Australia posted a team total of 654 for 6 declared against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at Galle to provide the first occasion of Australia posting a total of 650 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket against Sri Lanka. The occasion is tabulated below. This constitutes a record team total by Australia in a test innings against Sri Lanka. This score is an improvement over the previous best total of 617 for 5 declared at WACA in Dec 1995.
No
Team
Score
Overs
I
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
Australia
654/6d
154.0
01
v Sri Lanka
Galle
29 Jan 2025
UT Khawaja and SPD Smith posted 266 runs for the third wicket in the on-going test against Sri Lanka at Galle to provide the second occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in a test innings against Sri Lanka for the third wicket. Both such occasions are tabulated below. This partnership constitutes a record partnership for the third wicket against Sri Lanka by Australian batsman,
No
Partners
Wkt
Runs
I
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
UT Khawaja, SPD Smith
03
266
01
v Sri Lanka
Galle
29 Jan 2025
2
AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn
03
200
03
v Sri Lanka
Kandy
16 Mar 2004
UT Khawaja of Australia scored 232 against Sri Lanka at Galle in the on-going test to provide the sixth occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in an innings against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated beloein the descending order of runs.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
UT Khawaja
232
01
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Galle
29 Jan 2025
2
MJ Slater
219
02
Australia
v Sri Lanka
W.A.C.A
08 Dec 1995
UT Khawaja of Australia scored 232 against Sri Lanka at Galle in the on-going test to provide the 50th occasion of an Australian left hand opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in an innings against Sri Lanka. The occasion is tabulated below. This knock represents the highest individual score by an Australian left hand opening batsman against Sri Lanka. The previous best was 166 by JL Langer at Colombo – SSC in Mar 2004
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
UT Khawaja
232
1
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Galle
29 Jan 2025
200 plus runs by a left hand opening batsman in a test innings
UT Khawaja of Australia scored 232 against Sri Lanka at Galle in the on-going test to provide the 50th occasion of a left hand opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of runs.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
ML Hayden
380
1
Australia
v Zimbabwe
W.A.C.A
09 Oct 2003
2
ST Jayasuriya
340
2
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (RPS)
02 Aug 1997
3
DA Warner
335*
1
Australia
v Pakistan
Adelaide
29 Nov 2019
4
MA Taylor
334*
1
Australia
v Pakistan
Peshawar
15 Oct 1998
5
CH Gayle
333
1
West Indies
v Sri Lanka
Galle
15 Nov 2010
6
CH Gayle
317
2
West Indies
v South Africa
St John’s
29 Apr 2005
7
JH Edrich
310*
1
England
v New Zealand
Leeds
08 Jul 1965
8
AN Cook
294
2
England
v India
Birmingham
10 Aug 2011
9
GC Smith
277
1
South Africa
v England
Birmingham
24 Jul 2003
10
G Kirsten
275
3
South Africa
v England
Durban
26 Dec 1999
11
TWM Latham
264*
2
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Wellington
15 Dec 2018
12
AN Cook
263
2
England
v Pakistan
Abu Dhabi
13 Oct 2015
13
GC Smith
259
2
South Africa
v England
Lord’s
31 Jul 2003
14
RD Rickelton
259
1
South Africa
v Pakistan
Cape Town
03 Jan 2025
15
ST Jayasuriya
253
3
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Faisalabad
20 Oct 2004
16
DA Warner
253
1
Australia
v New Zealand
W.A.C.A
13 Nov 2015
17
TWM Latham
252
1
New Zealand
v Bangladesh
Christchurch
09 Jan 2022
18
JL Langer
250
1
Australia
v England
Melbourne
26 Dec 2002
19
AN Cook
244*
2
England
v Australia
Melbourne
26 Dec 2017
20
FDM Karunaratne
244
2
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Pallekele
21 Apr 2021
21
AN Cook
243
1
England
v West Indies
Birmingham
17 Aug 2017
22
Taufeeq Umar
236
2
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Abu Dhabi
18 Oct 2011
23
AN Cook
235*
3
England
v Australia
Brisbane
25 Nov 2010
24
GC Smith
234
2
South Africa
v Pakistan
Dubai (DICS)
23 Oct 2013
25
GC Smith
232
1
South Africa
v Bangladesh
Chattogram
29 Feb 2008
26
UT Khawaja
232
1
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Galle
29 Jan 2025
27
B Sutcliffe
230*
1
New Zealand
v India
Delhi
16 Dec 1955
28
G Kirsten
220
1
South Africa
v Zimbabwe
Harare
07 Sep 2001
29
MA Taylor
219
1
Australia
v England
Nottingham
10 Aug 1989
30
ME Trescothick
219
2
England
v South Africa
The Oval
04 Sep 2003
31
JL Langer
215
1
Australia
v New Zealand
Adelaide
26 Nov 2004
32
D Lloyd
214*
2
England
v India
Birmingham
04 Jul 1974
33
YBK Jaiswal
214*
3
India
v England
Rajkot
15 Feb 2024
34
ST Jayasuriya
213
2
Sri Lanka
v England
The Oval
27 Aug 1998
35
WW Hinds
213
1
West Indies
v South Africa
Georgetown
31 Mar 2005
36
WM Lawry
210
1
Australia
v West Indies
Bridgetown
05 May 1965
37
G Kirsten
210
1
South Africa
v England
Manchester
02 Jul 1998
38
YBK Jaiswal
209
1
India
v England
Visakhapatnam
02 Feb 2024
39
T Chanderpaul
207*
1
West Indies
v Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
04 Feb 2023
40
AR Morris
206
1
Australia
v England
Adelaide
02 Feb 1951
41
G Gambhir
206
1
India
v Australia
Delhi
29 Oct 2008
42
Tamim Iqbal
206
3
Bangladesh
v Pakistan
Khulna
28 Apr 2015
43
WM Lawry
205
2
Australia
v West Indies
Melbourne
26 Dec 1968
44
Aamer Sohail
205
1
Pakistan
v England
Manchester
02 Jul 1992
45
CH Gayle
204
2
West Indies
v New Zealand
St George’s
28 Jun 2002
46
ML Hayden
203
1
Australia
v India
Chennai
18 Mar 2001
47
G Fowler
201
2
England
v India
Chennai
13 Jan 1985
48
GC Smith
200
1
South Africa
v Bangladesh
East London
18 Oct 2002
49
DP Conway
200
1
New Zealand
v England
Lord’s
02 Jun 2021
50
DA Warner
200
2
Australia
v South Africa
Melbourne
26 Dec 2022
UT Khawaja of Australia scored 232 against Sri Lanka at Galle in the on-going test to provide the fourth occasion of a left hand opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in an innings against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of runs.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
CH Gayle
333
1
West Indies
v Sri Lanka
Galle
15 Nov 2010
2
TWM Latham
264*
2
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Wellington
15 Dec 2018
3
Taufeeq Umar
236
2
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Abu Dhabi
18 Oct 2011
4
UT Khawaja
232
1
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Galle
29 Jan 2025
UT Khawaja of Australia scored 232 against Sri Lanka at Galle in the on-going test to provide the 13th occasion of an Australian left hand opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of runs.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
ML Hayden
380
1
Australia
v Zimbabwe
W.A.C.A
09 Oct 2003
2
DA Warner
335*
1
Australia
v Pakistan
Adelaide
29 Nov 2019
3
MA Taylor
334*
1
Australia
v Pakistan
Peshawar
15 Oct 1998
4
DA Warner
253
1
Australia
v New Zealand
W.A.C.A
13 Nov 2015
5
JL Langer
250
1
Australia
v England
Melbourne
26 Dec 2002
6
UT Khawaja
232
1
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Galle
29 Jan 2025
7
MA Taylor
219
1
Australia
v England
Nottingham
10 Aug 1989
8
JL Langer
215
1
Australia
v New Zealand
Adelaide
26 Nov 2004
9
WM Lawry
210
1
Australia
v West Indies
Bridgetown
05 May 1965
10
AR Morris
206
1
Australia
v England
Adelaide
02 Feb 1951
11
WM Lawry
205
2
Australia
v West Indies
Melbourne
26 Dec 1968
12
ML Hayden
203
1
Australia
v India
Chennai
18 Mar 2001
13
DA Warner
200
2
Australia
v South Africa
Melbourne
26 Dec 2022
UT Khawaja of Australia scored 232 against Sri Lanka at Galle in the on-going test to provide the 50th occasion of an Australian left hand opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in an innings against Sri Lanka. The occasion is tabulated below. This knock represents the highest individual score by an Australian left hand batsman against Sri Lanka. The previous best was 166 by JL Langer at Colombo – SSC in Mar 2004
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
UT Khawaja
232
1
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Galle
29 Jan 2025
The following table lists the triple centuries by a left hand opening batsmen in the annals of test cricket
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
ML Hayden
380
1
Australia
v Zimbabwe
W.A.C.A
09 Oct 2003
2
ST Jayasuriya
340
2
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (RPS)
02 Aug 1997
3
DA Warner
335*
1
Australia
v Pakistan
Adelaide
29 Nov 2019
4
MA Taylor
334*
1
Australia
v Pakistan
Peshawar
15 Oct 1998
5
CH Gayle
333
1
West Indies
v Sri Lanka
Galle
15 Nov 2010
6
CH Gayle
317
2
West Indies
v South Africa
St John’s
29 Apr 2005
7
JH Edrich
310*
1
England
v New Zealand
Leeds
08 Jul 1965
AN Cook of England and GC Smith of South Africa are the two left hand opening batmen to score double hundreds on five occasion and share the record for most double hundreds by a left hand opening batsman in the annals of test cricket.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
AN Cook
294
2
England
v India
Birmingham
10 Aug 2011
2
AN Cook
263
2
England
v Pakistan
Abu Dhabi
13 Oct 2015
3
AN Cook
244*
2
England
v Australia
Melbourne
26 Dec 2017
4
AN Cook
243
1
England
v West Indies
Birmingham
17 Aug 2017
5
AN Cook
235*
3
England
v Australia
Brisbane
25 Nov 2010
1
GC Smith
277
1
South Africa
v England
Birmingham
24 Jul 2003
2
GC Smith
259
2
South Africa
v England
Lord’s
31 Jul 2003
3
GC Smith
234
2
South Africa
v Pakistan
Dubai (DICS)
23 Oct 2013
4
GC Smith
232
1
South Africa
v Bangladesh
Chattogram
29 Feb 2008
5
GC Smith
200
1
South Africa
v Bangladesh
East London
18 Oct 2002
200 plus runs in a test innings by an opening batsman
UT Khawaja of Australia scored 232 against Sri Lanka at Galle in the on-going test to provide the 131st occasion of an opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated in the descending order of runs.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
ML Hayden
380
01
Australia
v Zimbabwe
W.A.C.A
09 Oct 2003
2
L Hutton
364
01
England
v Australia
The Oval
20 Aug 1938
3
ST Jayasuriya
340
02
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (RPS)
02 Aug 1997
4
Hanif Mohammad
337
03
Pakistan
v West Indies
Bridgetown
17 Jan 1958
5
DA Warner
335*
01
Australia
v Pakistan
Adelaide
29 Nov 2019
6
MA Taylor
334*
01
Australia
v Pakistan
Peshawar
15 Oct 1998
7
GA Gooch
333
01
England
v India
Lord’s
26 Jul 1990
8
CH Gayle
333
01
West Indies
v Sri Lanka
Galle
15 Nov 2010
9
A Sandham
325
01
England
v West Indies
Kingston
03 Apr 1930
10
V Sehwag
319
02
India
v South Africa
Chennai
26 Mar 2008
11
CH Gayle
317
02
West Indies
v South Africa
St John’s
29 Apr 2005
12
RB Simpson
311
01
Australia
v England
Manchester
23 Jul 1964
13
JH Edrich
310*
01
England
v New Zealand
Leeds
08 Jul 1965
14
V Sehwag
309
01
India
v Pakistan
Multan
28 Mar 2004
15
Azhar Ali
302*
01
Pakistan
v West Indies
Dubai (DICS)
13 Oct 2016
16
LG Rowe
302
02
West Indies
v England
Bridgetown
06 Mar 1974
17
AN Cook
294
02
England
v India
Birmingham
10 Aug 2011
18
V Sehwag
293
02
India
v Sri Lanka
Brabourne
02 Dec 2009
19
GC Smith
277
01
South Africa
v England
Birmingham
24 Jul 2003
20
G Kirsten
275
03
South Africa
v England
Durban
26 Dec 1999
21
BA Young
267*
01
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Dunedin
07 Mar 1997
22
WH Ponsford
266
01
Australia
v England
The Oval
18 Aug 1934
23
TWM Latham
264*
02
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Wellington
15 Dec 2018
24
AN Cook
263
02
England
v Pakistan
Abu Dhabi
13 Oct 2015
25
DL Amiss
262*
03
England
v West Indies
Kingston
16 Feb 1974
26
CC Hunte
260
02
West Indies
v Pakistan
Kingston
26 Feb 1958
27
GM Turner
259
02
New Zealand
v West Indies
Georgetown
06 Apr 1972
28
GC Smith
259
02
South Africa
v England
Lord’s
31 Jul 2003
29
RD Rickelton
259
01
South Africa
v Pakistan
Cape Town
03 Jan 2025
30
DJ McGlew
255*
01
South Africa
v New Zealand
Wellington
06 Mar 1953
31
V Sehwag
254
02
India
v Pakistan
Lahore
13 Jan 2006
32
ST Jayasuriya
253
03
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Faisalabad
20 Oct 2004
33
DA Warner
253
01
Australia
v New Zealand
W.A.C.A
13 Nov 2015
34
TWM Latham
252
01
New Zealand
v Bangladesh
Christchurch
09 Jan 2022
35
SFAF Bacchus
250
02
West Indies
v India
Kanpur
02 Feb 1979
36
JL Langer
250
01
Australia
v England
Melbourne
26 Dec 2002
37
MS Atapattu
249
02
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
14 May 2004
38
G Boycott
246*
01
England
v India
Leeds
08 Jun 1967
39
AN Cook
244*
02
England
v Australia
Melbourne
26 Dec 2017
40
FDM Karunaratne
244
02
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Pallekele
21 Apr 2021
41
AN Cook
243
01
England
v West Indies
Birmingham
17 Aug 2017
42
MA Agarwal
243
02
India
v Bangladesh
Indore
14 Nov 2019
43
GT Dowling
239
01
New Zealand
v India
Christchurch
22 Feb 1968
44
EAB Rowan
236
01
South Africa
v England
Leeds
26 Jul 1951
45
Taufeeq Umar
236
02
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Abu Dhabi
18 Oct 2011
46
AN Cook
235*
03
England
v Australia
Brisbane
25 Nov 2010
47
SG Barnes
234
02
Australia
v England
Sydney
13 Dec 1946
48
GC Smith
234
02
South Africa
v Pakistan
Dubai (DICS)
23 Oct 2013
49
GC Smith
232
01
South Africa
v Bangladesh
Chattogram
29 Feb 2008
50
UT Khawaja
232
01
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Galle
29 Jan 2025
51
MH Mankad
231
01
India
v New Zealand
Chennai
06 Jan 1956
52
Mudassar Nazar
231
01
Pakistan
v India
Hyderabad (Sind)
14 Jan 1983
53
B Sutcliffe
230*
01
New Zealand
v India
Delhi
16 Dec 1955
54
HH Gibbs
228
01
South Africa
v Pakistan
Cape Town
02 Jan 2003
55
CG Greenidge
226
03
West Indies
v Australia
Bridgetown
19 Apr 1991
56
ND McKenzie
226
01
South Africa
v Bangladesh
Chattogram
29 Feb 2008
57
RB Simpson
225
02
Australia
v England
Adelaide
28 Jan 1966
58
BB McCullum
225
03
New Zealand
v India
Hyderabad
12 Nov 2010
59
Mohammad Hafeez
224
02
Pakistan
v Bangladesh
Khulna
28 Apr 2015
60
GM Turner
223*
02
New Zealand
v West Indies
Kingston
16 Feb 1972
61
MH Mankad
223
01
India
v New Zealand
Brabourne
02 Dec 1955
62
CG Greenidge
223
01
West Indies
v England
Manchester
26 Jul 1984
63
MS Atapattu
223
01
Sri Lanks
v Zimbabwe
Kandy
07 Jan 1998
64
SM Gavaskar
221
04
India
v England
The Oval
30 Aug 1979
65
SM Gavaskar
220
03
India
v West Indies
Port of Spain
13 Apr 1971
66
G Kirsten
220
01
South Africa
v Zimbabwe
Harare
07 Sep 2001
67
MA Taylor
219
01
Australia
v England
Nottingham
10 Aug 1989
68
MJ Slater
219
02
Australia
v Sri Lanka
W.A.C.A
08 Dec 1995
69
ME Trescothick
219
02
England
v South Africa
The Oval
04 Sep 2003
70
MS Atapattu
216*
02
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
18 Nov 1999
71
Abid Ali
215*
01
Pakistan
v Zimbabwe
Harare
07 May 2021
72
JL Langer
215
01
Australia
v New Zealand
Adelaide
26 Nov 2004
73
MA Agarwal
215
01
India
v South Africa
Visakhapatnam
02 Oct 2019
74
D Lloyd
214*
02
England
v India
Birmingham
04 Jul 1974
75
CG Greenidge
214*
04
West Indies
v England
Lord’s
28 Jun 1984
76
YBK Jaiswal
214*
03
India
v England
Rajkot
15 Feb 2024
77
CG Greenidge
213
01
West Indies
v New Zealand
Auckland
27 Feb 1987
78
ST Jayasuriya
213
02
Sri Lanka
v England
The Oval
27 Aug 1998
79
WW Hinds
213
01
West Indies
v South Africa
Georgetown
31 Mar 2005
80
W Jaffer
212
03
India
v West Indies
St John’s
02 Jun 2006
81
KC Brathwaite
212
01
West Indies
v Bangladesh
Kingstown
05 Sep 2014
82
RG Sharma
212
01
India
v South Africa
Ranchi
19 Oct 2019
83
HH Gibbs
211*
02
South Africa
v New Zealand
Christchurch
11 Mar 1999
84
JB Hobbs
211
02
England
v South Africa
Lord’s
28 Jun 1924
85
Taslim Arif
210*
02
Pakistan
v Australia
Faisalabad
06 Mar 1980
86
WM Lawry
210
01
Australia
v West Indies
Bridgetown
05 May 1965
87
G Kirsten
210
01
South Africa
v England
Manchester
02 Jul 1998
88
CA Roach
209
01
West Indies
v England
Georgetown
21 Feb 1930
89
YBK Jaiswal
209
01
India
v England
Visakhapatnam
02 Feb 2024
90
SL Campbell
208
02
West Indies
v New Zealand
Bridgetown
19 Apr 1996
91
MS Atapattu
207*
01
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Kandy
28 Jun 2000
92
T Chanderpaul
207*
01
West Indies
v Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
04 Feb 2023
93
KR Stackpole
207
01
Australia
v England
Brisbane
27 Nov 1970
94
WA Brown
206*
02
Australia
v England
Lord’s
24 Jun 1938
95
L Hutton
206
02
England
v New Zealand
The Oval
13 Aug 1949
96
AR Morris
206
01
Australia
v England
Adelaide
02 Feb 1951
97
RJ Shastri
206
02
India
v Australia
Sydney
02 Jan 1992
98
G Gambhir
206
01
India
v Australia
Delhi
29 Oct 2008
99
Tamim Iqbal
206
03
Bangladesh
v Pakistan
Khulna
28 Apr 2015
100
Azhar Ali
205*
01
Pakistan
v Australia
Melbourne
26 Dec 2016
101
L Hutton
205
02
England
v West Indies
Kingston
30 Mar 1954
102
WM Lawry
205
02
Australia
v West Indies
Melbourne
26 Dec 1968
103
SM Gavaskar
205
01
India
v West Indies
Wankhede
01 Dec 1978
104
Aamer Sohail
205
01
Pakistan
v England
Manchester
02 Jul 1992
105
KNM Fernando
205
02
Sri Lanka
v Ireland
Galle
24 Apr 2023
106
CH Gayle
204
02
West Indies
v New Zealand
St George’s
28 Jun 2002
107
Shoaib Mohammad
203*
02
Pakistan
v New Zealand
Karachi
10 Oct 1990
108
HL Collins
203
01
Australia
v South Africa
Johannesburg
12 Nov 1921
109
DL Amiss
203
02
England
v West Indies
The Oval
12 Aug 1976
110
ML Hayden
203
01
Australia
v India
Chennai
18 Mar 2001
111
L Hutton
202*
02
England
v West Indies
The Oval
12 Aug 1950
112
W Jaffer
202
01
India
v Pakistan
Eden Gardens
30 Nov 2007
113
BB McCullum
202
02
New Zeland
v Pakistan
Sharjah
26 Nov 2014
114
DSBP Kuruppu
201*
01
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Colombo (CCC)
16 Apr 1987
115
GW Flower
201*
01
Zimbabwe
v Pakistan
Harare
31 Jan 1995
116
MS Atapattu
201*
01
Sri Lanka
v England
Galle
22 Feb 2001
117
V Sehwag
201*
01
India
v Sri Lanka
Galle
31 Jul 2008
118
EJ Barlow
201
02
South Africa
v Australia
Adelaide
24 Jan 1964
119
RB Simpson
201
01
Australia
v West Indies
Bridgetown
05 May 1965
120
AD Gaekwad
201
02
India
v Pakistan
Jalandhar
24 Sep 1983
121
G Fowler
201
02
England
v India
Chennai
13 Jan 1985
122
NS Sidhu
201
02
India
v West Indies
Port of Spain
14 Mar 1997
123
MS Atapattu
201
02
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Colombo (SSC)
06 Sep 2001
124
V Sehwag
201
02
India
v Pakistan
Bengaluru
24 Mar 2005
125
Abdullah Shafique
201
02
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
24 Jul 2023
126
DN Sardesai
200*
03
India
v New Zealand
Brabourne
12 Mar 1965
127
Mohsin Khan
200
01
Pakistan
v England
Lord’s
12 Aug 1982
128
DC Boon
200
01
Australia
v New Zealand
W.A.C.A
24 Nov 1989
129
GC Smith
200
01
South Africa
v Bangladesh
East London
18 Oct 2002
130
DP Conway
200
01
New Zealand
v England
Lord’s
02 Jun 2021
131
DA Warner
200
02
Australia
v South Africa
Melbourne
26 Dec 2022
UT Khawaja of Australia scored 232 against Sri Lanka at Galle in the on-going test to provide the ninth occasion of an opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in an innings against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated in the descending order of runs.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
CH Gayle
333
01
West Indies
v Sri Lanka
Galle
15 Nov 2010
2
V Sehwag
293
02
India
v Sri Lanka
Brabourne
02 Dec 2009
3
BA Young
267*
01
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Dunedin
07 Mar 1997
4
TWM Latham
264*
02
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Wellington
15 Dec 2018
5
Taufeeq Umar
236
02
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Abu Dhabi
18 Oct 2011
6
UT Khawaja
232
01
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Galle
29 Jan 2025
7
MJ Slater
219
02
Australia
v Sri Lanka
W.A.C.A
08 Dec 1995
8
V Sehwag
201*
01
India
v Sri Lanka
Galle
31 Jul 2008
9
Abdullah Shafique
201
02
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
24 Jul 2023
UT Khawaja of Australia scored 232 against Sri Lanka at Galle in the on-going test to provide the 23rd occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated in the descending order of runs.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
ML Hayden
380
01
Australia
v Zimbabwe
W.A.C.A
09 Oct 2003
2
DA Warner
335*
01
Australia
v Pakistan
Adelaide
29 Nov 2019
3
MA Taylor
334*
01
Australia
v Pakistan
Peshawar
15 Oct 1998
4
RB Simpson
311
01
Australia
v England
Manchester
23 Jul 1964
5
WH Ponsford
266
01
Australia
v England
The Oval
18 Aug 1934
6
DA Warner
253
01
Australia
v New Zealand
W.A.C.A
13 Nov 2015
7
JL Langer
250
01
Australia
v England
Melbourne
26 Dec 2002
8
SG Barnes
234
02
Australia
v England
Sydney
13 Dec 1946
9
UT Khawaja
232
01
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Galle
29 Jan 2025
10
RB Simpson
225
02
Australia
v England
Adelaide
28 Jan 1966
11
MA Taylor
219
01
Australia
v England
Nottingham
10 Aug 1989
12
MJ Slater
219
02
Australia
v Sri Lanka
W.A.C.A
08 Dec 1995
13
JL Langer
215
01
Australia
v New Zealand
Adelaide
26 Nov 2004
14
WM Lawry
210
01
Australia
v West Indies
Bridgetown
05 May 1965
15
KR Stackpole
207
01
Australia
v England
Brisbane
27 Nov 1970
16
WA Brown
206*
02
Australia
v England
Lord’s
24 Jun 1938
17
AR Morris
206
01
Australia
v England
Adelaide
02 Feb 1951
18
WM Lawry
205
02
Australia
v West Indies
Melbourne
26 Dec 1968
19
HL Collins
203
01
Australia
v South Africa
Johannesburg
12 Nov 1921
20
ML Hayden
203
01
Australia
v India
Chennai
18 Mar 2001
21
RB Simpson
201
01
Australia
v West Indies
Bridgetown
05 May 1965
22
DC Boon
200
01
Australia
v New Zealand
W.A.C.A
24 Nov 1989
23
DA Warner
200
02
Australia
v South Africa
Melbourne
26 Dec 2022
UT Khawaja of Australia scored 232 against Sri Lanka at Galle in the on-going test to provide the sixth occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in an innings against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated in the descending order of runs.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
UT Khawaja
232
01
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Galle
29 Jan 2025
2
MJ Slater
219
02
Australia
v Sri Lanka
W.A.C.A
08 Dec 1995
The following table lists the 16 occasions of opening batsmen scoring three hundred plus runs in a test innings.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
ML Hayden
380
01
Australia
v Zimbabwe
W.A.C.A
09 Oct 2003
2
L Hutton
364
01
England
v Australia
The Oval
20 Aug 1938
3
ST Jayasuriya
340
02
Sri Lanka
v India
Colombo (RPS)
02 Aug 1997
4
Hanif Mohammad
337
03
Pakistan
v West Indies
Bridgetown
17 Jan 1958
5
DA Warner
335*
01
Australia
v Pakistan
Adelaide
29 Nov 2019
6
MA Taylor
334*
01
Australia
v Pakistan
Peshawar
15 Oct 1998
7
GA Gooch
333
01
England
v India
Lord’s
26 Jul 1990
8
CH Gayle
333
01
West Indies
v Sri Lanka
Galle
15 Nov 2010
9
A Sandham
325
01
England
v West Indies
Kingston
03 Apr 1930
10
V Sehwag
319
02
India
v South Africa
Chennai
26 Mar 2008
11
CH Gayle
317
02
West Indies
v South Africa
St John’s
29 Apr 2005
12
RB Simpson
311
01
Australia
v England
Manchester
23 Jul 1964
13
JH Edrich
310*
01
England
v New Zealand
Leeds
08 Jul 1965
14
V Sehwag
309
01
India
v Pakistan
Multan
28 Mar 2004
15
Azhar Ali
302*
01
Pakistan
v West Indies
Dubai (DICS)
13 Oct 2016
16
LG Rowe
302
02
West Indies
v England
Bridgetown
06 Mar 1974
MS Atapattu of Sri Lanka and V Sehwag of India are the two opening batsmen who have scored six double hundreds and share the record for most double hundreds in the annals of test cricket
Australia posted a team total of 654 for 6 declared against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at Galle to provide the 66th occasion of a team posting a total of 650 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Team
Score
Overs
I
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
England
849
258.2
01
v West Indies
Kingston
03 Apr 1930
2
Australia
729/6d
232.0
02
v England
Lord’s
27 Jun 1930
3
Australia
695
256.1
02
v England
The Oval
16 Aug 1930
4
Australia
701
171.2
01
v England
The Oval
18 Aug 1934
5
England
658/8d
188.0
01
v Australia
Nottingham
10 Jun 1938
6
England
903/7d
335.2
01
v Australia
The Oval
20 Aug 1938
7
England
654/05
218.2×8
04
v South Africa
Durban
03 Mar 1939
8
Australia
659/8d
173.0×8
02
v England
Sydney
13 Dec 1946
9
Australia
674
151.3×8
01
v India
Adelaide
23 Jan 1948
10
West Indies
681/8d
198.4
01
v England
Port of Spain
17 Mar 1954
11
Australia
668
235.5
01
v West Indies
Bridgetown
14 May 1955
12
Australia
758/8d
245.4
02
v West Indies
Kingston
11 Jun 1955
13
Pakistan
657/8d
319.0
03
v West Indies
Bridgetown
17 Jan 1958
14
West Indies
790/3d
208.1
02
v Pakistan
Kingston
26 Feb 1958
15
Australia
656/8d
255.5
01
v England
Manchester
23 Jul 1964
16
Australia
650/6d
189.0
01
v West Indies
Bridgetown
05 May 1965
17
West Indies
652/8d
168.4
01
v England
Lord’s
23 Aug 1973
18
West Indies
687/8d
182.5
01
v England
The Oval
12 Aug 1976
19
Pakistan
652
142.4
02
v India
Faisalabad
03 Jan 1983
20
Pakistan
674/06
224.5
02
v India
Faisalabad
24 Oct 1984
21
England
652/7d
175.0
02
v India
Chennai
13 Jan 1985
22
India
676/07
167.1
02
v Sri Lanka
Kanpur
17 Dec 1986
23
Pakistan
708
220.3
01
v England
The Oval
06 Aug 1987
24
Pakistan
699/05
203.4
02
v India
Lahore
01 Dec 1989
25
England
653/4d
162.0
01
v India
Lord’s
26 Jul 1990
26
New Zealand
671/04
220.3
03
v Sri Lanka
Wellington
31 Jan 1991
27
Australia
653/4d
193.0
01
v England
Leeds
22 Jul 1993
28
West Indies
660/5d
169.2
01
v New Zealand
Wellington
10 Feb 1995
29
West Indies
692/8d
163.0
02
v England
The Oval
24 Aug 1995
30
Sri Lanka
952/6d
271.0
02
v India
Col-RPS
02 Aug 1997
31
India
657/7d
178.0
03
v Australia
Eden Gardens
11 Mar 2001
32
Australia
652/7d
146.0
01
v South Africa
Johannesburg
22 Feb 2002
33
South Africa
682/6d
177.0
02
v England
Lord’s
31 Jul 2003
34
Australia
735/6d
146.3
01
v Zimbabwe
W.A.C.A
09 Oct 2003
35
South Africa
658/9d
166.2
02
v West Indies
Durban
26 Dec 2003
36
India
705/7d
187.3
01
v Australia
Sydney
02 Jan 2004
37
India
675/5d
161.5
01
v Pakistan
Multan
28 Mar 2004
38
West Indies
751/5d
202.0
01
v England
St John’s
10 Apr 2004
39
Sri Lanka
713/3d
165.3
02
v Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
14 May 2004
40
West Indies
747
235.2
02
v South Africa
St John’s
29 Apr 2005
41
Pakistan
679/7d
143.3
01
v India
Lahore
13 Jan 2006
42
Sri Lanka
756/5d
185.1
02
v South Africa
Col-SSC
27 Jul 2006
43
India
664
170.0
01
v England
The Oval
09 Aug 2007
44
Pakistan
765/6d
248.5
02
v Sri Lanka
Karachi
21 Feb 2009
45
West Indies
749/9d
194.4
02
v England
Bridgetown
26 Feb 2009
46
South Africa
651
154.3
02
v Australia
Cape Town
19 Mar 2009
47
Australia
674/6d
181.0
02
v England
Cardiff
08 Jul 2009
48
Sri Lanka
760/7d
202.4
02
v India
Ahmedabad
16 Nov 2009
49
India
726/9d
163.3
02
v Sri Lanka
Brabourne
02 Dec 2009
50
India
707
225.2
02
v Sri Lanka
Col-SSC
26 Jul 2010
51
England
710/7d
188.1
02
v India
Birmingham
10 Aug 2011
52
Australia
659/4d
163.0
02
v India
Sydney
03 Jan 2012
53
Sri Lanka
730/6d
187.5
02
v Bangladesh
Mirpur
27 Jan 2014
54
New Zealand
680/8d
210.0
03
v India
Wellington
14 Feb 2014
55
New Zealand
690
143.1
02
v Pakistan
Sharjah
26 Nov 2014
56
India
759/7d
190.4
02
v England
Chennai
16 Dec 2016
57
India
687/6d
166.0
01
v Bangladesh
Hyderabad
09 Feb 2017
58
Australia
662/9d
179.3
02
v England
W.A.C.A
14 Dec 2017
59
Sri Lanka
713/9d
199.3
02
v Bangladesh
Chattogram
31 Jan 2018
60
New Zealand
715/6d
163.0
02
v Bangladesh
Hamilton
28 Feb 2019
61
New Zealand
659/6d
158.5
02
v Pakistan
Christchurch
03 Jan 2021
62
England
657
101.0
01
v Pakistan
Rawalpindi
01 Dec 2022
63
Sri Lanka
704/3d
151.0
02
v Ireland
Galle
24 Apr 2023
64
England
823/7d
150.0
02
v Pakistan
Multan
07 Oct 2024
65
Afghanistan
699
197.0
02
v Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
26 Dec 2024
66
Australia
654/6d
154.0
01
v Sri Lanka
Galle
29 Jan 2025
Australia posted a team total of 654 for 6 declared against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at Galle to provide the sixth occasion of a team posting a total of 650 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Team
Score
Overs
I
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
India
676/07
167.1
02
v Sri Lanka
Kanpur
17 Dec 1986
2
New Zealand
671/04
220.3
03
v Sri Lanka
Wellington
31 Jan 1991
3
Pakistan
765/6d
248.5
02
v Sri Lanka
Karachi
21 Feb 2009
4
India
726/9d
163.3
02
v Sri Lanka
Brabourne
02 Dec 2009
5
India
707
225.2
02
v Sri Lanka
Col-SSC
26 Jul 2010
6
Australia
654/6d
154.0
01
v Sri Lanka
Galle
29 Jan 2025
Australia posted a team total of 654 for 6 declared against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at Galle to provide the 16th occasion of Australia posting a total of 650 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Team
Score
Overs
I
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
Australia
729/6d
232.0
02
v England
Lord’s
27 Jun 1930
2
Australia
695
256.1
02
v England
The Oval
16 Aug 1930
3
Australia
701
171.2
01
v England
The Oval
18 Aug 1934
4
Australia
659/8d
173.0×8
02
v England
Sydney
13 Dec 1946
5
Australia
674
151.3×8
01
v India
Adelaide
23 Jan 1948
6
Australia
668
235.5
01
v West Indies
Bridgetown
14 May 1955
7
Australia
758/8d
245.4
02
v West Indies
Kingston
11 Jun 1955
8
Australia
656/8d
255.5
01
v England
Manchester
23 Jul 1964
9
Australia
650/6d
189.0
01
v West Indies
Bridgetown
05 May 1965
10
Australia
653/4d
193.0
01
v England
Leeds
22 Jul 1993
11
Australia
652/7d
146.0
01
v South Africa
Johannesburg
22 Feb 2002
12
Australia
735/6d
146.3
01
v Zimbabwe
W.A.C.A
09 Oct 2003
13
Australia
674/6d
181.0
02
v England
Cardiff
08 Jul 2009
14
Australia
659/4d
163.0
02
v India
Sydney
03 Jan 2012
15
Australia
662/9d
179.3
02
v England
W.A.C.A
14 Dec 2017
16
Australia
654/6d
154.0
01
v Sri Lanka
Galle
29 Jan 2025
Australia posted a team total of 654 for 6 declared against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at Galle to provide the first occasion of Australia posting a total of 650 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket against Sri Lanka. The occasion is tabulated below. This constitutes a record team total by Australia in a test innings against Sri Lanka. This score is an improvement over the previous best total of 617 for 5 declared at WACA in Dec 1995.
No
Team
Score
Overs
I
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
Australia
654/6d
154.0
01
v Sri Lanka
Galle
29 Jan 2025
The following are the fourteen occasions of a team dismissed all out after posting 650 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below. The list includes four occasions of Australia dismissed all out after posting 650 plus runs in an innings.
No
Team
Score
Overs
I
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
England
849
258.2
01
v West Indies
Kingston
03 Apr 1930
2
Australia
695
256.1
02
v England
The Oval
16 Aug 1930
3
Australia
701
171.2
01
v England
The Oval
18 Aug 1934
4
Australia
674
151.3×8
01
v India
Adelaide
23 Jan 1948
5
Australia
668
235.5
01
v West Indies
Bridgetown
14 May 1955
6
Pakistan
652
142.4
02
v India
Faisalabad
03 Jan 1983
7
Pakistan
708
220.3
01
v England
The Oval
06 Aug 1987
8
West Indies
747
235.2
02
v South Africa
St John’s
29 Apr 2005
9
India
664
170.0
01
v England
The Oval
09 Aug 2007
10
South Africa
651
154.3
02
v Australia
Cape Town
19 Mar 2009
11
India
707
225.2
02
v Sri Lanka
Col-SSC
26 Jul 2010
12
New Zealand
690
143.1
02
v Pakistan
Sharjah
26 Nov 2014
13
England
657
101.0
01
v Pakistan
Rawalpindi
01 Dec 2022
14
Afghanistan
699
197.0
02
v Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
26 Dec 2024
The list includes four occasions of Australia dismissed all out after posting 650 plus runs in an innings.
No
Team
Score
Overs
I
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
Australia
695
256.1
02
v England
The Oval
16 Aug 1930
2
Australia
701
171.2
01
v England
The Oval
18 Aug 1934
3
Australia
674
151.3×8
01
v India
Adelaide
23 Jan 1948
4
Australia
668
235.5
01
v West Indies
Bridgetown
14 May 1955
Australian batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnerships in a test innings
UT Khawaja and SPD Smith posted 266 runs for the third wicket in the on-going test against Sri Lanka at Galle to provide the 154th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Partners
Wkt
Runs
I
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
WL Murdoch, HJH Scott
03
207
01
v England
The Oval
11 Aug 1884
2
SE Gregory, GHS Trott
04
221
03
v England
Lord’s
22 Jun 1896
3
MJ Hartigan, C Hill
08
243
03
v England
Adelaide
10 Jan 1908
4
W Bardsley, C Hill
02
224
01
v South Africa
Sydney
09 Dec 1910
5
W Bardsley, C Kelleway
03
202
01
v South Africa
Manchester
27 May 1912
6
W Bardsley, C Kelleway
03
242
02
v South Africa
Lord’s
15 Jul 1912
7
HL Collins, JM Gregory
03
209
01
v South Africa
Johannesburg
12 Nov 1921
8
CG Macartney, WM Woodfull
02
235
01
v England
Leeds
10 Jul 1926
9
HSTL Hendry, WM Woodfull
02
215
03
v England
Sydney
14 Dec 1928
10
DG Bradman, WM Woodfull
02
231
02
v England
Lord’s
27 Jun 1930
11
DG Bradman, AF Kippax
03
229
01
v England
Leeds
11 Jul 1930
12
DG Bradman, A Jackson
04
243
02
v England
The Oval
16 Aug 1930
13
DG Bradman, WH Ponsford
02
229
01
v West Indies
Brisbane
16 Jan 1931
14
DG Bradman, WM Woodfull
02
274
03
v South Africa
Melbourne
31 Dec 1931
15
DG Bradman, WH Ponsford
04
388
02
v England
Leeds
20 Jul 1934
16
DG Bradman, WH Ponsford
02
451
01
v England
The Oval
18 Aug 1934
17
WA Brown, JHW Fingleton
01
233
01
v South Africa
Cape Town
01 Jan 1936
18
DG Bradman, JHW Fingleton
06
346
03
v England
Melbourne
01 Jan 1937
19
DG Bradman, SJ McCabe
03
249
01
v England
Melbourne
26 Feb 1937
20
DG Bradman, AL Hassett
03
276
01
v England
Brisbane
29 Nov 1946
21
SG Barnes, DG Bradman
05
405
02
v England
Sydney
13 Dec 1946
22
DG Bradman, AR Morris
05
223*
03
v India
Melbourne
01 Jan 1948
23
SG Barnes, DG Bradman
02
236
01
v India
Adelaide
23 Jan 1948
24
DG Bradman, AR Morris
02
301
04
v England
Leeds
22 Jul 1948
25
J Moroney, AR Morris
01
214
01
v South Africa
Johannesburg
10 Feb 1950
26
AL Hassett, KR Miller
04
235
02
v West Indies
Sydney
30 Nov 1951
27
AL Hassett, CC McDonald
02
275
01
v South Africa
Adelaide
24 Jan 1953
28
RN Harvey, AR Morris
03
202
01
v England
Brisbane
26 Nov 1954
29
RN Harvey, KR Miller
03
224
01
v West Indies
Kingston
26 Mar 1955
30
RG Archer, KR Miller
06
206
01
v West Indies
Bridgetown
14 May 1955
31
RN Harvey, CC McDonald
03
295
02
v West Indies
Kingston
11 Jun 1955
32
RG Archer, KR Miller
05
220
02
v West Indies
Kingston
11 Jun 1955
33
JW Burke, RN Harvey
02
204
02
v India
Brabourne
26 Oct 1956
34
RN Harvey, NCL O’Neill
03
207
02
v India
Brabourne
01 Jan 1960
35
WM Lawry, IR Redpath
01
219
02
v South Africa
Melbourne
01 Jan 1964
36
WM Lawry, RB Simpson
01
201
01
v England
Manchester
23 Jul 1964
37
BC Booth, RB Simpson
05
219
01
v England
Manchester
23 Jul 1964
38
BC Booth, RM Cowper
03
225
02
v West Indies
Port of Spain
26 Mar 1965
39
WM Lawry, RB Simpson
01
382
01
v West Indies
Bridgetown
05 May 1965
40
WM Lawry, RB Simpson
01
244
02
v England
Adelaide
28 Jan 1966
41
RM Cowper, WM Lawry
03
212
02
v England
Melbourne
11 Feb 1966
42
IM Chappell, WM Lawry
02
217
02
v West Indies
Brisbane
06 Dec 1968
43
IM Chappell, WM Lawry
02
298
02
v West Indies
Melbourne
26 Dec 1968
44
WM Lawry, KD Walters
04
336
01
v West Indies
Sydney
14 Feb 1969
45
IR Redpath, KD Walters
04
210
03
v West Indies
Sydney
14 Feb 1969
46
KR Stackpole, KD Walters
03
209
01
v England
Brisbane
27 Nov 1970
47
GS Chappell, IR Redpath
06
219
02
v England
W.A.C.A
11 Dec 1970
48
IM Chappell, KR Stackpole
02
202
04
v England
Adelaide
29 Jan 1971
49
GS Chappell, IM Chappell
03
201
02
v England
The Oval
10 Aug 1972
50
J Benaud, AP Sheahan
02
233
03
v Pakistan
Melbourne
29 Dec 1972
51
GS Chappell, IM Chappell
03
264
01
v New Zealand
Wellington
01 Mar 1974
52
GS Chappell, IR Redpath
02
220
03
v England
Sydney
04 Jan 1975
53
IM Chappell, RB McCosker
02
277
01
v England
The Oval
28 Aug 1975
54
GJ Gilmour, KD Walters
07
217
01
v New Zealand
Christchurch
18 Feb 1977
55
CS Serjeant, GM Wood
04
251
04
v West Indies
Georgetown
31 Mar 1978
56
AR Border, KJ Hughes
03
222
01
v India
Chennai
11 Sep 1979
57
KJ Hughes, GN Yallop
03
206
01
v India
Eden Gardens
26 Oct 1979
58
GS Chappell, GN Yallop
04
217
01
v Pakistan
Faisalabad
06 Mar 1980
59
WB Phillips, GN Yallop
02
259
01
v Pakistan
W.A.C.A
11 Nov 1983
60
KJ Hughes, GN Yallop
03
203
02
v Pakistan
Melbourne
26 Dec 1983
61
AR Border, GM Ritchie
05
216
02
v England
Lord’s
27 Jun 1985
62
DC Boon, GR Marsh
01
217
02
v India
Sydney
02 Jan 1986
63
GRJ Matthews, GM Ritchie
05
213
01
v New Zealand
Wellington
21 Feb 1986
64
SR Waugh, GM Wood
05
200
02
v West Indies
W.A.C.A
02 Dec 1988
65
AR Border, DM Jones
04
214
01
v West Indies
Adelaide
03 Feb 1989
66
GR Marsh, MA Taylor
01
329
01
v England
Nottingham
10 Aug 1989
67
DM Jones, SR Waugh
06
260*
03
v Sri Lanka
Hobart
16 Dec 1989
68
DC Boon, MA Taylor
02
221
03
v India
Adelaide
25 Jan 1992
69
AR Border, ME Waugh
05
204
01
v West Indies
Melbourne
26 Dec 1992
70
MJ Slater, MA Taylor
01
260
01
v England
Lord’s
17 Jun 1993
71
AR Border, SR Waugh
05
332*
01
v England
Leeds
22 Jul 1993
72
DC Boon, MJ Slater
02
235
01
v New Zealand
Hobart
26 Nov 1993
73
AR Border, SR Waugh
05
208
01
v South Africa
Adelaide
28 Jan 1994
74
MJ Slater, MA Taylor
01
208
04
v England
Sydney
01 Jan 1995
75
GS Blewett, SR Waugh
06
203
03
v England
W.A.C.A
03 Feb 1995
76
ME Waugh, SR Waugh
04
231
02
v West Indies
Kingston
29 Apr 1995
77
MJ Slater, MA Taylor
01
228
02
v Sri Lanka
W.A.C.A
08 Dec 1995
78
GS Blewett, SR Waugh
05
385
02
v South Africa
Johannesburg
28 Feb 1997
79
MTG Elliott, RT Ponting
05
268
02
v England
Leeds
24 Jul 1997
80
JL Langer, MA Taylor
02
279
01
v Pakistan
Peshawar
15 Oct 1998
81
RT Ponting, SR Waugh
05
281
01
v West Indies
Bridgetown
26 Mar 1999
82
GS Blewett, MJ Slater
01
269
02
v Pakistan
Brisbane
05 Nov 1999
83
AC Gilchrist, JL Langer
06
238
04
v Pakistan
Hobart
18 Nov 1999
84
JL Langer, RT Ponting
05
327
02
v Pakistan
W.A.C.A
26 Nov 1999
85
RT Ponting, SR Waugh
05
239
01
v India
Adelaide
10 Dec 1999
86
RT Ponting, ME Waugh
03
221
01
v England
Leeds
16 Aug 2001
87
ML Hayden, JL Langer
01
224
01
v New Zealand
Brisbane
08 Nov 2001
88
ML Hayden, JL Langer
01
223
01
v New Zealand
Hobart
22 Nov 2001
89
ML Hayden, JL Langer
01
202
02
v South Africa
Melbourne
26 Dec 2001
90
ML Hayden, JL Langer
01
219
01
v South Africa
Sydney
02 Jan 2002
91
AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn
06
317
01
v South Africa
Johannesburg
22 Feb 2002
92
ML Hayden, RT Ponting
02
272
01
v England
Brisbane
07 Nov 2002
93
DR Martyn, RT Ponting
03
242
02
v England
Adelaide
21 Nov 2002
94
JL Langer, RT Ponting
02
248
02
v West Indies
Georgetown
10 Apr 2003
95
DS Lehmann, RT Ponting
03
315
01
v West Indies
Port of Spain
19 Apr 2003
96
ML Hayden, JL Langer
01
242
03
v West Indies
St John’s
09 May 2003
97
DS Lehmann, SR Waugh
04
250
02
v Bangladesh
Cairns
25 Jul 2003
98
ML Hayden, SR Waugh
04
207
01
v Zimbabwe
W.A.C.A
09 Oct 2003
99
AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden
06
233
01
v Zimbabwe
W.A.C.A
09 Oct 2003
100
ML Hayden, RT Ponting
02
234
02
v India
Melbourne
26 Dec 2003
101
DS Lehmann, DR Martyn
04
206
03
v Sri Lanka
Galle
08 Mar 2004
102
AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn
03
200
03
v Sri Lanka
Kandy
16 Mar 2004
103
SM Katich, JL Langer
06
218
03
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
24 Mar 2004
104
ML Hayden, JL Langer
01
255
01
v Sri Lanka
Cairns
09 Jul 2004
105
MJ Clarke, AC Gilchrist
06
216
02
v New Zealand
Brisbane
18 Nov 2004
106
AC Gilchrist, SM Katich
07
212
02
v New Zealand
Christchurch
10 Mar 2005
107
AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn
06
256
01
v New Zealand
Wellington
18 Mar 2005
108
ML Hayden, MEK Hussey
01
231
02
v West Indies
Hobart
17 Nov 2005
109
ML Hayden, RT Ponting
02
201
03
v South Africa
Durban
24 Mar 2006
110
JN Gillespie, MEK Hussey
04
320
02
v Bangladesh
Chattogram
16 Apr 2006
111
MEK Hussey, RT Ponting
04
209
01
v England
Brisbane
23 Nov 2006
112
ML Hayden, A Symonds
06
279
02
v England
Melbourne
26 Dec 2006
113
MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey
04
245
01
v Sri Lanka
Brisbane
08 Nov 2007
114
MJ Clarke, RT Ponting
04
210
02
v India
Adelaide
24 Jan 2008
115
PA Jaques, SM Katich
01
223
03
v West Indies
Bridgetown
12 Jun 2008
116
SM Katich, RT Ponting
02
239
02
v England
Cardiff
08 Jul 2009
117
BJ Haddin, MJ North
06
200
02
v England
Cardiff
08 Jul 2009
118
MJ Clarke, RT Ponting
04
352
01
v Pakistan
Hobart
14 Jan 2010
119
MJ Clarke, MJ North
05
253
01
v New Zealand
Wellington
19 Mar 2010
120
BJ Haddin, MEK Hussey
06
307
02
v England
Brisbane
25 Nov 2010
121
MEK Hussey, SE Marsh
04
258
02
v Sri Lanka
Pallekele
08 Sep 2011
122
MJ Clarke, RT Ponting
04
288
02
v India
Sydney
03 Jan 2012
123
MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey
05
334*
02
v India
Sydney
03 Jan 2012
124
EJM Cowan, DA Warner
01
214
02
v India
W.A.C.A
13 Jan 2012
125
MJ Clarke, RT Ponting
04
386
01
v India
Adelaide
24 Jan 2012
126
MJ Clarke, EJM Cowan
04
259
02
v South Africa
Brisbane
09 Nov 2012
127
MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey
05
228
02
v South Africa
Brisbane
09 Nov 2012
128
MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey
05
272
01
v South Africa
Adelaide
22 Nov 2012
129
MJ Clarke, SPD Smith
04
214
01
v England
Manchester
01 Aug 2013
130
MJ Clarke, BJ Haddin
06
200
01
v England
Adelaide
05 Dec 2013
131
SE Marsh, SPD Smith
05
233
01
v South Africa
Centurion
12 Feb 2014
132
AJ Doolan, DA Warner
02
205
03
v South Africa
Centurion
12 Feb 2014
133
CJL Rogers, DA Warner
01
200
01
v India
Sydney
06 Jan 2015
134
CJL Rogers, SPD Smith
02
284
01
v England
Lord’s
16 Jul 2015
135
JA Burns, DA Warner
01
237
03
v New Zealand
Brisbane
05 Nov 2015
136
UT Khawaja, DA Warner
02
302
01
v New Zealand
W.A.C.A
13 Nov 2015
137
SPD Smith, AC Voges
03
224
03
v New Zealand
W.A.C.A
13 Nov 2015
138
SE Marsh, AC Voges
04
449
01
v West Indies
Hobart
10 Dec 2015
139
JA Burns, UT Khawaja
02
258
01
v West Indies
Melbourne
26 Dec 2015
140
SPD Smith, AC Voges
04
223*
01
v West Indies
Melbourne
26 Dec 2015
141
JA Burns, SPD Smith
03
289
02
v New Zealand
Christchurch
20 Feb 2016
142
SE Marsh, SPD Smith
02
246
02
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
13 Aug 2016
143
MR Marsh, SPD Smith
05
301
02
v England
W.A.C.A
14 Dec 2017
144
JA Burns, TM Head
04
308
01
v Sri Lanka
Canberra
01 Feb 2019
145
JA Burns, DA Warner
01
222
02
v Pakistan
Brisbane
21 Nov 2019
146
M Labuschagne, DA Warner
02
361
01
v Pakistan
Adelaide
29 Nov 2019
147
M Labuschagne, SPD Smith
03
251
01
v West Indies
Perth
30 Nov 2022
148
TM Head, M Labuschagne
04
297
01
v West Indies
Adelaide
08 Dec 2022
149
SPD Smith, DA Warner
03
239
02
v South Africa
Melbourne
26 Dec 2022
150
UT Khawaja, SPD Smith
03
209
01
v South Africa
Sydney
04 Jan 2023
151
C Green, UT Khawaja
05
208
01
v India
Ahmedabad
09 Mar 2023
152
TM Head, SPD Smith
04
285
01
v India
The Oval
07 Jun 2023
153
TM Head, SPD Smith
04
241
01
v India
Brisbane
14 Dec 2024
154
UT Khawaja, SPD Smith
03
266
01
v Sri Lanka
Galle
29 Jan 2025
UT Khawaja and SPD Smith posted 266 runs for the third wicket in the on-going test against Sri Lanka at Galle to provide the eleventh occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in a test innings. against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Partners
Wkt
Runs
I
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
DM Jones, SR Waugh
06
260*
03
v Sri Lanka
Hobart
16 Dec 1989
2
MJ Slater, MA Taylor
01
228
02
v Sri Lanka
W.A.C.A
08 Dec 1995
3
DS Lehmann, DR Martyn
04
206
03
v Sri Lanka
Galle
08 Mar 2004
4
AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn
03
200
03
v Sri Lanka
Kandy
16 Mar 2004
5
SM Katich, JL Langer
06
218
03
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
24 Mar 2004
6
ML Hayden, JL Langer
01
255
01
v Sri Lanka
Cairns
09 Jul 2004
7
MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey
04
245
01
v Sri Lanka
Brisbane
08 Nov 2007
8
MEK Hussey, SE Marsh
04
258
02
v Sri Lanka
Pallekele
08 Sep 2011
9
SE Marsh, SPD Smith
02
246
02
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
13 Aug 2016
10
JA Burns, TM Head
04
308
01
v Sri Lanka
Canberra
01 Feb 2019
11
UT Khawaja, SPD Smith
03
266
01
v Sri Lanka
Galle
29 Jan 2025
UT Khawaja and SPD Smith posted 266 runs for the third wicket in the on-going test against Sri Lanka at Galle to provide the 29th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in a test innings for the third wicket. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Partners
Wkt
Runs
I
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
WL Murdoch, HJH Scott
03
207
01
v England
The Oval
11 Aug 1884
2
W Bardsley, C Kelleway
03
202
01
v South Africa
Manchester
27 May 1912
3
W Bardsley, C Kelleway
03
242
02
v South Africa
Lord’s
15 Jul 1912
4
HL Collins, JM Gregory
03
209
01
v South Africa
Johannesburg
12 Nov 1921
5
DG Bradman, AF Kippax
03
229
01
v England
Leeds
11 Jul 1930
6
DG Bradman, SJ McCabe
03
249
01
v England
Melbourne
26 Feb 1937
7
DG Bradman, AL Hassett
03
276
01
v England
Brisbane
29 Nov 1946
8
RN Harvey, AR Morris
03
202
01
v England
Brisbane
26 Nov 1954
9
RN Harvey, KR Miller
03
224
01
v West Indies
Kingston
26 Mar 1955
10
RN Harvey, CC McDonald
03
295
02
v West Indies
Kingston
11 Jun 1955
11
RN Harvey, NCL O’Neill
03
207
02
v India
Brabourne
01 Jan 1960
12
BC Booth, RM Cowper
03
225
02
v West Indies
Port of Spain
26 Mar 1965
13
RM Cowper, WM Lawry
03
212
02
v England
Melbourne
11 Feb 1966
14
KR Stackpole, KD Walters
03
209
01
v England
Brisbane
27 Nov 1970
15
GS Chappell, IM Chappell
03
201
02
v England
The Oval
10 Aug 1972
16
GS Chappell, IM Chappell
03
264
01
v New Zealand
Wellington
01 Mar 1974
17
AR Border, KJ Hughes
03
222
01
v India
Chennai
11 Sep 1979
18
KJ Hughes, GN Yallop
03
206
01
v India
Eden Gardens
26 Oct 1979
19
KJ Hughes, GN Yallop
03
203
02
v Pakistan
Melbourne
26 Dec 1983
20
RT Ponting, ME Waugh
03
221
01
v England
Leeds
16 Aug 2001
21
DR Martyn, RT Ponting
03
242
02
v England
Adelaide
21 Nov 2002
22
DS Lehmann, RT Ponting
03
315
01
v West Indies
Port of Spain
19 Apr 2003
23
AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn
03
200
03
v Sri Lanka
Kandy
16 Mar 2004
24
SPD Smith, AC Voges
03
224
03
v New Zealand
W.A.C.A
13 Nov 2015
25
JA Burns, SPD Smith
03
289
02
v New Zealand
Christchurch
20 Feb 2016
26
M Labuschagne, SPD Smith
03
251
01
v West Indies
Perth
30 Nov 2022
27
SPD Smith, DA Warner
03
239
02
v South Africa
Melbourne
26 Dec 2022
28
UT Khawaja, SPD Smith
03
209
01
v South Africa
Sydney
04 Jan 2023
29
UT Khawaja, SPD Smith
03
266
01
v Sri Lanka
Galle
29 Jan 2025
UT Khawaja and SPD Smith posted 266 runs for the third wicket in the on-going test against Sri Lanka at Galle to provide the second occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in a test innings against Sri Lanka for the third wicket. Both such occasions are tabulated below. This partnership constitutes a record partnership for the third wicket against Sri Lanka by Australian batsman,
No
Partners
Wkt
Runs
I
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn
03
200
03
v Sri Lanka
Kandy
16 Mar 2004
2
UT Khawaja, SPD Smith
03
266
01
v Sri Lanka
Galle
29 Jan 2025
UT Khawaja and SPD Smith posted 266 runs for the third wicket in the on-going test against Sri Lanka at Galle to provide the 55th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 250 plus runs partnership in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of runs.
No
Partners
Wkt
Runs
I
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
DG Bradman, WH Ponsford
02
451
01
v England
The Oval
18 Aug 1934
2
SE Marsh, AC Voges
04
449
01
v West Indies
Hobart
10 Dec 2015
3
SG Barnes, DG Bradman
05
405
02
v England
Sydney
13 Dec 1946
4
DG Bradman, WH Ponsford
04
388
02
v England
Leeds
20 Jul 1934
5
MJ Clarke, RT Ponting
04
386
01
v India
Adelaide
24 Jan 2012
6
GS Blewett, SR Waugh
05
385
02
v South Africa
Johannesburg
28 Feb 1997
7
WM Lawry, RB Simpson
01
382
01
v West Indies
Bridgetown
05 May 1965
8
M Labuschagne, DA Warner
02
361
01
v Pakistan
Adelaide
29 Nov 2019
9
MJ Clarke, RT Ponting
04
352
01
v Pakistan
Hobart
14 Jan 2010
10
DG Bradman, JHW Fingleton
06
346
03
v England
Melbourne
01 Jan 1937
11
WM Lawry, KD Walters
04
336
01
v West Indies
Sydney
14 Feb 1969
12
MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey
05
334*
02
v India
Sydney
03 Jan 2012
13
AR Border, SR Waugh
05
332*
01
v England
Leeds
22 Jul 1993
14
GR Marsh, MA Taylor
01
329
01
v England
Nottingham
10 Aug 1989
15
JL Langer, RT Ponting
05
327
02
v Pakistan
W.A.C.A
26 Nov 1999
16
JN Gillespie, MEK Hussey
04
320
02
v Bangladesh
Chattogram
16 Apr 2006
17
AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn
06
317
01
v South Africa
Johannesburg
22 Feb 2002
18
DS Lehmann, RT Ponting
03
315
01
v West Indies
Port of Spain
19 Apr 2003
19
JA Burns, TM Head
04
308
01
v Sri Lanka
Canberra
01 Feb 2019
20
BJ Haddin, MEK Hussey
06
307
02
v England
Brisbane
25 Nov 2010
21
UT Khawaja, DA Warner
02
302
01
v New Zealand
W.A.C.A
13 Nov 2015
22
DG Bradman, AR Morris
02
301
04
v England
Leeds
22 Jul 1948
23
MR Marsh, SPD Smith
05
301
02
v England
W.A.C.A
14 Dec 2017
24
IM Chappell, WM Lawry
02
298
02
v West Indies
Melbourne
26 Dec 1968
25
TM Head, M Labuschagne
04
297
01
v West Indies
Adelaide
08 Dec 2022
26
RN Harvey, CC McDonald
03
295
02
v West Indies
Kingston
11 Jun 1955
27
JA Burns, SPD Smith
03
289
02
v New Zealand
Christchurch
20 Feb 2016
28
MJ Clarke, RT Ponting
04
288
02
v India
Sydney
03 Jan 2012
29
TM Head, SPD Smith
04
285
01
v India
The Oval
07 Jun 2023
30
CJL Rogers, SPD Smith
02
284
01
v England
Lord’s
16 Jul 2015
31
RT Ponting, SR Waugh
05
281
01
v West Indies
Bridgetown
26 Mar 1999
32
JL Langer, MA Taylor
02
279
01
v Pakistan
Peshawar
15 Oct 1998
33
ML Hayden, A Symonds
06
279
02
v England
Melbourne
26 Dec 2006
34
IM Chappell, RB McCosker
02
277
01
v England
The Oval
28 Aug 1975
35
DG Bradman, AL Hassett
03
276
01
v England
Brisbane
29 Nov 1946
36
AL Hassett, CC McDonald
02
275
01
v South Africa
Adelaide
24 Jan 1953
37
DG Bradman, WM Woodfull
02
274
03
v South Africa
Melbourne
31 Dec 1931
38
ML Hayden, RT Ponting
02
272
01
v England
Brisbane
07 Nov 2002
39
MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey
05
272
01
v South Africa
Adelaide
22 Nov 2012
40
GS Blewett, MJ Slater
01
269
02
v Pakistan
Brisbane
05 Nov 1999
41
MTG Elliott, RT Ponting
05
268
02
v England
Leeds
24 Jul 1997
42
UT Khawaja, SPD Smith
03
266
01
v Sri Lanka
Galle
29 Jan 2025
43
GS Chappell, IM Chappell
03
264
01
v New Zealand
Wellington
01 Mar 1974
44
DM Jones, SR Waugh
06
260*
03
v Sri Lanka
Hobart
16 Dec 1989
45
MJ Slater, MA Taylor
01
260
01
v England
Lord’s
17 Jun 1993
46
WB Phillips, GN Yallop
02
259
01
v Pakistan
W.A.C.A
11 Nov 1983
47
MJ Clarke, EJM Cowan
04
259
02
v South Africa
Brisbane
09 Nov 2012
48
MEK Hussey, SE Marsh
04
258
02
v Sri Lanka
Pallekele
08 Sep 2011
49
JA Burns, UT Khawaja
02
258
01
v West Indies
Melbourne
26 Dec 2015
50
AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn
06
256
01
v New Zealand
Wellington
18 Mar 2005
51
ML Hayden, JL Langer
01
255
01
v Sri Lanka
Cairns
09 Jul 2004
52
MJ Clarke, MJ North
05
253
01
v New Zealand
Wellington
19 Mar 2010
53
CS Serjeant, GM Wood
04
251
04
v West Indies
Georgetown
31 Mar 1978
54
M Labuschagne, SPD Smith
03
251
01
v West Indies
Perth
30 Nov 2022
55
DS Lehmann, SR Waugh
04
250
02
v Bangladesh
Cairns
25 Jul 2003
Batsmen who have scored 35 or more centuries in the annals of test cricket – SPD Smith joins the elite list
SPD Smith of Australia scored 104 not out at the end of the first day’s play against Sri Lanka at Galle In the on-going first test to post his 35th century in tests. He became the seventh batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 35 plus centuries. The following table lists all these batsmen. He went past four batsmen – BC Lara, DPMD Jayawardene. SM Gavaskar and Younis Khan – who have scored 34 centuries in the annals of test cricket.
No
Player
Team
Span
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
C
HC
Z
1
SR Tendulkar
Ind
1989-2013
200
329
33
15921
248*
53.78
51
68
14
2
JH Kallis
SAF
1995-2013
166
280
40
13289
224
55.37
45
58
16
3
RT Ponting
Aus
1995-2012
168
287
29
13378
257
51.85
41
62
17
4
KC Sangakkara
Srl
2000-2015
134
233
17
12400
319
57.40
38
52
11
5
R Dravid
Ind
1996-2012
164
286
32
13288
270
52.31
36
63
08
6
JE Root
Eng
2012-2024
152
278
23
12972
262
50.87
36
65
13
7
SPD Smith
Aus
2010-2025
115
205
26
10103
239
56.44
35
41
11
No
Player
Team
Span
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
C
HC
Z
1
BC Lara
Win
1990-2006
131
232
06
11953
400*
52.88
34
48
17
2
M Jayawardene
Srl
1997-2014
149
252
15
11814
374
49.84
34
50
15
3
SM Gavaskar
Ind
1971-1987
125
214
16
10122
236*
51.12
34
45
12
4
Younis Khan
Pak
2000-2017
118
213
19
10099
313
52.05
34
33
19
SPD Smith of Australia joins the elite club of “Ten thousand test runs” in the annals of test cricket
SPD Smith oF Australia who was stranded on 9999 test runs at the end of recently concluded test series against India in Australia duly completed 10000 test runs when he was one during his knock of 104 not out at the end of the first day’s play against Sri Lanka at Galle In the on-going first test. His run aggregate read 10103 at the end of the first day’s play. He became the 15th batsman in the annals of test cricket to complete 10000 test runs. The following table lists all these batsmen
No
Player
Team
Span
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
C
HC
Z
1
SR Tendulkar
Ind
1989-2013
200
329
33
15921
248*
53.78
51
68
14
2
RT Ponting
Aus
1995-2012
168
287
29
13378
257
51.85
41
62
17
3
JH Kallis
SAF
1995-2013
166
280
40
13289
224
55.37
45
58
16
4
R Dravid
Ind
1996-2012
164
286
32
13288
270
52.31
36
63
08
5
JE Root
Eng
2012-2024
152
278
23
12972
262
50.87
36
65
13
6
AN Cook
Eng
2006-2018
161
291
16
12472
294
45.35
33
57
09
7
KC Sangakkara
Srl
2000-2015
134
233
17
12400
319
57.40
38
52
11
8
BC Lara
Win
1990-2006
131
232
06
11953
400*
52.88
34
48
17
9
S Chanderpaul
Win
1994-2015
164
280
49
11867
203*
51.37
30
66
15
10
M Jayawardene
Srl
1997-2014
149
252
15
11814
374
49.84
34
50
15
11
AR Border
Aus
1978-1994
156
265
44
11174
205
50.56
27
63
11
12
SR Waugh
Aus
1985-2004
168
260
46
10927
200
51.06
32
50
22
13
SM Gavaskar
Ind
1971-1987
125
214
16
10122
236*
51.12
34
45
12
14
SPD Smith
Aus
2010-2025
115
205
26
10103
239
56.44
35
41
11
15
Younis Khan
Pak
2000-2017
118
213
19
10099
313
52.05
34
33
19
He also became the fourth Australian batsmen to reach the land mark of 10000 test runs.
No
Player
Team
Span
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
C
HC
Z
1
RT Ponting
Aus
1995-2012
168
287
29
13378
257
51.85
41
62
17
2
AR Border
Aus
1978-1994
156
265
44
11174
205
50.56
27
63
11
3
SR Waugh
Aus
1985-2004
168
260
46
10927
200
51.06
32
50
22
4
SPD Smith
Aus
2010-2025
115
205
26
10103
239
56.44
35
41
11
Bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in an innings on two or more occasions in the history of Twenty20 Internationals
CV Varun became the 21st bowler in the history of T20Is to capture five or more wickets in an innings on two or more occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
No
Player
O
M
R
W
I
Team
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
1
MA Baig
4.0
0
13
5
1
Malawi
v Swaziland
Kigali
17 Oct 2021
2
MA Baig
4.0
0
9
6
2
Malawi
v Rwanda
Benoni
16 Dec 2023
3
MA Baig
1.5
0
4
5
1
Malawi
v Cameroon
Dar-es-Salaam
25 Sep 2024
2
1
Rizwan Butt
3.5
0
16
5
1
Bahrain
v Singapore
Bangi
21 Dec 2022
2
Rizwan Butt
4.0
0
12
5
2
Bahrain
v Tanzania
Kuala Lumpur
09 Mar 2024
3
Rizwan Butt
4.0
0
20
5
2
Bahrain
v Cambodia
Doha
26 Nov 2024
3
1
Aamir Kaleem
4.0
0
15
5
1
Oman
v Nepal
Al Amerat
10 Oct 2019
2
Aamir Kaleem
4.0
0
29
5
1
Oman
v U.A.E.
Al Amerat
14 Feb 2022
4
1
AC Agar
4.0
0
24
5
2
Australia
v South Africa
Johannesburg
21 Feb 2020
2
AC Agar
4.0
0
30
6
2
Australia
v New Zealand
Wellington
03 Mar 2021
5
1
H Fennell
4.0
0
18
6
2
Argentina
v Panama
North Sound
10 Nov 2021
2
H Fennell
4.0
0
14
5
1
Argentina
v Cayman
Buenos Aires
15 Dec 2024
6
1
Imran Tahir
3.5
0
24
5
2
South Africa
v New Zealand
Auckland
17 Feb 2017
2
Imran Tahir
4.0
0
23
5
2
South Africa
v Zimbabwe
East London
09 Oct 2018
7
1
Kuldeep Yadav
4.0
0
24
5
1
India
v England
Manchester
03 Jul 2018
2
Kuldeep Yadav
2.5
0
17
5
2
India
v South Africa
Johannesburg
14 Dec 2023
8
1
B Kumar
4.0
0
24
5
2
India
v South Africa
Johannesburg
18 Feb 2018
2
B Kumar
4.0
1
4
5
2
India
v Afghanistan
Dubai (DICS)
08 Sep 2022
9
1
D Maisuria
4.0
0
18
5
2
Botswana
v Ghana
Benoni
18 Sep 2022
2
D Maisuria
3.4
0
30
5
1
Botswana
v Lesotho
Kigali
18 Nov 2022
10
1
SL Malinga
4.0
0
31
5
2
Sri Lanka
v England
Pallekele
01 Oct 2012
2
SL Malinga
4.0
1
6
5
2
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Pallekele
06 Sep 2019
11
1
BAW Mendis
4.0
1
16
6
2
Sri Lanka
v Australia
Pallekele
08 Aug 2011
2
BAW Mendis
4.0
2
8
6
2
Sri Lanka
v Zimbabwe
Hambantota
18 Sep 2012
12
1
Mustafizur Rahman
4.0
0
22
5
1
Bangladesh
v New Zealand
Eden Gardens
26 Mar 2016
2
Mustafizur Rahman
4.0
1
10
6
1
Bangladesh
v U.S.A.
Prairie View
25 May 2024
13
1
DM Nakrani
4.0
1
7
6
1
Uganda
v Lesotho
Kigali
19 Oct 2021
2
DM Nakrani
4.0
0
8
5
2
Uganda
v Seychelles
Kigali
22 Oct 2021
14
1
Rashid Khan
2.0
1
3
5
2
Afghanisthan
v Ireland
Greater Noida
10 Mar 2017
2
Rashid Khan
4.0
0
27
5
2
Afghanisthan
v Ireland
Dehradun
24 Feb 2019
15
1
C Rumistrzewicz
2.5
1
7
5
1
Spain
v Croatia
Zagreb
03 Aug 2024
2
C Rumistrzewicz
4.0
0
18
5
2
Spain
v Finland
Castel
28 Aug 2024
16
1
R Sakurano-Thomas
4.0
0
17
5
2
Japan
v Indonesia
Sano
09 Oct 2022
2
R Sakurano-Thomas
3.5
0
26
6
2
Japan
v Thailand
Bangkok
02 Feb 2024
17
1
Shakib Al Hasan
4.0
0
20
5
2
Bangladesh
v West Indies
Mirpur
20 Dec 2018
2
Shakib Al Hasan
4.0
0
22
5
2
Bsngladesh
v Ireland
Chattogram
29 Mar 2023
18
1
TG Southee
4.0
1
18
5
1
New Zealand
v Pakistan
Auckland
26 Dec 2010
2
TG Southee
4.0
0
25
5
2
New Zealand
v U.A.E.
Dubai )DICS)
17 Aug 2023
19
1
Umar Gul
3.0
0
6
5
1
Pakistan
v New Zealand
The Oval
13 Jun 2009
2
Umar Gul
2.2
0
6
5
2
Pakistan
v South Africa
Centurion
03 Mar 2013
20
1
CV Varun
4.0
0
17
5
2
India
v South Africa
Gqeberha
10 Nov 2024
2
CV Varun
4.0
0
24
5
1
India
v England
Rajkot
28 Jan 2025
21
1
Zaker Taqawi
4.0
0
25
5
1
Sweden
v Germany
Krefeld
11 Jun 2022
2
Zaker Taqawi
4.0
0
17
5
1
Sweden
v Croatia
Kerava
13 Jul 2022
CV Arun became the third Indian bowler to capture five or more wickets in an innings on two occasions. Others are Kuldeep Yadav and B Kumar
No
Player
O
M
R
W
Econ
I
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
Kuldeep Yadav
4.0
0
24
5
6.00
1
v England
Manchester
03 Jul 2018
2
Kuldeep Yadav
2.5
0
17
5
6.00
2
v South Africa
Johannesburg
14 Dec 2023
1
B Kumar
4.0
0
24
5
6.00
2
v South Africa
Johannesburg
18 Feb 2018
2
B Kumar
4.0
1
4
5
1.00
2
v Afghanistan
Dubai (DICS)
08 Sep 2022
1
CV Varun
4.0
0
17
5
4.25
2
v South Africa
Gqeberha
10 Nov 2024
2
CV Varun
4.0
0
24
5
6.00
1
v England
Rajkot
28 Jan 2025
India Vs England Third T20I at Rajkot on 28 Jan 2025
India won the toss and opted to field first in this game to provide the 245th occasion of India doing so in T20Is. It also provides the 27th occasion of India doing so against England in T20Is
BM Duckett scored 51 in this game to provide the 71st occasion of an England opening batsmen scoring a fifty in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the ninth occasion of an England opening batsmen scoring a fifty in an innings in T20Is against India
BM Duckett scored 51 in this game to provide the 30th occasion of an England opening batsmen scoring a fifty in an innings in T20Is on away soil. It also provides the fifth occasion of an England opening batsmen scoring a fifty in an innings in T20Is against India on away soil
CV Varun captured five for 24 in this game to provide the eighth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings in T20Is against England.
CV Varun captured five for 24 in this game to provide the third occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings in T20Is on home soil. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings in T20Is against England.
CV Varun captured five for 24 in this game to provide his second five wicker haul in T20Is. Prior to this he had captured five for 17 against South Africa at P Elizabeth on 10 Nov 2024
CV Arun became the third Indian bowler to capture five or more wickets in an innings on two occasions. Others are Kuldeep Yadav and B Kumar
No
Player
O
M
R
W
Econ
I
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
Kuldeep Yadav
4.0
0
24
5
6.00
1
v England
Manchester
03 Jul 2018
2
Kuldeep Yadav
2.5
0
17
5
6.00
2
v South Africa
Johannesburg
14 Dec 2023
1
B Kumar
4.0
0
24
5
6.00
2
v South Africa
Johannesburg
18 Feb 2018
2
B Kumar
4.0
1
4
5
1.00
2
v Afghanistan
Dubai (DICS)
08 Sep 2022
1
CV Varun
4.0
0
17
5
4.25
2
v South Africa
Gqeberha
10 Nov 2024
2
CV Varun
4.0
0
24
5
6.00
1
v England
Rajkot
28 Jan 2025
CV Varun became the 21st bowler in the history of T20Is to capture five or more wickets in an innings on two or more occasions.
J Overton of England collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 60th occasion of an England batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the twelfth occasion of an England batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings in T20Is against India.
J Overton of England collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 30th occasion of an England batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings in T20Is on away soil. It also provides the fifth occasion of an England batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings in T20Is against India on away soil
JA Archer of England collected the two ball duck in this game to provide the 33rd occasion of an England batsman collecting the two ball duck in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the tenth occasion of an England batsman collecting the two ball duck in an innings in T20Is against India.
J Overton of England collected the two ball duck in this game to provide the 16th occasion of an England batsman collecting the two ball duck in an innings in T20Is on away soil. It also provides the sixth occasion of an England batsman collecting the two ball duck in an innings in T20Is against India on away soil
JC Buttler was playing his 50th innings on away soil in this game and became the first England batsman to achieve this feat. He became the second batsman in the history of T20Is to play 50 innings on away soil. Babar Azam of Pakistan is the other batsman to play 50 innings on away soil.
BM Duckett-JC Buttler posted 76 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 175th occasion of England batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the 22nd occasion of England batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in an innings in T20Is against India.
BM Duckett-JC Buttler posted 76 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 43rd occasion of England batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in an innings in T20Is for the second wicket. It also provides the seventh occasion of England batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in an innings in T20Is against India for the second wicket.
LS Livingstone scored five boundary sixes in his knock of 43 in this game to provide the 43rd occasion of an England batsman scoring five or more boundary sixes in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the fifth occasion of an England batsman scoring five or more boundary sixes in an innings in T20Is against India.
England won this game by 26 runs to provide its 105th win in T20Is. It also provides its twelfth win against India in T20Is
CV Varun’s five for 24 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 28th occasion of a bowler’s five wicket haul going in vain in the history of T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian bowler’s five wicket haul going in vain in the history of T20Is.
CV Varun’s five for 24 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the third occasion of a bowler’s five wicket haul going in vain in the history of T20Is against England. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian bowler’s five wicket haul going in vain in the history of T20Is against England.
CV Arun became the first Indian bowler to witness his two five wicket hauls going in vain in T20Is. He also became the only bowler to witness his two five wicket hauls going in the history of T20Is.
No
Player
O
M
R
W
I
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
CV Varun
4.0
0
17
5
2
v South Africa
Gqeberha
10 Nov 2024
2
CV Varun
4.0
0
24
5
1
v England
Rajkot
28 Jan 2025
Bowlers capturing 19 plus wickets in a two test series
JA Warrican of West Indies captured 19 wickets against Pakistan in the just concluded test series to provide the 19th occasion of a bowler capturing 19 plus wickets in a two test series in the annals of a test series. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
Team
Opposition
Series
Venue
M
I
Balls
Runs
W
1
HMRKB Herath
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
2014
Srl Lanka
2
4
742
348
23
2
M Muralidaran
Sri Lanka
South Africa
2006
Sri Lanka
2
4
978
397
22
3
NM Lyon
Australia
Bangladesh
2017
Bangladesh
2
4
803
315
22
4
J Briggs
England
South Africa
1888-89
South Africa
2
4
391
101
21
5
A Kumble
India
Pakistan
1998-99
India
2
4
587
312
21
6
IK Pathan
India
Zimbabwe
2005
Zimbabwe
2
4
391
237
21
7
Saqlain Mushtaq
Pakistan
India
1998-99
India
2
4
899
403
20
8
DL Vettori
New Zealand
Bangladesh
2004-05
Bangladesh
2
4
670
224
20
9
DW Steyn
South Africa
New Zealand
2007-08
South Africa
2
4
336
184
20
10
HMRKB Herath
Sri Lanka
New Zealand
2012-13
Sri Lanka
2
4
708
278
20
11
Noman Ali
Pakistan
England
2024-25
Pakistan
2
4
545
277
20
12
RW Price
Zimbabwe
West Indies
2003-04
Zimbabwe
2
4
836
396
19
13
HMRKB Herath
Sri Lanka
England
2011-12
Sri Lanka
2
4
714
341
19
14
S Shillingford
West Indies
Zimbabwe
2012-13
West Indies
2
4
449
200
19
15
Mehidy Hasan Miraz
Bangladesh
England
2016-17
Bangladesh
2
4
656
297
19
16
HMRKB Herath
Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe
2016-17
Zimbabwe
2
4
696
287
19
17
G Motie
West Indies
Zimbabwe
2022-23
Zimbabwe
2
4
536
259
19
18
Sajid Khan
Pakistan
England
2024-25
Pakistan
2
4
544
401
19
19
JA Warrican
West Indies
Pakistan
2024-25
Pakistan
2
4
431
171
19
JA Warrican of West Indies captured 19 wickets against Pakistan in the just concluded test series to provide the third occasion of a West Indies bowler capturing 19 plus wickets in a two test series in the annals of a test series. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
Team
Opposition
Series
Venue
M
I
Balls
Runs
W
1
S Shillingford
West Indies
Zimbabwe
2012-13
West Indies
2
4
449
200
19
2
G Motie
West Indies
Zimbabwe
2022-23
Zimbabwe
2
4
536
259
19
3
JA Warrican
West Indies
Pakistan
2024-25
Pakistan
2
4
431
171
19
JA Warrican of West Indies captured 19 wickets against Pakistan in the just concluded test series to provide the third occasion of a bowler capturing 19 plus wickets in a two test series against Pakistan in the annals of a test series. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
Team
Opposition
Series
Venue
M
I
Balls
Runs
W
1
HMRKB Herath
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
2014
Srl Lanka
2
4
742
348
23
2
A Kumble
India
Pakistan
1998-99
India
2
4
587
312
21
3
JA Warrican
West Indies
Pakistan
2024-25
Pakistan
2
4
431
171
19
HMRKB Herath has captured 19 or more wickets in a two test series on four occasions. His feat is tabulated below. He also holds the record for most wickets in a two test series. He captured 23 wickets against Pakistan in 2014 series played in Sri Lanka
No
Player
Team
Opposition
Series
Venue
M
I
Balls
Runs
W
1
HMRKB Herath
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
2014
Srl Lanka
2
4
742
348
23
2
HMRKB Herath
Sri Lanka
New Zealand
2012-13
Sri Lanka
2
4
708
278
20
3
HMRKB Herath
Sri Lanka
England
2011-12
Sri Lanka
2
4
714
341
19
4
HMRKB Herath
Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe
2016-17
Zimbabwe
2
4
696
287
19
India-Pakistan 1998-99 two test series played in India witnessed rival bowlers capturing 20 or more wickets. A Kumble captured 21 wickets for India, while Saqlain Mushtaq captured 20 wickets for Pakistan. This series remains the only two test series in which rival bowlers accounted for 20 or more wickets.
No
Player
Team
Opposition
Series
Venue
M
I
Balls
Runs
W
1
A Kumble
India
Pakistan
1998-99
India
2
4
587
312
21
2
Saqlain Mushtaq
Pakistan
India
1998-99
India
2
4
899
403
20
Sri Lanka is the only team to have five occasions of bowlers capturing 19 plus wickets in a two test series. The following table lists the five occasions.