South Africa’s HA Amla and AB de Villiers scored hundreds against West Indies at North Sound on 22.05.2010 and South Africa won the match by 66 runs. (D/L method)
*** This was the 84th occasion when two batsmen from the same team scored century in the history of ODI.
*** This was the 6th time two batsmen from South Africa scored hundreds in the same ODI match. However South Africa won the five times while lost one match.
*** Incidentally on six occasion the rival team’s two batsmen posted centuries against South Africa and five of them were able to won the match.
*** India beat South Africa by 3 wickets at Cochin on 09.03.2000 when G Kirsten (115) and HH Gibbs (111) scored hundreds.
*** India is on top of the list as there are 21 occasion when TWO Indian batsmen scored centuries in the same ODI. The others are : Pakistan 18, Australia 10, Afghanistan 1, England 6, Ireland 1, Kenya 1, Netherlands 1, New Zealand 1, Scotland 1, South Africa 6, Sri Lanka 8, West Indies 7, Asia Xi 1 and Zimbabwe 1.