Record for Fifty plus scores in consecutive Test matches

A few batsmen have enjoyed dream runs in their careers with fifty plus scores in a number of consecutive Tests. The following are the players to have scored fifties in the most number of consecutive Test matches.
1. AB de Villiers (12 Matches)

A man for all seasons and formats, AB de Villiers is currently the best batsman of the world, all formats taken together. He made fifty plus scores in 12 consecutive matches from 30 November 2012 to 20 February 2014. It all started with a century in the 2 innings of the third Test of South Africa’s Australian tour, when AB scored 169 off 184 balls, helping South Africa amass 569 runs. Unfortunately, the streak did came to an end against Australia at Port Elizabeth. He scored 1390 runs during this phase at an average of 77.22.

2. Sir Vivian Richards (11 Matches)

Surely among the most intimidating batsmen of all time, Viv Richards enjoyed a statistically golden run from 23 January 1976 to 18 February 1977, spanning 11 matches. The string began with a century against Australia at Adelaide and came to a halt at Bridgetown against Pakistan. This chain included his 291 off 386 balls against England at the Oval, which is probably his greatest Test innings, and another double century against the same opposition- 232 at Nottingham. 1788 runs were scored by him in these 11 matches at a whopping average of 94.11, with 7 hundreds and 6 fifties.

3. Gautam Gambhir (11 Matches)

The next on the list is Gautam Gambhir, again with 11 matches. The left-handed Indian batsman enjoyed a run of sublime form in late 2008, 2009 and early 2010, during which period he also became the best Test batsman in the world according to ICC Test Rankings. The run extended from 17 October 2008 to 24 January 2010, when under the guidance of Gary Kirsten, he and Virender Sehwag made one of the world’s best opening pairs. This run included his highest score of 206 against Australia at Delhi, and his acclaimed performances against New Zealand in 2009. His 1708 runs in these 11 matches came at an average of 89.89.

4. Virender Sehwag (11 Matches)

Viru’s streak was in a nascent stage when Gambhir’s was in a closing one. Sehwag’s string of 11 consecutive matches with fifty plus scores started against Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad on 16 November 2009, with scores of 16 and 51 and ended with scores of 59 and 17 against Australia at Mohali on 1 October 2010. However, it did include his annihilating innings of 293 off 254 balls against Sri Lanka and in addition, 5 other centuries – three against Lanka and two against South Africa. Gary Kirsten was an influential factor in his case as well. He scored 1358 runs during this period, averaging 79.88.

5. Mominul Haque (11 Matches)

And the last but not the least on the list is Bangladeshi batsman Mominul Haque, again with 11 matches, and his run is not yet over. If he scores a fifty against India in the upcoming match, he would go on to join AB de Villiers at the top of this list. The 23-year old batsman’s first fifty in this string came with 181 against New Zealand in October 2013, a phase in which he has scored four centuries (including 181). His latest fifty plus scores came against Pakistan at Dhaka and Khulna. He averages 65.11 in this streak, having scored 1172 runs.