Virender Sehwag in 2008
Virender Sehwag scored 23 centuries in Test matches and 15 in One Day Internationals for India.

Virender Sehwag is an Indian cricketer whose aggressive batting has found success at the top of the batting order.[1] He has scored centuries (100 or more runs) on 23 occasions in Test cricket and in 15 One Day International (ODI) matches but has not scored a century in a Twenty20 international.[1][2]

In Tests, Sehwag has scored centuries against all the Test-cricket playing nations except Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, and is fifth on the list of leading Test century makers for India.[3] In 2001, he became the eleventh Indian player to score a century on Test debut, with 105 runs against South Africa.[4] His centuries have been scored at fourteen cricket grounds, eight of which were outside India. He has made six scores of 200 runs or more,[5] of which a record three have come against Pakistan.[Notes 1][6][7] One such innings, the 254 in Lahore, had him involved in a 410-run partnership with Rahul Dravid, which came within 3 runs of breaking the record for the highest first-wicket partnership in Tests, set by Pankaj Roy and Vinoo Mankad.[8] The innings took only 247 balls and was the highest score at faster than a run a ball.[9] 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] It was also rated as one of the top 10 Test innings of all time by the ICC rankings, and received special mention along with his 201* in Galle, in which he carried his bat as he was named the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World in 2008.[12] He is one of the only four batsmen to score two triple centuries, alongside Sir Donald Bradman, Brian Lara and Chris Gayle.[1] He scored 12 centuries that have been converted to scores of 150 or greater, a record for the most consecutive hundreds of over 150.[13][14] He has been dismissed five times in the nineties.[15]

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.[17][18] Of these centuries, five were scored at home grounds and eight were at away (opposition's home) or neutral venues. His highest score of 219, the second highest ODI score for India was made against the West Indies at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore.[19] He has been dismissed five times in the nineties.[20]

Key

A cricketer bowling in front of largely empty stands. A single lit floodlight is visible in the background. Other cricketers can also be seen batting or fielding on the ground.
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, where Sehwag got his highest score, 319, versus South Africa
Key for centuries' lists
Symbol Meaning
* Remained not out
† Man of the match
‡ Captained the Indian cricket team
Balls Balls faced
Pos. Position in the batting order
Inn. The innings of the match
Test The number of the Test match played in that series
S/R Strike rate during the innings
H/A/N Venue was at home (India), away or neutral
Date Date the match was held, or the starting date of match for Test matches
Lost The match was lost by India.
Won The match was won by India.
Drawn The match was drawn.

Test centuries

Test cricket centuries scored by Virender Sehwag[21]
No. Score Balls Against Pos. Inn. Test S/R Venue H/A/N Date Result Ref
1 105 173  South Africa 6 1 1/2 60.69 Springbok Park, Bloemfontein Away 3 November 2001 Lost [22]
2 106 183  England 2 1 2/4 57.92 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Away 8 August 2002 Drawn [23]
3 147 † 206  West Indies 2 1 1/3 71.35 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Home 9 October 2002 Won [24]
4 130 225  New Zealand 2 2 2/2 57.77 Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali Home 18 October 2003 Drawn [25]
5 195 233  Australia 2 1 3/4 83.69 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Away 26 December 2003 Lost [26]
6 309 † 375  Pakistan 2 1 1/3 82.40 Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Away 28 March 2004 Won [27]
7 155 221  Australia 2 2 2/4 70.13 M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Home 15 October 2004 Drawn [28]
8 164 228  South Africa 1 2 1/2 71.92 Green Park, Kanpur Home 23 November 2004 Drawn [29]
9 173 244  Pakistan 2 2 1/3 70.90 Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali Home 10 March 2005 Drawn [30]
10 201 262  Pakistan 2 2 3/3 76.71 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Home 26 March 2005 Lost [31]
11 254 † 247  Pakistan 1 2 1/3 102.83 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Away 16 January 2006 Drawn [32]
12 180 † 190  West Indies 2 1 2/4 94.73 Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet Away 10 June 2006 Drawn [33]
13 151 236  Australia 1 3 4/4 63.98 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Away 28 January 2008 Drawn [34]
14 319 † 304  South Africa 2 2 1/3 104.93 M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Home 28 March 2008 Drawn [35]
15 201* † 231  Sri Lanka 2 1 2/3 87.01 Galle International Stadium, Galle Away 31 July 2008 Won [36]
16 131 122  Sri Lanka 2 1 2/3 107.37 Green Park, Kanpur Home 24 November 2009 Won [37]
17 293 † 254  Sri Lanka 2 1 3/3 115.35 Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Home 3 December 2009 Won [38]
18 109 139  South Africa 2 1 1/2 78.41 Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur Home 8 February 2010 Lost [39]
19 165 174  South Africa 2 1 2/2 94.82 Eden Gardens, Kolkata Home 15 February 2010 Won [40]
20 109 118  Sri Lanka 2 2 1/3 92.37 Galle International Stadium, Galle Away 20 July 2010 Lost [41]
21 109 105  Sri Lanka 2 2 3/3 103.80 Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo Away 5 August 2010 Won [42]
22 173 199  New Zealand 2 1 1/3 86.93 Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad Home 4 November 2010 Drawn [43]
23 117 117  England 2 1 1/4 100.00 Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad Home 15 November 2012 Won [44]

ODI centuries

ODI cricket centuries scored by Virender Sehwag[45]
No. Score Balls Against Pos. Inn. S/R Venue H/A/N Date Result Ref
1 100 † 70  New Zealand 2 2 142.85 Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo Neutral 2 August 2001 Won [46]
2 126 † 104  England 1 2 121.15 R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Neutral 22 September 2002 Won [47]
3 114* † 82  West Indies 2 2 139.02 Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot Home 12 November 2002 Won [48]
4 108 † 119  New Zealand 2 2 90.75 McLean Park, Napier Away 29 December 2002 Lost [49]
5 112 † 139  New Zealand 2 2 80.57 Eden Park, Auckland Away 11 January 2003 Won [50]
6 130 † 134  New Zealand 1 1 97.01 Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad Home 15 November 2003 Won [51]
7 108 † 95  Pakistan 1 1 113.68 Nehru Stadium, Kochi Home 2 April 2005 Won [52]
8 114 † 87  Bermuda 3 1 131.03 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain Neutral 19 March 2007 Won [53]
9 119 95  Pakistan 2 2 125.26 National Stadium, Karachi Away 26 June 2008 Won [54]
10 116 90  Sri Lanka 1 1 128.80 R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Away 3 February 2009 Won [55]
11 125* † 74  New Zealand 2 2 168.91 Seddon Park, Hamilton Away 11 March 2009 Won [56]
12 146 † 102  Sri Lanka 1 1 143.13 Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot Home 15 December 2009 Won [57]
13 110 † 93  New Zealand 1 1 118.20 Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla Neutral 25 August 2010 Won [58]
14 175 † 140  Bangladesh 1 1 125.00 Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Away 19 February 2011 Won [59]
15 219 † ‡ 149  West Indies 2 1 146.97 Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore Home 8 December 2011 Won [60]

Notes

  1. ^ Kumar Sangakkara is the other player with three double centuries against Pakistan.

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