Rival skippers scoring centuries in the same test

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

 

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