Top 5 Batsmen Quickest to 19 centuries in ODIs

Top 5 Batsmen Quickest to 19 centuries in ODIs: Hashim Amla breaks another record. He just became the quickest to reached his 19th ton in One Day Internationals. Top 5 batsmen quickest to 19 ODI centuries in world are as follows : 5. Sachin Tendulkar (India) – 194 innings Sachin was the first batsman to make 19 centuries in ODI cricket. (Photo Source: AFP) The little master scored his 19th ton in his 194 inning of his 201st match. The match was against Australia in the 1998 Wills International Cup (first ever ICC knockout trophy) in Dhaka in 1998. Sachin scored 141 runs with the help of 13 fours and 3 sixes and along with Ajay Jadeja (71) took the team to 307 runs. Australia bowled out for 283 runs, thanks again to Sachin, who took 4 for 38 runs. India won by 44 runs. Sachin was the first batsman to make 19 centuries in ODI cricket. 4. Chris Gayle (West Indies/ICC) – 189 innings Chris Gayle beat Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 194 innings to get his 19th ton against New Zealand in 2009 in his 189th inning. (Photo Source: Gallo Images) Chris Gayle beat Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 194 innings to get his 19th ton against New Zealand in 2009 in his 189th inning. Gayle broke both Sachin and Sourav Ganguly (197 innings) record for the quickest to 19 tons. He made 135 runs to take West Indies to 293 runs. New Zealand got a revised target of 203 runs from 35 overs due to rain and overhauled the target with 5 wickets to spare. 3. AB de Villiers (South Africa/Asia) – 171 innings Ab de Villiers scored his 19th ton in his 171st innings. (Photo Source: Gallo Images) Ab de Villiers scored his 19th ton in his 171st innings. De Villiers scored this ton as his epic 149 runs from 44 balls, the fastest century in ODI history off just 31 balls. He also smashed a record equaling 16 sixes and broke the fastest 50 record (16 balls). South Africa scored a mammoth 439 runs thanks to centuries from Rilee Russouw (128) and Hashim Amla (153*) and their 247 run opening partnership. West Indies lost the match by 148 runs, making 291 in reply. 2. Virat Kohli (India) – 124 innings Virat Kohli also broke Sachin’s record for quickest to 19 tons.. (Photo Source: ICC) Virat Kohli scored his 19th century against Bangladesh in Asia Cup in 2014 in his 124th inning. He scored 136 runs chasing Bangladesh’s 279 run target. Virat Kohli also broke Sachin’s record for quickest to 19 tons. 1. Hashim Amla (South Africa)- 104 innings Amla is a talent that will definitely break many records in forthcoming years. (Photo Source: Gallo Images) Hashim Amla just recently became the quickest to reach 19 ODI tons, just 2 match after he became the fastest to 18 tons against West Indies. Both the records were previously held by Virat Kohli and Amla has just smashed them. Hashim Amla is really a player to watch out for. Despite a perfect, textbook technique and discipline, he has managed to make 19 centuries in both formats of the game and he averages around 55 in both tests and ODIs. Amla is a talent that will definitely break many records in forthcoming years. (Also read Top 5 Batsmen Fastest to reach 18 centuries (by innings) in ODI) *All stats updated till 28th January 2015.

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