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Thursday, August 26, 2010

TWO centuries in an ODI

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.