Amir Jangoo is in sensational form for the West Indies in the first Test of the ongoing two-match series against Sri Lanka. In the series opener at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua, the 28-year-old left-handed wicketkeeper-batter has scored a magnificent double century for the hosts. At the end of 149 overs of the West Indies’ first innings on Day 3, he was unbeaten on 226 off 370 balls, having struck 19 fours and two sixes.
Jangoo’s unbeaten 226 has helped him break the record for the highest individual score by a West Indies batter in a World Test Championship (WTC) match.
Before Jangoo’s innings, the record was held by Kyle Mayers, who made an unbeaten 210 off 310 balls against Bangladesh in the fourth innings of the Test
played in Chattogram from February 3 to 7, 2021.
Highest individual scores in WTC for the West Indies
| PLAYER | RUNS | BALLS | 4/6s | AGAINST | VENUE | START DATE |
| Amir Jangoo | 226* | 370* | 19/2 | Sri Lanka | North Sound | June 25, 2026 |
| Kyle Mayers | 210* | 310 | 20/7 | Bangladesh | Chattogram | February 3, 2021 |
| Justin Greaves | 202* | 388 | 19/0 | New Zealand | Christchurch | December 2, 2025 |
| Roston Chase | 175* | 306* | 11/2 | Sri Lanka | North Sound | June 25, 2026 |
| Kraigg Brathwaite | 160 | 489 | 17/0 | England | Bridgetown | March 16, 2022 |
| Kyle Mayers | 146 | 208 | 18/2 | Bangladesh | Gros Islet | June 24, 2022 |
| Shai Hope | 140 | 234 | 15/2 | New Zealand | Christchurch | December 2, 2025 |
| Kraigg Brathwaite | 126 | 311 | 13/0 | Sri Lanka | North Sound | March 29, 2021 |
| Kavem Hodge | 123* | 275 | 15/0 | New Zealand | Mount Maunganui | December 18, 2025 |
| Nkrumah Bonner | 123 | 355 | 12/1 | England | North Sound | March 8, 2022 |
Apart from Mayers and Jangoo, only one other West Indies batter—Justin Greaves—has scored a double century in a WTC match.
Greaves remained unbeaten on 202 in the fourth innings of the Christchurch Test in December 2025.
The overall record for the highest individual score in a WTC match belongs to Australia’s David Warner, who smashed an unbeaten 335 against Pakistan in the Adelaide Test played from November 29 to December 2, 2019.
Highest individual scores in WTC
| PLAYER | COUNTRY | RUNS | BALLS | 4/6s | AGAINST | VENUE | DATE |
| David Warner | Australia | 335* | 418 | 39/1 | Pakistan | Adelaide | 2019 |
| Harry Brook | England | 317 | 322 | 29/3 | Pakistan | Multan | 2024 |
| Shubman Gill | India | 269 | 387 | 30/3 | England | Birmingham | 2025 |
| Zak Crawley | England | 267 | 393 | 34/1 | Pakistan | Southampton | 2020 |
| Joe Root | England | 262 | 375 | 17/0 | Pakistan | Multan | 2024 |
| Ryan Rickelton | South Africa | 259 | 343 | 29/3 | Pakistan | Cape Town | 2025 |
| Virat Kohli | India | 254* | 336 | 33/2 | South Africa | Pune | 2019 |
| Tom Latham | New Zealand | 252 | 373 | 34/2 | Bangladesh | Christchurch | 2022 |
| Kane Williamson | New Zealand | 251 | 412 | 34/2 | West Indies | Hamilton | 2020 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | Sri Lanka | 244 | 437 | 26/0 | Bangladesh | Pallekele | 2021 |
England’s Harry Brook is the only other batter to have scored a triple century in a WTC match. The right-hander from Yorkshire hammered 317 off 322 balls against Pakistan in the first innings of the Test in Multan in October 2024.
Jangoo’s double century in the ongoing Test also made him only the third West Indies batter, after Brian Lara and Chris Gayle, to score 200 or more runs in a Test match against Sri Lanka.
