Rival skippers scoring centuries in the same test
F du Plessis of South Africa and V Kohli of India scored 120 and 112 respectively in the one day game between South Africa and India at Durban on 01.02.18 to provide the fourth occasion of rival skippers scoring centuries in the history of one day games. All such occasions are tabulated below.
It is interesting to note that out of the four occasions, India figures in three occasions. Indian captain V Kohli appears in three occasions. The feat at Ranchi is unique as the rival skippers – AD Mathews of Sri Lanka and V Kohli of India scored an identical score of 139 not out.
No | No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
1 | 1 | WTS Porterfield | 112 | 1 | Ire | Eng | Dublin (M) | 03 Sep 2013 |
2 | EJG Morgan | 124* | 2 | Eng | Ire | Dublin (M) | 03 Sep 2013 | |
2 | 1 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 117 | 1 | Ban | Ind | Fatullah | 26 Feb 2014 |
2 | V Kohli | 136 | 2 | Ind | Ban | Fatullah | 26 Feb 2014 | |
3 | 1 | AD Mathews | 139* | 1 | Srl | Ind | Ranchi | 16 Nov 2014 |
2 | V Kohli | 139* | 2 | Ind | Srl | Ranchi | 16 Nov 2014 | |
4 | 1 | F du Plessis | 120 | 1 | RSA | Ind | Durban | 01 Feb 2018 |
2 | V Kohli | 112 | 2 | Ind | RSA | Durban | 01 Feb 2018 |