oct 2005
45 MS Dhoni 92 1 Ind Eng The Oval 09 Aug 2007
46 BB McCullum 97 1 NZl Eng Lord’s 15 May 2008
47 MS Dhoni 92 1 Ind Aus Mohali 17 Oct 2008
48 BJ Haddin 94 3 Aus SAF Perth 17 Dec 2008
49 MV Boucher 95 2 SAF Eng Johannesburg 14 Jan 2010
50 Mushfiqur Rahim 95 4 Ban Eng Chattogram 12 Mar 2010
51 MJ Prior 93 1 Eng Ban Manchester 04 Jun 2010
52 TD Paine 92 1 Aus Ind Mohali 01 Oct 2010
53 MS Dhoni 98 2 Ind NZl Nagpur 20 Nov 2010
54 MS Dhoni 90 3 Ind SAF Centurion 16 Dec 2010
55 MJ Prior 91 3 Eng Ind Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
56 MS Dhoni 99 2 Ind Eng Nagpur 13 Dec 2012
57 Mushfiqur Rahim 93 3 Ban Zim Harare 25 Apr 2013
58 AB de Villiers 90 3 SAF Pak Abu Dhabi 14 Oct 2013
59 BJ Haddin 94 1 Aus Eng Brisbane 21 Nov 2013
60 AB de Villiers 91 2 SAF Aus Centurion 12 Feb 2014
61 Sarfaraz Ahmed 96 2 Pak Srl Galle 17 Jun 2015
62 Q de Kock 91 2 SAF NZl Wellington 16 Mar 2017
63 Q de Kock 90 1 SAF NZl Hamilton 25 Mar 2017
64 JM Bairstow 99 1 Eng SAF Manchester 04 Aug 2017
65 Liton Das 94 3 Ban Srl Chattogram 31 Jan 2018
66 JM Bairstow 93 2 Eng Ind Lord’s 09 Aug 2018
67 RR Pant 92 1 Ind Win Rajkot 04 Oct 2018
68 RR Pant 92 2 Ind Win Hyd-RGS 12 Oct 2018
69 Sarfaraz Ahmed 94 1 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018
70 Mohammad Rizwan 95 3 Pak Aus Brisbane 21 Nov 2019

It also provides the tenth occasion of a Pakistan wicket keeper scoring a ninety in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Hanif Mohammad 96 3 Pak Ind Mumbai (BS) 13 Nov 1952
2 Imtiaz Ahmed 91 3 Pak Win Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
3 Imtiaz Ahmed 98 3 Pak Eng The Oval 16 Aug 1962
4 Abdul Kadir 95 1 Pak Aus Karachi 24 Oct 1964
5 Saleem Yousuf 91* 1 Pak Eng Birmingham 23 Jul 1987
6 Moin Khan 98 2 Pak Srl Colombo (SSC) 26 Apr 1997
7 Rashid Latif 94 2 Pak Ban Dhaka 09 Jan 2002
8 Sarfaraz Ahmed 96 2 Pak Srl Galle 17 Jun 2015
9 Sarfaraz Ahmed 94 1 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018
10 Mohammad Rizwan 95 3 Pak Aus Brisbane 21 Nov 2019

It also provides the ninth occasion of a Pakistan wicket keeper scoring a ninety in a test innings against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Abdul Kadir 95 1 Pak Aus Karachi 24 Oct 1964
2 APE Knott 92 1 Eng Aus The Oval 10 Aug 1972
3 DL Murray 90 2 Win Aus Bridgetown 09 Mar 1973
4 RW Taylor 97 3 Eng Aus Adelaide 27 Jan 1979
5 RD Jacobs 96* 1 Win Aus Perth 01 Dec 2000
6 MS Dhoni 92 1 Ind Aus Mohali 17 Oct 2008
7 AB de Villiers 91 2 SAF Aus Centurion 12 Feb 2014
8 Sarfaraz Ahmed 94 1 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018
9 Mohammad Rizwan 95 3 Pak Aus Brisbane 21 Nov 2019

It also provides the third occasion of a Pakistan wicket keeper scoring a ninety in a test innings against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Abdul Kadir 95 1 Pak Aus Karachi 24 Oct 1964
2 Sarfaraz Ahmed 94 1 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018
3 Mohammad Rizwan 95 3 Pak Aus Brisbane 21 Nov 2019

MS Dhoni of India owns the record for most nineties by a wicket keeper batsman. He has scored nineties on five occasions. APE Knott {04}, RW Marssh {04}, AC Gilchrist {03}, BB McCullum {03} and RD Jacobs {03} are the other wicket keeper batsmen who have scored nineties on three or more occasions.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MS Dhoni 92 1 Ind Eng The Oval 09 Aug 2007
2 MS Dhoni 92 1 Ind Aus Mohali 17 Oct 2008
3 MS Dhoni 98 2 Ind NZl Nagpur 20 Nov 2010
4 MS Dhoni 90 3 Ind SAF Centurion 16 Dec 2010
5 MS Dhoni 99 2 Ind Eng Nagpur 13 Dec 2012
               
1 APE Knott 96* 1 Eng Pak Karachi 06 Mar 1969
2 APE Knott 96 3 Eng NZl Auckland 05 Mar 1971
3 APE Knott 90 1 Eng Ind The Oval 19 Aug 1971
4 APE Knott 92 1 Eng Aus The Oval 10 Aug 1972
               
1 RW Marsh 92* 1 Aus Eng Melbourne 21 Jan 1971
2 RW Marsh 91 4 Aus Eng Manchester 08 Jun 1972
3 RW Marsh 97 1 Aus Win Kingston 16 Feb 1973
4 RW Marsh 91 2 Aus NZl Perth 12 Dec 1980
               
1 AC Gilchrist 90 2 Aus Eng Lord’s 19 Jul 2001
2 AC Gilchrist 91 1 Aus SAF Durban 15 Mar 2002
3 AC Gilchrist 94 1 Aus ICC Sydney 14 Oct 2005
               
1 BB McCullum 96 3 NZl Eng Lord’s 20 May 2004
2 BB McCullum 99 1 NZl Srl Napier 04 Apr 2005
3 BB McCullum 97 1 NZl Eng Lord’s 15 May 2008
               
1 RD Jacobs 96* 1 Win Aus Perth 01 Dec 2000
2 RD Jacobs 93* 2 Win SAF Port of Spain 17 Mar 2001
3 RD Jacobs 91* 2 Win Ban Dhaka 08 Dec 2002
Pakistan batsman’s century in a Test innings in a losing cause.

Pakistan batsman’s century in a Test innings in a losing cause.

Babar Azam’s 104 in the just concluded test against Australia at Brisbane was in a losing cause to provide the  59th occasion of a Pakistan batman’s century going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Imtiaz Ahmed 122 1 v West Indies Kingston 26 Feb 1958
2 Wazir Mohammad 106 3 v West Indies Kingston 26 Feb 1958
3 Saeed Ahmed 150 1 v West Indies Georgetown 13 Mar 1958
4 Saeed Ahmed 166 3 v Australia Lahore 21 Nov 1959
5 Javed Burki 138 1 v England Lahore 21 Oct 1961
6 Javed Burki 101 3 v England Lord’s 21 Jun 1962
7 Nasim-ul-Ghani 101 3 v England Lord’s 21 Jun 1962
8 Asif Iqbal 146 3 v England The Oval 24 Aug 1967
9 Sadiq Mohammad 137 2 v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1972
10 Majid Khan 158 2 v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1972
11 Mushtaq Mohammad 121 2 v Australia Sydney 06 Jan 1973
12 Sadiq Mohammad 105 2 v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
13 Asif Iqbal 135 4 v West Indies Kingston 15 Apr 1977
14 Javed Miandad 129* 1 v Australia Perth 24 Mar 1979
15 Asif Iqbal 134* 3 v Australia Perth 24 Mar 1979
16 Ijaz Ahmed 121 4 v Australia Melbourne 12 Jan 1990
17 Basit Ali 103 1 v New Zealand Christchurch 24 Feb 1994
18 Moin Khan 117* 4 v Sri Lanka Sialkot 22 Sep 1995
19 Mohammad Wasim 109* 4 v New Zealand Lahore 21 Nov 1996
20 Saeed Anwar 145 1 v Australia Rawalpindi 01 Oct 1998
21 Saeed Anwar 119 3 v Australia Brisbane 05 Nov 1999
22 Inzamam-ul-Haq 118 3 v Australia Hobart 18 Nov 1999
23 Ijaz Ahmed 115 3 v Australia Perth 26 Nov 1999
24 Younis Khan 107 3 v Sri Lanka Rawalpindi 26 Feb 2000
25 Mohammad Yousuf 103* 1 v West Indies St John’s 25 May 2000
26 Inzamam-ul-Haq 142 1 v England Karachi 07 Dec 2000
27 Mohammad Yousuf 117 1 v England Karachi 07 Dec 2000
28 Taufeeq Umar 135 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2003
29 Mohammad Yousuf 112 3 v India Multan 28 Mar 2004
30 Mohammad Yousuf 111 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2004
31 Salman Butt 108 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2005
32 Younis Khan 147 2 v India Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
33 Mohammad Yousuf 104 2 v India Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
34 Shahid Afridi 122 4 v West Indies Bridgetown 26 May 2005
35 Younis Khan 173 2 v England Leeds 04 Aug 2006
36 Mohammad Yousuf 192 2 v England Leeds 04 Aug 2006
37 Mohammad Yousuf 128 2 v England The Oval 17 Aug 2006
38 Younis Khan 126 4 v South Africa Karachi 01 Oct 2007
39 Mohammad Yousuf 112 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 04 Jul 2009
40 Fawad Alam 168 3 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 12 Jul 2009
41 Umar Akmal 129 2 v New Zealand Dunedin 24 Nov 2009
42 Salman Butt 102 2 v Australia Hobart 14 Jan 2010
43 Younis Khan 111 1 v South Africa Cape Town 14 Feb 2013
44 Asad Shafiq 111 1 v South Africa Cape Town 14 Feb 2013
45 Asad Shafiq 130 3 v South Africa Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
46 Younis Khan 177 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 06 Aug 2014
47 Sarfaraz Ahmed 103 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 14 Aug 2014
48 Mohammad Hafeez 197 1 v New Zealand Sharjah 26 Nov 2014
49 Asad Shafiq 137 3 v New Zealand Sharjah 26 Nov 2014
50 Azhar Ali 117 3 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 25 Jun 2015
51 Azhar Ali 139 2 v England Birmingham 03 Aug 2016
52 Asad Shafiq 137 4 v Australia Brisbane 15 Dec 2016
53 Azhar Ali 205* 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2016
54 Younis Khan 175* 2 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2017
55 Azhar Ali 105 2 v West Indies Bridgetown 30 Apr 2017
56 Asad Shafiq 112 4 v Sri Lanka Dubai (DSC) 06 Oct 2017
57 Azhar Ali 134 2 v New Zealand Abu Dhabi 03 Dec 2018
58 Asad Shafiq 104 2 v New Zealand Abu Dhabi 03 Dec 2018
59 Babar Azam 104 3 v Australia Brisbane 21 Nov 2019

It also provides the 19th occasion of a Pakistan batsman’s century in a losing cause against Australia. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Saeed Ahmed 166 3 v Australia Lahore 21 Nov 1959
2 Sadiq Mohammad 137 2 v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1972
3 Majid Khan 158 2 v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1972
4 Mushtaq Mohammad 121 2 v Australia Sydney 06 Jan 1973
5 Sadiq Mohammad 105 2 v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
6 Javed Miandad 129* 1 v Australia Perth 24 Mar 1979
7 Asif Iqbal 134* 3 v Australia Perth 24 Mar 1979
8 Ijaz Ahmed 121 4 v Australia Melbourne 12 Jan 1990
9 Saeed Anwar 145 1 v Australia Rawalpindi 01 Oct 1998
10 Saeed Anwar 119 3 v Australia Brisbane 05 Nov 1999
11 Inzamam-ul-Haq 118 3 v Australia Hobart 18 Nov 1999
12 Ijaz Ahmed 115 3 v Australia Perth 26 Nov 1999
13 Mohammad Yousuf 111 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2004
14 Salman Butt 108 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2005
15 Salman Butt 102 2 v Australia Hobart 14 Jan 2010
16 Asad Shafiq 137 4 v Australia Brisbane 15 Dec 2016
17 Azhar Ali 205* 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2016
18 Younis Khan 175* 2 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2017
19 Babar Azam 104 3 v Australia Brisbane 21 Nov 2019

It also provides the 16th occasion of a Pakistan batsman’s century in the third innings of a test in a losing cause against Australia. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Wazir Mohammad 106 3 v West Indies Kingston 26 Feb 1958
2 Saeed Ahmed 166 3 v Australia Lahore 21 Nov 1959
3 Javed Burki 101 3 v England Lord’s 21 Jun 1962
4 Nasim-ul-Ghani 101 3 v England Lord’s 21 Jun 1962
5 Asif Iqbal 146 3 v England The Oval 24 Aug 1967
6 Asif Iqbal 134* 3 v Australia Perth 24 Mar 1979
7 Saeed Anwar 119 3 v Australia Brisbane 05 Nov 1999
8 Inzamam-ul-Haq 118 3 v Australia Hobart 18 Nov 1999
9 Ijaz Ahmed 115 3 v Australia Perth 26 Nov 1999
10 Younis Khan 107 3 v Sri Lanka Rawalpindi 26 Feb 2000
11 Mohammad Yousuf 112 3 v India Multan 28 Mar 2004
12 Fawad Alam 168 3 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 12 Jul 2009
13 Asad Shafiq 130 3 v South Africa Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
14 Asad Shafiq 137 3 v New Zealand Sharjah 26 Nov 2014
15 Azhar Ali 117 3 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 25 Jun 2015
16 Babar Azam 104 3 v Australia Brisbane 21 Nov 2019

It also provides the sixth occasion of a Pakistan batsman’s century in the third innings of a test in a losing cause against Australia. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Saeed Ahmed 166 3 v Australia Lahore 21 Nov 1959
2 Asif Iqbal 134* 3 v Australia Perth 24 Mar 1979
3 Saeed Anwar 119 3 v Australia Brisbane 05 Nov 1999
4 Inzamam-ul-Haq 118 3 v Australia Hobart 18 Nov 1999
5 Ijaz Ahmed 115 3 v Australia Perth 26 Nov 1999
6 Babar Azam 104 3 v Australia Brisbane 21 Nov 2019
Openers scoring a century and a ninety in the same innings of a Test.

Openers scoring a century and a ninety in the same innings of a Test.

Australian openers JA Burns {97} and DA Warner {154} scored ninety and hundred against Pakistan at Brisbane to provide the 27th occasion of openers scoring a ninety and a hundred against various oppositions. The following table furnishes all such occasions

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 C Washbrook 102 3 Eng Win Nottingham 20 Jul 1950
  2 RT Simpson 94 3 Eng Win Nottingham 20 Jul 1950
                 
2 1 JB Stollmeyer 152 1 Win NZl Auckland 15 Feb 1952
  2 AF Rae 99 1 Win NZl Auckland 15 Feb 1952
                 
3 1 DJ McGlew 108 1 SAF Aus Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
  2 TL Goddard 90 1 SAF Aus Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
                 
4 1 Hanif Mohammad 337 3 Pak Win Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
  2 Imtiaz Ahmed 91 3 Pak Win Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
                 
5 1 JKC Holt 123 2 Win Ind Delhi 06 Feb 1959
  2 CC Hunte 92 2 Win Ind Delhi 06 Feb 1959
                 
6 1 WM Lawry 157 2 Aus SAF Melbourne 01 Jan 1964
  2 IR Redpath 97 2 Aus SAF Melbourne 01 Jan 1964
                 
7 1 Khalid Ibadulla 166 1 Pak Aus Karachi 24 Oct 1964
  2 Abdul Kadir 95 1 Pak Aus Karachi 24 Oct 1964
                 
8 1 JH Edrich 146 2 Eng Win Bridgetown 29 Feb 1968
  2 G Boycott 90 2 Eng Win Bridgetown 29 Feb 1968
                 
9 1 DL Amiss 174 3 Eng Win Port of Spain 02 Feb 1974
  2 G Boycott 93 3 Eng Win Port of Spain 02 Feb 1974
                 
10 1 LG Rowe 120 2 Win Eng Kingston 16 Feb 1974
  2 RC Fredericks 94 2 Win Eng Kingston 16 Feb 1974
                 
11 1 Sadiq Mohammad 103* 1 Pak NZl Hyd-Pak 23 Oct 1976
  2 Majid Khan 98 1 Pak NZl Hyd-Pak 23 Oct 1976
                 
12 1 DL Haynes 122 3 Win NZl Christchurch 22 Feb 1980
  2 CG Greenidge 97 3 Win NZl Christchurch 22 Feb 1980
                 
13 1 Mudassar Nazar 152 2 Pak Ind Karachi 30 Jan 1983
  2 Mohsin Khan 91 2 Pak Ind Karachi 30 Jan 1983
                 
14 1 DC Boon 131 2 Aus Ind Sydney 02 Jan 1986
  2 GR Marsh 92 2 Aus Ind Sydney 02 Jan 1986
                 
15 1 K Srikkanth 123 2 Ind Pak Chennai 03 Feb 1987
  2 SM Gavaskar 91 2 Ind Pak Chennai 03 Feb 1987
                 
16 1 TJ Franklin 101 2 NZl Eng Lord’s 21 Jun 1990
  2 JG Wright 98 2 NZl Eng Lord’s 21 Jun 1990
                 
17 1 NS Sidhu 104 3 Ind Srl Col-SSC 27 Jul 1993
  2 M Prabhakar 95 3 Ind Srl Col-SSC 27 Jul 1993
                 
18 1 MA Taylor 142* 3 Aus NZl Perth 12 Nov 1993
  2 MJ Slater 99 3 Aus NZl Perth 12 Nov 1993
                 
19 V MJ Slater 219 2 Aus Srl Perth 08 Dec 1995
    MA Taylor 96 2 Aus Srl Perth 08 Dec 1995
                 
20 1 JL Langer 123 1 Aus NZl Hobart 22 Nov 2001
  2 ML Hayden 91 1 Aus NZl Hobart 22 Nov 2001
                 
21 1 G Gambhir 104 3 Ind Aus Mohali 17 Oct 2008
  2 V Sehwag 90 3 Ind Aus Mohali 17 Oct 2008
                 
22 1 AJ Strauss 161 1 Eng Aus Lord’s 16 Jul 2009
  2 AN Cook 95 1 Eng Aus Lord’s 16 Jul 2009
                 
23 1 Ahmed Shehzad 176 1 Pak NZl Abu Dhabi 09 Nov 2014
  2 Mohammad Hafeez 96 1 Pak NZl Abu Dhabi 09 Nov 2014
                 
24 1 DA Warner 101 1 Aus Ind Sydney 06 Jan 2015
  2 CJL Rogers 95 1 Aus Ind Sydney 06 Jan 2015
                 
25 1 Sami Aslam 90 1 Pak Win Dubai-DSC 13 Oct 2016
  2 Azhar Ali 302* 1 Pak Win Dubai-DSC 13 Oct 2016
                 
26 1 D Elgar 199 1 SAF Ban Potchefstroom 28 Sep 2017
  2 AK Makram 97 1 SAF Ban Potchefstroom 28 Sep 2017
                 
27 1 DA Warner 154 1 Aus Pak Brisbane 21 Nov 2019
  2 JA Burns 97 1 Aus Pak Brisbane 21 Nov 2019

Australian openers JA Burns {97} and DA Warner {154} scored ninety and hundred against Pakistan at Brisbane to provide the seventh occasion of Australian openers scoring a ninety and a hundred against various oppositions. The following table furnishes all such occasions

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 WM Lawry 157 2 Aus SAF Melbourne 01 Jan 1964
  2 IR Redpath 97 2 Aus SAF Melbourne 01 Jan 1964
                 
2 1 DC Boon 131 2 Aus Ind Sydney 02 Jan 1986
  2 GR Marsh 92 2 Aus Ind Sydney 02 Jan 1986
                 
3 1 MA Taylor 142* 3 Aus NZl Perth 12 Nov 1993
  2 MJ Slater 99 3 Aus NZl Perth 12 Nov 1993
                 
4 1 MJ Slater 219 2 Aus Srl Perth 08 Dec 1995
  2 MA Taylor 96 2 Aus Srl Perth 08 Dec 1995
                 
5 1 JL Langer 123 1 Aus NZl Hobart 22 Nov 2001
  2 ML Hayden 91 1 Aus NZl Hobart 22 Nov 2001
                 
6 1 DA Warner 101 1 Aus Ind Sydney 06 Jan 2015
  2 CJL Rogers 95 1 Aus Ind Sydney 06 Jan 2015
                 
7 1 DA Warner 154 1 Aus Pak Brisbane 21 Nov 2019
  2 JA Burns 97 1 Aus Pak Brisbane 21 Nov 2019

Australian openers JA Burns {97} and DA Warner {154} scored ninety and hundred against Pakistan at Brisbane to provide the second occasion of openers scoring a ninety and a hundred against Pakistan. The following table furnishes both such occasions

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 K Srikkanth 123 2 Ind Pak Chennai 03 Feb 1987
  2 SM Gavaskar 91 2 Ind Pak Chennai 03 Feb 1987
                 
2 1 DA Warner 154 1 Aus Pak Brisbane 21 Nov 2019
  2 JA Burns 97 1 Aus Pak Brisbane 21 Nov 2019
Australian batsmen posting 200 plus runs for the first wicket in a Test innings

Australian batsmen posting 200 plus runs for the first wicket in a Test innings

JA Burns-DA Warner of Australia posted 222 runs partnership for the first wicket at Brisbane in the ongoing test against Pakistan to provide the 145th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership for various wickets. It also provides the 24th occasion of Australian batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership for the opening wicket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 WA Brown, JHW Fingleton 1 233 1 v South Africa Cape Town 01 Jan 1936
2 J Moroney, AR Morris 1 214 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 10 Feb 1950
3 WM Lawry, IR Redpath 1 219 2 v South Africa Melbourne 01 Jan 1964
4 WM Lawry, RB Simpson 1 201 1 v England Manchester 23 Jul 1964
5 WM Lawry, RB Simpson 1 382 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 5 May 1965
6 WM Lawry, RB Simpson 1 244 2 v England Adelaide 28 Jan 1966
7 DC Boon, GR Marsh 1 217 2 v India Sydney 02 Jan 1986
8 GR Marsh, MA Taylor 1 329 1 v England Nottingham 10 Aug 1989
9 MJ Slater, MA Taylor 1 260 1 v England Lord’s 17 Jun 1993
10 MJ Slater, MA Taylor 1 208 4 v England Sydney 01 Jan 1995
11 MJ Slater, MA Taylor 1 228 2 v Sri Lanka Perth 08 Dec 1995
12 GS Blewett, MJ Slater 1 269 2 v Pakistan Brisbane 05 Nov 1999
13 ML Hayden, JL Langer 1 224 1 v New Zealand Brisbane 08 Nov 2001
14 ML Hayden, JL Langer 1 223 1 v New Zealand Hobart 22 Nov 2001
15 ML Hayden, JL Langer 1 202 2 v South Africa Melbourne 26 Dec 2001
16 ML Hayden, JL Langer 1 219 1 v South Africa Sydney 02 Jan 2002
17 ML Hayden, JL Langer 1 242 3 v West Indies St John’s 09 May 2003
18 ML Hayden, JL Langer 1 255 1 v Sri Lanka Cairns 09 Jul 2004
19 ML Hayden, MEK Hussey 1 231 2 v West Indies Hobart 17 Nov 2005
20 PA Jaques, SM Katich 1 223 3 v West Indies Bridgetown 12 Jun 2008
21 EJM Cowan, DA Warner 1 214 2 v India Perth 13 Jan 2012
22 CJL Rogers, DA Warner 1 200 1 v India Sydney 06 Jan 2015
23 JA Burns, DA Warner 1 237 3 v New Zealand Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
24 JA Burns, DA Warner 1 222 2 v Pakistan Brisbane 21 Nov 2019

It also provides the second occasion of Australian batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership for the opening wicket against Pakistan. Both such occasions are tabulated below. It is interesting to note the second 200 plus runs partnership by Australian batsman  against Pakistan was posted after a gap of 20 years.

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 GS Blewett, MJ Slater 1 269 2 v Pakistan Brisbane 05 Nov 1999
2 JA Burns, DA Warner 1 222 2 v Pakistan Brisbane 21 Nov 2019

It also provides the fourth occasion of Australian batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership for the opening wicket at Brisbane. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 GS Blewett, MJ Slater 1 269 2 v Pakistan Brisbane 05 Nov 1999
2 ML Hayden, JL Langer 1 224 1 v New Zealand Brisbane 08 Nov 2001
3 JA Burns, DA Warner 1 237 3 v New Zealand Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
4 JA Burns, DA Warner 1 222 2 v Pakistan Brisbane 21 Nov 2019
V Kohli becomes the sixth captain to aggregate 5000 plus runs in test cricket

V Kohli becomes the sixth captain to aggregate 5000 plus runs in test cricket

V Kohli of India completed 5000 runs as captain during his knock of 136 against Bangaldesh at Kolkata in the ongoing test. He needed 32 runs to reach the landmark prior to the start of the test. At the end of India’s innings, his run aggregate read 5104. He became the sixth captain to achieve the landmark in the annals of test cricket and became the first Indian captain to achieve the feat. The following table lists the performance of six captains who have an aggregate of 5000 test runs

No Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Aveq C HC 0
1 GC Smith SAF 2003-2014 109 193 12 8659 277 47.83 25 36 10
2 AR Border Aus 1984-1994 093 154 24 6623 205 50.94 15 36 07
3 RT Ponting Aus 2004-2010 077 140 13 6542 209 51.51 19 35 07
4 CH Lloyd Win 1974-1985 074 111 09 5233 242* 51.30 14 27 03
5 SP Fleming NZl 1997-2006 080 135 08 5156 274* 40.59 08 31 13
6 V Kohli Ind 2014-2019 053 086 06 5104 254* 63.80 20 12 06
V Kohli of India becomes the second captain in the annals of test cricket to score 20 plus centuries

V Kohli of India becomes the second captain in the annals of test cricket to score 20 plus centuries

V Kohli of India scored 136 against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Kolkata. This knock represents his 20th century while leading India. He became the second captain in the annals of test cricket to score 20 plus centuries after GC Smith of South Africa. GC Smith has scored 25 centuries while leading South Africa. The following table lists the centuries scored by these two skippers.

Player No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
GC Smith 1 277 1 1 v England Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
GC Smith 2 259 1 2 v England Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
GC Smith 3 132 1 1 v West Indies Johannesburg 12 Dec 2003
GC Smith 4 139 1 1 v West Indies Centurion 16 Jan 2004
GC Smith 5 125* 1 4 v New Zealand Wellington 26 Mar 2004
GC Smith 6 121 1 2 v Zimbabwe Cape Town 04 Mar 2005
GC Smith 7 148 1 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 08 Apr 2005
GC Smith 8 104 1 2 v West Indies Bridgetown 21 Apr 2005
GC Smith 9 126 2 1 v West Indies St John’s 29 Apr 2005
GC Smith 10 133 1 3 v Pakistan Lahore 08 Oct 2007
GC Smith 11 147 1 2 v West Indies Durban 10 Jan 2008
GC Smith 12 232 2 1 v Bangladesh Chattogram 29 Feb 2008
GC Smith 13 107 1 3 v England Lord’s 10 Jul 2008
GC Smith 14 154* 1 4 v England Birmingham 30 Jul 2008
GC Smith 15 157 1 1 v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 19 Nov 2008
GC Smith 16 108 1 4 v Australia Perth 17 Dec 2008
GC Smith 17 183 2 3 v England Cape Town 03 Jan 2010
GC Smith 18 105 1 2 v England Johannesburg 14 Jan 2010
GC Smith 19 132 1 1 v West Indies Basseterre 18 Jun 2010
GC Smith 20 100 1 1 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 12 Nov 2010
GC Smith 21 101* 1 4 v Australia Cape Town 09 Nov 2011
GC Smith 22 115 2 3 v New Zealand Dunedin 07 Mar 2012
GC Smith 23 131 1 2 v England The Oval 19 Jul 2012
GC Smith 24 122 1 2 v Australia Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
GC Smith 25 234 2 2 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
               
Player No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
V Kohli 1 115 4 2 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
V Kohli 2 141 4 4 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
V Kohli 3 147 4 2 v Australia Sydney 06 Jan 2015
V Kohli 4 103 4 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
V Kohli 5 200 4 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
V Kohli 6 211 4 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
V Kohli 7 167 4 1 v England Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
V Kohli 8 235 4 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
V Kohli 9 204 4 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
V Kohli 10 103* 4 3 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
V Kohli 11 104* 4 3 v Sri Lanka Kolkata 16 Nov 2017
V Kohli 12 213 4 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
V Kohli 13 243 4 1 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
V Kohli 14 153 4 2 v South Africa Centurion 13 Jan 2018
V Kohli 15 149 4 2 v England Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
V Kohli 16 103 4 3 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
V Kohli 17 139 4 1 v West Indies Rajkot 04 Oct 2018
V Kohli 18 123 4 2 v Australia Perth 14 Dec 2018
V Kohli 19 254* 4 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019
V Kohli 20 136 4 2 v Bangladesh Kolkata 22 Nov 2019