Batsmen who have scored double centuries in List A Games – SV Samson joins the list

Batsmen who have scored double centuries in List A Games – SV Samson joins the list

SV Samson scored 212 not out against Goa at Alur {2} on 12.10.19 in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy in India to provide the 30th occasion of a batsman scoring a double century in the history of List A games which includes one-day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Score Batsman Team Ground Season
1 268 AD Brown Surrey v Glamorgan The AMP Oval, Kennington 2002
2 264 RG Sharma India v Sri Lanka Eden Gardens, Kolkata 2014/15
3 257 DJM Short W Australia v Queensland Hurstville Oval, Sydney 2018/19
4 248 S Dhawan India A v South Africa A LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria 2013
5 237* MJ Guptill New Zealand v West Indies Westpac Stadium, Wellington 2014/15
6 229* BR Dunk Tasmania v Queensland North Sydney Oval, Sydney 2014/15
7 222* RG Pollock Eastern Province v Border Jan Smuts Ground, East London 1974/75
8 222 JM How Central Dists v Northern Dists Seddon Park, Hamilton 2012/13
9 220* BM Duckett England Lions v Sri Lanka A Canterbury 2016
10 219 V Sehwag India v West Indies Holkar Stadium, Indore 2011/12
11 215 CH Gayle West Indies v Zimbabwe Manuka Oval, Canberra 2014/15
12 210* Fakhar Zaman Pakistan v Zimbabwe Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo 2018
13 212* SV Samson Kerala v Goa Alur {2} 2019/20
14 209 RG Sharma India v Australia MCS, Bangalore 2013/14
15 209* Abid Ali Islamabad v Peshawar Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar 2017/18
16 208* RG Sharma India v Sri Lanka Mohali 2017/18
17 208* Soumya Sarkar Abahani Ltd v SJD Club Ban KSP No 3 Ground, Savar 2018/19
18 207 Mohammad Ali Pakistan Customs v  DHA Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot 2004/05
19 206 AI Kallicharran Warwickshire v Oxfordshire Edgbaston, Birmingham 1984
20 204* Khalid Latif Karachi Dolphins v Quetta Bears Nal Bank of Pak SC, Karachi 2008/09
21 203 AD Brown Surrey v Hampshire Woodbridge Road, Guildford 1997
22 202* A Barrow Natal v SAF African XI Kingsmead, Durban 1975/76
23 202* PJ Hughes Australia A v South Africa A Marrara Cricket Ground, Darwin 2014
24 202 TM Head S Australia v W Australia Hurstville Oval, Sydney 2015/16
25 202 KV Kaushal Uttarakhand v Sikkim Nadiad 2018/19
26 201 VJ Wells Leicestershire v Berkshire Grace Road, Leicester 1996
27 201* RS Bopara Essex v Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester 2008
28 200* SR Tendulkar India v South Africa Gwalior 2009/10
29 200 Kamran Akmal WPDA v Habib Bank Limited Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad 2017/18
30 200 MB van Buuren Gauteng v Western Province BWS, Johannesburg 2018/19

SV Samson scored 212 not out against Goa at Alur {2} on 12.10.19 in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy in India to provide the eighth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a double century in the history of List A games which includes one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Score Batsman Team Ground Season
1 264 RG Sharma India v Sri Lanka Eden Gardens, Kolkata 2014/15
2 248 S Dhawan India A v South Africa A LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria 2013
3 219 V Sehwag India v West Indies Holkar Stadium, Indore 2011/12
4 212* SV Samson Kerala v Goa Alur {2} 2019/20
5 209 RG Sharma India v Australia MCS, Bangalore 2013/14
6 208* RG Sharma India v Sri Lanka Mohali 2017/18
7 202 KV Kaushal Uttarakhand v Sikkim Nadiad 2018/19
8 200* SR Tendulkar India v South Africa Gwalior 2009/10
Vijay Hazare Trophy: Sanju Samson sets international record with a maiden double hundred

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Sanju Samson sets international record with a maiden double hundred

Sanju Samson eclipsed Pakistan’s Abid Ali 209* to score the highest-ever List A score by a wicketkeeper as he smashed an unbeaten 212 runs off just 129 deliveries against Goa in Alur.

Sanju strengthened his claim for the wicketkeeper’s role in the national side with his maiden double century; Sanju eclipsed Pakistan’s Abid Ali 209* to score the highest-ever List A score by a wicketkeeper in a match: Samson’s 212 is also the third-highest List A score in India and fourth by an Indian

Sanju Samson strengthened his claim for the wicketkeeper’s role in the national side with his maiden double century in a Vijay Hazare Trophy match on Saturday.

Playing for Kerala, Samson converted his maiden First-Class century as he slammed an unbeaten 212 runs off just 129 deliveries against Goa in Alur. The right-hander scored 20 fours and ten sixes in his sublime knock of 212 runs. The flamboyant batsman played at the top of his game to bring up his maiden List A century.

Sanju eclipsed Pakistan’s Abid Ali 209* to score the highest-ever List A score by a wicketkeeper in a match. Ali had scored 209* for Islamabad against Peshawar in Pakistan’s National One Day Cup.

Samson’s 212 is also the third highest List A score in India and fourth by an Indian. His majestic double ton helped him own the new highest score in the Vijay Hazare Trophy by an individual, as he surpassed KV Kaushal of Uttarakhand, who scored 202 against Sikkim last year.

Samson has been in sublime form for Kerala in the domestic games, as he has amassed 379 runs in six games of the Vijay Hazare Trophy so far. In addition, he also scored a brilliant 48-ball 91 against South Africa A side in the one-day series last month.

India legend Sunil Gavaskar had said that if India have to look beyond even Pant, then Keralas Sanju Samson is the right man. “If I need to have an alternate option, then I will think of Sanju Samson because Sanju is a good keeper as well as a good batsman,” Gavaskar had told India Today.

Article Courtesy – India Today Web Portal

V Philander and KA Maharaj in a record stand for the ninth wicket against India

V Philander and KA Maharaj in a record stand for the ninth wicket against India

KA Maharaj and V Philander of South Africa added 109 runs for the ninth wicket in the ongoing Test against India at Pune to provide the 52nd  occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the ninth wicket in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the fifth occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership  for the ninth wicket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 EL Dalton, ACB Langton 9 137 1 SAF Eng The Oval 17 Aug 1935
2 MV Boucher, PL Symcox 9 195 1 SAF Pak Jo’burg 14 Feb 1998
3 AA Donald, SM Pollock 9 132 1 SAF Win Bridgetown 29 Mar 2001
4 JP Duminy, DW Steyn 9 180 2 SAF Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
5 KA Maharaj, VD Philander 9 109 2 SAF Ind Pune 10 Oct 2019

It also provides the seventh occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the ninth wicket against India. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DS Atkinson, RJ Christiani 9 106 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
2 CH Lloyd, AME Roberts 9 161 2 Win Ind Kolkata 10 Dec 1983
3 IDS Smith, MC Snedden 9 136 1 NZl Ind Auckland 22 Feb 1990
4 JN Gillespie, SR Waugh 9 133 1 Aus Ind Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
5 MJ Hoggard, C White 9 103 2 Eng Ind Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
6 BAW Mendis, TT Samaraweera 9 118 3 Srl Ind Col-PSS 03 Aug 2010
7 KA Maharaj, VD Philander 9 109 2 SAF Ind Pune 10 Oct 2019

It also provides the highest partnership by South African  batsmen against India for the ninth wicket. The previous best was the 91 runs partnership between S Muthuswamy and DL Peidt at Vizag in Oct 2019, the first test of the ongoing test series

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 KA Maharaj, VD Philander 9 109 2 SAF Ind Pune 10 Oct 2019
2 S Muthusamy, DL Piedt 9 091 4 SAF Ind Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
Statistical milestones at the end of the second day of the Pune Test between India and South Africa

Statistical milestones at the end of the second day of the Pune Test between India and South Africa

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V Kohli has an aggregate of 6800 test runs prior to the start of the second test and required 200 runs to reach 7000 runs. He scored 254 not out in the first innings of this test which fetched him an aggregate of 7054 runs. He became the seventh Indian batsman to total 7000 plus test runs. Others are –  SR Tendulkar {15921}, R Dravid {13265}, SM Gavaskar {10122}, VVS Laxman {8781},V Sehwag {8503} and S Ganguly {7212}

V Kohli has scored 18 centuries while leading India prior to the start of the second test. His 254 not out fetched him 19 centuries and he now shares the second place with RT Ponting for most centuries by a captain in the annals of test cricket. RT Ponting has also scored 19 centuries while skippering Australia. GC Smith of South Africa owns the record for most centuries by a captain in tests with 25 centuries to his credit.

V Kohli would become India’s highest run getter as captain at home if he scores 130 runs. He has an aggregate of 2297 runs prior to start of the second test. He scored 254 runs in the first innings which fetched him an aggregate of 2551 runs. He went past SM Gavaskar’s 2426 runs to own the record of highest run getter as captain at home

V Kohli also became the first Indian captain to total 2500 plus runs at home.

V Kohli has an aggregate of 2297 runs as captain at home prior to start of the second test. 203 more runs would fetch him an aggregate of 2500 runs. He scored 254 runs in the first innings which fetched him an aggregate of 2551 runs He became the first Indian captain to total 2500 runs at home. He would also become the seventh captain to total 2500 plus runs at home in the annals of test cricket. Others are – RT Ponting {3555}, AR Border {3448}, GC Smith {3380}, GS Chappell {2948}, GA Gooch {2820} and BC Lara {2743}

V Kohli has scored eight centuries at home as captain prior to the start of the second test. His 254 not out fetched him his ninth century at home and he now shares the Indian record for most century by a captain with SM Gavaskar. SM Gavaskar has scored nine centuries at home as captain. Other captains to score exact nine centuries at home are – DG Bradman {09}, MJ Clarke {09}, GA Gooch {09}, DPMD Jayawardene {09} and BC Lara {09}

V Kohli has an aggregate of 809 runs against South Africa prior to the start of the second test. He needs 191 more runs for his 1000 runs. He scored 254 not out in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 1063 runs. He became the fourth Indian batsman to total 1000 plus runs against South Africa. Others are – SR Tendulkar {1741}, V Sehwag {1306} and R Dravid {1252}

V Kohli has an aggregate of 537 runs against South Africa as captain in eight tests prior to the start of the second test. He needs 17 more runs to overhaul the aggregate of 553 runs by SR Tendulkar. He scored 254 not out in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 791 runs. He achieved the double distinction of captaining India in most tests against South Africa and also own the record for most runs by an Indian captain against South Africa, This test is the ninth test as captain against South Africa for V Kohli. He would go past SR Tendulkar and MS Dhoni who  have led India in eight tests against South Africa.

V Kohli has not registered a century against South Africa at home prior to the start of the second test. His highest score is 88 in the second innings of the Delhi Test in Dec 2015. He registered his first century against South Africa at home with his 254 not out in India’s first innings.

KA Maharaj has captured 99 wickets in his test career prior to the start of the second test. He needs one more wicket for his 100 wickets. He returned with figures of one for 196 in India’s first innings to become the 17th South African bowler to capture 100 plus wickets in Tests. The following table lists the other sixteen South African bowlers who have captured 100 plus wickets in Tests

No Player Span Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts Ave 5 10
1 DW Steyn 2004-2019 93 171 18608 10077 439 22.95 26 5
2 SM Pollock 1995-2008 108 202 24353 9733 421 23.11 16 1
3 M Ntini 1998-2009 101 190 20834 11242 390 28.82 18 4
4 AA Donald 1992-2002 72 129 15519 7344 330 22.25 20 3
5 M Morkel 2006-2018 86 160 16498 8550 309 27.66 8 0
6 JH Kallis 1995-2013 165 270 20172 9497 291 32.63 5 0
7 VD Philander 2011-2019 59 111 10624 4721 216 21.85 13 2
8 K Rabada 2015-2019 38 71 7052 3940 177 22.25 9 4
9 HJ Tayfield 1949-1960 37 61 13568 4405 170 25.91 14 2
10 PR Adams 1995-2004 45 76 8850 4405 134 32.87 4 1
11 TL Goddard 1955-1970 41 75 11736 3226 123 26.22 5 0
12 A Nel 2001-2008 36 69 7630 3919 123 31.86 3 1
13 PM Pollock 1961-1970 28 52 6522 2806 116 24.18 9 1
14 NAT Adcock 1953-1962 26 46 6391 2195 104 21.10 5 0
15 PL Harris 2007-2011 37 63 8809 3901 103 37.87 3 0
16 N Boje 2000-2006 43 72 8620 4265 100 42.65 3 0

KA Maharaj has captured 99 wickets in his test career prior to the start of the second test. He needed one more wicket for his 100 wickets. He returned with figures of one for 196 in India’s first innings to become the 191st bowler to capture 100 plus wickets in the annals of Test cricket.

200 plus runs partnerships by Indian batsmen in Test innings.

200 plus runs partnerships by Indian batsmen in Test innings.

V Kohli and RA Jadeja of India stitched a fifth-wicket partnership of 225 runs  against South Africa in the ongoing Test at Pune to provide the 83rd occasion of Indian batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership in test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 VM Merchant, S Mushtaq Ali 1 203 3 v England Manchester 25 Jul 1936
2 VS Hazare, VM Merchant 3 211 2 v England Delhi 02 Nov 1951
3 VS Hazare, VL Manjrekar 4 222 1 v England Leeds 05 Jun 1952
4 VS Hazare, MH Mankad 3 211 3 v England Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
5 VL Manjrekar, P Roy 2 237 3 v West Indies Kingston 28 Mar 1953
6 VL Manjrekar, PR Umrigar 3 238 1 v New Zealand Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
7 MH Mankad, P Roy 1 413 1 v New Zealand Chennai 06 Jan 1956
8 S Amarnath, SM Gavaskar 2 204 2 v New Zealand Auckland 24 Jan 1976
9 SM Gavaskar, BP Patel 5 204 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 24 Mar 1976
10 SM Gavaskar, DB Vengsarkar 2 344* 3 v West Indies Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
11 DB Vengsarkar, GR Viswanath 3 210 3 v England Lord’s 02 Aug 1979
12 CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar 1 213 4 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
13 GR Viswanath, Yashpal Sharma 3 316 1 v England Chennai 13 Jan 1982
14 M Amarnath, AD Gaekwad 2 200 3 v West Indies St John’s 28 Apr 1983
15 SM Patil, RJ Shastri 5 200 1 v Pakistan Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
16 SMH Kirmani, RJ Shastri 7 235 2 v England Mumbai 28 Nov 1984
17 M Azharuddin, RJ Shastri 5 214 1 v England Kolkata 31 Dec 1984
18 M Amarnath, SM Gavaskar 2 224 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1986
19 RJ Shastri, DB Vengsarkar 6 298* 2 v Australia Mumbai 15 Oct 1986
20 M Azharuddin, N Kapil Dev 6 272 2 v Sri Lanka Kanpur 17 Dec 1986
21 SM Gavaskar, K Srikkanth 1 200 2 v Pakistan Chennai 03 Feb 1987
22 M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar 5 202 1 v West Indies Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
23 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 3 255 1 v England Nottingham 04 Jul 1996
24 M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar 6 222 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 1997
25 M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar 4 221 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 02 Aug 1997
26 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 4 256 1 v Sri Lanka Mumbai 03 Dec 1997
27 R Dravid, S Ramesh 2 232 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 24 Feb 1999
28 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 229 3 v New Zealand Mohali 10 Oct 1999
29 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 4 281 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
30 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 213 2 v Zimbabwe Delhi 18 Nov 2000
31 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 249 1 v Zimbabwe Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
32 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 376 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
33 V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar 5 220 1 v South Africa Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
34 VVS Laxman, A Ratra 7 217 1 v West Indies St John’s 10 May 2002
35 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 4 249 1 v England Leeds 22 Aug 2002
36 SB Bangar, V Sehwag 1 201 1 v West Indies Mumbai 09 Oct 2002
37 VVS Laxman, SR Tendulkar 5 214 3 v West Indies Kolkata 30 Oct 2002
38 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 303 2 v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
39 VVS Laxman, SR Tendulkar 4 353 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
40 V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar 3 336 1 v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
41 G Gambhir, V Sehwag 1 218 2 v South Africa Kanpur 20 Nov 2004
42 R Dravid, G Gambhir 2 259 1 v Bangladesh Chattogram 17 Dec 2004
43 R Dravid, V Sehwag 1 410 2 v Pakistan Lahore 13 Jan 2006
44 MS Dhoni, IK Pathan 6 210 2 v Pakistan Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
45 R Dravid, W Jaffer 3 203 3 v West Indies St John’s 02 Jun 2006
46 SC Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh 5 300 1 v Pakistan Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
47 W Jaffer, V Sehwag 1 213 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
48 R Dravid, V Sehwag 2 268 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
49 G Gambhir, VVS Laxman 4 278 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
50 R Dravid, G Gambhir 2 314 1 v England Mohali 19 Dec 2008
51 MS Dhoni, R Dravid 6 224 1 v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
52 G Gambhir, V Sehwag 1 233 1 v Sri Lanka Kanpur 24 Nov 2009
53 V Sehwag, M Vijay 1 221 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
54 R Dravid, V Sehwag 2 237 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
55 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 222* 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 24 Jan 2010
56 V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar 3 249 2 v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
57 MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman 7 259* 2 v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
58 SK Raina, SR Tendulkar 5 256 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
59 SR Tendulkar, M Vijay 3 308 2 v Australia Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
60 R Dravid, V Sehwag 2 237 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 04 Nov 2010
61 MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman 7 224 1 v West Indies Kolkata 14 Nov 2011
62 CA Pujara, M Vijay 2 370 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
63 S Dhawan, M Vijay 1 289 2 v Australia Mohali 14 Mar 2013
64 R Ashwin, RG Sharma 7 280 2 v West Indies Kolkata 06 Nov 2013
65 V Kohli, CA Pujara 3 222 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
66 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 262 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
67 S Dhawan, M Vijay 1 283 1 v Bangladesh Fatullah 10 Jun 2015
68 S Dhawan, V Kohli 3 227 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
69 R Ashwin, WP Saha 6 213 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016
70 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 365 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
71 CA Pujara, M Vijay 2 209 2 v England Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
72 V Kohli, CA Pujara 3 226 1 v England Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
73 V Kohli, J Yadav 8 241 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
74 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 222 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
75 S Dhawan, CA Pujara 2 253 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
76 CA Pujara, AM Rahane 4 217 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 03 Aug 2017
77 CA Pujara, M Vijay 2 209 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
78 V Kohli, M Vijay 3 283 1 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
79 RR Pant, KL Rahul 6 204 4 v England The Oval 07 Sep 2018
80 CA Pujara, PP Shaw 2 206 1 v West Indies Rajkot 04 Oct 2018
81 RA Jadeja, RR Pant 7 204 1 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2019
82 MA Agarwal, RG Sharma 1 317 1 v South Africa Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
83 RA Jadeja, V Kohli 5 225 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019

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

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar 6 222 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 1997
2 V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar 5 220 1 v South Africa Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
3 G Gambhir, V Sehwag 1 218 2 v South Africa Kanpur 20 Nov 2004
4 W Jaffer, V Sehwag 1 213 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
5 R Dravid, V Sehwag 2 268 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
6 V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar 3 249 2 v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
7 MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman 7 259* 2 v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
8 V Kohli, CA Pujara 3 222 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
9 MA Agarwal, RG Sharma 1 317 1 v South Africa Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
10 RA Jadeja, V Kohli 5 225 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019

It also provides the eleventh occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in a test innings for the fifth wicket.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SM Gavaskar, BP Patel 5 204 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 24 Mar 1976
2 SM Patil, RJ Shastri 5 200 1 v Pakistan Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
3 M Azharuddin, RJ Shastri 5 214 1 v England Kolkata 31 Dec 1984
4 M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar 5 202 1 v West Indies Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
5 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 376 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
6 V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar 5 220 1 v South Africa Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
7 VVS Laxman, SR Tendulkar 5 214 3 v West Indies Kolkata 30 Oct 2002
8 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 303 2 v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
9 SC Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh 5 300 1 v Pakistan Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
10 SK Raina, SR Tendulkar 5 256 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
11 RA Jadeja, V Kohli 5 225 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019

It also provides the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in a test innings for the fifth wicket against South Africa. Both the occasions are tabulated below. It also represents the highest partnership for the fifth wicket by Indian batsmen against South Africa.

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar 5 220 1 v South Africa Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
2 RA Jadeja, V Kohli 5 225 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019

It also provides the 47th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in a test innings at home. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 VS Hazare, VM Merchant 3 211 2 v England Delhi 02 Nov 1951
2 VL Manjrekar, PR Umrigar 3 238 1 v New Zealand Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
3 MH Mankad, P Roy 1 413 1 v New Zealand Chennai 06 Jan 1956
4 SM Gavaskar, DB Vengsarkar 2 344* 3 v West Indies Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
5 GR Viswanath, Yashpal Sharma 3 316 1 v England Chennai 13 Jan 1982
6 SMH Kirmani, RJ Shastri 7 235 2 v England Mumbai 28 Nov 1984
7 M Azharuddin, RJ Shastri 5 214 1 v England Kolkata 31 Dec 1984
8 RJ Shastri, DB Vengsarkar 6 298* 2 v Australia Mumbai 15 Oct 1986
9 M Azharuddin, N Kapil Dev 6 272 2 v Sri Lanka Kanpur 17 Dec 1986
10 SM Gavaskar, K Srikkanth 1 200 2 v Pakistan Chennai 03 Feb 1987
11 M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar 5 202 1 v West Indies Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
12 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 4 256 1 v Sri Lanka Mumbai 03 Dec 1997
13 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 229 3 v New Zealand Mohali 10 Oct 1999
14 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 4 281 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
15 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 213 2 v Zimbabwe Delhi 18 Nov 2000
16 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 249 1 v Zimbabwe Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
17 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 376 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
18 SB Bangar, V Sehwag 1 201 1 v West Indies Mumbai 09 Oct 2002
19 VVS Laxman, SR Tendulkar 5 214 3 v West Indies Kolkata 30 Oct 2002
20 G Gambhir, V Sehwag 1 218 2 v South Africa Kanpur 20 Nov 2004
21 SC Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh 5 300 1 v Pakistan Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
22 W Jaffer, V Sehwag 1 213 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
23 R Dravid, V Sehwag 2 268 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
24 G Gambhir, VVS Laxman 4 278 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
25 R Dravid, G Gambhir 2 314 1 v England Mohali 19 Dec 2008
26 MS Dhoni, R Dravid 6 224 1 v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
27 G Gambhir, V Sehwag 1 233 1 v Sri Lanka Kanpur 24 Nov 2009
28 V Sehwag, M Vijay 1 221 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
29 R Dravid, V Sehwag 2 237 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
30 V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar 3 249 2 v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
31 MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman 7 259* 2 v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
32 SR Tendulkar, M Vijay 3 308 2 v Australia Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
33 R Dravid, V Sehwag 2 237 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 04 Nov 2010
34 MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman 7 224 1 v West Indies Kolkata 14 Nov 2011
35 CA Pujara, M Vijay 2 370 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
36 S Dhawan, M Vijay 1 289 2 v Australia Mohali 14 Mar 2013
37 R Ashwin, RG Sharma 7 280 2 v West Indies Kolkata 06 Nov 2013
38 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 365 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
39 CA Pujara, M Vijay 2 209 2 v England Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
40 V Kohli, CA Pujara 3 226 1 v England Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
41 V Kohli, J Yadav 8 241 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
42 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 222 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
43 CA Pujara, M Vijay 2 209 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
44 V Kohli, M Vijay 3 283 1 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
45 CA Pujara, PP Shaw 2 206 1 v West Indies Rajkot 04 Oct 2018
46 MA Agarwal, RG Sharma 1 317 1 v South Africa Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
47 RA Jadeja, V Kohli 5 225 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019
V Kohli emulates SP Fleming in scoring 250 plus runs in his 50th Test as captain

V Kohli emulates SP Fleming in scoring 250 plus runs in his 50th Test as captain

The following table furnishes the performance of seventeen captains in their 50th test. Column P50 indicates the 50th test.

No Player Team Mat P50 FI SI Total Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GC Smith SAF 109 50 2 – 002 NZl Centurion 16.11.07
2 AR Border Aus 93 50 89 83 172 Eng Sydney 02.01.83
3 SP Fleming NZl 80 50 274* 69* 343 Srl Col-PSS 25.04.03
4 RT Ponting Aus 77 50 79 – 079 NZl Adelaide 28.11.08
5 CH Lloyd Win 74 50 24 3 027 Ind Kingston 23.02.83
6 MS Dhoni Ind 60 50 19 29 048 SAF Johannesburg 18.12.13
7 AN Cook Eng 59 50 105 76* 181 Pak Manchester 22.07.16
8 SR Waugh Aus 57 50 100* – 100 Ban Darwin 18.07.03
9 Misbah-ul-Haq Pak 56 50 31 13 044 NZl Christchurch 17.11.16
10 A Ranatunga Srl 56 50 20 43 063 SAF Cape Town 19.03.98
11 MA Atherton Eng 54 50 0 1 001 Win Georgetown 27.02.98
12 WJ Cronje SAF 53 50 0 – 000 Eng Cape Town 02.01.00
13 MP Vaughan Eng 51 50 0 21 021 SAF Leeds 18.07.08
14 V Kohli Ind 50 50 254*   254 SAF Pune 10.10.19
15 IVA Richards Win 50 50 2 60 062 Eng The Oval 08.08.91
16 AJ Strauss Eng 50 50 20 1 021 SAF Lord’s 16.08.12
17 MA Taylor Aus 50 50 2 2 04 Eng Sydney 02.01.99

V Kohli became the fifth captain the  annals of Test cricket to lead a team in his 50th test against South Africa.The performance of these five captains in their 50th test is furnished below.

No Player Team Mat P50 FI SI Total Oppn Ground Start Date
1 A Ranatunga Srl 56 50 20 43 063 SAF Cape Town 19.03.98
2 MP Vaughan Eng 51 50 0 21 021 SAF Leeds 18.07.08
3 AJ Strauss Eng 50 50 20 1 021 SAF Lord’s 16.08.12
4 MS Dhoni Ind 60 50 19 29 048 SAF Johannesburg 18.12.13
5 V Kohli Ind 50 50 254*   254 SAF Pune 10.10.19

AN Cook of England, SP Fleming of New Zealand, SR Waugh of Australia and V Kohli of India are the four captains who celebrated their 50th captaincy assignment with a century. The following table lists  their performance in their 50th test.V Kohli being the latest entry into this elite list

No Player Team Mat P50 FI SI Total Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AN Cook Eng 59 50 105 76* 181 Pak Manchester 22.07.16
2 SP Fleming NZl 80 50 274* 69* 343 Srl Col-PSS 25.04.03
3 SR Waugh Aus 57 50 100* – 100 Ban Darwin 18.07.03
4 V Kohli Ind 50 50 254* – 254 SAF Pune 10.10.19

V Kohli emulated SP Fleming in scoring 250 plus runs in his 50th test as captain. SP Fleming had scored 274 not out and 69 not out in his 50th test as  captain against Sri Lanka at Col-PSS in April 2003. V Kohli  scored 254 not out  against South Africa in the ongoing test at Pune.

No Player Team Mat P50 FI SI Total Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SP Fleming NZl 80 50 274* 69* 343 Srl Col-PSS 25.04.03
2 V Kohli Ind 50 50 254* – 254 SAF Pune 10.10.19

Note – All Statistics as at the end of the second day of the ongoing test between India and South Africa at Pune, that is, 11.10.19

CA Pujara and his three-figure partnerships in a Test innings

CA Pujara and his three-figure partnerships in a Test innings

MA Agarwal and CA Pujara added 138 runs for the second wicket in the ongoing Test between India and South Africa at Pune  to provide the 34th occasion of a three-figure partnership in an innings involving CA Pujara. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partner Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MS Dhoni 6 127 1 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 23 Aug 2012
2 V Kohli 4 125 1 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 23 Aug 2012
3 Yuvraj Singh 5 130 1 v England Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
4 R Ashwin 7 111 1 v England Mumbai 23 Nov 2012
5 M Vijay 2 370 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
6 M Vijay 1 108 2 v Australia Delhi 22 Mar 2013
7 V Kohli 2 104 4 v Australia Delhi 22 Mar 2013
8 SR Tendulkar 3 144 2 v West Indies Mumbai 14 Nov 2013
9 V Kohli 3 222 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
10 M Vijay 2 157 1 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2013
11 A Mishra 8 104 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 28 Aug 2015
12 KL Rahul 2 121 2 v West Indies Kingston 30 Jul 2016
13 M Vijay 2 133 3 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
14 M Vijay 2 112 1 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
15 AM Rahane 4 141 1 v New Zealand Kolkata 30 Sep 2016
16 M Vijay 2 209 2 v England Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
17 V Kohli 3 226 1 v England Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
18 M Vijay 2 107 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
19 M Vijay 2 178 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
20 AM Rahane 5 118 3 v Australia Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
21 WP Saha 7 199 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
22 M Vijay 2 102 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
23 S Dhawan 2 253 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
24 AM Rahane 4 137 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
25 AM Rahane 4 217 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 03 Aug 2017
26 M Vijay 2 209 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
27 V Kohli 3 183 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
28 V Kohli 3 113 3 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
29 PP Shaw 2 206 1 v West Indies Rajkot 04 Oct 2018
30 V Kohli 3 170 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
31 MA Agarwal 2 116 1 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2019
32 GH Vihari 5 101 1 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2019
33 RG Sharma 2 169 3 v South Africa Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
34 MA Agarwal 2 138 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019

It also provides the fourth occasion of a three figure partnership involving CA Pujara. All such  four occasions are tabulated below

No Partner Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 V Kohli 3 222 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
2 M Vijay 2 157 1 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2013
3 RG Sharma 2 169 3 v South Africa Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
4 MA Agarwal 2 138 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019

It also provides the 16th occasion of a three figure partnership in a test innings for the second wicket involving CA Pujara. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partner Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 M Vijay 2 370 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
2 V Kohli 2 104 4 v Australia Delhi 22 Mar 2013
3 M Vijay 2 157 1 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2013
4 KL Rahul 2 121 2 v West Indies Kingston 30 Jul 2016
5 M Vijay 2 133 3 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
6 M Vijay 2 112 1 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
7 M Vijay 2 209 2 v England Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
8 M Vijay 2 107 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
9 M Vijay 2 178 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
10 M Vijay 2 102 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
11 S Dhawan 2 253 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
12 M Vijay 2 209 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
13 PP Shaw 2 206 1 v West Indies Rajkot 04 Oct 2018
14 MA Agarwal 2 116 1 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2019
15 RG Sharma 2 169 3 v South Africa Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
16 MA Agarwal 2 138 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019

The following table lists the wicket wise break up of three figure partnerships involving CA Pujara

No Partner Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 M Vijay 1 108 2 v Australia Delhi 22 Mar 2013
               
1 M Vijay 2 370 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
2 V Kohli 2 104 4 v Australia Delhi 22 Mar 2013
3 M Vijay 2 157 1 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2013
4 KL Rahul 2 121 2 v West Indies Kingston 30 Jul 2016
5 M Vijay 2 133 3 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
6 M Vijay 2 112 1 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
7 M Vijay 2 209 2 v England Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
8 M Vijay 2 107 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
9 M Vijay 2 178 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
10 M Vijay 2 102 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
11 S Dhawan 2 253 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
12 M Vijay 2 209 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
13 PP Shaw 2 206 1 v West Indies Rajkot 04 Oct 2018
14 MA Agarwal 2 116 1 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2019
15 RG Sharma 2 169 3 v South Africa Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
16 MA Agarwal 2 138 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019
               
1 SR Tendulkar 3 144 2 v West Indies Mumbai 14 Nov 2013
2 V Kohli 3 222 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
3 V Kohli 3 226 1 v England Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
4 V Kohli 3 183 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
5 V Kohli 3 113 3 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
6 V Kohli 3 170 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
               
1 V Kohli 4 125 1 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 23 Aug 2012
2 AM Rahane 4 141 1 v New Zealand Kolkata 30 Sep 2016
3 AM Rahane 4 137 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
4 AM Rahane 4 217 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 03 Aug 2017
               
1 Yuvraj Singh 5 130 1 v England Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
2 AM Rahane 5 118 3 v Australia Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
3 GH Vihari 5 101 1 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2019
               
1 MS Dhoni 6 127 1 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 23 Aug 2012
               
1 R Ashwin 7 111 1 v England Mumbai 23 Nov 2012
2 WP Saha 7 199 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
               
1 A Mishra 8 104 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 28 Aug 2015

The following table lists the ten three figure partnerships involving CA Pujara with M Vijay and seven three figure partnerships with V Kohli

No Partner Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 M Vijay 2 370 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
2 M Vijay 1 108 2 v Australia Delhi 22 Mar 2013
3 M Vijay 2 157 1 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2013
4 M Vijay 2 133 3 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
5 M Vijay 2 112 1 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
6 M Vijay 2 209 2 v England Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
7 M Vijay 2 107 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
8 M Vijay 2 178 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
9 M Vijay 2 102 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
10 M Vijay 2 209 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
               
1 V Kohli 4 125 1 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 23 Aug 2012
2 V Kohli 2 104 4 v Australia Delhi 22 Mar 2013
3 V Kohli 3 222 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
4 V Kohli 3 226 1 v England Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
5 V Kohli 3 183 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
6 V Kohli 3 113 3 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
7 V Kohli 3 170 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

The following table lists the one three hundred plus runs partnership and seven 200 plus runs partnerships involving CA Pujara

No Partner Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 M Vijay 2 370 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
               
1 S Dhawan 2 253 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
2 V Kohli 3 226 1 v England Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
3 V Kohli 3 222 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
4 AM Rahane 4 217 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 03 Aug 2017
5 M Vijay 2 209 2 v England Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
6 M Vijay 2 209 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
7 PP Shaw 2 206 1 v West Indies Rajkot 04 Oct 2018
V Kohli and his three-figure partnerships in a Test innings

V Kohli and his three-figure partnerships in a Test innings

V Kohli of India partnered two three-figure partnerships in the ongoing Test against South Africa at Pune – 178 runs for the fourth wicket with AM Rahane and 225 runs for the fifth wicket with RA Jadeja – providing the 36th and 37th occasion of a three-figure partnership in a Test innings involving V Kohli. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partner Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 WP Saha 6 114 2 v Australia Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
2 CA Pujara 4 125 1 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 23 Aug 2012
3 MS Dhoni 6 122 2 v New Zealand Bengaluru 31 Aug 2012
4 MS Dhoni 5 198 2 v England Nagpur 13 Dec 2012
5 MS Dhoni 5 128 2 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
6 CA Pujara 2 104 4 v Australia Delhi 22 Mar 2013
7 CA Pujara 3 222 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
8 S Dhawan 3 126 4 v New Zealand Auckland 06 Feb 2014
9 RG Sharma 4 112* 4 v New Zealand Wellington 14 Feb 2014
10 M Vijay 3 185 4 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
11 AM Rahane 4 101 2 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
12 AM Rahane 4 262 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
13 KL Rahul 3 141 2 v Australia Sydney 06 Jan 2015
14 S Dhawan 3 227 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
15 KL Rahul 3 164 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 20 Aug 2015
16 AM Rahane 5 154 3 v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015
17 R Ashwin 5 168 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
18 S Dhawan 3 105 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
19 AM Rahane 4 365 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
20 CA Pujara 3 226 1 v England Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
21 J Yadav 8 241 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
22 M Vijay 3 116 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
23 AM Rahane 4 222 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
24 A Mukund 3 133 3 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
25 CA Pujara 3 183 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
26 RG Sharma 5 173 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
27 M Vijay 3 283 1 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
28 RG Sharma 5 135 1 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
29 AM Rahane 4 159 1 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
30 CA Pujara 3 113 3 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
31 AM Rahane 4 101 4 v England Southampton 30 Aug 2018
32 RR Pant 5 133 1 v West Indies Rajkot 04 Oct 2018
33 AM Rahane 4 105 1 v West Indies Rajkot 04 Oct 2018
34 CA Pujara 3 170 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
35 AM Rahane 4 106 3 v West Indies North Sound 22 Aug 2019
36 AM Rahane 4 178 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019
37 RA Jadeja 5 225 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019

V Kohli of India partnered two three figure partnerships in the ongoing Test against South Africa at Pune – 178 runs for the fourth wicket  with AM Rahane and 225 runs for the fifth wicket with RA Jadeja – providing the  fourth occasion of a three figure partnership in a Test innings against South Africa involving V Kohli. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Partner Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CA Pujara 3 222 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
2 AM Rahane 5 154 3 v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015
3 AM Rahane 4 178 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019
4 RA Jadeja 5 225 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019

V Kohli of India partnered three figure partnerships in the ongoing Test against South Africa at Pune – 225 runs for the fifth wicket with RA Jadeja – providing the second occasion of a 200 plus runs partnership in a Test innings against South Africa involving V Kohli. Both such occasions are tabulated below. This partnership represents the highest partnership against South Africa involving V Kohli.

No Partner Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CA Pujara 3 222 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
2 RA Jadeja 5 225 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019

V Kohli of India partnered three figure partnerships in the ongoing Test against South Africa at Pune – 225 runs for the fifth wicket with RA Jadeja – providing the ninth occasion of a 200 plus runs partnership in a Test innings involving V Kohli. Bothl such occasions are tabulated below.

No Partner Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CA Pujara 3 222 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
2 AM Rahane 4 262 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
3 S Dhawan 3 227 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
4 AM Rahane 4 365 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
5 CA Pujara 3 226 1 v England Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
6 J Yadav 8 241 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
7 AM Rahane 4 222 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
8 M Vijay 3 283 1 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
9 RA Jadeja 5 225 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019

The following table lists the wicket wise three figure partnerships in an innings invoving V Kohli.

No Partner Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CA Pujara 2 104 4 v Australia Delhi 22 Mar 2013
               
1 CA Pujara 3 222 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
2 S Dhawan 3 126 4 v New Zealand Auckland 06 Feb 2014
3 M Vijay 3 185 4 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
4 KL Rahul 3 141 2 v Australia Sydney 06 Jan 2015
5 S Dhawan 3 227 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
6 KL Rahul 3 164 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 20 Aug 2015
7 S Dhawan 3 105 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
8 CA Pujara 3 226 1 v England Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
9 M Vijay 3 116 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
10 A Mukund 3 133 3 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
11 CA Pujara 3 183 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
12 M Vijay 3 283 1 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
13 CA Pujara 3 113 3 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
14 CA Pujara 3 170 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
               
1 CA Pujara 4 125 1 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 23 Aug 2012
2 RG Sharma 4 112* 4 v New Zealand Wellington 14 Feb 2014
3 AM Rahane 4 101 2 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
4 AM Rahane 4 262 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
5 AM Rahane 4 365 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
6 AM Rahane 4 222 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
7 AM Rahane 4 159 1 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
8 AM Rahane 4 101 4 v England Southampton 30 Aug 2018
9 AM Rahane 4 105 1 v West Indies Rajkot 04 Oct 2018
10 AM Rahane 4 106 3 v West Indies North Sound 22 Aug 2019
11 AM Rahane 4 178 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019
               
1 MS Dhoni 5 198 2 v England Nagpur 13 Dec 2012
2 MS Dhoni 5 128 2 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
3 AM Rahane 5 154 3 v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015
4 R Ashwin 5 168 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
5 RG Sharma 5 173 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
6 RG Sharma 5 135 1 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
7 RR Pant 5 133 1 v West Indies Rajkot 04 Oct 2018
8 RA Jadeja 5 225 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019
               
1 WP Saha 6 114 2 v Australia Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
2 MS Dhoni 6 122 2 v New Zealand Bengaluru 31 Aug 2012
3 J Yadav 8 241 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016

V Kohl has partnered ten three figure partnerships with AM Rahane – nine occasions for the fourth wicket and once for the fifth wicket – All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partner Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AM Rahane 4 101 2 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
2 AM Rahane 4 262 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
3 AM Rahane 5 154 3 v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015
4 AM Rahane 4 365 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
5 AM Rahane 4 222 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
6 AM Rahane 4 159 1 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
7 AM Rahane 4 101 4 v England Southampton 30 Aug 2018
8 AM Rahane 4 105 1 v West Indies Rajkot 04 Oct 2018
9 AM Rahane 4 106 3 v West Indies North Sound 22 Aug 2019
10 AM Rahane 4 178 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019

There are six occasions of a test innings witnessing two three figure partnerships involving V Kohli. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Partner Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 S Dhawan 3 105 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
  R Ashwin 5 168 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
               
2 M Vijay 3 116 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
  J Yadav 8 241 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
               
3 CA Pujara 3 183 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
  RG Sharma 5 173 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
               
4 M Vijay 3 283 1 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
  RG Sharma 5 135 1 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
               
5 AM Rahane 4 105 1 v West Indies Rajkot 04 Oct 2018
  RR Pant 5 133 1 v West Indies Rajkot 04 Oct 2018
               
6 AM Rahane 4 178 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019
  RA Jadeja 5 225 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019

There are three occasions of a test innings witnessing two three figure partnerships involving V Kohli of which one is a partnership involving 200 plus runs partnership.. All the three occasions are tabulated below.

No Partner Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 M Vijay 3 116 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
  J Yadav 8 241 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
               
2 M Vijay 3 283 1 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
  RG Sharma 5 135 1 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
               
3 AM Rahane 4 178 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019
  RA Jadeja 5 225 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019
V Kohli’s seven scores of 250 plus runs in a Test innings as captain.

V Kohli’s seven scores of 250 plus runs in a Test innings as captain.

V Kohli’s 254 not out in the ongoing Test between India and South Africa at Pune provides the seventh occasion of his scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings as captain. He owns the rccord for most 200 plus runs by a captain in the annals of Test cricket. It was also his highest test innings as captain.  His previous best was 243 against Sri Lanka at Delhi in Dec 2017. All such occasions are tabulated below in the chronological order. He also remains the only captain to score 200 plus runs on seven occasions while batting at number four

No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 200 4 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
2 211 4 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
3 235 4 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
4 204 4 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
5 213 4 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
6 243 4 1 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
7 254* 4 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019
Captains scoring 250 plus runs in a Test innings in the annals of Test cricket

Captains scoring 250 plus runs in a Test innings in the annals of Test cricket

V Kohli’s 254 not out in the ongoing Test between India and South Africa at Pune provides the 19th occasion of a captain scoring 250 plus runs in the annals of Test Cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below in the chronological order

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 NZl 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 Col-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 Col-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

It also provides the fourth occasion of a captain scoring 250 plus runs in an innings against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below

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 Col-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 of South Africa, MJ Clarke of Australia and SP Fleming of New Zealand are the three captains who have scored 250 plus runs in a test innings on two occasions. The performance of these three captains are tabulated below

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 Col-PSS 25 Apr 2003
2 SP Fleming 262 1 NZl SAF Cape Town 27 Apr 2006