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Sehwag reached his second triple-ton off only 278 balls, the fastest triple century in Test cricket, and his innings lasted 304 balls in total. The match ended in a draw. ^ The first ever Test triple hundred to be made against Sri Lanka, with the previous highest being Martin Crowe's 299. Khan brought up the milestone with a reverse sweep.
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. Kerr is also the youngest player ...
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]
As of September 2019, he holds fourth place for the most ODI centuries in a career, behind Virat Kohli (50 centuries), Sachin Tendulkar (49 centuries) and Ricky Ponting (30 centuries). [18] His second century, 134 against Pakistan in 1996, was scored at a strike rate of 206.15 and was the fastest century in ODI cricket at the time.
Players from all teams that have permanent ODI status have scored centuries. [6] [a] India leads the list, with ten centuries, followed by Sri Lanka, with seven. [b] [8] Alistair Campbell of Zimbabwe was the first to score a century in the tournament, when he made 100 against New Zealand during the inaugural edition. [5]
He is third (41) in the list of Test century-makers, behind Sachin Tendulkar (51) & Jacques Kallis (45). [3] Ponting's first Test century was achieved against England at Headingley in 1997, when he scored 127. His highest innings is 257, scored against India in late-2003 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
The ground has also been the scene of 57 One Day Internationals (ODIs), the first taking place in 1972. [3] The Englishman Billy Gunn became the first player to score a Test century at Old Trafford. Gunn's innings of 102 not out was made against Australia in 1893.