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Records / Test matches / Batting records / Most fifties in career

Most fifties in career

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	50+	0
SR Tendulkar (India)	1989-2009	159	261	27	12773	248*	54.58	42	53	95	14
AR Border (Aus)	1978-1994	156	265	44	11174	205	50.56	27	63	90	11
RT Ponting (Aus)	1995-2009	136	229	26	11345	257	55.88	38	48	86	11
R Dravid (ICC/India)	1996-2009	134	233	27	10823	270	52.53	26	57	83	8
JH Kallis (ICC/SA)	1995-2009	131	221	33	10277	189*	54.66	31	51	82	10
BC Lara (ICC/WI)	1990-2006	131	232	6	11953	400*	52.88	34	48	82	17
SR Waugh (Aus)	1985-2004	168	260	46	10927	200	51.06	32	50	82	22
SM Gavaskar (India)	1971-1987	125	214	16	10122	236*	51.12	34	45	79	12
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1994-2009	121	206	32	8576	203*	49.28	21	52	73	13
Inzamam-ul-Haq (ICC/Pak)	1992-2007	120	200	22	8830	329	49.60	25	46	71	15
IVA Richards (WI)	1974-1991	121	182	12	8540	291	50.23	24	45	69	10
ME Waugh (Aus)	1991-2002	128	209	17	8029	153*	41.81	20	47	67	19
Javed Miandad (Pak)	1976-1993	124	189	21	8832	280*	52.57	23	43	66	6
GA Gooch (Eng)	1975-1995	118	215	6	8900	333	42.58	20	46	66	13
G Boycott (Eng)	1964-1982	108	193	23	8114	246*	47.72	22	42	64	10
MA Atherton (Eng)	1989-2001	115	212	7	7728	185*	37.69	16	46	62	20
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1997-2009	107	177	13	8747	374	53.33	26	35	61	11
MC Cowdrey (Eng)	1954-1975	114	188	15	7624	182	44.06	22	38	60	9
AJ Stewart (Eng)	1990-2003	133	235	21	8463	190	39.54	15	45	60	14
ML Hayden (Aus)	1994-2009	103	184	14	8625	380	50.73	30	29	59	14
MA Taylor (Aus)	1989-1999	104	186	13	7525	334*	43.49	19	40	59	5
CH Lloyd (WI)	1966-1985	110	175	14	7515	242*	46.67	19	39	58	4
DL Haynes (WI)	1978-1994	116	202	25	7487	184	42.29	18	39	57	10
DI Gower (Eng)	1978-1992	117	204	18	8231	215	44.25	18	39	57	7
GS Sobers (WI)	1954-1974	93	160	21	8032	365*	57.78	26	30	56	12
KF Barrington (Eng)	1955-1968	82	131	15	6806	256	58.67	20	35	55	5
GS Chappell (Aus)	1970-1984	87	151	19	7110	247*	53.86	24	31	55	12
G Kirsten (SA)	1993-2004	101	176	15	7289	275	45.27	21	34	55	13
GP Thorpe (Eng)	1993-2005	100	179	28	6744	200*	44.66	16	39	55	12
SP Fleming (NZ)	1994-2008	111	189	10	7172	274*	40.06	9	46	55	16
Mohammad Yousuf (Pak)	1998-2009	82	140	12	7023	223	54.86	24	29	53	8
VVS Laxman (India)	1996-2009	105	174	25	6741	281	45.24	14	39	53	11
JL Langer (Aus)	1993-2007	105	182	12	7696	250	45.27	23	30	53	11
CG Greenidge (WI)	1974-1991	108	185	16	7558	226	44.72	19	34	53	11
DC Boon (Aus)	1984-1996	107	190	20	7422	200	43.65	21	32	53	16
L Hutton (Eng)	1937-1955	79	138	15	6971	364	56.67	19	33	52	5
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2000-2009	85	142	10	7308	287	55.36	20	32	52	4
DB Vengsarkar (India)	1976-1992	116	185	22	6868	166	42.13	17	35	52	15
SC Ganguly (India)	1996-2008	113	188	17	7212	239	42.17	16	35	51	13

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (SSC), 2nd Test, Aug 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1932]

England v Australia at The Oval, 5th Test, Aug 20-23, 2009 [Test # 1931]

Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Galle, 1st Test, Aug 18-22, 2009 [Test # 1930]

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Sachin Tendulkar has scored nine ODI centuries against Australia, which is the highest for any player against a single team. He occupies second place too, for his eight hundreds against Sri Lanka. Sanath Jayasuriya, with seven against India, and Saeed Anwar, with seven against Sri Lanka, come in next.

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