| Player | Age | Runs | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javed Miandad | 19y 140d | 206 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Karachi | 30 Oct 1976 | Test # 784 | |
| GA Headley | 20y 308d | 223 | West Indies | v England | Kingston | 3 Apr 1930 | Test # 193 | |
| VG Kambli | 21y 32d | 224 | India | v England | Wankhede | 19 Feb 1993 | Test # 1214 | |
| GS Sobers | 21y 213d | 365* | West Indies | v Pakistan | Kingston | 26 Feb 1958 | Test # 450 | |
| GC Smith | 21y 259d | 200 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | East London | 18 Oct 2002 | Test # 1619 | |
| DPMD Jayawardene | 21y 273d | 242 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 24 Feb 1999 | Test # 1445 | |
| SM Gavaskar | 21y 277d | 220 | India | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 13 Apr 1971 | Test # 686 | |
| KC Brathwaite | 21y 278d | 212 | West Indies | v Bangladesh | Kingstown | 5 Sep 2014 | Test # 2138 | |
| DG Bradman | 21y 304d | 254 | Australia | v England | Lord's | 27 Jun 1930 | Test # 195 | |
| JA Rudolph | 21y 355d | 222* | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 24 Apr 2003 | Test # 1640 | |
| L Hutton | 22y 58d | 364 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 20 Aug 1938 | Test # 266 | |
| DI Gower | 22y 102d | 200* | England | v India | Birmingham | 12 Jul 1979 | Test # 851 | |
| Z Crawley | 22y 200d | 267 | England | v Pakistan | Southampton | 21 Aug 2020 | Test # 2393 | |
| CH Gayle | 22y 280d | 204 | West Indies | v New Zealand | St George's | 28 Jun 2002 | Test # 1608 | |
| RG Pollock | 22y 307d | 209 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1966 | Test # 613 | |
| WJ Edrich | 22y 342d | 219 | England | v South Africa | Durban | 3 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 | |
| RB Kanhai | 23y 5d | 256 | West Indies | v India | Eden Gardens | 31 Dec 1958 | Test # 463 | |
| Hanif Mohammad | 23y 27d | 337 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 17 Jan 1958 | Test # 446 | |
| Nawab of Pataudi | 23y 34d | 203* | India | v England | Delhi | 8 Feb 1964 | Test # 556 | |
| LG Rowe | 23y 39d | 214 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Kingston | 16 Feb 1972 | Test # 693 | |
| KD Walters | 23y 55d | 242 | Australia | v West Indies | Sydney | 14 Feb 1969 | Test # 646 | |
| JE Root | 23y 164d | 200* | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 12 Jun 2014 | Test # 2124 | |
| EJ Barlow | 23y 165d | 201 | South Africa | v Australia | Adelaide | 24 Jan 1964 | Test # 553 | |
| BC Lara | 23y 245d | 277 | West Indies | v Australia | Sydney | 2 Jan 1993 | Test # 1208 | |
| Zaheer Abbas | 23y 314d | 274 | Pakistan | v England | Birmingham | 3 Jun 1971 | Test # 687 | |
| RR Sarwan | 23y 347d | 261* | West Indies | v Bangladesh | Kingston | 4 Jun 2004 | Test # 1703 | |
| DJ McGlew | 23y 360d | 255* | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 6 Mar 1953 | Test # 368 |
Ages are shown as at the start of the match concerned.
Only the first double-century by a player is shown.
Records include the following recent matches:
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington, 2nd Test, Mar 17-20, 2023 [Test # 2500]
India v Australia at Ahmedabad, 4th Test, Mar 9-13, 2023 [Test # 2499]
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Christchurch, 1st Test, Mar 9-13, 2023 [Test # 2498]
