Four centurions and a change that hasn't worked
Taijul Islam endured a forgettable time, while South Africa's batsmen made merry with an unprecedented four centuries in a Test innings at home
Opposition | Venue, Season | First-innings lead |
England | Lord's, 2003 | 509 |
India | Centurion, 2010-11 | 484 |
Australia | Durban, 1969-70 | 465 |
Australia | Cape Town, 2008-09 | 442 |
Bangladesh | Blomfontein, 2017-18 | 426 |
Batsman | Opposition | Venue, season | runs | runs | per |
Liton Das | SA | Blomfontein, '17-18 | 70 | 147 | 47.61 |
Tamim Iqbal | NZ | Dunedin, '07-08 | 53 | 137 | 38.69 |
Aminul Islam | IND | Dhaka, '00-01 | 145 | 400 | 36.25 |
Hannan Sarkar | SL | PSS, '02 | 55 | 161 | 34.15 |
Tapash Baisya | SL | SSC, '02 | 52 | 164 | 31.71 |
Shiva Jayaraman is a senior stats analyst at ESPNcricinfo @shiva_cricinfo