List of international cricket centuries by Virender Sehwag
Introduction alt=Virender Sehwag in 2008Virender Sehwag is an Indian cricketer whose aggressive batting has found success at the top of the batting order. He has scored centuries (100 or more runs) on 23 occasions in Test cricket and in 15 One Day International (ODI) matches but has not scored a century in a Twenty20 international.In Tests, Sehwag has scored centuries against all the Test-cricket playing nations except Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, and is fifth on the list of leading Test century makers for India. In 2001, he became the eleventh Indian player to score a century on Test debut, with 105 runs against South Africa. His centuries have been scored at fourteen cricket grounds, eight of which were outside India. He has made six scores of 200 runs or more, of which a record three have come against Pakistan. One such innings, the 254 in Lahore, had him involved in a 410-run partnership with Rahul Dravid, which came within 3 runs of breaking the record for the highest first-wicket partnership in Tests, set by Pankaj Roy and Vinoo Mankad. The innings took only 247 balls and was the highest score at faster than a run a ball. Sehwag is the first Indian to score a triple century (300 or more runs), and has done so twice—309 against Pakistan in Multan in 2004 and 319 against South Africa in Chennai in 2008.The latter is the fastest triple century in Test cricket, the 300 coming up off just 278 balls, and is also the highest score with a strike rate over 100.It was also rated as one of the top 10 Test innings of all time by the ICC rankings, and received special mention along with his 201* in Galle, in which he carried his bat as he was named the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World in 2008.He is one of the only four batsmen to score two triple centuries, alongside Sir Donald Bradman, Brian Lara and Chris Gayle. He scored 12 centuries that have been converted to scores of 150 or greater, a record for the most consecutive hundreds of over 150.He has been dismissed five times in the nineties.In ODIs, Sehwag has scored centuries against six opponents. His maiden century was made against New Zealand at the Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo in 2001.He has scored a record five centuries in matches between them and India. One such century in Hamilton in 2009 was the fastest by an Indian, coming from 60 deliveries. Of these centuries, five were scored at home grounds and eight were at away (opposition's home) or neutral venues. His highest score of 219, the second highest ODI score for India was made against the West Indies at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore. He has been dismissed five times in the nineties.
Key M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, where Sehwag got his highest score, 319, versus South Africa|alt=A cricketer bowling in front of largely empty stands. A single lit floodlight is visible in the background. Other cricketers can also be seen batting or fielding on the ground.+ Key for centuries' lists Symbol Meaning * Remained not out  Man of the match  Captained the Indian cricket team Balls  Balls faced Pos. Position in the batting order Inn. The innings of the match Test The number of the Test match played in that series S/R Strike rate during the innings H/A/N Venue was at home (India), away or neutral Date Date the match was held, or the starting date of match for Test matches Lost The match was lost by India. Won The match was won by India. Drawn The match was drawn.
Test centuries + Test cricket centuries scored by Virender Sehwag No. Score Balls Against Pos. Inn. Test S/R Venue H/A/N Date Result Ref 1  173    6  1  1/2  60.69  Springbok Park, Bloemfontein  Away    Lost   2  183    2  1  2/4  57.92  Trent Bridge, Nottingham  Away    Drawn   3   206    2  1  1/3  71.35  Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai  Home    Won   4  225    2  2  2/2  57.77  Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali  Home   Drawn   5  233    2  1  3/4  83.69  Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Away    Lost   6   375    2  1  1/3  82.40  Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan  Away    Won   7  221    2  2  2/4  70.13  M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai  Home    Drawn   8  228    1 2  1/2  71.92  Green Park, Kanpur  Home    Drawn   9  244    2  2  1/3  70.90  Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali  Home    Drawn    10  262    2  2  3/3  76.71  M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore  Home    Lost   11   247    1  2  1/3  102.83  Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore  Away    Drawn   12   190    2  1  2/4  94.73  Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet  Away    Drawn   13  236    1  3  4/4  63.98  Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  Away    Drawn   14   304    2  2  1/3  104.93  M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai   Home    Drawn   15 *  231    2  1  2/3  87.01  Galle International Stadium, Galle  Away    Won   16  122    2  1  2/3  107.37  Green Park, Kanpur  Home    Won   17   254    2  1  3/3  115.35  Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai   Home    Won   18  139    2  1  1/2  78.41  Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur   Home    Lost   19  174    2  1  2/2  94.82  Eden Gardens, Kolkata  Home    Won   20  118    2  2  1/3  92.37  Galle International Stadium, Galle  Away    Lost   21  105    2  2  3/3  103.80  Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo  Away    Won   22  199    2  1  1/3  86.93  Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad  Home    Drawn   23  117    2  1  1/4  100.00  Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad   Home    Won
ODI centuries +ODI cricket centuries scored by Virender Sehwag No. Score Balls Against Pos. Inn. S/R Venue H/A/N Date Result Ref 1   70    2  2  142.85  Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo  Neutral    Won   2   104    1  2  121.15   R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo  Neutral    Won   3 *  82    2  2  139.02  Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot  Home    Won   4   119    2  2  90.75  McLean Park, Napier Away    Lost   5   139    2  2  80.57  Eden Park, Auckland  Away    Won   6   134    1  1  97.01  Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad  Home    Won   7   95    1  1  113.68  Nehru Stadium, Kochi  Home    Won   8  87    3  1  131.03  Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain  Neutral    Won   9  95    2  2  125.26   National Stadium, Karachi Away    Won   10  90    1  1  128.80  R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo  Away    Won   11 *  74    2  2  168.91  Seddon Park, Hamilton  Away    Won   12   102    1  1  143.13  Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot  Home    Won   13   93    1  1  118.20  Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla  Neutral   Won   14   140    1  1  125.00  Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka   Away    Won   15    149    2  1  146.97  Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore  Home     Won
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