Batsmen scoring consecutive centuries in one day games – AB de Villier’s record
AB de Villiers of South Africa scored consecutive centuries against India – at Chennai on 22.10.15 he scored 112 and followed up with 119 at Mumbai on 25.10.15 – to provide the sixth occasion of his scoring two or more consecutive centuries in one day games on six occasions. The following table lists all such occasions.
His feat includes scoring three consecutive centuries. He is one of the seven batsman who have scored three consecutive hundreds in the annals of one day games. Others are – KC Sangakara of Sri Lanka {04} Q de Kock of South Africa {03}, HH Gibbs of South Africa {03}, Saeed Anwar of Pakistan {03}, LR Taylor of New Zealand {03} and Zaheer Abbas of Pakistan {03}.
| No | No | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 1 | 107 | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 26 Aug 2007 |
| 2 | 103* | 1 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 18 Oct 2007 | |
| 2 | 1 | 114* | 2 | v India | Gwalior | 24 Feb 2010 |
| 2 | 102* | 1 | v India | Ahmedabad | 27 Feb 2010 | |
| 3 | 102 | 1 | v West Indies | North Sound | 22 May 2010 | |
| 3 | 1 | 101* | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Potchefstroom | 17 Oct 2010 |
| 2 | 109 | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Benoni | 22 Oct 2010 | |
| 4 | 1 | 107* | 2 | v West Indies | Delhi | 24 Feb 2011 |
| 2 | 134 | 1 | v Netherlands | Mohali | 03 Mar 2011 | |
| 5 | 1 | 125* | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 22 Jan 2012 |
| 2 | 106* | 2 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 25 Feb 2012 | |
| 6 | 1 | 112 | 2 | v India | Chennai | 22 Oct 2015 |
| 2 | 119 | 1 | v India | Mumbai | 25 Oct 2015 |
The following is the list of batsmen who have scored two or more consecutive centuries on three or more occasions. AB de Villiers {06}, Saeed Anwar {04}, CH Gayle {03}, ST Jayasuriya {03}, V Kohli {03}, BC Lara {03}, KC Sangakkara {03} and LR Taylor {03}
| No | No | Player | Country | 100s |
| 1 | 1 | de Villiers, A B | South Africa | 3 |
| 2 | de Villiers, A B | South Africa | 2 | |
| 3 | de Villiers, A B | South Africa | 2 | |
| 4 | de Villiers, A B | South Africa | 2 | |
| 5 | de Villiers, A B | South Africa | 2 | |
| 6 | de Villiers, A B | South Africa | 2 | |
| 2 | 1 | Saeed Anwar | Pakistan | 3 |
| 2 | Saeed Anwar | Pakistan | 2 | |
| 3 | Saeed Anwar | Pakistan | 2 | |
| 4 | Saeed Anwar | Pakistan | 2 | |
| 3 | 1 | Gayle, C H | West Indies | 2 |
| 2 | Gayle, C H | West Indies | 2 | |
| 3 | Gayle, C H | West Indies | 2 | |
| 4 | 1 | Jayasuriya, S T | Sri Lanka | 2 |
| 2 | Jayasuriya, S T | Sri Lanka | 2 | |
| 3 | Jayasuriya, S T | Sri Lanka | 2 | |
| 5 | 1 | Kohli, V | India | 2 |
| 2 | Kohli, V | India | 2 | |
| 3 | Kohli, V | India | 2 | |
| 6 | 1 | Lara, B C | West Indies | 2 |
| 2 | Lara, B C | West Indies | 2 | |
| 3 | Lara, B C | West Indies | 2 | |
| 7 | 1 | Sangakkara, K C | Sri Lanka | 4 |
| 2 | Sangakkara, K C | Sri Lanka | 2 | |
| 3 | Sangakkara, K C | Sri Lanka | 2 | |
| 8 | 1 | Taylor, L R | New Zealand | 3 |
| 2 | Taylor, L R | New Zealand | 2 | |
| 3 | Taylor, L R | New Zealand | 2 |