Quickest to 2000 runs against the same team

• Least innings to score 2000 runs against the same opposition - Tests
  
• Least innings to score 1000 runs against the same opposition - Tests
  
• Least matches to take 100 wickets against the same opposition - Tests
  
• Least matches to take 50 wickets against the same opposition - Tests
  
• Least innings to score 1000 runs against the same opposition - ODIs
  
• Least matches to take 50 wickets against the same opposition - ODIs
  

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

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