Dean Elgar, who made his Test debut in 2012 against Australia in Perth, has started to play as an opening batsman since 2014. Notably, the 36-year-old South African, who is playing his last Test series, has played 77 out of 85 Test matches as an opening batsman. In this article, we will have a look at the cricketers who smashed the most centuries as an opener in Test cricket since Elgar's debut.
Most Centuries in Test cricket as an opener since 2014:
- David Warner - 21
- Dimuth Karunaratne - 16
- Tom Latham - 13
- Dean Elgar - 13
- Kraigg Brathwaite - 12
Most Centuries for South Africa as an opener in Test cricket:
- Graeme Smith - 27
- Gary Kirsten - 14
- Herschelle Gibbs - 14
- Dean Elgar - 13
List of Dean Elgar's centuries as opener for South Africa in Test cricket:
- 103(187) vs Sri Lanka in Galle, 2014
- 121(239) vs West Indies in Gqeberha, 2014
- 118*(246) vs England in Durban, 2015
- 127(316) vs Australia in Perth, 2016
- 129(230) vs Sri Lanka in Cape Town, 2017
- 140(299) vs New Zealand in Dunedin, 2017
- 136(228) vs England in The Oval, 2017
- 199(388) vs Bangladesh in Potchefstroom, 2017
- 113(152) vs Bangladesh in Bloemfontein, 2017
- 141*(284) vs Australia in Cape Town, 2018
- 160(287) vs India in Visakhapatnam, 2019
- 127(163) vs Sri Lanka in Johannesburg, 2021
- 140*(211) vs India in Centurion, 2023 - Still Batting
Overall, Dean Elgar has 14 Test centuries to his name. He scored 103*(170) vs New Zealand in Gqeberha, 2013, while coming to bat at number 7.
