Pairs by captains:
Mominul Haque became the latest captain to make a pair. Also remember the double act by du Plessis and Sarfaraz last year.
While the balls faced in an innings were not always recorded before 2000, we know that the only unusual pairs by captains were the “queen pairs” or silver pairs by Bedi and de Villiers.
Highest scores by wicketkeepers:
BJ Watling’s double century is the highest score by a wicketkeeper from New Zealand, but there are many other keepers with high scores:
Scores above 175 by wicketkeepers:
Mushfiqur Rahim is the only keeper with two double centuries.
Highest totals in Eng-NZ Tests:
New Zealand’s 615/9 dec against England was the highest in ANY Test between these teams:
Lowest scores against India:
Bangladesh’s 106 in 30.3 overs is not really the worst innings score against India. But it is the lowest score (both by runs and balls faced) in the first innings against India.
You can also see how Afghanistan fared in their first Test, against India in June 2018. They have picked up well after that.
