List of cricketers who scored a century in their hundredth One Day International

Chris Gayle is the youngest player to score a century as well as has the highest individual score by any batsman in hundredth One Day International match.

In cricket, a batsman reaches a century when he scores 100 or more runs in a single innings. A century is regarded as a landmark score for a batsman, and his number of centuries is generally recorded in his career statistics. ^{[1] [2]} For a player to score a century (100 runs or more) in their hundredth One Day International (ODI) match is considered a notable achievement. ^{[3] [4] [5]} As of 2021, 266 cricketers have played in at least 100 ODIs, ^[6] while among them, only 9 batsmen have achieved the milestone of hitting a century in their hundredth ODI. ^[7]

The first player to score a century in his hundredth ODI match was West Indian Gordon Greenidge, who smashed an unbeaten 102 runs off 154 balls against Pakistan, on 18 October 1988, during the 1988–89 Champions Trophy. ^[8] Scoring the century, Greenidge also holds the record for being the only cricketer, who scored a century in both 100th Test and One Day International appearance. ^[9] On 19 January 1999, Chris Cairns slammed 115 runs off just 80 balls in his 100th ODI match against India, which was also the fastest century by a batsman in hundredth ODI. ^{[10] [11]} The youngest player to achieve this milestone was Chris Gayle, who scored an unbeaten century against England, on 6 July 2004, at the age of 24, while his score of 132 is also the highest individual score in one's 100th ODI. ^{[12] [13]} Indian prolific batsman Shikhar Dhawan is the most recent player to hit a century in hundredth ODI match, doing so on 10 February 2018, against South Africa. ^[14]

The West Indies is the only team to have had more than one different player scoring a century in their hundredth ODI match. The West Indies have had three different players to achieve this feat, the most of any country. While the West Indies and Sri Lanka are also the only losing teams to have experienced a player scoring century in hundredth ODI. ^{[15] [16]}

Key

Key

Symbol	Meaning
Runs	Number of runs scored by the batsman
Inn	Innings in which the batsman made a century
Date	Date on which the match started

List of players

No.	Name	Runs	Inn	Team	Opposition	Venue	Date	Result	Coverage
1	Gordo Greenidge	102*	2	West Indies	Pakistan	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah	18 October 1988	Lost [17]	[8]
2	Chris Cairns	115
3	Yousuf Youhana	129
4	Kumar Sangakkara	101
5	Chris Gayle	132*
6	Marcus Trescothick	100*
7	Ramnaresh Sarwan	115*
8	David Warner	124
9	Shikhar Dhawan	109
Last updated: 6 June 2021 [18]

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