List of international cricket centuries by Hashim Amla

A portrait of a bearded man wearing South African ODI uniform
Hashim Amla has scored 55 centuries for South Africa.[1]
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Amla made his highest Test score at The Oval.[2]

Hashim Amla is a retired cricketer who represented the South Africa national cricket team for 15 years.[3] He has scored centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings) in Test and One Day International (ODI) matches on 28 and 27 occasions respectively.[4][5] Former England captain Geoffrey Boycott once said about him that, "he bats in a way that gives very little hope for the bowlers" and "he plays the same way at the start of his innings as he does at the end of it".[6]

Amla made his Test debut against India at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, in 2004.[7][8] His first century came two years later against New Zealand at the Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town.[9] His score of 311 not out, against England at The Oval, London, in 2012, is the only triple century by a South African batsman in Test cricket.[10][11][12] Amla has scored Test centuries at sixteen cricket grounds, including ten at venues outside South Africa.[13][14] In Tests, he has scored centuries against eight different opponents, and has the most centuries (six) against England. As of January 2019, Amla has the second-highest number of centuries for South Africa in Tests.[n 1][15]

Amla made his ODI debut in 2008 against Bangladesh at the Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong.[16] His first century came in the same year against the same team at the Willowmoore Park, Benoni.[17] His highest ODI score of 159 was made against Ireland at the Manuka Oval, Canberra in 2015.[18] His 27 centuries in the format is a South African record. Amla has played 38 Twenty20 International (T20I) matches without scoring a century;[19] his highest score in the format is 97 not out.[3] As of January 2019, Amla has the sixth-highest number of centuries across all formats in international cricket.[20]

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  2. ^ "South Africa tour of England, 2012: Basil D'Oliveira Trophy – 1st Test". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Hashim Amla". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 22 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Records – Test records – Batting records – Most hundreds in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Records – ODI records – Batting records – Most hundreds in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  6. ^ Higginson, Marc (22 July 2012). "England v South Africa: Hashim Amla sets up tourists' victory push". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Amla more than a bloke with a beard". Sydney Morning Herald. 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  8. ^ "South Africa tour of India, 2004/05 – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  9. ^ "New Zealand tour of South Africa, 2005/06 – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  10. ^ Weaver, Paul (22 July 2012). "Hashim Amla is 'overwhelmed' by record-breaking knock for South Africa". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  11. ^ Higginson, Marc (22 July 2012). "England v South Africa: Hashim Amla sets up tourists' victory push". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  12. ^ "Record – Test matches – Batting record – Most runs in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  13. ^ "Hasjim Amla  – Centuries at home venues". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  14. ^ "Hashim Amla – Centuries at venues outside England". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  15. ^ "Records / South Africa / Test matches / Most hundreds". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  16. ^ "South Africa tour of Bangladesh, 2007/08 – 1st ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  17. ^ "Bangladesh tour of South Africa, 2008/09 – 2nd ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  18. ^ "ICC Cricket World Cup, 24th Match, Ireland v South Africa". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  19. ^ "Statistics – Statsguru – Hashim Amla – Twenty20 Internationals". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  20. ^ "Records – Combined Test, ODI and T20I records – Batting records – Most hundreds in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.


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