Batters Dismissed in 190s Most Times in Test cricket

Getting out in cricket is never a good feeling, and it is even more heartbreaking for a batter when he/she gets dismissed nearing a personal milestone. While we saw the list of batters getting out in the 90s most times in Tests, we now focus on most dismissals for a batter when they were in their 190s.

Making a century is hard in Tests, converting it into a double century or more is much harder and demands a high level of concentration and patience. Hence it is a tough pill to swallow as a batter if you are getting in the 190s, as the opportunity to score a double century comes rare. Many players have missed their chances of scoring a double ton just by a whisker, and we will list them based on the occurrences of them getting out in the 190s.

Most Dismissals in 190s in Test Cricket

Key Stats:

Sixty-five batters have been dismissed between 190 and 199 in Test cricket, with Mohammad Yousuf of Pakistan leading with most dismissals in that range. The legendary Asian batter has hit three double centuries in his illustrious Test career. Especially the year 2006 belongs to him.

15: Fourteen other batters have been dismissed more than once in a Test inning between 190 & 199. Apart from the players mentioned above, Steven Smith, Marcus Trescothick, Michael Vaughan, Everton Weekes, and Younis Khan are the other batters to have been dismissed in the 190s more than once.

2: Among them, Ian Chappell and Mohammad Azharuddin never got to score a double century in their respective Test careers.

On the contrary, Kumar Sangakkara made a whopping 11 Test double tons, and Brian Lara scored nine. Sir Don Bradman, who made 12 double centuries in Tests, has not been dismissed in the 190s even once.

Kusal Mendis and Steven Smith are the only active players on this list to have been dismissed in the 190s more than once. The other current Test batters to have been got out in the 190s are Ollie Pope, Joe Root, KL Rahul, Mushfiqur Rahim, Kane Williamson, Babar Azam, Dimuth Karunaratne, Daryl Mitchell, and Angelo Mathews.

12: The number of batters among the 65 to have been dismissed exactly while being on 199. KL Rahul and Angelo Mathews are two active cricketers to have been in dismissed in this mark.