How Many Times Have The Top Three Scored 100 In an ODI? In a powerful exhibition of batting, Australia’s top three- Travis Head (142), Mitchell Marsh (100), and Cameron Green (118) completed centuries in the recent ODI against South Africa in Mackay. Their efforts helped drive Australia to a record 431 for 2, one of their highest ODI scores.
How Many Times Have the Top Three Scored 100 In an ODI?
The Mackay ODI was only the second occasion in ODI history when the top three batsmen of the same side each scored a century in one innings. The only previous one was for South Africa’s 439 for 2 against West Indies at Johannesburg in 2015, when:
Hashim Amla scored 153*
Rilee Rossouw made 128
AB de Villiers launched a 31-ball 149 at No. 3, the fastest-ever ODI hundred
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Overall, there have been five ODI innings in which three batsmen of the same team scored triple figures, but only twice have those centuries been from the top-three batsmen alone.
Cameron Green’s Quick Ton Enters Record Books
Green’s century in Mackay, off 47 balls, puts him joint 11th quickest in ODI history. Importantly, he lags de Villiers’ 31-ball century, which is still the fastest.
Matthew Breetzke’s Impressive ODI Beginning
South African Matthew Breetzke has begun his ODI career in electrifying style. Following his 88 in Mackay, he is the first player to register half-centuries in his opening four ODIs:
150 v New Zealand (Lahore, Feb)
83 v Pakistan
57 vs Australia (Cairns)
88 vs Australia (Mackay)
Although Breetzke is the record holder for fifties in the first four ODI games, India’s Navjot Singh Sidhu scored four half-centuries in his initial four ODI innings, although he did not take the crease in one of those games.
Has Anyone Taken Most Test Wickets Without Dismissing the Same Batter Twice?
Yes, Kraigg Brathwaite of the West Indies tops this peculiar category. He has 29 Test wickets, and each of them is a one-off dismissal, i.e., he has never got out the same batter twice.
Others who are on the list include:
Mohammad Ashraful (21 different batters)
Sajeewa de Silva (16)
Travis Head (16)
Mark Butcher & Gareth Batty (15 each)
Sunil Gavaskar’s Runs in Wins – Is It the Lowest Percentage?
Even though he scored 10,122 Test runs, Sunil Gavaskar’s only 1671 runs were in matches won — 16.51%. Though this does appear low, there are 11 players with more than 3000 Test runs and a lower percentage.
Others with lower percentages:
Habibul Bashar (Bangladesh): 4.92%
Hanif Mohammad (Pakistan): 7.28%
John Reid (New Zealand): 8.66%
Indians: Vijay Manjrekar, Polly Umrigar, Ravi Shastri, Chandu Borde
Sam Konstas Breaks Age Gap Record in Test Debut
When Sam Konstas made his Australian debut at 19 years of age, the then second youngest member of the team was Marnus Labuschagne (30) a disparity of 11 years and 3 months, now the largest between the youngest and second-youngest members of a Test XI. The previous best was achieved by Pakistan’s Aaqib Javed and Saleem Malik in 1989 (9 years 4 months).
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