List of international cricket centuries at the Feroz Shah Kotla

The Feroz Shah Kotla is a cricket ground in Delhi, India.[1] The ground has hosted 30 Test matches, the first of these was in 1948 between India and the West Indies.[2] 16 One Day Internationals (ODIs) have also been played at the ground, the first in 1982 between India and Sri Lanka.[3]

The West Indian Clyde Walcott became the first Test centurion at the Feroz Shah Kotla when he made 152 against India in 1948. The record for the highest Test century at the ground belongs to the New Zealander Bert Sutcliffe, Sutcliffe scored 230 not out against India in 1955. The highest score by an Indian at the ground is 227 which was made by Vinod Kambli against Zimbabwe in 1993. Sunil Gavaskar has scored the most Test centuries at the ground with 4.[4]

Six ODI centuries have been scored at the Feroz Shah Kotla, the Sri Lankan Roy Dias scored the first in 1982 with 102 against India. The Australian Ricky Ponting holds the record for the highest ODI score at the ground with 145 from 158 balls which was made against Zimbabwe in 1998.[5]

Contents

Key

Test centuries

The following table summarises the Test centuries scored at the Feroz Shah Kotla.[4]

No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result
1 &10000000000001520000000 152 Walcott, ClydeClyde Walcott  West Indies &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  India 01948-11-10 10 November 1948 Drawn
2 &10000000000001010000000 101 Gomez, GerryGerry Gomez  West Indies &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  India 01948-11-10 10 November 1948 Drawn
3 &10000000000001280000000 128 Weekes, EvertonEverton Weekes  West Indies &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  India 01948-11-10 10 November 1948 Drawn
4 &10000000000001070000000 107 Christiani, RobertRobert Christiani  West Indies &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  India 01948-11-10 10 November 1948 Drawn
5 &10000000000001141000000 114* Adhikari, HemuHemu Adhikari  India &10000000000000000000000 NR 2  West Indies 01948-11-10 10 November 1948 Drawn
6 &10000000000001540000000 154 Merchant, VijayVijay Merchant  India &10000000000000000000000 NR 2  England 01951-11-02 2 November 1951 Drawn
7 &10000000000001641000000 164* Hazare, VijayVijay Hazare  India &10000000000000000000000 NR 2  England 01951-11-02 2 November 1951 Drawn
8 &10000000000001371000000 137* Watkins, AllanAllan Watkins  England &10000000000000000000000 NR 3  India 01951-11-02 2 November 1951 Drawn
9 &10000000000002301000000 230* Sutcliffe, BertBert Sutcliffe  New Zealand &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  India 01955-12-16 16 December 1955 Drawn
10 &10000000000001191000000 119* Reid, JohnJohn Reid  New Zealand &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  India 01955-12-16 16 December 1955 Drawn
11 &10000000000001770000000 177 Manjrekar, VijayVijay Manjrekar (1/2)  India &10000000000000000000000 NR 2  New Zealand 01955-12-16 16 December 1955 Drawn
12 &10000000000001090000000 109 Borde, ChanduChandu Borde  India &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  West Indies 01959-02-06 6 February 1959 Drawn
13 &10000000000001230000000 123 Holt, JohnJohn Holt  West Indies &10000000000000000000000 NR 2  India 01959-02-06 6 February 1959 Drawn
14 &10000000000001000000000 100 Smith, CollieCollie Smith  West Indies &10000000000000000000000 NR 2  India 01959-02-06 6 February 1959 Drawn
15 &10000000000001001000000 100* Solomon, JoeJoe Solomon  West Indies &10000000000000000000000 NR 2  India 01959-02-06 6 February 1959 Drawn
16 &10000000000001140000000 114 Harvey, NeilNeil Harvey  Australia &10000000000000000000000 NR 2  India 01959-12-12 12 December 1959 Won
17 &10000000000001120000000 112 Umrigar, PollyPolly Umrigar  India &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  Pakistan 01961-02-08 8 February 1961 Drawn
18 &10000000000001010000000 101 Mohammad, MushtaqMushtaq Mohammad  Pakistan &10000000000000000000000 NR 2  India 01961-02-08 8 February 1961 Drawn
19 &10000000000001270000000 127 Jaisimha, MotganhalliMotganhalli Jaisimha  India &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  England 01961-12-13 13 December 1961 Drawn
20 &10000000000001891000000 189* Manjrekar, VijayVijay Manjrekar (2/2)  India &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  England 01961-12-13 13 December 1961 Drawn
21 &10000000000001131000000 113* Barrington, KenKen Barrington  England &10000000000000000000000 NR 2  India 01961-12-13 13 December 1961 Drawn
22 &10000000000001050000000 105 Singh, HanumantHanumant Singh  India &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  England 01964-02-08 8 February 1964 Drawn
23 &10000000000001510000000 151 Cowdrey, ColinColin Cowdrey  England &10000000000000000000000 NR 2  India 01964-02-08 8 February 1964 Drawn
24 &10000000000001000000000 100 Kunderan, BudhiBudhi Kunderan  India &10000000000000000000000 NR 3  England 01964-02-08 8 February 1964 Drawn
25 &10000000000002031000000 203* Nawab of Pataudi, Nawab of Pataudi (1/2)  India &10000000000000000000000 NR 3  England 01964-02-08 8 February 1964 Drawn
26 &10000000000001060000000 106 Sardesai, DilipDilip Sardesai  India &10000000000000000000000 NR 2  New Zealand 01965-03-19 19 March 1965 Won
27 &10000000000001130000000 113 Nawab of Pataudi, Nawab of Pataudi (2/2)  India &10000000000000000000000 NR 2  New Zealand 01965-03-19 19 March 1965 Won
28 &10000000000001380000000 138 Chappell, IanIan Chappell  Australia &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  India 01969-11-28 28 November 1969 Lost
29 &10000000000001921000000 192* Richards, VivViv Richards (1/2)  West Indies &10000000000000000000000 NR 2  India 01974-12-11 11 December 1974 Won
30 &10000000000001790000000 179 Amiss, DennisDennis Amiss  England &10000000000000397000000 397 1  India 01976-12-17 17 December 1976 Won
31 &10000000000001200000000 120 Gavaskar, SunilSunil Gavaskar (1/3)  India &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  West Indies 01979-01-24 24 January 1979 Drawn
32 &10000000000001090000000 109 Vengsarkar, DilipDilip Vengsarkar (1/4)  India &10000000000000000000000 NR 1  West Indies 01979-01-24 24 January 1979 Drawn
33 &10000000000001261000000 126* Dev, KapilKapil Dev  India &10000000000000124000000 124 1  West Indies 01979-01-24 24 January 1979 Drawn
34 &10000000000001150000000 115 Gavaskar, SunilSunil Gavaskar (2/3)  India &10000000000000238000000 238 1  Australia 01979-10-13 13 October 1979 Drawn
35 &10000000000001310000000 131 Viswanath, GundappaGundappa Viswanath (1/2)  India &10000000000000207000000 207 1  Australia 01979-10-13 13 October 1979 Drawn
36 &10000000000001001000000 100* Sharma, YashpalYashpal Sharma  India &10000000000000239000000 239 1  Australia 01979-10-13 13 October 1979 Drawn
37 &10000000000001461000000 146* Vengsarkar, DilipDilip Vengsarkar (2/4)  India &10000000000000370000000 370 4  Pakistan 01979-12-04 4 December 1979 Drawn
38 &10000000000001050000000 105 Boycott, GeoffGeoff Boycott  England &10000000000000285000000 285 1  India 01981-12-23 23 December 1981 Drawn
39 &10000000000001490000000 149 Tavaré, ChrisChris Tavaré  England &10000000000000303000000 303 1  India 01981-12-23 23 December 1981 Drawn
40 &10000000000001070000000 107 Viswanath, GundappaGundappa Viswanath (2/2)  India &10000000000000200000000 200 2  England 01981-12-23 23 December 1981 Drawn
41 &10000000000001210000000 121 Gavaskar, SunilSunil Gavaskar (3/3)  India &10000000000000128000000 128 1  West Indies 01983-10-29 29 October 1983 Drawn
42 &10000000000001590000000 159 Vengsarkar, DilipDilip Vengsarkar (3/4)  India &10000000000000238000000 238 1  West Indies 01983-10-29 29 October 1983 Drawn
43 &10000000000001030000000 103 Lloyd, CliveClive Lloyd  West Indies &10000000000000202000000 202 2  India 01983-10-29 29 October 1983 Drawn
44 &10000000000001600000000 160 Robinson, TimTim Robinson  England &10000000000000390000000 390 2  India 01984-12-12 12 December 1984 Won
45 &10000000000001020000000 102 Vengsarkar, DilipDilip Vengsarkar (4/4)  India &10000000000000257000000 257 3  West Indies 01987-11-25 25 November 1987 Lost
46 &10000000000001091000000 109* Richards, VivViv Richards (2/2)  West Indies &10000000000000111000000 111 4  India 01987-11-25 25 November 1987 Won
47 &10000000000002270000000 227 Kambli, VinodVinod Kambli  India &10000000000000301000000 301 1  Zimbabwe 01993-03-13 13 March 1993 Won
48 &10000000000001150000000 115 Flower, AndyAndy Flower (1/2)  Zimbabwe &10000000000000236000000 236 2  India 01993-03-13 13 March 1993 Lost
49 &10000000000001520000000 152 Mongia, NayanNayan Mongia  India &10000000000000366000000 366 2  Australia 01996-10-10 10 October 1996 Won
50 &10000000000001831000000 183* Flower, AndyAndy Flower (2/2)  Zimbabwe &10000000000000351000000 351 1  India 02000-11-18 18 November 2000 Lost
51 &10000000000002001000000 200* Dravid, RahulRahul Dravid  India &10000000000000350000000 350 2  Zimbabwe 02000-11-18 18 November 2000 Won
52 &10000000000001220000000 122 Tendulkar, SachinSachin Tendulkar (1/2)  India &10000000000000233000000 233 2  Zimbabwe 02000-11-18 18 November 2000 Won
53 &10000000000001360000000 136 Ganguly, SouravSourav Ganguly  India &10000000000000284000000 284 2  Zimbabwe 02002-02-28 28 February 2002 Won
54 &10000000000001090000000 109 Tendulkar, SachinSachin Tendulkar (2/2)  India &10000000000000196000000 196 1  Sri Lanka 02005-12-10 10 December 2005 Won
55 &10000000000002060000000 206 Gambhir, GautamGautam Gambhir  India &10000000000000380000000 380 1  Australia 02008-10-29 29 October 2008 Drawn
56 &10000000000002001000000 200* Laxman, VVSVVS Laxman  India &10000000000000301000000 301 1  Australia 02008-10-29 29 October 2008 Drawn
57 &10000000000001120000000 112 Clarke, MichaelMichael Clarke  Australia &10000000000000253000000 253 2  India 02008-10-29 29 October 2008 Drawn
58 &10000000000001180000000 118 Chanderpaul, ShivnarineShivnarine Chanderpaul  West Indies &10000000000000196000000 196 1  India 02011-11-06 6 November 2011 Lost

One Day International centuries

The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at the Feroz Shah Kotla.[5]

No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result
1 102 Dias, RoyRoy Dias  Sri Lanka 114 1  India 01982-09-15 15 September 1982 Lost
2 137 Tendulkar, SachinSachin Tendulkar  India 137 1  Sri Lanka 01996-03-02 2 March 1996 Lost
3 145 Ponting, RickyRicky Ponting  Australia 158 1  Zimbabwe 01998-04-11 11 April 1998 Won
4 105 Knight, NickNick Knight  England 131 1  India 02002-01-31 31 January 2002 Won
5 107* de Villiers, ABAB de Villiers  South Africa 105 2  West Indies 02011-02-24 24 February 2011 Won
6 112* Kohli, ViratVirat Kohli  India 98 2  England 02011-10-17 17 October 2011 Won

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