Quickest to 2000 runs against the same team

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Least innings to score 2000 runs against the same opposition - Tests
Player Opp Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50
KC Sangakkara (SL) v Pak 2002-2012 14 26 3 2029 230 88.21 8 7
SM Gavaskar (India) v WI 1971-1979 16 28 4 2004 220 83.50 10 6
BC Lara (WI) v Eng 1994-2000 18 28 2 2030 375 78.07 5 9
DG Bradman (Aus) v Eng 1928-1934 17 29 2 2275 334 84.25 8 5
IVA Richards (WI) v Eng 1976-1986 23 30 2 2019 291 72.10 7 7
H Sutcliffe (Eng) v Aus 1924-1932 19 31 3 2191 194 78.25 8 10
L Hutton (Eng) v Aus 1938-1953 19 34 6 2013 364 71.89 5 11
DCS Compton (Eng) v SA 1947-1956 20 34 1 2000 208 60.60 7 9
GS Sobers (WI) v Eng 1954-1966 20 34 3 2032 226 65.54 7 6
Javed Miandad (Pak) v India 1978-1989 25 35 6 2027 280* 69.89 4 14
KF Barrington (Eng) v Aus 1961-1968 21 36 5 2016 256 65.03 5 13
SR Tendulkar (India) v Eng 1990-2008 23 36 3 2031 193 61.54 6 10
AR Morris (Aus) v Eng 1946-1954 21 37 2 2010 206 57.42 8 8
JH Kallis (SA) v WI 1998-2008 21 37 9 2073 177 74.03 7 11
RT Ponting (Aus) v SA 1997-2009 20 37 3 2018 143* 59.35 8 10
DPMD Jayawardene (SL) v Eng 1998-2012 21 37 3 2038 213* 59.94 8 8
WR Hammond (Eng) v Aus 1928-1936 22 38 3 2069 251 59.11 8 3
CH Lloyd (WI) v India 1966-1983 25 39 2 2042 242* 55.18 6 11
JB Hobbs (Eng) v Aus 1908-1925 23 40 3 2151 187 58.13 8 8
WR Hammond (Eng) v SA 1927-1939 23 40 7 2024 181 61.33 5 14
AD Nourse (SA) v Eng 1935-1951 22 40 6 2016 208 59.29 7 9
S Chanderpaul (WI) v India 1994-2011 23 40 9 2038 140 65.74 7 10

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Least innings to score 1000 runs against the same opposition - Tests
Player Opp Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50
ED Weekes (WI) v India 1948-1953 7 9 0 1033 207 114.77 5 2
IVA Richards (WI) v Eng 1976-1980 6 10 0 1086 291 108.60 4 3
WR Hammond (Eng) v NZ 1931-1947 9 11 2 1015 336* 112.77 4 1
KD Walters (Aus) v WI 1968-1973 7 11 1 1018 242 101.80 6 3
V Sehwag (India) v Pak 2004-2006 7 11 0 1236 309 112.36 4 2
Younis Khan (Pak) v India 2005-2006 6 11 1 1061 267 106.10 4 3
BC Lara (WI) v SL 1993-2003 7 12 0 1035 221 86.25 5 1
DG Bradman (Aus) v Eng 1928-1930 7 13 1 1196 334 99.66 5 2
DCS Compton (Eng) v SA 1947-1949 8 13 1 1019 208 84.91 5 4
RN Harvey (Aus) v SA 1949-1953 8 13 3 1082 190 108.20 6 3
A Flower (Zim) v India 1992-2001 7 13 5 1027 232* 128.37 3 6
Mohammad Yousuf (Pak) v WI 2000-2006 8 13 2 1090 192 99.09 6 3
WR Hammond (Eng) v Aus 1928-1930 8 14 1 1100 251 84.61 5 0
Javed Miandad (Pak) v NZ 1976-1984 8 14 5 1067 206 118.55 5 2
BC Lara (WI) v Eng 1994-1995 9 14 1 1067 375 82.07 2 5
ML Hayden (Aus) v India 2001-2004 7 14 2 1000 203 83.33 3 5
DPMD Jayawardene (SL) v India 1997-2008 10 14 0 1018 242 72.71 4 5
V Sehwag (India) v SL 2005-2010 9 14 1 1000 293 76.92 4 2
H Sutcliffe (Eng) v Aus 1924-1926 10 15 1 1045 176 74.64 4 5
GA Headley (WI) v Eng 1930-1935 8 15 1 1024 223 73.14 5 1
FMM Worrell (WI) v Eng 1948-1954 10 15 3 1078 261 89.83 4 3
RB Kanhai (WI) v India 1958-1962 10 15 0 1033 256 68.86 3 3
SM Gavaskar (India) v WI 1971-1976 8 15 3 1076 220 89.66 5 4
SR Tendulkar (India) v SL 1990-1999 13 15 1 1000 148 71.42 5 3
MA Atherton (Eng) v NZ 1990-1999 10 15 1 1014 151 72.42 4 5
SR Tendulkar (India) v Eng 1990-2001 10 15 2 1063 177 81.76 4 5
MS Atapattu (SL) v Zim 1998-2004 10 15 3 1145 249 95.41 5 1
RT Ponting (Aus) v Pak 1998-2005 10 15 2 1057 207 81.30 4 3
R Dravid (India) v Eng 1996-2006 10 15 1 1022 217 73.00 3 5
Mohammad Yousuf (Pak) v Eng 2000-2006 9 15 0 1019 223 67.93 4 2
KC Sangakkara (SL) v Pak 2002-2009 8 15 1 1006 230 71.85 4 4

Least matches to take 100 wickets against the same opposition - Tests
Player Opp Span Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5 10
M Muralitharan (SL) v Eng 1993-2007 14 5915 1976 102 9/65 16/220 19.37 7 4
M Muralitharan (SL) v SA 1993-2006 15 5908 2311 104 7/84 13/171 22.22 11 4
A Kumble (India) v Aus 1996-2008 16 5529 2831 103 8/141 13/181 27.48 10 2
CTB Turner (Aus) v Eng 1887-1895 17 5179 1670 101 7/43 12/87 16.53 11 2
SF Barnes (Eng) v Aus 1901-1912 17 5377 2166 101 7/60 13/163 21.44 11 1
TM Alderman (Aus) v Eng 1981-1991 17 4717 2117 100 6/47 10/151 21.17 11 1
RJ Hadlee (NZ) v Aus 1973-1986 18 4609 2104 101 9/52 15/123 20.83 10 2
MD Marshall (WI) v Eng 1980-1988 18 4106 1746 100 7/22 10/92 17.46 6 1
SK Warne (Aus) v SA 1993-2002 18 6130 2257 101 7/56 12/128 22.34 6 2
WJ O'Reilly (Aus) v Eng 1932-1938 19 7864 2587 102 7/54 11/129 25.36 8 3
AV Bedser (Eng) v Aus 1946-1953 19 6529 2616 100 7/44 14/99 26.16 7 2
DK Lillee (Aus) v Eng 1971-1979 19 5391 2115 102 6/26 11/165 20.73 7 2
CEL Ambrose (WI) v Eng 1988-1995 19 5075 1931 100 8/45 11/84 19.31 5 2
GD McGrath (Aus) v Eng 1994-2002 19 4499 2087 106 8/38 9/103 19.68 7 0
R Peel (Eng) v Aus 1884-1896 20 5216 1715 101 7/31 11/68 16.98 5 1
SK Warne (Aus) v NZ 1993-2005 20 5770 2511 103 6/31 9/67 24.37 3 0
JR Thomson (Aus) v Eng 1974-1985 21 4951 2418 100 6/46 9/105 24.18 5 0
SK Warne (Aus) v Eng 1993-2001 21 6365 2357 106 8/71 11/110 22.23 6 1
GD McGrath (Aus) v WI 1995-2005 21 4899 1941 101 6/17 10/27 19.21 8 2
CV Grimmett (Aus) v Eng 1925-1934 22 9164 3439 106 6/37 11/82 32.44 11 2
IT Botham (Eng) v Aus 1977-1982 22 5611 2591 100 6/78 11/176 25.91 7 2
CEL Ambrose (WI) v Aus 1988-1996 22 5428 2202 102 7/25 10/120 21.58 6 1
M Muralitharan (SL) v India 1993-2010 22 7020 3425 105 8/87 11/110 32.61 7 2

Least matches to take 50 wickets against the same opposition - Tests
Player Opp Span Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5 10
SF Barnes (Eng) v SA 1912-1913 5 1429 546 61 9/103 17/159 8.95 9 5
CTB Turner (Aus) v Eng 1887-1888 6 1727 509 50 7/43 12/87 10.18 8 2
M Muralitharan (SL) v Ban 2001-2006 6 1433 626 50 6/18 10/98 12.52 7 2
T Richardson (Eng) v Aus 1893-1896 7 2380 1178 53 6/39 11/173 22.22 8 2
Wasim Akram (Pak) v NZ 1985-1994 7 1951 778 50 7/119 11/179 15.56 5 2
Waqar Younis (Pak) v NZ 1990-1994 7 1827 801 56 7/76 12/130 14.30 5 2
M Muralitharan (SL) v SA 1993-2000 7 2741 1098 50 7/84 13/171 21.96 5 1
Harbhajan Singh (India) v Aus 1998-2004 7 2337 1272 51 8/84 15/217 24.94 6 3
FR Spofforth (Aus) v Eng 1877-1883 8 1916 847 50 7/44 14/90 16.94 5 3
WJ Whitty (Aus) v SA 1910-1912 8 2055 875 50 6/17 9/98 17.50 3 0
CV Grimmett (Aus) v SA 1931-1936 8 3076 916 54 7/83 14/199 16.96 5 2
R Benaud (Aus) v India 1956-1960 8 2953 956 52 7/72 11/105 18.38 5 1
EAS Prasanna (India) v NZ 1968-1976 8 2754 1024 55 8/76 11/140 18.61 4 1
TM Alderman (Aus) v Eng 1981-1989 8 2550 1128 53 6/135 10/151 21.28 6 1
SK Warne (Aus) v Eng 1993-1994 8 3313 1067 54 8/71 11/110 19.75 3 1
Waqar Younis (Pak) v Zim 1993-1998 8 1887 950 50 7/91 13/135 19.00 5 1
M Muralitharan (SL) v WI 1993-2003 8 2449 1039 53 6/81 11/170 19.60 6 2
M Muralitharan (SL) v Eng 1993-2003 8 3633 1204 54 9/65 16/220 22.29 4 2
A Kumble (India) v Pak 1999-2005 8 2555 1237 53 10/74 14/149 23.33 4 2
WPUJC Vaas (SL) v WI 2001-2008 8 1820 785 51 7/71 14/191 15.39 4 1

Least innings to score 1000 runs against the same opposition - ODIs
Player Opp Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50
IVA Richards (WI) v Eng 1976-1986 16 15 5 1009 189* 100.90 3 6
DM Jones (Aus) v NZ 1986-1991 19 19 3 1005 107 62.81 2 9
G Kirsten (SA) v India 1995-2000 19 19 2 1030 115* 60.58 3 7
BC Lara (WI) v Aus 1991-1997 21 20 0 1019 139 50.95 2 9
SR Tendulkar (India) v Aus 1991-1998 20 20 0 1119 143 55.95 4 6
SC Ganguly (India) v SL 1996-1999 21 20 1 1001 183 52.68 4 4
ML Hayden (Aus) v India 1994-2007 20 20 1 1040 126 54.73 3 5
ST Jayasuriya (SL) v Ban 1990-2009 21 20 2 1030 130 57.22 4 5
IVA Richards (WI) v Aus 1975-1984 21 21 4 1068 153* 62.82 2 9
GA Gooch (Eng) v Aus 1979-1989 22 21 1 1080 136 54.00 4 7
SC Ganguly (India) v SA 1996-2001 21 21 2 1071 141* 56.36 3 6
V Sehwag (India) v NZ 2001-2009 21 21 1 1028 130 51.40 5 3
CG Greenidge (WI) v India 1979-1989 23 22 3 1101 117 57.94 3 7
NJ Astle (NZ) v India 1995-2002 22 22 0 1029 120 46.77 4 5
BC Lara (WI) v SL 1992-2003 22 22 2 1093 169 54.65 2 9
Mohammad Yousuf (Pak) v Zim 1998-2008 24 22 8 1033 141* 73.78 3 7
MS Dhoni (India) v SL 2005-2009 28 22 6 1029 183* 64.31 1 8
JH Kallis (SA) v NZ 1996-2002 24 23 6 1010 111 59.41 3 7
G Kirsten (SA) v Pak 1994-2002 23 23 5 1042 118* 57.88 2 8
Shoaib Malik (Pak) v India 2000-2006 23 23 1 1039 143 47.22 2 8
JH Kallis (SA) v India 1996-2006 25 23 7 1100 119* 68.75 1 8
CH Gayle (WI) v Zim 2000-2007 23 23 5 1044 153* 58.00 2 8
RR Sarwan (WI) v India 2001-2009 23 23 7 1028 115* 64.25 1 8

Least matches to take 50 wickets against the same opposition - ODIs
Player Opp Span Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave 5 4
Waqar Younis (Pak) v NZ 1990-1996 20 993 608 50 6/30 12.16 4 2
Abdur Razzak (Ban) v Zim 2005-2010 24 1311 811 53 5/29 15.30 3 3
CEL Ambrose (WI) v Pak 1988-1993 25 1349 878 50 5/53 17.56 1 3
GD McGrath (Aus) v NZ 1993-2005 26 1345 951 50 5/37 19.02 1 2
B Lee (Aus) v Eng 2001-2009 26 1417 1104 50 5/30 22.08 3 1
CJ McDermott (Aus) v WI 1985-1993 27 1356 950 50 4/34 19.00 0 2
IR Bishop (WI) v Pak 1988-1997 27 1443 1103 50 5/25 22.06 2 3
SK Warne (Aus) v WI 1995-2001 27 1504 1045 50 5/33 20.90 1 2
B Lee (Aus) v NZ 2000-2009 27 1321 1062 51 5/42 20.82 1 0
Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak) v India 1996-1999 28 1405 1057 51 5/45 20.72 1 2
Waqar Younis (Pak) v SA 1993-2002 29 1585 1309 52 5/25 25.17 2 2
J Srinath (India) v NZ 1992-2003 29 1538 1021 50 4/23 20.42 0 2
D Gough (Eng) v SA 1994-2005 29 1699 1084 51 4/29 21.25 0 3
M Muralitharan (SL) v Zim 1993-2008 29 1472 828 54 5/23 15.33 2 4
B Lee (Aus) v India 2000-2009 29 1383 1035 50 5/27 20.70 4 0
J Garner (WI) v Aus 1978-1987 30 1630 924 50 5/31 18.48 1 1
CEL Ambrose (WI) v Aus 1988-1996 30 1577 919 50 5/17 18.38 3 0
Waqar Younis (Pak) v SL 1989-1996 30 1463 1085 50 6/26 21.70 2 2
Wasim Akram (Pak) v NZ 1984-2001 30 1421 847 51 5/19 16.60 1 2
M Muralitharan (SL) v NZ 1994-2006 30 1716 1035 50 5/9 20.70 2 0

Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 2046: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Galle, 1st Test, Jun 22-25, 2012
• ODI # 3279: Ireland v Australia at Belfast, Only ODI, Jun 23, 2012
• T20I # 246: England v West Indies at Nottingham, Only T20I, Jun 24, 2012


Travis Basevi is a cricket statistician and UK Senior Programmer for ESPNcricinfo and other ESPN sports websites