List of international cricket centuries at the Feroz Shah Kotla
The Feroz Shah Kotla is a cricket ground in Delhi, India.[1] The ground has hosted 30 Test matches, the first of these was in 1948 between India and the West Indies.[2] 16 One Day Internationals (ODIs) have also been played at the ground, the first in 1982 between India and Sri Lanka.[3]
The West Indian Clyde Walcott became the first Test centurion at the Feroz Shah Kotla when he made 152 against India in 1948. The record for the highest Test century at the ground belongs to the New Zealander Bert Sutcliffe, Sutcliffe scored 230 not out against India in 1955. The highest score by an Indian at the ground is 227 which was made by Vinod Kambli against Zimbabwe in 1993. Sunil Gavaskar has scored the most Test centuries at the ground with 4.[4]
Six ODI centuries have been scored at the Feroz Shah Kotla, the Sri Lankan Roy Dias scored the first in 1982 with 102 against India. The Australian Ricky Ponting holds the record for the highest ODI score at the ground with 145 from 158 balls which was made against Zimbabwe in 1998.[5]
Key
- * denotes that the batsman was not out.
- Inns. denotes the number of the innings in the match.
- Balls denotes the number of balls faced in an innings.
- NR denotes that the number of balls was not recorded.
- Parentheses next to the player's score denotes his century number at the Feroz Shah Kotla.
- The column title Date refers to the date the match started.
- The column title Result refers to whether the player's team won,[6][7] lost[8][9] or if the match was drawn.[10]
Test centuries
The following table summarises the Test centuries scored at the Feroz Shah Kotla.[4]
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
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1 | 152 | Walcott, ClydeClyde Walcott | West Indies | NR | 1 | India | 10 November 1948 | Drawn |
2 | 101 | Gomez, GerryGerry Gomez | West Indies | NR | 1 | India | 10 November 1948 | Drawn |
3 | 128 | Weekes, EvertonEverton Weekes | West Indies | NR | 1 | India | 10 November 1948 | Drawn |
4 | 107 | Christiani, RobertRobert Christiani | West Indies | NR | 1 | India | 10 November 1948 | Drawn |
5 | 114* | Adhikari, HemuHemu Adhikari | India | NR | 2 | West Indies | 10 November 1948 | Drawn |
6 | 154 | Merchant, VijayVijay Merchant | India | NR | 2 | England | 2 November 1951 | Drawn |
7 | 164* | Hazare, VijayVijay Hazare | India | NR | 2 | England | 2 November 1951 | Drawn |
8 | 137* | Watkins, AllanAllan Watkins | England | NR | 3 | India | 2 November 1951 | Drawn |
9 | 230* | Sutcliffe, BertBert Sutcliffe | New Zealand | NR | 1 | India | 16 December 1955 | Drawn |
10 | 119* | Reid, JohnJohn Reid | New Zealand | NR | 1 | India | 16 December 1955 | Drawn |
11 | 177 | Manjrekar, VijayVijay Manjrekar (1/2) | India | NR | 2 | New Zealand | 16 December 1955 | Drawn |
12 | 109 | Borde, ChanduChandu Borde | India | NR | 1 | West Indies | 6 February 1959 | Drawn |
13 | 123 | Holt, JohnJohn Holt | West Indies | NR | 2 | India | 6 February 1959 | Drawn |
14 | 100 | Smith, CollieCollie Smith | West Indies | NR | 2 | India | 6 February 1959 | Drawn |
15 | 100* | Solomon, JoeJoe Solomon | West Indies | NR | 2 | India | 6 February 1959 | Drawn |
16 | 114 | Harvey, NeilNeil Harvey | Australia | NR | 2 | India | 12 December 1959 | Won |
17 | 112 | Umrigar, PollyPolly Umrigar | India | NR | 1 | Pakistan | 8 February 1961 | Drawn |
18 | 101 | Mohammad, MushtaqMushtaq Mohammad | Pakistan | NR | 2 | India | 8 February 1961 | Drawn |
19 | 127 | Jaisimha, MotganhalliMotganhalli Jaisimha | India | NR | 1 | England | 13 December 1961 | Drawn |
20 | 189* | Manjrekar, VijayVijay Manjrekar (2/2) | India | NR | 1 | England | 13 December 1961 | Drawn |
21 | 113* | Barrington, KenKen Barrington | England | NR | 2 | India | 13 December 1961 | Drawn |
22 | 105 | Singh, HanumantHanumant Singh | India | NR | 1 | England | 8 February 1964 | Drawn |
23 | 151 | Cowdrey, ColinColin Cowdrey | England | NR | 2 | India | 8 February 1964 | Drawn |
24 | 100 | Kunderan, BudhiBudhi Kunderan | India | NR | 3 | England | 8 February 1964 | Drawn |
25 | 203* | Nawab of Pataudi, Nawab of Pataudi (1/2) | India | NR | 3 | England | 8 February 1964 | Drawn |
26 | 106 | Sardesai, DilipDilip Sardesai | India | NR | 2 | New Zealand | 19 March 1965 | Won |
27 | 113 | Nawab of Pataudi, Nawab of Pataudi (2/2) | India | NR | 2 | New Zealand | 19 March 1965 | Won |
28 | 138 | Chappell, IanIan Chappell | Australia | NR | 1 | India | 28 November 1969 | Lost |
29 | 192* | Richards, VivViv Richards (1/2) | West Indies | NR | 2 | India | 11 December 1974 | Won |
30 | 179 | Amiss, DennisDennis Amiss | England | 397 | 1 | India | 17 December 1976 | Won |
31 | 120 | Gavaskar, SunilSunil Gavaskar (1/3) | India | NR | 1 | West Indies | 24 January 1979 | Drawn |
32 | 109 | Vengsarkar, DilipDilip Vengsarkar (1/4) | India | NR | 1 | West Indies | 24 January 1979 | Drawn |
33 | 126* | Dev, KapilKapil Dev | India | 124 | 1 | West Indies | 24 January 1979 | Drawn |
34 | 115 | Gavaskar, SunilSunil Gavaskar (2/3) | India | 238 | 1 | Australia | 13 October 1979 | Drawn |
35 | 131 | Viswanath, GundappaGundappa Viswanath (1/2) | India | 207 | 1 | Australia | 13 October 1979 | Drawn |
36 | 100* | Sharma, YashpalYashpal Sharma | India | 239 | 1 | Australia | 13 October 1979 | Drawn |
37 | 146* | Vengsarkar, DilipDilip Vengsarkar (2/4) | India | 370 | 4 | Pakistan | 4 December 1979 | Drawn |
38 | 105 | Boycott, GeoffGeoff Boycott | England | 285 | 1 | India | 23 December 1981 | Drawn |
39 | 149 | Tavaré, ChrisChris Tavaré | England | 303 | 1 | India | 23 December 1981 | Drawn |
40 | 107 | Viswanath, GundappaGundappa Viswanath (2/2) | India | 200 | 2 | England | 23 December 1981 | Drawn |
41 | 121 | Gavaskar, SunilSunil Gavaskar (3/3) | India | 128 | 1 | West Indies | 29 October 1983 | Drawn |
42 | 159 | Vengsarkar, DilipDilip Vengsarkar (3/4) | India | 238 | 1 | West Indies | 29 October 1983 | Drawn |
43 | 103 | Lloyd, CliveClive Lloyd | West Indies | 202 | 2 | India | 29 October 1983 | Drawn |
44 | 160 | Robinson, TimTim Robinson | England | 390 | 2 | India | 12 December 1984 | Won |
45 | 102 | Vengsarkar, DilipDilip Vengsarkar (4/4) | India | 257 | 3 | West Indies | 25 November 1987 | Lost |
46 | 109* | Richards, VivViv Richards (2/2) | West Indies | 111 | 4 | India | 25 November 1987 | Won |
47 | 227 | Kambli, VinodVinod Kambli | India | 301 | 1 | Zimbabwe | 13 March 1993 | Won |
48 | 115 | Flower, AndyAndy Flower (1/2) | Zimbabwe | 236 | 2 | India | 13 March 1993 | Lost |
49 | 152 | Mongia, NayanNayan Mongia | India | 366 | 2 | Australia | 10 October 1996 | Won |
50 | 183* | Flower, AndyAndy Flower (2/2) | Zimbabwe | 351 | 1 | India | 18 November 2000 | Lost |
51 | 200* | Dravid, RahulRahul Dravid | India | 350 | 2 | Zimbabwe | 18 November 2000 | Won |
52 | 122 | Tendulkar, SachinSachin Tendulkar (1/2) | India | 233 | 2 | Zimbabwe | 18 November 2000 | Won |
53 | 136 | Ganguly, SouravSourav Ganguly | India | 284 | 2 | Zimbabwe | 28 February 2002 | Won |
54 | 109 | Tendulkar, SachinSachin Tendulkar (2/2) | India | 196 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 10 December 2005 | Won |
55 | 206 | Gambhir, GautamGautam Gambhir | India | 380 | 1 | Australia | 29 October 2008 | Drawn |
56 | 200* | Laxman, VVSVVS Laxman | India | 301 | 1 | Australia | 29 October 2008 | Drawn |
57 | 112 | Clarke, MichaelMichael Clarke | Australia | 253 | 2 | India | 29 October 2008 | Drawn |
58 | 118 | Chanderpaul, ShivnarineShivnarine Chanderpaul | West Indies | 196 | 1 | India | 6 November 2011 | Lost |
59 | 127 | Rahane, AjinkyaAjinkya Rahane (1/2) | India | 215 | 1 | South Africa | 3 December 2015 | Won |
60 | 100* | Rahane, AjinkyaAjinkya Rahane (2/2) | India | 206 | 3 | South Africa | 3 December 2015 | Won |
One Day International centuries
The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at the Feroz Shah Kotla.[5]
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 102 | Dias, RoyRoy Dias | Sri Lanka | 114 | 1 | India | 15 September 1982 | Lost |
2 | 137 | Tendulkar, SachinSachin Tendulkar | India | 137 | 1 | Sri Lanka | 2 March 1996 | Lost |
3 | 145 | Ponting, RickyRicky Ponting | Australia | 158 | 1 | Zimbabwe | 11 April 1998 | Won |
4 | 105 | Knight, NickNick Knight | England | 131 | 1 | India | 31 January 2002 | Won |
5 | 107* | de Villiers, ABAB de Villiers | South Africa | 105 | 2 | West Indies | 24 February 2011 | Won |
6 | 112* | Kohli, ViratVirat Kohli | India | 98 | 2 | England | 17 October 2011 | Won |
7 | 118 | Williamson, KaneKane Williamson | New Zealand | 128 | 1 | India | 20 October 2016 | Won |
References
- ↑ "Feroz Shah Kotla — Cricinfo profile". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ↑ "Statsguru: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi / Test matches / Match result list". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ↑ "Statsguru: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi / One-Day Internationals matches / Match result list". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- 1 2 "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- 1 2 "Statsguru: One-Day Internationals / Batting records / Innings by innings list". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ↑ "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Won". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ↑ "Statsguru: One Day International matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Won". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ↑ "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Lost". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ↑ "Statsguru: One Day International matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Lost". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ↑ "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Drawn". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 August 2011.