Q de Kock of South Africa scored 111 and zero in the Vizag Test against India to provide the 20^th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a century and a zero in a Test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	JH Sinclair	0	104	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	08 Nov 1902
2	GA Faulkner	122*	0	South Africa	v Australia	Manchester	27 May 1912
3	RH Catterall	0	120	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	14 Jun 1924
4	AD Nourse	0	231	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1935
5	EJ Barlow	114	0	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	06 Dec 1963
6	AC Hudson	163	0	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	18 Apr 1992
7	G Kirsten	103	0	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997
8	DJ Cullinan	103	0	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998
9	DJ Cullinan	168	0	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 1999
10	G Kirsten	0	134	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	15 Jan 1999
11	HH Gibbs	120	0	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	18 Mar 1999
12	MV Boucher	0	108	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 1999
13	JA Rudolph	101	0	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 2004
14	JH Kallis	0	109*	South Africa	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 2005
15	AG Prince	121	0	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006
16	JH Kallis	0	113	South Africa	v New Zealand	Dunedin	07 Mar 2012
17	GC Smith	122	0	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Nov 2012
18	HM Amla	0	127*	South Africa	v Australia	Port Elizabeth	20 Feb 2014
19	F du Plessis	0	120	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018
20	Q de Kock	111	0	South Africa	v India	Vizag	02 Oct 2019

Q de Kock became the third South African batsman to score a century and zero in a Test against India after G Kirsten and AG Prince. The following table lists the three batsmen

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	G Kirsten	103	0	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997
2	AG Prince	121	0	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006
3	Q de Kock	111	0	South Africa	v India	Vizag	02 Oct 2019

KA Maharaj of South Africa conceded 318 runs in the ongoing test at Vizag to provide the fifth occasion of a bowler conceding 300 plus runs in a Test. He also became the fourth bowler to leak 300 plus runs in Test. All the five occasions are listed below in the descending order of runs conceded.

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	OC Scott	105.2	13	374	09	Win	Eng	Kingston	03 Apr 1930
2	JJ Krejza	74.5	04	358	12	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
3	KA Maharaj	77.0	06	318	05	SAF	Ind	Vizag	02 Oct 2019
4	AA Mailey	63.0×8	02	308	07	Aus	Eng	Sydney	19 Dec 1924
5	AA Mailey	61.3	06	302	10	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	14 Jan 1921

KA Maharaj became the second bowler to leak 300 plus runs in Test against India after JJ Kewza of Australia. JJ Kreza has conceded 358 runs against India at Nagpur in Nov 2008. Both the ccasions are listed below in the descending order of runs conceded.

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	JJ Krejza	74.5	04	358	12	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
2	KA Maharaj	77.0	06	318	05	SAF	Ind	Vizag	02 Oct 2019

A time of India in its Sports page has mentioned this statistics erroneously. It has left out AA Mailey’ name who has conceded 300 plus runs on two occasions.

RG Sharma of India was dismissed stumped in both innings by the same combination of wicket keeper and bowler against South Africa at Vizag to provide the 14^th occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped in both innings of a Test by the same combination of wicket keeper and bowler in the annals of Test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	No	Player	Wicketkeeper	Bowler	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	1	R Peel	AH Jarvis	CTB Turner	0	2	Eng	Aus	Sydney	01.02.1895
	2	R Peel	AH Jarvis	CTB Turner	0	3	Eng	Aus	Sydney	01.02.1895
2	1	C Newberry	H Strudwick	SF Barnes	1	1	SAF	Eng	Jo’burg	26.12.1913
	2	C Newberry	H Strudwick	SF Barnes	5	3	SAF	Eng	Jo’burg	26.12.1913
3	1	CH Parkin	WA Oldfield	AA Mailey	12	2	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	14.01.1921
	2	CH Parkin	WA Oldfield	AA Mailey	17	4	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	14.01.1921
4	1	IM Barrow	WA Oldfield	CV Grimmett	19	2	Win	Aus	Brisbane	16.01.1931
	2	IM Barrow	WA Oldfield	CV Grimmett	17	3	Win	Aus	Brisbane	16.01.1931
5	1	WR Hammond	RE Grieveson	EL Dalton	24	2	Eng	SAF	Durban	03.03.1939
	2	WR Hammond	RE Grieveson	EL Dalton	140	4	Eng	SAF	Durban	03.03.1939
6	1	HJ Tayfield	RA Saggers	CL McCool	6	2	SAF	Aus	P Elizabeth	03.06.1950
	2	HJ Tayfield	RA Saggers	CL McCool	7	4	SAF	Aus	P Elizabeth	03.06.1950
7	1	MJ Hilton	PK Sen	MH Mankad	0	1	Eng	Ind	Chennai	06.02.1952
	2	MJ Hilton	PK Sen	MH Mankad	15	3	Eng	Ind	Chennai	06.02.1952
8	1	RJ Christiani	PG Joshi	SP Gupte	4	1	Win	Ind	Bridgetown	07.02.1953
	2	RJ Christiani	PG Joshi	SP Gupte	33	3	Win	Ind	Bridgetown	07.02.1953
9	1	PJL Dujon	KS More	ND Hirwani	24	2	Win	Ind	Chennai	11.01.1988
	2	PJL Dujon	KS More	ND Hirwani	2	4	Win	Ind	Chennai	11.01.1988
10	1	UDU Chandana	AC Gilchrist	SK Warne	19	2	Srl	Aus	Cairns	09.07.2004
	2	UDU Chandana	AC Gilchrist	SK Warne	14	4	Srl	Aus	Cairns	09.07.2004
11	1	CB Mpofu	BB McCullum	DL Vettori	0	2	Zim	NZl	Harare	07.08.2005
	2	CB Mpofu	BB McCullum	DL Vettori	0	3	Zim	NZl	Harare	07.08.2005
12	1	KAJ Roach	MDKJ Perera	HMKRB Herath	22	2	Win	Srl	Galle	14.10.2015
	2	KAJ Roach	MDKH Perera	HMKRB Herath	5	3	Win	Srl	Galle	14.10.2015
13	1	S Rahman	MS Wade	NM Lyon	66	1	Ban	Aus	Chattogram	04.09.2017
	2	S Rahman	MS Wade	NM Lyon	24	3	Ban	Aus	Chattogram	04.09.2017
14	1	RG Sharma	Q de Kock	KA Maharaj	176	1	Ind	SAF	Vizag	02.10.2019
	2	RG Sharma	Q de Kock	KA Maharaj	127	3	Ind	SAF	Vizag	02.10.2019

R Peel of England and C Mpofu of Zimbabwe are the only two batsmen in the annals of Test cricket to collect a Pair of Spectacles” after being dismissed stumped in both innings of test by same  combination of wicketkeeper and bowler

No	No	Player	Wicketkeeper	Bowler	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	1	R Peel	AH Jarvis	CTB Turner	0	2	Eng	Aus	Sydney	01.02.1895
	2	R Peel	AH Jarvis	CTB Turner	0	3	Eng	Aus	Sydney	01.02.1895
2	1	CB Mpofu	BB McCullum	DL Vettori	0	2	Zim	NZl	Harare	07.08.2005
	2	CB Mpofu	BB McCullum	DL Vettori	0	3	Zim	NZl	Harare	07.08.2005

RG Sharma was dismissed stumped in both innings of the Vizag Test against South Africa to provide the 22^nd occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped in both innings of the Test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Dis	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	AN Hornby	0	4	2	Eng	Aus	Manchester	10 Jul 1884
2	R Peel	0	0	2	Eng	Aus	Sydney	01 Feb 1895
3	TW Hayward	24	15	2	Eng	SAF	Leeds	29 Jul 1907
4	C Newberry	1	5	2	SAF	Eng	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1913
5	RHM Hands	0	7	2	SAF	Eng	Port Elizabeth	27 Feb 1914
6	CH Parkin	12	17	2	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	14 Jan 1921
7	IM Barrow	19	17	2	Win	Aus	Brisbane	16 Jan 1931
8	WR Hammond	24	140	2	Eng	SAF	Durban	03 Mar 1939
9	W Place	8	107	2	Eng	Win	Kingston	27 Mar 1948
10	HJ Tayfield	6	7	2	SAF	Aus	Port Elizabeth	03 Mar 1950
11	FMM Worrell	15	28	2	Win	Eng	Manchester	08 Jun 1950
12	MJ Hilton	0	15	2	Eng	Ind	Chennai	06 Feb 1952
13	RJ Christiani	4	33	2	Win	Ind	Bridgetown	07 Feb 1953
14	B Sutcliffe	26	10	2	NZl	Win	Christchurch	18 Feb 1956
15	PJL Dujon	24	2	2	Win	Ind	Chennai	11 Jan 1988
16	MA Butcher	4	6	2	Eng	Srl	Kandy	10 Dec 2003
17	UDU Chandana	19	14	2	Srl	Aus	Cairns	09 Jul 2004
18	CB Mpofu	0	0	2	Zim	NZl	Harare	07 Aug 2005
19	KAJ Roach	22	5	2	Win	Srl	Galle	14 Oct 2015
20	Sabbir Rahman	66	24	2	Ban	Aus	Chattogram	04 Sep 2017
21	J Blackwood	1	3	2	Win	Zim	Bulawayo	21 Oct 2017
22	RG Sharma	176	127	2	Ind	SAF	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019

RG Sharma was dismissed stumped in both innings of the Vizag Test against South Africa to provide the third occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped in both innings of the Test against South Africa.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Dis	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	TW Hayward	24	15	2	Eng	SAF	Leeds	29 Jul 1907
2	WR Hammond	24	140	2	Eng	SAF	Durban	03 Mar 1939
3	RG Sharma	176	127	2	Ind	SAF	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019

RG Sharma was dismissed stumped in both innings of the Vizag Test against South Africa after scoring 176 and 127 runs  respectively to provide the first occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped in both innings of the Test with twin centuries to his credit

RG Sharma became the third opening batsman in the annals of test cricket to be dismissed stumped in both innings of a Test. Others are – TW Hayward of England and B Sutcliffe of New Zealand. The following table lists these three batsmen with other particulars

No	Player	FI	SI	Dis	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	TW Hayward	24	15	2	Eng	SAF	Leeds	29 Jul 1907
2	B Sutcliffe	26	10	2	NZl	Win	Christchurch	18 Feb 1956
3	RG Sharma	176	127	2	Ind	SAF	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019

He is also the first opening batsman dismissed stumped in both innings of the Test with twin centuries to his credit.

The Vizag Test between India and South Africa witnessed four centuries by opening batsmen of which one of the openers scored centuries in both innings providing twelth occasion of three or more opening batsmen scoring centuries of which one of the openers scoring twin centuries. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	1	JB Hobbs	154	2	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1925
	2	H Sutcliffe	176	2	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1925
	3	H Sutcliffe	127	4	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1925
2	1	AR Morris	111	1	Aus	SAF	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950
	2	J Moroney	118	1	Aus	SAF	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950
	3	J Moroney	101*	3	Aus	SAF	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950
3	1	Hanif Mohammad	111	1	Pak	Eng	Dhaka	19 Jan 1962
	2	G Pullar	165	2	Eng	Pak	Dhaka	19 Jan 1962
	3	Hanif Mohammad	104	3	Pak	Eng	Dhaka	19 Jan 1962
4	1	Khalid Ibadulla	166	1	Pak	Aus	Karachi	24 Oct 1964
	2	RB Simpson	153	2	Aus	Pak	Karachi	24 Oct 1964
	3	RB Simpson	115	4	Aus	Pak	Karachi	24 Oct 1964
5	1	SM Gavaskar	107	1	Ind	Win	Kolkata	29 Dec 1978
	2	AB Williams	111	2	Win	Ind	Kolkata	29 Dec 1978
	3	SM Gavaskar	182*	3	Ind	Win	Kolkata	29 Dec 1978
6	1	GA Gooch	333	1	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
	2	RJ Shastri	100	2	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
	3	GA Gooch	123	3	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
7	1	AC Hudson	146	1	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	27 Nov 1996
	2	G Kirsten	102	1	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	27 Nov 1996
	3	G Kirsten	133	3	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	27 Nov 1996
8	1	Wajahatullah Wasti	133	1	Pak	Srl	Lahore	04 Mar 1999
	2	RP Arnold	123	2	Srl	Pak	Lahore	04 Mar 1999
	3	Wajahatullah Wasti	121*	3	Pak	Srl	Lahore	04 Mar 1999
9	1	JL Langer	162	1	Aus	Srl	Cairns	09 Jul 2004
	2	ML Hayden	117	1	Aus	Srl	Cairns	09 Jul 2004
	3	MS Atapattu	133	2	Srl	Aus	Cairns	09 Jul 2004
	4	ML Hayden	132	3	Aus	Srl	Cairns	09 Jul 2004
10	1	PJ Hughes	115	1	Aus	SAF	Durban	06 Mar 2009
	2	SM Katich	108	1	Aus	SAF	Durban	06 Mar 2009
	3	PJ Hughes	160	3	Aus	SAF	Durban	06 Mar 2009
11	1	DA Warner	163	1	Aus	NZl	Brisbane	05 Nov 2015
	2	JA Burns	129	3	Aus	NZl	Brisbane	05 Nov 2015
	3	DA Warner	116	3	Aus	NZl	Brisbane	05 Nov 2015
12	1	MA Agarwal	215	1	Ind	SAF	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019
	2	RG Sharma	176	1	Ind	SAF	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019
	3	D Elgar	160	2	SAF	Ind	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019
	4	RG Sharma	127	3	Ind	SAF	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019

The Vizag Test between India and South Africa witnessed four centuries by opening batsmen of which  one of the openers scored centuries in both innings providing seventh occasion of three or more opening batsmen scoring centuries  of which one of the openers scoring twin centuries and another opening batsman from a different team. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	1	Hanif Mohammad	111	1	Pak	Eng	Dhaka	19 Jan 1962
	2	G Pullar	165	2	Eng	Pak	Dhaka	19 Jan 1962
	3	Hanif Mohammad	104	3	Pak	Eng	Dhaka	19 Jan 1962
2	1	Khalid Ibadulla	166	1	Pak	Aus	Karachi	24 Oct 1964
	2	RB Simpson	153	2	Aus	Pak	Karachi	24 Oct 1964
	3	RB Simpson	115	4	Aus	Pak	Karachi	24 Oct 1964
3	1	SM Gavaskar	107	1	Ind	Win	Kolkata	29 Dec 1978
	2	AB Williams	111	2	Win	Ind	Kolkata	29 Dec 1978
	3	SM Gavaskar	182*	3	Ind	Win	Kolkata	29 Dec 1978
4	1	GA Gooch	333	1	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
	2	RJ Shastri	100	2	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
	3	GA Gooch	123	3	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
5	1	Wajahatullah Wasti	133	1	Pak	Srl	Lahore	04 Mar 1999
	2	RP Arnold	123	2	Srl	Pak	Lahore	04 Mar 1999
	3	Wajahatullah Wasti	121*	3	Pak	Srl	Lahore	04 Mar 1999
6	1	JL Langer	162	1	Aus	Srl	Cairns	09 Jul 2004
	2	ML Hayden	117	1	Aus	Srl	Cairns	09 Jul 2004
	3	MS Atapattu	133	2	Srl	Aus	Cairns	09 Jul 2004
	4	ML Hayden	132	3	Aus	Srl	Cairns	09 Jul 2004
7	1	MA Agarwal	215	1	Ind	SAF	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019
	2	RG Sharma	176	1	Ind	SAF	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019
	3	D Elgar	160	2	SAF	Ind	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019
	4	RG Sharma	127	3	Ind	SAF	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019

The Vizag Test between India and South Africa witnessed four centuries by opening batsmen of which  one of the openers scored centuries in both innings providing fifth occasion of three opening batsmen from the same team scoring centuries  of which one of the openers scoring twin centuries. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	1	JB Hobbs	154	2	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1925
	2	H Sutcliffe	176	2	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1925
	3	H Sutcliffe	127	4	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1925
2	1	AR Morris	111	1	Aus	SAF	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950
	2	J Moroney	118	1	Aus	SAF	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950
	3	J Moroney	101*	3	Aus	SAF	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950
3	1	AC Hudson	146	1	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	27 Nov 1996
	2	G Kirsten	102	1	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	27 Nov 1996
	3	G Kirsten	133	3	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	27 Nov 1996
4	1	PJ Hughes	115	1	Aus	SAF	Durban	06 Mar 2009
	2	SM Katich	108	1	Aus	SAF	Durban	06 Mar 2009
	3	PJ Hughes	160	3	Aus	SAF	Durban	06 Mar 2009
5	1	DA Warner	163	1	Aus	NZl	Brisbane	05 Nov 2015
	2	JA Burns	129	3	Aus	NZl	Brisbane	05 Nov 2015
	3	DA Warner	116	3	Aus	NZl	Brisbane	05 Nov 2015

The Vizag Test between India and South Africa witnessed four centuries by opening batsmen of which  one of the openers scored centuries in both innings providing the first occasion of three or more opening batsmen scoring centuries  of which one of the openers scoring twin centuries and one of the openers scoring a double century. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	1	MA Agarwal	215	1	Ind	SAF	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019
	2	RG Sharma	176	1	Ind	SAF	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019
	3	D Elgar	160	2	SAF	Ind	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019
	4	RG Sharma	127	3	Ind	SAF	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019

The Lord’s test in Jul 1990 between India and England also witnessed three centuries by openers of which one of the batsman  twin centuries. England opening batsman GA Gooch scoring 333 and 123 – the only occasion of a batsman scoring twin centuries of which one is a triple century.

No	No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	1	GA Gooch	333	1	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
	2	RJ Shastri	100	2	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
	3	GA Gooch	123	3	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990

R Ashwin and RA Jadeja shared the new ball in South Africa’s second innings – third innings of the test – in the ongoing test at Vizag to provide the 86^th occasion of spin bowlers sharing the new ball in Test innings.

It also provides the 15^th occasion of Indian spinners sharing the new ball in a Test innings. It also provides the second occasion of Indian spin bowlers sharing the new ball in a test innings against South Africa. The first such occasion was at Mohali in Nov 2015. It also provides the eighth occasion of Indian spinners sharing the new ball in a Test innings.against South Africa.

RG Sharma of India scored 176 and 127 in the ongoing Test at Vizag against South Africa to provide the eleventh occasion of a batsman scoring centuries in both innings of in the annals of Test cricket against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	CAG Russell	140	111	Eng	SAF	Durban	16 Feb 1923
2	H Sutcliffe	104	109*	Eng	SAF	The Oval	17 Aug 1929
3	E Paynter	117	100	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938
4	J Moroney	118	101*	Aus	SAF	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950
5	A Flower	142	199*	Zim	SAF	Harare	07 Sep 2001
6	RT Ponting	120	143*	Aus	SAF	Sydney	02 Jan 2006
7	RT Ponting	103	116	Aus	SAF	Durban	24 Mar 2006
8	PJ Hughes	115	160	Aus	SAF	Durban	06 Mar 2009
9	DA Warner	135	145	Aus	SAF	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014
10	AM Rahane	127	100*	Ind	SAF	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
11	RG Sharma	176	127	Ind	SAF	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019

RG Sharma of India scored 176 and 127 in the ongoing Test at Vizag against South Africa to provide the 86^th  occasion of a batsman scoring centuries in both innings of in the annals of Test cricket. It also provides the ninth occasion of Indian batsman performing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	VS Hazare	116	145	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948
2	SM Gavaskar	124	220	v West Indies	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971
3	SM Gavaskar	111	137	v Pakistan	Karachi	14 Nov 1978
4	SM Gavaskar	107	182*	v West Indies	Kolkata	29 Dec 1978
5	R Dravid	190	103*	v New Zealand	Hamilton	2 Jan 1999
6	R Dravid	110	135	v Pakistan	Kolkata	16 Mar 2005
7	V Kohli	115	141	v Australia	Adelaide	9 Dec 2014
8	AM Rahane	127	100*	v South Africa	Delhi	3 Dec 2015
9	RG Sharma	176	127	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	2 Oct 2019

RG Sharma became the second Indian batsman to score centuries in both innings of a test against South Africa after AM Rahane. AM Rahane had scored 127 and 100 not out at Delhi in Dec 2018

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AM Rahane	127	100*	v South Africa	Delhi	3 Dec 2015
2	RG Sharma	176	127	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	2 Oct 2019

RG Sharma of India scored 176 and 127 in the ongoing Test at Vizag against South Africa to provide the 30^th occasion of an opening batsman scoring centuries in both innings of a Test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	W Bardsley	136	130	Aus	Eng	The Oval	09 Aug 1909
2	H Sutcliffe	176	127	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1925
3	H Sutcliffe	104	109*	Eng	SAF	The Oval	17 Aug 1929
4	AR Morris	122	124*	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947
5	A Melville	189	104*	SAF	Eng	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947
6	B Mitchell	120	189*	SAF	Eng	The Oval	16 Aug 1947
7	J Moroney	118	101*	Aus	SAF	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950
8	Hanif Mohammad	111	104	Pak	Eng	Dhaka	19 Jan 1962
9	RB Simpson	153	115	Aus	Pak	Karachi	24 Oct 1964
10	SM Gavaskar	124	220	Ind	Win	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971
11	GM Turner	101	110*	NZl	Aus	Christchurch	08 Mar 1974
12	CG Greenidge	134	101	Win	Eng	Manchester	08 Jul 1976
13	SM Gavaskar	111	137	Ind	Pak	Karachi	14 Nov 1978
14	SM Gavaskar	107	182*	Ind	Win	Kolkata	29 Dec 1978
15	GA Gooch	333	123	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
16	AJ Stewart	118	143	Eng	Win	Bridgetown	08 Apr 1994
17	G Kirsten	102	133	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	27 Nov 1996
18	GW Flower	104	151	Zim	NZl	Harare	18 Sep 1997
19	Wajahatullah Wasti	133	121*	Pak	Srl	Lahore	04 Mar 1999
20	ML Hayden	197	103	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	07 Nov 2002
21	ML Hayden	117	132	Aus	Srl	Cairns	09 Jul 2004
22	ME Trescothick	105	107	Eng	Win	Birmingham	29 Jul 2004
23	AJ Strauss	123	108	Eng	Ind	Chennai	11 Dec 2008
24	PJ Hughes	115	160	Aus	SAF	Durban	06 Mar 2009
25	KOA Powell	117	110	Win	Ban	Dhaka	13 Nov 2012
26	PG Fulton	136	110	NZl	Eng	Auckland	22 Mar 2013
27	DA Warner	135	145	Aus	SAF	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014
28	DA Warner	145	102	Aus	Ind	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
29	DA Warner	163	116	Aus	NZl	Brisbane	05 Nov 2015
30	RG Sharma	176	127	Ind	SAF	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019

It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian batsman performing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below. RG Sharma became the second Indian batsman after SM Gavaskar to perform such a feat.

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	SM Gavaskar	124	220	Ind	Win	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971
2	SM Gavaskar	111	137	Ind	Pak	Karachi	14 Nov 1978
3	SM Gavaskar	107	182*	Ind	Win	Kolkata	29 Dec 1978
4	RG Sharma	176	127	Ind	SAF	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019

It also provides the fifth occasion of a batsman performing such a feat against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below. RG Sharma became the second Indian batsman after SM Gavaskar to perform such a feat.

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	H Sutcliffe	104	109*	Eng	SAF	The Oval	17 Aug 1929
2	J Moroney	118	101*	Aus	SAF	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950
3	PJ Hughes	115	160	Aus	SAF	Durban	06 Mar 2009
4	DA Warner	135	145	Aus	SAF	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014
5	RG Sharma	176	127	Ind	SAF	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019

DA Warner {03}, SM Gavaskar {03}, H Surcliffe {02} and ML Hayden {02} are the four opening batsmen who have scored centuries in both innings of a Test on two or more occasions

No	No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	1	DA Warner	135	145	Aus	SAF	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014
	2	DA Warner	145	102	Aus	Ind	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
	3	DA Warner	163	116	Aus	NZl	Brisbane	05 Nov 2015
2	1	SM Gavaskar	124	220	Ind	Win	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971
	2	SM Gavaskar	111	137	Ind	Pak	Karachi	14 Nov 1978
	3	SM Gavaskar	107	182*	Ind	Win	Kolkata	29 Dec 1978
3	1	H Sutcliffe	176	127	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1925
	2	H Sutcliffe	104	109*	Eng	SAF	The Oval	17 Aug 1929
4	1	ML Hayden	197	103	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	07 Nov 2002
	2	ML Hayden	117	132	Aus	Srl	Cairns	09 Jul 2004