Players with five-plus centuries in ODI WCs, Nat Sciver-Brunt becomes first woman to enter the list
Players with five-plus centuries in ODI WCs, Nat Sciver-Brunt becomes first woman to enter the list
England skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt slammed her fifth century in the Women's World Cup, the most in the tournament history, as the four-time champions continued their unbeaten run in the competition. Sciver-Brunt is the only women's player with five World Cup hundreds, but among men, there are a few-
England skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt slammed her fifth century in the Women's World Cup, the most in the tournament's history, as she went past the likes of Charlotte Edwards, Suzie Bates and Janette Brittin, scripting history against Sri Lanka. Here's a look at players with five or more centuries in the men's ODI World Cup-
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Kumar Sangakkara is joint-fourth on the list of batters with the most centuries in the World Cup. Former SL captain had scored five centuries in the Men's Cricket World Cup, including four in 2015, as the Sri Lankan legend signed off from the tournament in style.
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Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting also has five centuries to his name in the Men's ODI World Cup over five editions from 1996 to 2011.
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Former India skipper Virat Kohli is next on the list, being one of the three batsmen to have five centuries in the ODI World Cup. Kohli smashed three in the 2023 edition in what was a memorable campaign for him personally for the Indian team.
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David Warner is equal to the Master Blaster on the list, having smashed a couple of centuries in the 2023 edition against Pakistan and the Netherlands. Warner's six hundreds came in just 29 innings.
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Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar is in the joint-second place with six centuries in his name in the Men's ODI World Cup. Tendulkar is still the leading run-getter in the Cricket World Cup, with 2,278 runs to his name, including 15 fifties and six hundreds.
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Rohit Sharma, the former Indian captain, is at the top of the list with as many as seven centuries to his name in Men's Cricket World Cup. Rohit also has the record of hitting the most in one edition (5 in 2019), while scoring one each in 2015 and 2023, as just in 28 innings across three World Cups, Rohit holds the world record in ODI World Cups.
