List of international cricket centuries at Brabourne Stadium explained

Brabourne Stadium is a cricket ground in Mumbai, India. It is the home of the Cricket Club of India and has played host to Ranji Trophy matches (including seventeen finals)[1] and Indian Premier League matches,[2] as well as being a Test, One Day International and Twenty20 International (T20) venue. It has a capacity of 20,000 spectators. The ground has hosted eighteen Test matches, the first in 1948 when India played the West Indies. It has also staged nine One Day International matches, the first of which was in 1989 when Australia lost to Pakistan by 66 runs. One T20 International has been played at the ground when India beat Australia by 7 wickets in 2007 (first T20 International to be played in India).[3] [4] [5] Of the nine One Day Internationals played at the stadium, five matches (including the final) were staged during the ICC Champions Trophy in 2006.[6]

The first Test century (100 or more runs in a single innings) scored at the ground was in 1948 by the West Indian Allan Rae in the first innings of the first Test match played at Brabourne Stadium. The first Indian to score a century at the Brabourne was Rusi Modi in the third innings of the same match.[7] In total, 35 Test centuries have been scored at the ground in 18 Test matches. Virender Sehwag's 293, scored against Sri Lanka in 2009, is the highest Test innings achieved at the ground. The highest Test score by an overseas player is 194 by the West Indian Everton Weekes in 1948. Vijay Hazare has scored the most Test centuries at the ground with four.[8] On 29 October 2018, first century at this ground in the ODIs was scored by Rohit Sharma against West Indies. Sharma also holds the record of highest score at this ground with 162. In total, 2 ODI centuries have been scored at the ground in 9 ODI matches.[9]

No T20 International century have been scored at this ground in one T20I match.[10] Ricky Ponting holds the record for the highest T20 International innings score at the ground, 76 against India in 2007. The highest score by an Indian in a T20 International at the Brabourne is 63 by Gautam Gambhir in the same match.[11]

Key

Test centuries

The following table summarises the Test centuries scored at Brabourne Stadium.

No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Winning team
1 104 NR 1 Match drawn[12]
2 194 NR 1 Match drawn
3 112 NR 3 Match drawn
4 134* (1/4) NR 3 Match drawn
5 122 (2/4) NR 4 Match drawn[13]
6 140 NR 1 Match drawn[14]
7 155 (3/4) NR 1 Match drawn
8 175 NR 2 Match drawn
9 146* (4/4) NR 2 India[15]
10 102 NR 2 India
11 223 NR 1 India[16]
12 109 NR 1 Match drawn[17]
13 161 NR 2 Match drawn
14 140 (1/2) NR 2 Match drawn
15 142* NR 3 Match drawn[18]
16 108 NR 1 Match drawn[19]
17 102 (2/2) NR 2 Match drawn
18 163 NR 2 Match drawn
19 160 NR 1 Match drawn[20]
20 121 NR 1 Match drawn
21 151 NR 1 Match drawn[21]
22 129 NR 1 Match drawn[22]
23 200* NR 3 Match drawn
24 109 (1/2) NR 3 Match drawn
25 121 (2/2) NR 1 West Indies[23]
26 101 NR 2 West Indies
27 103 NR 2 Australia[24]
28 121 182 1 Match drawn[25]
29 113 267 1 Match drawn
30 113 298 2 Match drawn
31 148 360 2 Match drawn
32 109 160 1 India[26]
33 293 254 2 India
34 100* 154 2 India
35 137 261 3 India

One Day International centuries

No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Winning team
1 162 137 1India[27]
2 100 81

Women's One Day International centuries

No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Winning team
1 100 146 1 India Women[28]
2 109 (1/2) 123 1 England Women[29]
3 107* 109 2 England Women
4 103 126 2 England Women[30]
5 106* (2/2) 121 2 England Women[31]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ZEECRIC » Ground Profile » India » Brabourne Stadium . 7 March 2011 . .
  2. News: IPL matches from March 13, cops finalise security plans . The Indian Express . 8 April 2008. 7 March 2011.
  3. Web site: ESPNcricinfo Ground Profile . 8 March 2011 . ESPNcricinfo.com.
  4. Web site: MRF World Series (Nehru Cup) – 7th match – Australia v Pakistan . 11 March 2011 . ESPNcricinfo.
  5. News: First day, first show. 19 March 2011. Daily News and Analysis. 20 October 2007.
  6. Web site: Tough Trophy schedule for England . 7 March 2011 . 26 April 2006 . BBC News.
  7. Web site: West Indies in India Test Series – 2nd Test 1948 Scorecard . 6 March 2011 . ESPNcricinfo.com.
  8. Web site: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai / Records / Test matches / Most hundreds . 6 March 2011 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121002041456/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/india/engine/records/batting/most_hundreds_career.html?class=1%3Bid%3D393%3Btype%3Dground . 2 October 2012 . dmy-all .
  9. Web site: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai / Records / One-Day Internationals / Match results . 6 March 2011 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121002041553/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/india/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=2%3Bid%3D393%3Btype%3Dground . 2 October 2012 . dmy-all .
  10. Web site: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai / Records / T20 Internationals / Match results . 6 March 2011 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121002041645/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/india/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=3%3Bid%3D393%3Btype%3Dground . 2 October 2012 . dmy-all .
  11. Web site: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai / Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest averages . 6 March 2011 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121002041758/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/india/engine/records/batting/highest_career_batting_average.html?class=3%3Bid%3D393%3Btype%3Dground . 2 October 2012 . dmy-all .
  12. Web site: India vs. West Indies, 2nd Test, December 9, 1948. 6 March 2011. .
  13. Web site: India vs. West Indies, 5th Test, February 4, 1949. 6 March 2011. .
  14. Web site: India vs. England, 2nd Test, December 14, 1951. 6 March 2011. .
  15. Web site: India vs. Pakistan, 3rd Test, November 13, 1952. 6 March 2011. .
  16. Web site: India vs. New Zealand, 2nd Test, December 1, 1955. 6 March 2011. ESPNcricinfo.com.
  17. Web site: India vs. Australia, 2nd Test, October 26, 1956. 6 March 2011. .
  18. Web site: India vs. West Indies, 1st Test, November 28, 1958. 6 March 2011. ESPNcricinfo.com.
  19. Web site: India vs. Australia, 3rd Test, January 1, 1960. 6 March 2011. .
  20. Web site: India vs. Pakistan, 1st Test, December 2, 1960. 6 March 2011. .
  21. Web site: India vs. England, 1st Test, November 11, 1961. 6 March 2011. ESPNcricinfo.com.
  22. Web site: India vs. New Zealand, 3rd Test, March 12, 1965. 6 March 2011. .
  23. Web site: India vs. West Indies, 1st Test, December 13, 1966. 6 March 2011. .
  24. Web site: India vs. Australia, 1st Test, November 4, 1969. 6 March 2011. .
  25. Web site: India vs. England, 5th Test, February 6, 1973. 6 March 2011. ESPNcricinfo.com.
  26. Web site: India vs. Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, December 2, 2009. 6 March 2011. ESPNcricinfo.com.
  27. Web site: 4th ODI (D/N), West Indies tour of India at Mumbai, Oct 29 2018. ESPNcricinfo. 29 October 2018.
  28. Web site: 1st Match, Group A (D/N), ICC Women's World Cup at Mumbai, Jan 31 2013. 25 March 2018. ESPNcricinfo.
  29. Web site: 6th Match, Group A, ICC Women's World Cup at Mumbai, Feb 3 2013. 25 March 2018. ESPNcricinfo.
  30. Web site: 21st Match, Super Six (D/N), ICC Women's World Cup at Mumbai, Feb 13 2013. 25 March 2018. ESPNcricinfo.
  31. Web site: 3rd Place Play-off, ICC Women's World Cup at Mumbai, Feb 15 2013. 25 March 2018. ESPNcricinfo.
  32. Web site: 3rd match, India Tri-Nation Women's T20 Series at Mumbai, Mar 25 2018. 25 March 2018. ESPNcricinfo.

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