Sri Lankan opening batsmen who have collected the first ball ducks

Sri Lankan opening batsmen who have collected the first ball ducks

FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka collected his first ball duck in the ongoing test against India at Delhi to provide the 18th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed for a first  ball duck against India. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 WM Lawry 0 1 3 Aus Ind Adelaide 23 Dec 1967
2 RC Fredericks 0 1 1 Win Ind Port of Spain 06 Mar 1971
3 AR Lewis 0 1 2 Eng Ind Mumbai (BS 06 Feb 1973
4 AB Williams 0 1 2 Win Ind Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
5 Mohsin Khan 0 1 1 Pak Ind Jalandhar 24 Sep 1983
6 Rizwan-uz-Zaman 0 1 1 Pak Ind Bengaluru 13 Mar 1987
7 SJ Cook 0 1 1 SAF Ind Durban 13 Nov 1992
8 AJ Stewart 0 1 2 Eng Ind Kolkata 29 Jan 1993
9 KJ Arnott 0 1 2 Zim Ind Delhi 13 Mar 1993
10 Nafees Iqbal 0 1 3 Ban Ind Chittagong 17 Dec 2004
11 Shahid Afridi 0 1 1 Pak Ind Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005
12 Javed Omar 0 1 2 Ban Ind Dhaka 25 May 2007
13 Javed Omar 0 1 3 Ban Ind Dhaka 25 May 2007
14 TM Dilshan 0 1 2 Srl Ind Kanpur 24 Nov 2009
15 Imrul Kayes 0 1 1 Ban Ind Dhaka 24 Jan 2010
16 HD Rutherford 0 1 3 NZl Ind Auckland 06 Feb 2014
17 KK Jennings 0 1 3 Eng Ind Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
18 FDM Karunaratne 0 1 2 Srl Ind Delhi 02 Dec 2017

FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka collected his first ball duck in the ongoing test against India at Delhi to provide the second  occasion of Sri Lankan opening batsman dismissed for a first  ball duck against India. Both the occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 TM Dilshan 0 1 2 Srl Ind Kanpur 24 Nov 2009
2 FDM Karunaratne 0 1 2 Srl Ind Delhi 02 Dec 2017

FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka collected his first ball duck in the ongoing test against India at Delhi to provide the 25th occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman dismissed for a first ball duck against various oppositions.  All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs BF Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MD Wettimuny 0 1 3 v New Zealand Wellington 11 Mar 1983
2 ST Jayasuriya 0 1 1 v Zimbabwe Col-RPS 11 Sep 1996
3 DA Gunawardene 0 1 3 v Pakistan Dhaka 12 Mar 1999
4 ST Jayasuriya 0 1 1 v Australia Galle 22 Sep 1999
5 ST Jayasuriya 0 1 2 v Australia Col-SSC 30 Sep 1999
6 MS Atapattu 0 1 4 v South Africa Kandy 30 Jul 2000
7 ST Jayasuriya 0 1 4 v South Africa Kandy 30 Jul 2000
8 ST Jayasuriya 0 1 3 v England Kandy 07 Mar 2001
9 MS Atapattu 0 1 2 v Pakistan Lahore 06 Mar 2002
10 RP Arnold 0 1 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 08 Nov 2002
11 WU Tharanga 0 1 3 v England Birmingham 25 May 2006
12 SM Warnapura 0 1 2 v Bangladesh Col-SSC 25 Jun 2007
13 HAPW Jayawardene 0 1 1 v Bangladesh Chittagong 03 Jan 2009
14 NT Paranavitana 0 1 1 v Pakistan Karachi 21 Feb 2009
15 SM Warnapura 0 1 2 v Pakistan Col-SSC 20 Jul 2009
16 TM Dilshan 0 1 2 v India Kanpur 24 Nov 2009
17 NT Paranavitana 0 1 4 v Australia Galle 31 Aug 2011
18 NT Paranavitana 0 1 3 v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 18 Oct 2011
19 NT Paranavitana 0 1 4 v New Zealand Col-PSS 25 Nov 2012
20 TM Dilshan 0 1 3 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2012
21 JK Silva 0 1 1 v West Indies Col-PSS 22 Oct 2015
22 FDM Karunaratne 0 1 3 v West Indies Col-PSS 22 Oct 2015
23 FDM Karunaratne 0 1 1 v Australia Galle 04 Aug 2016
24 JK Silva 0 1 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 12 Jan 2017
25 FDM Karunaratne 0 1 2 v India Delhi 02 Dec 2017

FDM Karunaratne {03}, NT Paranavitana {04} and ST Jayasuriya {05} are the three Sri Lankan opening batsmen who have collected the first ball ducks on three or more occasions.

No Player Runs BF Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 FDM Karunaratne 0 1 3 v West Indies Col-PSS 22 Oct 2015
2 FDM Karunaratne 0 1 1 v Australia Galle 04 Aug 2016
3 FDM Karunaratne 0 1 2 v India Delhi 02 Dec 2017
               
1 NT Paranavitana 0 1 1 v Pakistan Karachi 21 Feb 2009
2 NT Paranavitana 0 1 4 v Australia Galle 31 Aug 2011
3 NT Paranavitana 0 1 3 v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 18 Oct 2011
4 NT Paranavitana 0 1 4 v New Zealand Col-PSS 25 Nov 2012
               
1 ST Jayasuriya 0 1 1 v Zimbabwe Col-RPS 11 Sep 1996
2 ST Jayasuriya 0 1 1 v Australia Galle 22 Sep 1999
3 ST Jayasuriya 0 1 2 v Australia Col-SSC 30 Sep 1999
4 ST Jayasuriya 0 1 4 v South Africa Kandy 30 Jul 2000
5 ST Jayasuriya 0 1 3 v England Kandy 07 Mar 2001

 

New Zealand’s test victories by an innings margin

New Zealand’s test victories by an innings margin

New Zealand won the first test against West Indies at Wellington by an innings and 67 runs to provide the 23rd occasion of New Zealand winning a test by an innings margin. All such occasions are listed below.

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 New Zealand won inns & 301 runs v Zimbabwe Napier 26 Jan 2012
2 New Zealand won inns & 294 runs v Zimbabwe Harare 07 Aug 2005
3 New Zealand won inns & 185 runs v Pakistan Hamilton 27 Mar 2001
4 New Zealand won inns & 137 runs v Bangladesh Wellington 12 Jan 2008
5 New Zealand won inns & 132 runs v England Christchurch 03 Feb 1984
6 New Zealand won inns & 117 runs v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 28 Jul 2016
7 New Zealand won inns & 105 runs v West Indies Wellington 26 Dec 1999
8 New Zealand won inns & 101 runs v Bangladesh Chittagong 26 Oct 2004
9 New Zealand won inns & 099 runs v Pakistan Auckland 25 Jan 1985
10 New Zealand won inns & 099 runs v Bangladesh Dhaka 19 Oct 2004
11 New Zealand won inns & 080 runs v Pakistan Sharjah 26 Nov 2014
12 New Zealand won inns & 074 runs v Bangladesh Wellington 26 Dec 2001
13 New Zealand won inns & 073 runs v West Indies Wellington 11 Dec 2013
14 New Zealand won inns & 067 runs v West Indies Wellington 01 Dec 2017
15 New Zealand won inns & 061 runs v Sri Lanka Colo-CCC 24 Mar 1984
16 New Zealand won inns & 052 runs v Bangladesh Hamilton 18 Dec 2001
17 New Zealand won inns & 046 runs v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 15 Aug 2005
18 New Zealand won inns & 041 runs v Australia Brisbane 08 Nov 1985
19 New Zealand won inns & 038 runs v Sri Lanka Wellington 11 Apr 2005
20 New Zealand won inns & 036 runs v Sri Lanka Dunedin 07 Mar 1997
21 New Zealand won inns & 033 runs v India Wellington 13 Feb 1976
22 New Zealand won inns & 025 runs v Sri Lanka Christchurch 04 Mar 1983
23 New Zealand won inns & 013 runs v Zimbabwe Auckland 26 Feb 1998

New Zealand won the first test against West Indies at Wellington by an innings and 67 runs to provide the third occasion of New Zealand winning a test against West Indies by an innings margin. All such occasions are listed below. It is interesting to note that all the  three wins  are carved at Wellington

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 New Zealand won inns & 105 runs v West Indies Wellington 26 Dec 1999
2 New Zealand won inns & 073 runs v West Indies Wellington 11 Dec 2013
3 New Zealand won inns & 067 runs v West Indies Wellington 01 Dec 2017

 

Rival skippers scoring 150 plus runs in a test

Rival skippers scoring 150 plus runs in a test

V Kohli {243} and LD Chandimal {164} scored 150 plus runs in the ongoing test between India and Sri Lanka at Delhi as on the third day of the test to provide the sixth occasion of rival captains scoring 150 plus runs in a test in  the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Start Date Ground Team Captain Score
1 23.07.1964 Manchester Eng Dexter ER 174
      Aus Simpson RB 311
           
2 01.12.1978 Mum-WS Ind Gavaskar  SM 205
      Win Kallicharran AI 187
           
3 26.03.1999 The Oval Win Lara BC 153*
      Aus Waugh SR 199
           
4 11.08.2005 Manchester Eng Vaughan MP 166
      Aus Ponting R T 156
           
5 21.02.2009 Karachi Pak Younis Khan 313
      Srl Jayawardene M 240
           
6 02.12.2017 Delhi Ind V Kohli 243
      Srl LD Chandimal 164

 

Yet another milestone for V Kohli

Yet another milestone for V Kohli

V Kohli became the third captain in the annals of test cricket to score 3000 plus runs while batting at number four.  He reached the milestone when he was on 221 during  the course of his knock of 243 against Sri Lanka  in the ongoing test at Delhi. At the end of India’s first innings, his run aggregate read 3022. Others to accomplish such a feat are – AR Border {3458} and DPMD Jayawardene {3290}. The following table furnishes the performance of these three captains

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 AR Border Aus 53 75 13 3458 205 55.77 07 20 3
2 M Jayawardene Srl 37 58 04 3290 374 60.92 14 06 7
3 V Kohli Ind 30 46 04 3022 243 71.95 13 03 2

 

V Kohli joins the exclusive club of batsmen who have scored double centuries in consecutive innings

V Kohli joins the exclusive club of batsmen who have scored double centuries in consecutive innings

V Kohli joined the elite club of batsmen scoring double centuries in consecutive innings when he scored 213 at Nagpur and 243 at Delhi in the ongoing test series against Sri Lanka. He became the fifth batsman to accomplish the feat and his feat provides the sixth  such occasion. All such occasions are tabulated below. V Kohli became the second batsman to  accomplish  the feat after VG Kambli

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 WR Hammond 251 2 Eng Aus Sydney 14 Dec 1928
  2 WR Hammond 200 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 29 Dec 1928
                 
2 1 DG Bradman 304 2 Aus Eng Leeds 20 Jul 1934
  2 DG Bradman 244 1 Aus Eng The Oval 18 Aug 1934
                 
3 1 WR Hammond 217 1 Eng Ind The Oval 15 Aug 1936
  2 WR Hammond 231* 1 Eng Aus Sydney 18 Dec 1936
                 
4 1 VG Kambli 224 2 Ind Eng Mumbai 19 Feb 1993
  2 VG Kambli 227 1 Ind Zim Delhi 13 Mar 1993
                 
5 1 KC Sangakkara 200* 2 Srl Ban Col-RPS 03 Jul 2007
  2 KC Sangakkara 222* 2 Srl Ban Kandy 11 Jul 2007
                 
6 1 V Kohli 213 2 Ind Srl Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
  2 V Kohli 243 1 Ind Srl Delhi O2 Dec 2017

 

Batsmen who have scored 500 plus runs in a three test series – V Kohli is the new entrant to the elite club

Batsmen who have scored 500 plus runs in a three test series – V Kohli is the new entrant to the elite club

V Kohli’s run aggregate read 560 in the ongoing three test  series against Sri Lanka. His feat of scoring 500 plus runs in a three test series provides the 20th occasion of a batsman totaling 500 plus  runs  in a three test series. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave Team Oppn Series
1 BC Lara 3 6 0 688 221 114.66 Win Srl 2001-02
2 Mohd Yousuf 3 5 0 665 192 133.00 Pak Win 2006-07
3 DA Warner 3 6 0 592 253 098.66 Aus NZl 2015-16
4 MJ Clarke 3 5 1 576 259* 144.00 Aus SAF 2011-12
5 V Kohli 3 4 1 560 243 186.66 Ind Srl 2017-18
6 Saleem Malik 3 6 0 557 237 092.83 Pak Aus 1994-95
7 Younis Khan 3 5 0 553 199 110.60 Pak Ind 2005-06
8 ML Hayden 3 6 1 549 203 109.80 Aus Ind 2000-01
9 V Sehwag 3 6 0 544 201 090.66 Ind Pak 2004-05
10 DA Warner 3 6 0 543 145 090.50 Aus SAF 2013-04
11 SC Ganguly 3 6 0 534 239 089.00 Ind Pak 2007-08
12 RT Ponting 3 5 1 523 206 130.75 Aus Win 2003
13 JC Adams 3 6 3 520 174* 173.33 Win Ind 1994-95
14 KC Sangakkara 3 6 0 516 211 086.00 Srl Pak 2011-12
15 RT Ponting 3 6 1 515 143* 103.00 Aus SAF 2005-06
16 AH Jones 3 6 1 513 186 102.60 NZl Srl 1990-91
17 MA Taylor 3 5 1 513 334* 128.25 Aus Pak 1998-99
18 Younis Khan 3 6 1 508 267 101.60 Pak Ind 2004-05
19 Shoaib Mohd 3 5 2 507 203* 169.00 Pak NZl 1990-91
20 VVS Laxman 3 6 0 503 281 083.83 Ind Aus 2000-01

V Kohli’s run aggregate read 560 in the ongoing three test  series against Sri Lanka. His feat of scoring 500 plus runs in a three test series provides the fourth occasion of an Indian batsman totaling 500 plus runs in a three test series. All  such occasions are tabulated below. V Kohli now  owns the record for most runs in a three test series. He went past V Sehwag who had aggregated 544 runs in a three test series against Pakistan in 2004-05

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave Team Oppn Series
5 V Kohli 3 4 1 560 243 186.66 Ind Srl 2017-18
9 V Sehwag 3 6 0 544 201 090.66 Ind Pak 2004-05
11 SC Ganguly 3 6 0 534 239 089.00 Ind Pak 2007-08
20 VVS Laxman 3 6 0 503 281 083.83 Ind Aus 2000-01

V Kohli’s run aggregate read 560 in the ongoing three test series against Sri Lanka. His feat of scoring 500 plus runs in a three test series provides the third occasion of a batsman totaling 500 plus  runs against Sri  Lanka in a three test series. All  such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave Team Oppn Series
1 BC Lara 3 6 0 688 221 114.66 Win Srl 2001-02
5 V Kohli 3 4 1 560 243 186.66 Ind Srl 2017-18
16 AH Jones 3 6 1 513 186 102.60 NZl Srl 1990-91

DA Warner, RT Ponting  and Younis Khan are the three batsman to amass 500 plus runs  in a three test series  on two occasions. The performance of these three batsmen are furnished below

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave Team Oppn Series
1 DA Warner 3 6 0 592 253 098.66 Aus NZl 2015-16
2 DA Warner 3 6 0 543 145 090.50 Aus SAF 2013-04
                     
1 RT Ponting 3 5 1 523 206 130.75 Aus Win 2003
2 RT Ponting 3 6 1 515 143* 103.00 Aus SAF 2005-06
                     
1 Younis Khan 3 5 0 553 199 110.60 Pak Ind 2005-06
2 Younis Khan 3 6 1 508 267 101.60 Pak Ind 2004-05
V Kohli posts the 50th and 51st double century by an Indian batsman

V Kohli posts the 50th and 51st double century by an Indian batsman

V Kohli earned the distinction of scoring the 50th and 51st double century by an Indian batsman. His 213 against Sri Lanka at Nagpur provided the 50th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a double century in a test innings while his 243 against Sri Lanka at Delhi provided the 51st occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a double century in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 PR Umrigar 223 1 v New Zealand Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
2 MH Mankad 223 1 v New Zealand Mum-BS 02 Dec 1955
3 MH Mankad 231 1 v New Zealand Chennai 06 Jan 1956
4 MAK Pataudi 203* 3 v England Delhi 08 Feb 1964
5 DN Sardesai 200* 3 v New Zealand Mum-BS 12 Mar 1965
6 DN Sardesai 212 1 v West Indies Kingston 18 Feb 1971
7 SM Gavaskar 220 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
8 SM Gavaskar 205 1 v West Indies Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
9 SM Gavaskar 221 4 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
10 GR Viswanath 222 1 v England Chennai 13 Jan 1982
11 AD Gaekwad 201 2 v Pakistan Jalandhar 24 Sep 1983
12 SM Gavaskar 236* 2 v West Indies Chennai 24 Dec 1983
13 SV Manjrekar 218 1 v Pakistan Lahore 01 Dec 1989
14 RJ Shastri 206 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1992
15 VG Kambli 224 2 v England Mumbai 19 Feb 1993
16 VG Kambli 227 1 v Zimbabwe Delhi 13 Mar 1993
17 NS Sidhu 201 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 14 Mar 1997
18 SR Tendulkar 217 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
19 R Dravid 200* 2 v Zimbabwe Delhi 18 Nov 2000
20 SR Tendulkar 201* 1 v Zimbabwe Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
21 VVS Laxman 281 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
22 R Dravid 217 2 v England The Oval 05 Sep 2002
23 R Dravid 222 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 08 Oct 2003
24 R Dravid 233 2 v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
25 SR Tendulkar 241* 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
26 V Sehwag 309 1 v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
27 R Dravid 270 2 v Pakistan Rawalpindi 13 Apr 2004
28 SR Tendulkar 248* 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 10 Dec 2004
29 V Sehwag 201 2 v Pakistan Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005
30 V Sehwag 254 2 v Pakistan Lahore 13 Jan 2006
31 W Jaffer 212 3 v West Indies St John’s 02 Jun 2006
32 W Jaffer 202 1 v Pakistan Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
33 SC Ganguly 239 1 v Pakistan Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
34 V Sehwag 319 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
35 V Sehwag 201* 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
36 G Gambhir 206 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
37 VVS Laxman 200* 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
38 V Sehwag 293 2 v Sri Lanka Mum-BS 02 Dec 2009
39 SR Tendulkar 203 2 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010
40 SR Tendulkar 214 2 v Australia Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
41 CA Pujara 206* 1 v England Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
42 MS Dhoni 224 2 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
43 CA Pujara 204 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
44 V Kohli 200 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
45 V Kohli 211 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
46 V Kohli 235 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
47 KK Nair 303* 2 v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016
48 V Kohli 204 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
49 CA Pujara 202 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
50 V Kohli 213 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
51 V Kohli 243 1 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
Test cricket witnessses 50th occasion of rival captains scoring centuries in the same test

Test cricket witnessses 50th occasion of rival captains scoring centuries in the same test

V Kohli {243} and LD Chandimal {147*} scored centuries in the ongoing test between India and West Indies  at Delhi as on the third day of the test to provide the 50th occasion of rival captains scoring centuries  in a test in  the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Start Date Ground Team Captain Score
1 13.12.1913 Durban SAF Taylor HW 109
      Eng Douglas JWH 119
           
2 27.06.1930 Lord’s Eng Chapman APF 121
      Aus Woodfull WM 155
           
3 24.06.1938 Lord’s Eng Hammond WR 240
      Aus Bradman DG 102*
           
4 03.03.1939 Durban SAF Melville A 103
      Eng Hammond WR 140
           
5 25.06.1953 Lord’s Eng Hutton L 145
      Aus Hassett AL 104
           
6 07.07.1955 Manchester Eng May PBH 117
      SAF McGlew DJ 104*
           
7 02.02.1962 Johanneburg SAF McGlew D J 120
      NZl Reid JR 142
           
8 23.07.1964 Manchester Eng Dexter ER 174
      Aus Simpson RB 311
           
9 08.02.1968 Kingston Win Sobers GSA 113*
      Eng Cowdrey MC 101
           
10 14.02.1969 Sydney Aus Lawry WM 151
      Win Sobers GSA 113
           
11 23.03.1972 The Oval Win Sobers GSA 142
      NZl Congdon BE 126
           
12 09.03.1973 The Oval Win Kanhai RB 105
      Aus Chappell IM 106*
           
13 01.03.1974 Wellington NZl Congdon BE 132
      Aus Chappell IM 145,121
           
14 01.12.1978 Mum-WS Ind Gavaskar  SM 205
      Win Kallicharran AI 187
           
15 06.03.1980 Faisalabad Pak Javed Miandad 106*
      Aus Chappell GS 235
           
16 03.01.1983 Faisalabad Pak Imran Khan 117
      Ind Gavaskar SM 127*
           
17 11.03.1983 Trinidad Win Lloyd CH 143
      Ind Kapil Dev 100*
           
18 18.09.1986 Chennai Ind Kapil Dev 119
      Aus Border AR 106
           
19 12.12.1986 Adelaide Aus Border AR 100*
      Eng Gatting MW 100
           
20 06.08.1987 The Oval Eng Gatting MW 150*
      Pak Imran Khan 118
           
21 25.11.1987 Delhi Ind Vengsarkar DB 102
      Win Richards IVA 109*
           
22 23.09.1988 Faisalabad Pak Javed Miandad 107
      Aus Border AR 113*
           
23 26.07.1990 Lord’s Eng Gooch GA 333,123
      Ind Azharuddin M 121
           
24 09.08.1990 Manchester Eng Gooch GA 116
      Ind Azharuddin M 179
           
25 13.03.1999 Kingston Win Lara BC 213
      Aus Waugh SR 100
           
26 26.03.1999 The Oval Win Lara BC 153*
      Aus Waugh SR 199
           
27 22.08.2002 Leeds Eng Hussain N 110
      Ind Ganguly SC 128
           
28 25.04.2003 Col-Sara Srl Tillakaratne HP 144
      NZl Fleming SP 274*
           
29 12.12.2003 Johannesburg SAF Smith GC 132
      Win Lara BC 202
           
30 10.04.2004 St John’s Win Lara BC 400*
      Eng Vaughan MP 140
           
31 29.04.2005 St John’s Win Chanderpaul S 127
      SAF Smith GC 126
           
32 11.08.2005 Manchester Eng Vaughan MP 166
      Aus Ponting R T 156
           
33 21.01.2006 Faisalabad Pak Inzamam-ul-Haq 119
      Ind Dravid R 103
           
34 10.06.2006 Gros Islet Win Lara BC 120
      Ind Dravid R 146
           
35 26.12.2008 Dhaka-Mirpur Ban Mohd Ashraful 101
      Srl Jayawardene M 166
           
36 21.02.2009 Karachi Pak Younis Khan 313
      Srl Jayawardene M 240
           
37 06.03.2009 Trinidad Win Gayle CH 102
      Eng Strauss AJ 142
           
38 26.08.2009 Col-SSC Srl Sangakkara KC 109
      NZl Vettori DL 140
           
39 02.12.2009 Mum-BS Ind Dhoni MS 100*
      Srl Sangakkara KC 137
           
40 09.11.2011 Cape Town SAF Smith GC 101*
      Aus Clarke MJ 151
           
41 25.05.2012 Nottingham Eng Strauss AJ 141
      Win Sammy DJG 106
           
42 22.11.2012 Adelaide Aus Clarke MJ 230
      SAF Smith GC 122
           
43 22.02.2013 Chennai Ind Dhoni MS 224
      Aus Clarke MJ 130
           
44 31.12.2013 Abu Dhabi Pak Misbah-ul-Haq 135
      Srl Mathews AD 157*
           
45 09.12.2013 Adelaide Aus Clarke MJ 128
      Ind V Kohli 115
           
46 06.01.2015 Sydney Aus SPD Smith 117
      Ind V Kohli 124*
           
47 20.02.2016 Christchurch NZl BB McCullum 145
      Aus SPD Smith 138
           
48 12.01.2017 Wellington NZl KS Willamason 104*
      Ban Mushfiqur Rahim 159
           
49 09.02.2017 Hyd-RGS Ind V Kohli 205
      Ban Mushfiqur Rahim 127
           
50 02.12.2017 Delhi Ind V Kohli 243
      Srl LD Chandimal 147*

The following table lists the occasions when one of the captains has scored 200 plus runs when the rival skipper has scored a century. There are thirteen such occasions and includes V Kohli’s 243 in the ongoing test at Delhi against Sri Lanka {All stats as  on 04.12.17 – the  third day of the test between India and Sri Lanka at Delhi}

No Start Date Ground Team Captain Score
1 24.06.1938 Lord’s Eng Hammond WR 240
      Aus Bradman DG 102*
           
2 23.07.1964 Manchester Eng Dexter ER 174
      Aus Simpson RB 311
           
3 01.12.1978 Wankhede Ind Gavaskar  SM 205
      Win Kallicharran AI 187
           
4 26.07.1990 Lord’s Eng Gooch GA 333,123
      Ind Azharuddin M 121
           
5 13.03.1999 Kingston Win Lara BC 213
      Aus Waugh SR 100
           
6 25.04.2003 Col-Sara Srl Tillakaratne HP 144
      NZl Fleming SP 274*
           
7 12.12.2003 Johannesburg SAF Smith GC 132
      Win Lara BC 202
           
8 10.04.2004 St John’s Win Lara BC 400*
      Eng Vaughan MP 140
           
9 21.02.2009 Karachi Pak Younis Khan 313
      Srl Jayawardene M 240
           
10 22.11.2012 Adelaide Aus Clarke MJ 230
      SAF Smith GC 122
           
11 22.02.2013 Chennai Ind Dhoni MS 224
      Aus Clarke MJ 130
           
12 09.02.2017 Hyd-RGS Ind Kohli V 204
        Mushfiqur Rahim 127
           
13 02.12.2017 Delhi Ind V Kohli 243
      Srl LD Chandimal 147*

V Kohli became the only captain to accomplish this feat of scoring double centuries in consecutive calendar years in the annals of test cricket

V Kohli became the only captain to accomplish this feat of scoring double centuries in consecutive calendar years in the annals of test cricket

V Kohli’s 243 in the ongoing test against Sri Lanka at Delhi provide his third double century in the calendar year 2017. His feat provides the fourth occasion of a captain scoring three or more double centuries in a calendar year in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

V Kohli became the only captain to accomplish this feat in two separate calendar years – 2016 and 2017. He also became the only captain to accomplish the feat in consecutive  calendar  years in  the annals of test cricket

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MJ Clarke 329* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
2 MJ Clarke 210 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
3 MJ Clarke 259* 2 Aus SAF Brisbane 09 Nov 2012
4 MJ Clarke 230 1 Aus SAF Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
               
1 BB McCullum 224 1 NZl Ind Auckland 06 Feb 2014
2 BB McCullum 302 3 NZl Ind Wellington 14 Feb 2014
3 BB McCullum 202 2 NZl Pak Sharjah 26 Nov 2014
               
1 V Kohli 200 1 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016
2 V Kohli 211 1 Ind NZl Indore 08 Oct 2016
3 V Kohli 235 2 Ind Eng Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
               
1 V Kohli 204 1 Ind Ban Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
2 V Kohli 213 2 Ind Srl Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
3 V Kohli 243 1 Ind Srl Delhi 02 Dec 2017

 

 

V Kohli scores the 75th double century by a captain

V Kohli scores the 75th double century by a captain

V Kohli’s 243 in the ongoing test against Sri Lanka at Delhi provides the 75th occasion of a captain scoring double century in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 WL Murdoch 211 1 Aus Eng The Oval 11 Aug 1884
2 HL Collins 203 1 Aus SAF Johannesburg 12 Nov 1921
3 DG Bradman 270 3 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1937
4 DG Bradman 212 3 Aus Eng Adelaide 29 Jan 1937
5 WR Hammond 240 1 Eng Aus Lord’s 24 Jun 1938
6 DG Bradman 234 2 Aus Eng Sydney 13 Dec 1946
7 DG Bradman 201 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
8 AD Nourse 208 1 SAF Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1951
9 L Hutton 205 2 Eng Win Kingston 30 Mar 1954
0 DS Atkinson 219 2 Win Aus Bridgetown 14 May 1955
11 PBH May 285* 3 Eng Win Birmingham 30 May 1957
12 ER Dexter 205 2 Eng Pak Karachi 02 Feb 1962
13 MAK Pataudi 203* 3 Ind Eng Delhi 08 Feb 1964
14 RB Simpson 311 1 Aus Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1964
15 Hanif Mohammad 203* 1 Pak NZl Lahore 02 Apr 1965
16 RB Simpson 201 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 05 May 1965
17 RB Simpson 225 2 Aus Eng Adelaide 28 Jan 1966
18 GT Dowling 239 1 NZl Ind Christchurch 22 Feb 1968
19 WM Lawry 205 2 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 1968
20 CH Lloyd 242* 1 Win Ind Mumbai 23 Jan 1975
21 SM Gavaskar 205 1 Ind Win Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
22 GS Chappell 235 1 Aus Pak Faisalabad 06 Mar 1980
23 GS Chappell 204 2 Aus Ind Sydney 02 Jan 1981
24 GS Chappell 201 2 Aus Pak Brisbane 27 Nov 1981
25 DI Gower 215 2 Eng Aus Birmingham 15 Aug 1985
26 Javed Miandad 203* 2 Pak Srl Faisalabad 16 Oct 1985
27 AR Border 205 2 Aus NZl Adelaide 11 Dec 1987
28 Javed Miandad 211 1 Pak Aus Karachi 15 Sep 1988
29 GA Gooch 333 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
30 MD Crowe 299 3 NZl Srl Wellington 31 Jan 1991
31 AR Border 200* 1 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1993
32 Saleem Malik 237 3 Pak Aus Rawalpindi 05 Oct 1994
33 Wasim Akram 257* 2 Pak Zim Sheikhupura 17 Oct 1996
34 MA Taylor 334* 1 Aus Pak Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
35 BC Lara 213 2 Win Aus Kingston 13 Mar 1999
36 SR Tendulkar 217 1 Ind NZl Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
37 CL Hooper 233 1 Win Ind Georgetown 11 Apr 2002
38 SP Fleming 274* 1 NZl Srl Col-PSS 25 Apr 2003
39 BC Lara 209 2 Win Srl Gros Islet 20 Jun 2003
40 GC Smith 277 1 SAF Eng Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
41 GC Smith 259 2 SAF Eng Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
42 BC Lara 202 2 Win SAF Johannesburg 12 Dec 2003
43 BC Lara 400* 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
44 MS Atapattu 249 2 Srl Zim Bulawayo 14 May 2004
45 SP Fleming 202 1 NZl Ban Chittagong 26 Oct 2004
46 RT Ponting 207 2 Aus Pak Sydney 02 Jan 2005
47 S Chanderpaul 203* 1 Win SAF Georgetown 31 Mar 2005
48 SP Fleming 262 1 NZl SAF Cape Town 27 Apr 2006
49 M Jayawardene 374 2 Srl SAF Col-SSC 27 Jul 2006
50 BC Lara 216 2 Win Pak Multan 19 Nov 2006
51 M Jayawardene 213* 1 Srl Eng Galle 18 Dec 2007
52 GC Smith 232 1 SAF Ban Chittagong 29 Feb 2008
53 M Jayawardene 240 1 Srl Pak Karachi 21 Feb 2009
54 Younis Khan 313 2 Pak Srl Karachi 21 Feb 2009
55 RT Ponting 209 1 Aus Pak Hobart 14 Jan 2010
56 KC Sangakkara 219 1 Srl Ind Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010
57 MJ Clarke 329* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
58 MJ Clarke 210 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
59 MJ Clarke 259* 2 Aus SAF Brisbane 09 Nov 2012
60 MJ Clarke 230 1 Aus SAF Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
61 MS Dhoni 224 2 Ind Aus Chennai 22 Feb 2013
62 Mushfiqur Rahim 200 2 Ban Srl Galle 08 Mar 2013
63 GC Smith 234 2 SAF Pak Dubai-DSC 23 Oct 2013
64 BB McCullum 224 1 NZl Ind Auckland 06 Feb 2014
65 BB McCullum 302 3 NZl Ind Wellington 14 Feb 2014
66 BB McCullum 202 2 NZl Pak Sharjah 26 Nov 2014
67 HM Amla 208 1 SAF Win Centurion 17 Dec 2014
68 AN Cook 263 2 Eng Pak Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
69 HM Amla 201 2 SAF Eng Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
70 V Kohli 200 1 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016
71 V Kohli 211 1 Ind NZl Indore 08 Oct 2016
72 V Kohli 235 2 Ind Eng Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
73 V Kohli 204 1 Ind Ban Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
74 V Kohli 213 2 Ind Srl Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
75 V Kohli 243 1 Ind Srl Delhi 02 Dec 2017