List: Instances when two batsmen scored 200s in same innings in test cricket

Only 20 times two batsmen have hit double centuries in an innings in test cricket.

Scoring a century in test cricket is terrific. Converting it into a double century is special. Two batsmen scoring a double century in the same innings is simply incredible as it is a rarely-achieved feat.

There have been numerous instances of multiple batsmen scoring a century in the same innings. There have been a lot of occasions where one batsman recorded a double hundred while others around him reached the milestone of centuries.

However, two batsmen notched up a double ton in the same innings in test cricket is something that we don’t get to see often, especially in the last decade or so as pitches have tended to assist the bowlers from day 1 and the introduction of the ICC World Test Championship has incentivised the preparation of bowling-friendly surfaces.

There have been a few great batting duos who have spent large amounts of time at the crease together to rack up double centuries in the same innings. In fact, there have been only 20 instances in the 147-year history of test cricket when two batsmen recorded a double ton in the same innings. None of them, though, manage to repeat the feat.

The first such instance was back in the 1934 Ashes, when at The Oval, Don Bradman and William Ponsford registered double tons in Australia’s first innings, leading their side to a victory by 562 runs.

The latest occasion of two batsmen scoring a double hundred in the same innings occurred when Joe Root and Harry Brook achieved it against Pakistan in Multan in October 2024. The pair helped England piled up over 750 runs in reply to Pakistan’s 556.

Instances when two batsmen scored 200s in same innings in test cricket

1. William Ponsford (266), Don Bradman (244) – Australia vs England, Kennington Oval, 1934

2. Don Bradman (234), Sydney Barnes (234) – Australia vs England, SCG, 1946

3. Garry Sobers (365*), Conrad Hunte (260) – West Indies vs Pakistan, Sabina Park, 1958

4. Bill Lawry (210), Bom Simpson (201) – Australia vs West Indies, Kensington Oval, 1965

5. Javed Miandad (280*), Mudassar Nazar (231) – Pakistan vs India, Niaz Stadium, 1983

6. Mike Gatting (207), Graeme Fowler (201) – England vs India, Chennai, 1985

7. Qasim Omar (206), Javed Miandad (203*) – Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Iqbal Stadium, 1985

8. Sanath Jayasuriya (340), Roshan Mahanama (225) – Sri Lanka vs India, RPS Colombo, 1997

9. Ijaz Ahmed (211), Inzamam-Ul-Haq (200*) – Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Dhaka, 1999

10. Kumar Sangakkara (270), Marvan Atapattu (249) – Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, QSC Bulawayo, 2004

11. Wavell Hinds (213), Shivnarine Chanderpaul (203*) – West Indies vs South Africa, Bourda Georgetown, 2005

12. Mahela Jayawardene (374), Kumar Sangakkara (287) – Sri Lanka vs South Africa, SSC Colombo, 2006

13. Graeme Smith (232), Neil McKenzie (226) – South Africa vs Bangladesh, Chittagong, 2008

14. Gautam Gambhir (206), VVS Laxman (200) – India vs Australia, Delhi, 2008

15. Mahela Jayawardene (240), Thilan Samaraweera (231) – Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, Karachi, 2009

16. Ricky Ponting (221), Michael Clarke (210) – Australia vs India, Adelaide, 2012

17. Marnus Labuschagne (204), Steve Smith (200*) – Australia vs West Indies, Perth, 2022

18. Kane Williamson (215), Henry Nicholls (200*) – New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, Wellington, 2023

19. Kusal Mendis (245), Nishan Madushka (205) – Sri Lanka vs Ireland, Galle, 2023

20. Joe Root (262), Harry Brook (317) – England vs Pakistan, Multan, 2024*

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