How many times have both openers been stumped or run-out in a Test?

In the recent Test in Lahore, Hasan Ali did not score a run despite batting twice, did not take a wicket despite bowling in both innings, and did not take a catch. Have there been any similar (non) performances like this in Tests? asked Hassan Abbas from Canada
Pakistan's Hasan Ali did not make any runs in the first Test against South Africa in Lahore last week despite batting twice (for two 0 not-outs) and bowling in both innings (two lots of 0 for 14); he also did not take a catch.

This was the 31st such barren performance in a Test match, the first since Australia's Scott Boland against England at Headingley in 2023. Cuan McCarthy of South Africa and Shannon Gabriel of West Indies - noted rabbits with the bat - did it twice. In only 13 of these instances was the player dismissed for 0 in both innings.

Ibrahim Zadran made consecutive 95s against Bangladesh recently. Was this the highest repeat score in ODIs? asked Ahmedul Kabir from Bangladesh
The Afghanistan opener Ibrahim Zadran followed his 95 against Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi last week with another 95 against them three days later. The highest repeated score in successive one-day internationals is 116, by South Africa's Herschelle Gibbs against Kenya and India during the 2002 Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka. Gibbs retired hurt in the second of those. The highest score for consecutive ODI dismissals is 113 by Virat Kohli, against Bangladesh in Chattogram in 2022, and Sri Lanka in Guwahati a month later.

In women's ODIs, Tazmin Brits of South Africa made 101 and 101 not out in successive innings against West Indies and Pakistan in 2025.

In Tests, Pakistan's Aamer Sohail had successive innings of 160 against West Indies in Rawalpindi and Karachi late in 1997, while the highest repeated score in T20Is is 78, by Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming of Japan against Singapore and Hong Kong in 2024.

In India's first innings in Delhi against West Indies, the openers were out stumped and run-out. Has this ever happened before in a Test? asked Michael Porter from England
Rather surprisingly perhaps, the dismissals of Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul in Delhi last week provided the 20th instance of both openers being out stumped or run out in the same Test innings. That includes eight cases of two run outs and six of two stumpings, leaving six occasions where one opener was run-out and the other stumped.

Imam-ul-Haq and Salman Agha were both out for 93 against South Africa in Lahore. What's the highest identical score by two batsmen in the same Test innings? asked Simon from South Korea
You're right that the Pakistan pair of Imam-ul-Haq and Salman Agha were both out for 93 against South Africa in the first Test in Lahore last week. But it was quite a way short of the highest repeated score in a Test innings - 234 by the Australians Sid Barnes and Don Bradman for Australia against England in Sydney in 1946.

Barnes claimed he got out deliberately so as to tie Bradman's score, which was an Australian record for the SCG at the time. "I preferred to have my name associated with Don's in holding the joint record," he wrote. "I worshipped him. He could do no wrong as far as I was concerned… I hit one high above my head and walked out." Back in the dressing room, Bradman congratulated him on his innings: "You have done a great job for Australia." Barnes responded: "You didn't do so bad yourself."

The highest score repeated three times in a Test innings is exactly 50, which has happened twice: by West Indies against India in Port-of-Spain in 1962 (by Easton McMorris, Willie Rodriguez and Wes Hall, who was not out), and New Zealand against Pakistan in Sharjah in 2014 (Ross Taylor, Corey Anderson and Tim Southee).

What are the best bowling figures by someone playing in their final Test match? asked Simon Johnstone from Scotland
The only man to take eight wickets in an innings in his final Test was the old Surrey and England fast bowler Tom Richardson, with 8 for 64 against Australia in Sydney early in 1898. There have been 11 other instances of a bowler taking seven wickets in an innings in their final Test (including two by Sydney Barnes; see below). Rashid Khan took 7 for 66 in his most recent Test for in Bulawayo in January, but will presumably play again.

The best match figures in a player's last Test are 14 for 144 (7 for 56 and 7 for 88) by Barnes f or England against South Africa in Durban in February 1914. By the time Test cricket resumed after the First World War, Barnes was 47, although he was still playing to a high level and might well have been called up. Jack Ferris (1891-92) and Clarrie Grimmett (1935-36) both took 13 wickets in what turned out to be their final Test match, and six other men took ten or more (excludes current players).

Shiva Jayaraman of ESPNcricinfo's stats team helped with some of the above answers.

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