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Sachin Tendulkar is the only player to have scored 5 Test centuries at the ground. A century in each innings of a match has been achieved twice at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium. The Sri Lankan Duleep Mendis made 2 innings of 105 against India in 1982 and the Englishman Andrew Strauss scored 123 and 108 in 2008, also against India.
He was the first batsman to score a double century in ODIs, which he scored against South Africa at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior in 2010. [b] He has scored 19 ODI centuries in India, compared to 30 in away or neutral venues. Seven of these centuries were hit at the Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium. He has been dismissed 18 times ...
A qualification of 15 overall centuries is used for entry onto the men's list. To date, 127 cricketers have scored 15 or more international centuries, 83 of whom went on to score 20 or more centuries, 44 have scored 30 or more centuries, and 21 have a total of 40 or more centuries.
Zaheer Abbas became the first player to score an ODI century at the ground. He scored 123 against Sri Lanka in 1982. Ijaz Ahmed holds the record for highest ODI score at the ground with 139 not out. [4] The first player to score a T20I century at Gaddafi Stadium was Mohammad Rizwan, who scored 104* against South Africa in February 2021. [5]
On 18 January 2023, Shubman Gill became the second youngest player to score a double century. He was 23 years and 123 days old. His score of 208 runs against New Zealand in the first ODI of the 2023 India vs New Zealand ODI Series made him the fifth Indian and eleventh overall to score a double century. [32]
In 1992, Andy Flower of Zimbabwe – making his ODI debut in a World Cup – scored a century. [c] [11] In the 2023 tournament, 40 centuries were scored, while the 1979 competition had just two centuries. Seven centuries have been scored in the finals; [12] out of which six resulted in victories. [13]
As of February 2016, 32 Test centuries have been scored at the stadium. India's Chetan Sharma was the first player to score an ODI century at the ground. He made 101 not out against England during the Nehru Cup (1989). [7] Shahid Afridi's 45-ball century against India in April 2005 at the venue is the fastest century scored in India. [8]
In ODIs, Sehwag has scored centuries against six opponents. His maiden century was made against New Zealand at the Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo in 2001. He has scored a record five centuries in matches between them and India. [16] One such century in Hamilton in 2009 was the fastest by an Indian, coming from 60 deliveries.