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Sehwag is the first Indian to score a triple century (300 or more runs), and has done so twice—309 against Pakistan in Multan in 2004 and 319 against South Africa in Chennai in 2008. [10] The latter is the fastest triple century in Test cricket, the 300 coming up off just 278 balls, and is also the highest score with a strike rate over 100. [11]
At that time Sehwag became the second player to score a double century in Men's One Day Internationals. In women's cricket Amelia Kerr of New Zealand set a new highest individual score in women's ODI when she broke Belinda Clark 's 21-year-old record on 13 June 2018, scoring an unbeaten 232 runs against Ireland .
In March 2009, Sehwag smashed what was until then the fastest century ever scored by an Indian in ODI cricket, from 60 balls. [10] On 8 December 2011, he hit his maiden double century in ODI cricket, against West Indies, becoming the second batsman after Sachin Tendulkar to reach the landmark. [11]
Virender Sehwag India: Holkar ... First man to achieve an ODI double century; 219 8 December 2011: Virendar Sehwag
He is the first Indian Wicket-Keeper Batsman to score a Double Century in Test Cricket and 7th Wicket-Keeper in Test Cricket to do so. [4] 14 ODI centuries have been made at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium. The first of these was scored by the Australian Geoff Marsh who made 110 in 1987.
Sehwag is also the first batsman to be involved in two double century stands, 213 for the first wicket and a 268 run partnership for the second wicket. This also the first time that a double century stand has occurred for the first and second wicket in an innings. Each of Sehwag's last ten centuries have been greater than 150. In the 14 innings ...
Australia's Usman Khawaja celebrates after scoring a double century during day two of the first test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025.
Rahul Sharma (Ind) made his ODI debut. Virender Sehwag's score of 219 broke the previous record for the highest individual ODI score by Sachin Tendulkar. It was the second double-century by a batsman in ODI cricket. The innings consisted of 25 fours and 7 sixes, hitting 65% of his runs with boundaries. [5]