Wicket keeper opening batsman scoring century in one day internationals

Wicket keeper opening batsman scoring century in one day internationals

Mohammad Shahzad of Afghanistan scored 124 against India at Dubai-DSC on 25.09.18 to provide the 61st occasion of a wicketkeeper opening batsman scoring a century in the history of one-day internationals. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 A Flower 115* 1 Zim Srl New Plymouth 23 Feb 1992
2 AJ Stewart 103 1 Eng Pak The Oval 22 May 1992
3 RS Kaluwitharana 100* 2 Srl Ken Nairobi (Gym) 28 Sep 1996
4 KO Otieno 144 1 Ken Ban Nairobi (Gym) 10 Oct 1997
5 AJ Stewart 116 1 Eng Ind Sharjah 11 Dec 1997
6 AC Gilchrist 100 2 Aus RSA Sydney 26 Jan 1998
7 AC Gilchrist 118 2 Aus NZl Christchurch 08 Feb 1998
8 AC Gilchrist 103 2 Aus Pak Lahore 10 Nov 1998
9 AC Gilchrist 131 2 Aus Srl Sydney 13 Jan 1999
10 AC Gilchrist 154 1 Aus Srl Melbourne 07 Feb 1999
11 KO Otieno 120 1 Ken Ban Dhaka 24 Mar 1999
12 AC Gilchrist 128 1 Aus NZl Christchurch 26 Feb 2000
13 AJ Stewart 101 1 Eng Zim Birmingham 18 Jul 2000
14 AJ Stewart 100* 2 Eng Win Nottingham 20 Jul 2000
15 RS Kaluwitharana 102* 2 Srl Eng Colombo (SSC) 27 Mar 2001
16 AC Gilchrist 105 2 Aus RSA Durban 03 Apr 2002
17 AC Gilchrist 124 1 Aus Eng Melbourne 15 Dec 2002
18 AC Gilchrist 111 1 Aus Ind Bengaluru 12 Nov 2003
19 AC Gilchrist 172 1 Aus Zim Hobart 16 Jan 2004
20 Kamran Akmal 124 2 Pak Win Brisbane 19 Jan 2005
21 AC Gilchrist 121* 2 Aus Eng The Oval 12 Jul 2005
22 AC Gilchrist 103 1 Aus ICC Melbourne-CS 07 Oct 2005
23 KC Sangakkara 138* 1 Srl Ind Jaipur 31 Oct 2005
24 Kamran Akmal 102 2 Pak Eng Lahore 12 Dec 2005
25 Kamran Akmal 109 1 Pak Eng Karachi 15 Dec 2005
26 AC Gilchrist 116 2 Aus Srl Perth 29 Jan 2006
27 AC Gilchrist 122 2 Aus Srl Brisbane 14 Feb 2006
28 AC Gilchrist 149 1 Aus Srl Bridgetown 28 Apr 2007
29 AC Gilchrist 118 1 Aus Srl Perth 15 Feb 2008
30 Kamran Akmal 100 1 Pak Ban Lahore 13 Apr 2008
31 KC Sangakkara 101 1 Srl Ban Lahore 25 Jun 2008
32 KC Sangakkara 112 1 Srl Pak Karachi 29 Jun 2008
33 KC Sangakkara 121 1 Srl Ban Karachi 30 Jun 2008
34 BJ Haddin 109 1 Aus NZl Sydney 08 Feb 2009
35 Mohd Shahzad 110 2 Afg Net Amstelveen 01 Sep 2009
36 TD Paine 111 1 Aus Eng Nottingham 17 Sep 2009
37 BB McCullu 131 1 NZl Pak Abu Dhabi 06 Nov 2009
38 BJ Haddin 110 2 Aus NZl Hamilton 09 Mar 2010
39 GC Wilson 113 1 Ire Net Dublin 16 Aug 2010
40 BB McCullum 101 1 NZl Can Mumbai 13 Mar 2011
41 Q de Kock 112 1 RSA Pak Abu Dhabi 08 Nov 2013
42 Q de Kock 135 1 RSA Ind Johannesburg 05 Dec 2013
43 Q de Kock 106 1 RSA Ind Durban 08 Dec 2013
44 Q de Kock 101 1 RSA Ind Centurion 11 Dec 2013
45 IA Karim 108 2 Ken Net Lincoln 23 Jan 2014
46 Anamul Haque 100 1 Ban Pak Dhaka 04 Mar 2014
47 Q de Kock 128 1 RSA Srl Hambantota 12 Jul 2014
48 Q de Kock 107 1 RSA Aus Sydney 23 Nov 2014
49 Sarfraz Ahmed 101* 2 Pak Ire Adelaide 15 Mar 2015
50 Q de Kock 103 1 RSA Ind Rajkot 18 Oct 2015
51 Q de Kock 109 1 RSA Ind Mumbai 25 Oct 2015
52 Mohd Shahzad 131* 2 Afg Zim Sharjah 29 Dec 2015
53 Q de Kock 138* 2 RSA Eng Bloemfontein 03 Feb 2016
54 Q de Kock 135 2 RSA Eng Centurion 09 Feb 2016
55 Q de Kock 178 2 RSA Aus Centurion 30 Sep 2016
56 Q de Kock 109 1 RSA Srl Centurion 10 Feb 2017
57 N Dickwella 102 2 Srl Zim Hambantota 06 Jul 2017
58 N Dickwella 116 1 Srl Zim Hambantota 08 Jul 2017
59 Q de Kock 168* 2 RSA Ban Kimberley 15 Oct 2017
60 MH Cross 114 1 Sco UAE Bulawayo 15 Mar 2018
61 Mohd Shahzad 124 1 Afg Ind Dubai (DSC) 25 Sep 2018

It also provides the third occasion of an Afghanistan wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a century in the annals of one day internationals. All such occasions are listed below. It is interesting to note that on all the three occasions Mohammad Shahzad was the batsman.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Mohd Shahzad 110 2 Afg Net Amstelveen 01 Sep 2009
2 Mohd Shahzad 131* 2 Afg Zim Sharjah 29 Dec 2015
3 Mohd Shahzad 124 1 Afg Ind Dubai (DSC) 25 Sep 2018

It also provides the ninth occasion of a wicketkeeper opening batsman scoring a century against India in one-day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Stewart 116 1 Eng Ind Sharjah 11 Dec 1997
2 AC Gilchrist 111 1 Aus Ind Bengaluru 12 Nov 2003
3 KC Sangakkara 138* 1 Srl Ind Jaipur 31 Oct 2005
4 Q de Kock 135 1 RSA Ind Johannesburg 05 Dec 2013
5 Q de Kock 106 1 RSA Ind Durban 08 Dec 2013
6 Q de Kock 101 1 RSA Ind Centurion 11 Dec 2013
7 Q de Kock 103 1 RSA Ind Rajkot 18 Oct 2015
8 Q de Kock 109 1 RSA Ind Mumbai 25 Oct 2015
9 Mohd Shahzad 124 1 Afg Ind Dubai (DSC) 25 Sep 2018
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