7 Test Records Held by Tagenarine Chanderpaul in His Young Career?

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By Aniket Kuila | October 04,2025

Largest West Indies Opening Partnership

He and Kraigg Brathwaite smashed together 336 massive runs for the first wicket, which is the highest-ever for any West Indies opening pair.

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Scored More Than His Dad's Best

Tagenarine scored an unbeaten 207* in his first hundred, better by four runs than his father's (Shivnarine) highest score in Test cricket, 203*.

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Father and Son Test Centurions

He joined his father Shivnarine as one of only twelve father-son pairs in the history of cricket to have ever both scored a century in Test matches.

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First Openers to Bat 100 Overs (since 2000)

He and Brathwaite were the first opening pair since 2000 to carry their side for more than 100 overs in a Test innings.

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Both Openers Got 150+ Scores

During their record-breaking stand, he and his partner made history as the first West Indies openers to both score 150 or more.

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Unique Father-Son First-Class Feat

In 2017, they became the first father-son combination since 1931 to score fifties in the same first-class match.

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Batted Across All Five Test Days

He and Brathwaite are the only two players in Test history to bat on all five days of a single Test.

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