In the ongoing 3rd ODI match between South Africa and India at Paarl, Sanju Samson smashed his maiden international century and joined an elite list of batters to smash a century against the Proteas on South African soil. Here, in this article, we will have a look at the list of Indian batters who have achieved this unique feat in the past in ODIs.
Indian batters to smash century vs South Africa on South African soil in ODIs:
- WV Raman in Centurion, 1992
- Sourav Ganguly in Johannesburg, 2001
- Sachin Tendulkar in Johannesburg, 2001
- Yusuf Pathan in Centurion, 2011
- Virat Kohli in Durban, Cape Town, Centurion, 2018
- Shikhar Dhawan in Johannesburg, 2018
- Rohit Sharma in Gqeberha, 2018
- Sanju Samson in Paarl, 2023
Notably, from the list, WV Raman and Sanju Samson recorded their maiden century in ODI cricket.
Indian batters to score their maiden ODI century on SENA country:
- Kapil Dev vs Zimbabwe in Tunbridge Wells, 1983 WC
- WV Raman vs South Africa in Centurion, 1992
- Shikhar Dhawan vs South Africa in Cardiff, 2013 CT
- Ajinkya Rahane vs England in Birmingham, 2014
- Manish Pandey vs Australia in Sydney, 2016
- Shreyas Iyer vs New Zealand in Hamilton, 2020
- Rishabh Pant vs England in Manchester, 2022
- Sanju Samson vs South Africa in Paarl, 2023
Sanju Samson became only the 8th Indian batsman to score his maiden ODI century in SENA country.
Sanju Samson, in total, has smashed a total of three centuries in List-A cricket.
- 212* vs Goa in 2019 (Vijay Hazare Trophy) - 12th Oct
- 128 vs Railways in 2023 (Vijay Hazare Trophy) - 5th Dec
- 108 vs South Africa in Paarl, 2023 - 21st Dec
