England posted a total of 445 for 6 declared in the third innings of the just concluded Birmingham test against Pakistan to provide the 15^th occasion of England posting a total of 400 plus in the third innings of the test. All such occasions are listed below. It also provides the 81st occasion of a team posting a total of 400 plus runs in the third innings of a test in the annals of test cricket.

No	Team	Score	Overs	Inns	Result	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	England	426/5d	153.0	3	won	v Australia	Nottingham	29 May 1905
2	England	425/8d	125.0	3	won	v West Indies	Port of Spain	01 Feb 1930
3	England	583/4d	258.0	3	draw	v West Indies	Birmingham	30 May 1957
4	England	479/9d	157.0	3	draw	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1960
5	England	436/7d	147.4	3	draw	v Australia	Lord’s	31 Jul 1975
6	England	446/6d	189.2	3	won	v New Zealand	The Oval	14 Jul 1983
7	England	477/4d	154.0	3	draw	v India	The Oval	23 Aug 1990
8	England	422/6d	155.0	3	draw	v Australia	Nottingham	01 Jul 1993
9	England	468/6d	096.4	3	won	v New Zealand	Christchurch	13 Mar 2002
10	England	529/5d	191.0	3	draw	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	16 May 2002
11	England	452/9d	125.3	3	won	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2003
12	England	570/7d	172.3	3	draw	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2004
13	England	467/7d	131.5	3	won	v New Zealand	Napier	22 Mar 2008
14	England	517/1d	152.0	3	draw	v Australia	Brisbane	25 Nov 2010
15	England	445/6d	129.0	3	won	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Aug 2016

England posted a total of 445 for 6 declared in the third innings of the just concluded Birmingham test against Pakistan and won the test by 141 runs to provide the seventh occasion of England winning the test after posting a total of 400 plus in the third innings of the test. All such occasions are listed below.

No	Team	Score	Overs	Inns	Result	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	England	426/5d	153.0	3	won	v Australia	Nottingham	29 May 1905
2	England	425/8d	125.0	3	won	v West Indies	Port of Spain	01 Feb 1930
3	England	446/6d	189.2	3	won	v New Zealand	The Oval	14 Jul 1983
4	England	468/6d	096.4	3	won	v New Zealand	Christchurch	13 Mar 2002
5	England	452/9d	125.3	3	won	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2003
6	England	467/7d	131.5	3	won	v New Zealand	Napier	22 Mar 2008
7	England	445/6d	129.0	3	won	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Aug 2016

 

Pakistan posted a total of 400 in the just concluded test against England at Birmingham in its first innings which was the second innings of the test and lost the test by 141 runs to provide the 31^st occasion of a team losing a test after posting 400 plus runs in its first innings which is the second innings of the test. All such occasions are listed below.

No	Team	Score	Overs	Inns	Result	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	South Africa	506	153.0	2	lost	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910
2	Australia	465	119.5	2	lost	v South Africa	Adelaide	07 Jan 1911
3	England	447	132.1	2	lost	v Australia	Adelaide	14 Jan 1921
4	England	479	138.0×8	2	lost	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1925
5	England	419/9d	163.2	2	lost	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951
6	Pakistan	574/8d	124.6×8	2	lost	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972
7	India	406	181.1	2	lost	v West Indies	Mumbai	23 Jan 1975
8	England	435	129.5	2	lost	v West Indies	The Oval	12 Aug 1976
9	Australia	419	156.3	2	lost	v India	Melbourne	07 Feb 1981
10	England	430	121.5	2	lost	v Australia	Leeds	08 Jun 1989
11	India	454	114.1	2	lost	v England	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
12	Sri Lanka	547/8d	170.0	2	lost	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992
13	Australia	419	121.5	2	lost	v England	Adelaide	26 Jan 1995
14	England	432	118.2	2	lost	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 2001
15	West Indies	408	119.0	2	lost	v Australia	Port of Spain	19 Apr 2003
16	West Indies	410	133.5	2	lost	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003
17	Sri Lanka	407	127.1	2	lost	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004
18	Pakistan	407	126.3	2	lost	v India	Multan	28 Mar 2004
19	West Indies	416	116.4	2	lost	v England	Lord’s	22 Jul 2004
20	South Africa	419	118.1	2	lost	v England	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005
21	India	449	128.4	2	lost	v Pakistan	Bangalore	24 Mar 2005
22	West Indies	404	112.0	2	lost	v Pakistan	Kingston	03 Jun 2005
23	England	418	110.4	2	lost	v Pakistan	Multan	12 Nov 2005
24	Pakistan	538	141.4	2	lost	v England	Leeds	04 Aug 2006
25	Pakistan	504	129.5	2	lost	v England	The Oval	17 Aug 2006
26	India	532	138.2	2	lost	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2008
27	Bangladesh	408	097.3	2	lost	v New Zealand	Hamilton	15 Feb 2010
28	Bangladesh	556	148.3	2	lost	v West Indies	Dhaka	13 Nov 2012
29	India	444	116.4	2	lost	v Australia	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
30	New Zealand	523	131.2	2	lost	v England	Lord’s	21 May 2015
31	Pakistan	400	136.0	2	lost	v England	Birmingham	03 Aug 2016

Pakistan’s loss at Birmingham provides the fifth occasion of it losing test under the captioned circumstance. It also provides its third loss against England. All the five occasions are listed below

No	Team	Score	Overs	Inns	Result	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Pakistan	574/8d	124.6×8	2	lost	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972
2	Pakistan	407	126.3	2	lost	v India	Multan	28 Mar 2004
3	Pakistan	538	141.4	2	lost	v England	Leeds	04 Aug 2006
4	Pakistan	504	129.5	2	lost	v England	The Oval	17 Aug 2006
5	Pakistan	400	136.0	2	lost	v England	Birmingham	03 Aug 2016

Pakistan’s loss at Birmingham provides the eighth occasions of a team losing a test against England after a team has posted 400 plus runs in its first innings which is the second innings of a test. All the eight occasions are listed below

No	Team	Score	Overs	Inns	Result	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	454	114.1	2	lost	v England	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
2	Australia	419	121.5	2	lost	v England	Adelaide	26 Jan 1995
3	West Indies	416	116.4	2	lost	v England	Lord’s	22 Jul 2004
4	South Africa	419	118.1	2	lost	v England	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005
5	Pakistan	538	141.4	2	lost	v England	Leeds	04 Aug 2006
6	Pakistan	504	129.5	2	lost	v England	The Oval	17 Aug 2006
7	New Zealand	523	131.2	2	lost	v England	Lord’s	21 May 2015
8	Pakistan	400	136.0	2	lost	v England	Birmingham	03 Aug 2016

 

England’s MM Ali scored 63 and 60 not out in the ongoing Birmingham test against Pakistan to provide the 16^th occasion of an England batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against Pakistan. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	BL D’Oliveira	59	81*	v Pakistan	Lord’s	27 Jul 1967
2	BL D’Oliveira	74	72	v Pakistan	Leeds	08 Jul 1971
3	MH Denness	50	68	v Pakistan	Lahore	02 Mar 1973
4	APE Knott	71	63*	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	16 Mar 1973
5	G Boycott	79	100*	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	02 Jan 1978
6	DI Gower	58	57	v Pakistan	Karachi	02 Mar 1984
7	VJ Marks	74	55	v Pakistan	Lahore	19 Mar 1984
8	MW Gatting	61	150*	v Pakistan	The Oval	06 Aug 1987
9	JE Emburey	70	74*	v Pakistan	Karachi	16 Dec 1987
10	AJ Stewart	74	69*	v Pakistan	Lord’s	18 Jun 1992
11	PD Collingwood	96	80	v Pakistan	Lahore	29 Nov 2005
12	IJL Trott	55	53*	v Pakistan	Birmingham	06 Aug 2010
13	JE Root	88	71	v Pakistan	Dubai (DSC)	22 Oct 2015
14	AN Cook	105	76*	v Pakistan	Manchester	22 Jul 2016
15	JE Root	254	71*	v Pakistan	Manchester	22 Jul 2016
16	MM Ali	63	60*	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Aug 2016

The ongoing series has witnessed three England batsmen – AN Cook, JE Root and MM Ali – scoring twin fifties in test against Pakistan – the first such occurrence by England batsmen in a test series against Pakistan.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AN Cook	105	76*	v Pakistan	Manchester	22 Jul 2016
2	JE Root	254	71*	v Pakistan	Manchester	22 Jul 2016
3	MM Ali	63	60*	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Aug 2016

MM Ali became the second England batsman to accomplish the feat of scoring twin fifties in test against Pakistan at Birmingham after IJL Trott. IJL Trott had scored 55 and 53 not out at Birmingham in Aug 2010

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	IJL Trott	55	53*	v Pakistan	Birmingham	06 Aug 2010
2	MM Ali	63	60*	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Aug 2016

 

England’s AN Cook {64}, AD Hales {54}, JE Root {62}, JM Bairstow {82*} and MM Ali {60*} scored fifties in the third innings of the ongoing test against Pakistan at Birmingham to provide the 27th occasion of England’s five batsmen scoring fifties in a test innings against various oppositions. It also provides the third such occasion by England batsmen against Pakistan in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below. It is interesting to note that all the three occasions have come at Birmingham

No	No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	1	MC Cowdrey	159	1	v Pakistan	Birmingham	31 May 1962
	2	ER Dexter	72	1	v Pakistan	Birmingham	31 May 1962
	3	TW Graveney	97	1	v Pakistan	Birmingham	31 May 1962
	4	PH Parfitt	101*	1	v Pakistan	Birmingham	31 May 1962
	5	DA Allen	79*	1	v Pakistan	Birmingham	31 May 1962
2	1	BC Broad	54	2	v Pakistan	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987
	2	RT Robinson	80	2	v Pakistan	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987
	3	DI Gower	61	2	v Pakistan	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987
	4	MW Gatting	124	2	v Pakistan	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987
	5	JE Emburey	58	2	v Pakistan	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987
3	1	AN Cook	66	3	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Aug 2016
	2	AD Hales	54	3	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Aug 2016
	3	JE Root	62	3	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Aug 2016
	4	JM Bairstow	82*	3	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Aug 2016
	5	MM Ali	60*	3	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Aug 2016

 

England’s AN Cook {64}, AD Hales {54} and JE Root {62} scored fifties in the third innings of the ongoing test against Pakistan at Birmingham to provide the 61^st occasion of England’s first three batsmen scoring fifties in a test innings against various oppositions. It also provides the fifth such occasion by England batsmen against Pakistan in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No	Pos	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	1	G Pullar	165	2	v Pakistan	Dhaka	19 Jan 1962
	2	RW Barber	86	2	v Pakistan	Dhaka	19 Jan 1962
	3	KF Barrington	84	2	v Pakistan	Dhaka	19 Jan 1962
2	1	Rev.DS Sheppard	57	1	v Pakistan	The Oval	16 Aug 1962
	2	MC Cowdrey	182	1	v Pakistan	The Oval	16 Aug 1962
	3	ER Dexter	172	1	v Pakistan	The Oval	16 Aug 1962
3	1	CL Smith	66	2	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	12 Mar 1984
	2	MW Gatting	75	2	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	12 Mar 1984
	3	DW Randall	65	2	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	12 Mar 1984
4	1	MA Atherton	73	1	v Pakistan	Lahore	15 Nov 2000
	2	ME Trescothick	71	1	v Pakistan	Lahore	15 Nov 2000
	3	GP Thorpe	118	1	v Pakistan	Lahore	15 Nov 2000
5	1	AN Cook	66	3	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Aug 2016
	2	AD Hales	54	3	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Aug 2016
	3	JE Root	62	3	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Aug 2016

 

Sami Aslam of Pakistan was dismissed run out for 82 in the ongoing Birmingham test against England to provide the eleventh occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman dismissed run out after scoring fifty plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below. Sami Aslam became the first Pakistan opening batsman to suffer such an ignominy in a test innings against England

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Hanif Mohammad	160	1	v India	Mumbai (BS)	02 Dec 1960
2	Abdul Kadir	095	1	v Australia	Karachi	24 Oct 1964
3	Majid Khan	050	3	v New Zealand	Karachi	30 Oct 1976
4	Saeed Anwar	169	2	v New Zealand	Wellington	17 Feb 1994
5	Wajahatullah Wasti	133	1	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	04 Mar 1999
6	Salman Butt	070	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2004
7	Imran Farhat	076	3	v West Indies	Multan	19 Nov 2006
8	Taufeeq Umar	135	3	v West Indies	Basseterre	20 May 2011
9	Taufeeq Umar	236	2	v Sri Lanka	Abu Dhabi	18 Oct 2011
10	Khurram Manzoor	051	2	v Zimbabwe	Harare	10 Sep 2013
11	Sami Aslam	082	2	v England	Birmingham	03 Aug 2016

Sri Lanka won the just concluded Galle test against Australia by 229 runs to provide the 12^th occasion of Sri Lanka winning a test by 200 plus runs margin. It also provides the first occasion of Sri Lanka winning a test by 200 plus runs margin against Australia. All the twelve occasions are listed below

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Sri Lanka	won	465 runs	v Bangladesh	Chittagong	03 Jan 2009
2	Sri Lanka	won	315 runs	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002
3	Sri Lanka	won	313 runs	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004
4	Sri Lanka	won	288 runs	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	28 Jul 2002
5	Sri Lanka	won	241 runs	v New Zealand	Napier	11 Mar 1995
6	Sri Lanka	won	240 runs	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005
7	Sri Lanka	won	229 runs	v Australia	Galle	04 Aug 2016
8	Sri Lanka	won	217 runs	v New Zealand	Wellington	15 Dec 2006
9	Sri Lanka	won	209 runs	v Pakistan	Galle	22 Jun 2012
10	Sri Lanka	won	208 runs	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011
11	Sri Lanka	won	202 runs	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Aug 2009
12	Sri Lanka	won	201 runs	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	20 Oct 2004

 

Australia’s MA Starc’s 11 for 94 in  just concluded test against Sri Lanka was in a losing cause to provide the 72^nd occasion of a bowler’s ten plus wickets  in test went in vain in  the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 18^th occasion of an Australian bowlers ten or more wickets in a test going in vain. All such occasions are listed below.

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	FR Spofforth	92.1×4	42	117	11	Eng	Sydney	26 Jan 1883
2	CTB Turner	88.0×4	50	087	12	Eng	Sydney	10 Feb 1888
3	H Trumble	65.0×5	19	089	12	Eng	The Oval	10 Aug 1896
4	H Trumble	64.5	17	173	12	Eng	The Oval	11 Aug 1902
5	HV Hordern	62.0	13	161	10	Eng	Sydney	23 Feb 1912
6	CV Grimmett	62.0	10	201	10	Eng	Nottingham	13 Jun 1930
7	AK Davidson	77.4	30	124	12	Ind	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959
8	NJN Hawke	52.4	15	115	10	Win	Georgetown	14 Apr 1965
9	RM Hogg	47.5×8	11	122	10	Eng	Perth	15 Dec 1978
10	G Dymock	63.4	12	166	12	Ind	Kanpur	02 Oct 1979
11	RJ Bright	57.5	22	111	10	Pak	Karachi	27 Feb 1980
12	GF Lawson	64.0	13	181	11	Win	Adelaide	07 Dec 1984
13	MG Hughes	73.1	16	217	13	Win	Perth	02 Dec 1988
14	SK Warne	69.0	25	128	12	SAF	Sydney	02 Jan 1994
15	SK Warne	48.3	11	162	10	Eng	Birmingham	04 Aug 2005
16	JJ Krejza	74.5	4	358	12	Ind	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
17	MG Johnson	58.2	9	159	11	SAF	Perth	17 Dec 2008
18	MA Starc	28.4	8	094	11	Srl	Galle	04 Aug 2016

CTB Turner {12 for 87}, H Trumble {12 for 89} and MA Starc {11 for 94} are the three Australian bowlers to concede less than 100 runs and capture ten plus wickets in the list of Australian bowlers whose ten plus wickets in a test went in vain.

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	CTB Turner	88.0×4	50	087	12	Eng	Sydney	10 Feb 1888
2	H Trumble	65.0×5	19	089	12	Eng	The Oval	10 Aug 1896
3	MA Starc	28.4	8	094	11	Srl	Galle	04 Aug 2016

MA Starc became the first Australian bowler and third bowler after DL Vettori of New Zealand and R Ashwin of India to witness their ten wicket haul going in vain in test against Sri Lanka. MA Starc has the best bowling figures – both in terms of runs conceded and also wickets taken – amongst these three bowlers

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	DL Vettori	56.3	7	183	10	NZl	Srl	Wellington	15 Dec 2006
2	R Ashwin	42.0	8	160	10	Ind	Srl	Galle	12 Aug 2015
3	MA Starc	28.4	8	094	11	Aus	Srl	Galle	04 Aug 2016

 

MA Starc of Australia captured 11 for 94 and MDK Perera of Sri Lanka captured 10 for 99 in the just concluded test at Galle between Sri Lanka and Australia to provide the 20th occasion of rival bowlers capturing ten or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are listed below.

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	G Giffen	56.2	15	160	10	Aus	Eng	Sydney	29 Jan 1892
	GA Lohmann	94.2	32	142	10	Eng	Aus	Sydney	29 Jan 1892
2	JT Hearne	39.1×5	18	60	10	Eng	Aus	The Oval	10 Aug 1896
	H Trumble	65.0×5	19	89	12	Aus	Eng	The Oval	10 Aug 1896
3	SF Barnes	80.1	22	163	13	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1902
	MA Noble	33.4	7	77	13	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	01 Jan 1902
4	WH Lockwood	37.1	10	76	11	Eng	Aus	Manchester	24 Jul 1902
	H Trumble	68.0	25	128	10	Aus	Eng	Manchester	24 Jul 1902
5	K Farnes	65.2	13	179	10	Eng	Aus	Nottingham	08 Jun 1934
	WJ O’Reilly	78.4	40	129	11	Aus	Eng	Nottingham	08 Jun 1934
6	R Benaud	53.2	16	105	11	Aus	Ind	Kolkata	02 Nov 1956
	Ghulam Ahmed	49.3	11	130	10	Ind	Aus	Kolkata	02 Nov 1956
7	SP Gupte	57.3	13	223	10	Ind	Win	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958
	WW Hall	60.4	16	126	11	Win	Ind	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958
8	GD McKenzie	52.3	17	91	10	Aus	Ind	Chennai	02 Oct 1964
	RG Nadkarni	72.4	27	122	11	Ind	Aus	Chennai	02 Oct 1964
9	RJ Bright	57.5	22	111	10	Aus	Pak	Karachi	27 Feb 1980
	Iqbal Qasim	72.0	34	118	11	Pak	Aus	Karachi	27 Feb 1980
10	IT Botham	89.0	22	253	10	Eng	Aus	The Oval	27 Aug 1981
	DK Lillee	61.4	14	159	11	Aus	Eng	The Oval	27 Aug 1981
11	MA Holding	38.3	8	107	11	Win	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981
	DK Lillee	53.4	11	127	10	Aus	Win	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981
12	GF Lawson	64.0	13	181	11	Aus	Win	Adelaide	07 Dec 1984
	MD Marshall	41.5	12	107	10	Win	Aus	Adelaide	07 Dec 1984
13	C Pringle	59.0	17	152	11	NZl	Pak	Faisalabad	26 Oct 1990
	Waqar Younis	54.1	22	130	12	Pak	NZl	Faisalabad	26 Oct 1990
14	PS de Villiers	59.3	20	123	10	SAF	Aus	Sydney	02 Jan 1994
	SK Warne	69.0	25	128	12	Aus	SAF	Sydney	02 Jan 1994
15	A Kumble	51.0	13	149	14	Ind	Pak	Delhi	04 Feb 1999
	Saqlain Mushtaq	82.3	22	216	10	Pak	Ind	Delhi	04 Feb 1999
16	M Muralitharan	77.3	14	212	11	Srl	Aus	Galle	08 Mar 2004
	SK Warne	57.4	14	159	10	Aus	Srl	Galle	08 Mar 2004
17	M Muralitharan	46.2	12	118	10	Srl	NZl	Wellington	15 Dec 2006
	DL Vettori	56.3	7	183	10	NZl	Srl	Wellington	15 Dec 2006
18	Harbhajan Singh	54.3	9	153	10	Ind	Srl	Galle	31 Jul 2008
	BAW Mendis	55.2	5	209	10	Srl	Ind	Galle	31 Jul 2008
19	CR Woakes	42.0	13	102	11	Eng	Pak	Lord’s	14 Jul 2016
	Yasir Shah	60.0	15	141	10	Pak	Eng	Lord’s	14 Jul 2016
20	MA Starc	28.4	9	94	11	Aus	Srl	Galle	04 Aug 2016
	MDK Perera	38.0	8	99	10	Srl	Aus	Galle	04 Aug 2016

It is interesting to note that there are only two occasions of rival bowlers conceding less than 100 runs and capturing ten or more wickets in a test. Both the occasions are listed below. The just concluded Galle test provided the second such occasion

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	JT Hearne	39.1×5	18	60	10	Eng	Aus	The Oval	10 Aug 1896
	H Trumble	65.0×5	19	89	12	Aus	Eng	The Oval	10 Aug 1896
2	MA Starc	28.4	9	94	11	Aus	Srl	Galle	04 Aug 2016
	MDK Perera	38.0	8	99	10	Srl	Aus	Galle	04 Aug 2016

AN Cook of England completed 1500 runs against Pakistan to become the eighth batsman to accomplish the feat. He reached the milestone when he was on 6 during his knock of 64 not out in England second innings in the ongoing test at Birmingham. His aggregate on 07.08.16 read 1558. Others to score 1500 runs against Pakistan are – KC Sangakkara {2911}, SM Gavaskar {2089}, DPMD Jayawardene {1687}, AR Border {1666}, GS Chappell {1581}, JH Kallis {1564} and RT Ponting {1558}. AN Cook is the only England batsman in this elite list. The following table lists all the eight batsmen with stats as of 07.08.16

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0
1	KC Sangakkara	Srl	23	45	6	2911	230	74.64	10	12	2
2	SM Gavaskar	Ind	24	41	4	2089	166	56.45	5	12	1
3	DPMD Jayawardene	Srl	29	55	3	1687	240	32.44	2	10	5
4	AR Border	Aus	22	36	8	1666	153	59.50	6	8	0
5	GS Chappell	Aus	17	27	2	1581	235	63.24	6	6	1
6	JH Kallis	SAF	19	33	4	1564	155	53.93	6	8	1
7	AN Cook	Eng	17	31	2	1558	263	53.72	5	7	0
8	RT Ponting	Aus	15	26	3	1537	209	66.82	5	6	5