In this quiz, you have to name the players who have the highest individual scores on their men’s Test debut.
A teen debutant for South Africa is the latest entrant to the list, for his 160-ball 153 in the first innings of the series opener against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo. At 19 years 93 days, he also became the youngest from his country to score a men’s Test hundred and the 10th youngest overall. His 153 is the 24th highest score by a Test batter on debut.
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Apart from him, 25 other players have crossed the 150-run mark on debut, with the previous such instance being 171, scored by an India opener against the West Indies in 2023.
Overall, seven players have scored double-hundreds on men's Test debut. Notably, the last two Test double-centuries on debut came in 2021 after an 18-year drought. Of those, the first was scored by a West Indian all-rounder, whose unbeaten 210 in the fourth innings powered a record 395-run chase against Bangladesh on a spin-friendly Chattogram pitch. This remains the fifth-highest successful fourth-innings chase in Test history and the highest-ever fourth-innings chase in Asia.
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Just four months later, a New Zealand opener replicated the feat with a double-century against England at Lord’s, preceding the 2021 World Test Championship final that New Zealand won.
Name all 26 players who have scored at least 150 runs in an innings on their Test debut. Use the hints provided: their full name, team, and debut year. You have five minutes to complete this quiz.
Data correct as of June 30, 2025.
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