TWO Double century partnership

Monday, December 7, 2009

Virender Sehwag has now one unique record in his kitty. Though he missed his third triple hundred by only 7 runs on Friday against Sri Lanka at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai and also a world record but created another record and that is unique.
Sehwag, on the way of scoring 293 runs, have registered two double century partnership in the same innings. Test cricket have witnessed 200 runs (or more) partnership by the same pair in the same test, more then TWO double hundred partnerships in the same innings by various pair but one batsman added 200 or more twice in the same innings with different partners is really rare. This has happened only 8 times in the history and unique thing is Sehwag has done it twice.
Sehwag added 221 runs with Murali Vijay for the first wicket and then went onto add 237 runs with Rahul Dravid for the second wicket against Sri Lanka in India’s first innings. Two seasons back in 2007-08 Sehwag put on 213 with Wasim Jaffer for the first wicket and 268 again with Dravid for the second wicket at Chepauk against South Africa. That time he scored 319.
Here is the list of the players who have posted TWO double century stand in the same innings of a test.
*** Len Hutton (382 with M Leyland, 2nd wkt) and (215 with J Hardstaff Jr)
England Vs Australia at The Oval, 1938.
*** Bob Simpson (201 with Bill Lawry, 1st wkt) and (219 with BC Booth, 5th wkt)
Australia Vs England at Old Trafford, 1964
*** Grant Flower (269 wit Andy Flower, 4th wkt) and (233* with Guy Whittall, 5th wkt)
Zimbabwe Vs Pakistan, at Harare, 1994-95
*** ML Hayden (207 with SR Waugh, 4th wkt) and (233 with AC Gilchrist, 6th wkt)
Australia Vs Zimbabwe at Perth, 2003-04
*** BC Lara (232 with R Sarwan, 3rd wkt) and (282* with R Jacobs, 6th wkt)
West Indies Vs England at St John’s, 2003-04
*** V Sehwag (213 with Wasim Jaffer, 1st wkt) and (268 with RS Dravid, 2nd wkt)
India Vs South Africa at Chepauk, Chennai, 2007-08
*** T Samaraweera (204 with Sangakkara, 4th wkt) and (207 with TM Dilshan, 5th wkt)
Sri Lanka Vs Pakistan at Lahore, 2008-09
*** V Sehwag (221 with M Vijay, 1st wkt) and (237 with RS Dravid, 2nd wkt)
India Vs Sri Lanka at Brabourne stadium, Mumbai, 2009-10

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