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Six ODI Centuries Set Historic Single-Day Cricket Record

Six ODI Centuries Set Historic Single-Day Cricket Record
Six ODI Centuries in a Single Day! A Historic First for Cricket · rediff.com

Cricket made history on September 27, 2026.

Six players scored centuries in three different one-day matches on the same day.

India’s Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill scored hundreds against the West Indies.

West Indies batter Justin Greaves also scored a century in that match.

Kohli made 139 runs and passed 15,000 runs in one-day internationals.

South Africa’s Temba Bavuma and David Miller scored centuries against Australia.

England’s Tom Banton scored 126 against Sri Lanka.

No previous day in international cricket had produced six ODI centuries.

Key facts

Record
Six ODI centuries in a single day, described as an international-cricket first
Date
September 27, 2026
India-West Indies
India won by eight wickets; Virat Kohli scored 139 and Shubman Gill scored 110
Virat Kohli milestone
Became the second player after Sachin Tendulkar to reach 15,000 ODI runs
South Africa-Australia
South Africa won by 32 runs after scoring 365/9
South African centuries
Temba Bavuma scored 103 and David Miller scored 142
England-Sri Lanka
England won by 223 runs; Tom Banton scored 126

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