List of cricketers by number of international centuries scored
This list is a compilation of total centuries scored by international cricketers, split between different formats of the game.
A qualification of 15 overall centuries is used for entry onto the men's list. To date, 127 cricketers have scored 15 or more international centuries, 82 of whom went on to score 20 or more centuries, 44 have scored 30 or more centuries, and 21 have a total of 40 or more centuries. Across all three formats, 8 players have scored 50 or more centuries, 5 have scored 60 or more centuries and 3 have scored 70 or more centuries, 2 have scored 80 or more centuries in their respective international careers. Only one legend has scored 100 centuries.
Five centuries is used as the qualifying standard for the women's list; to date, 26 players have reached this mark.
Key
^ | Inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame |
ǂ | Denotes player who is still playing internationally |
— | Indicates player was retired |
Men's international cricket
Source: ESPNcricinfo[1]
Last updated: 22 July 2024
Rank | Player | Period | Team | Test | ODI | T20I | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sachin Tendulkar^ | 1989–2013 | ![]() |
51 | 49 | 0 | 100 |
2 | Virat Kohli ǂ | 2008–2024 | ![]() |
29 | 50 | 1 | 80 |
3 | Ricky Ponting^ | 1995–2012 | ![]() |
41 | 30 | 0 | 71 |
4 | Kumar Sangakkara^ | 2000–2015 | ![]() |
38 | 25 | 0 | 63 |
5 | Jacques Kallis^ | 1995–2014 | ![]() |
45 | 17 | 0 | 62 |
6 | Hashim Amla | 2004–2019 | ![]() |
28 | 27 | 0 | 55 |
7 | Mahela Jayawardene^ | 1997–2015 | ![]() |
34 | 19 | 1 | 54 |
8 | Brian Lara^ | 1990–2007 | ![]() |
34 | 19 | – | 53 |
9 | David Warner | 2009–2024 | ![]() |
26 | 22 | 1 | 49 |
10 | Rahul Dravid^ | 1996–2012 | ![]() |
36 | 12 | 0 | 48 |
Rohit Sharma ǂ | 2007–2024 | ![]() |
12 | 31 | 5 | 48 | |
Joe Root ǂ | 2012–2024 | ![]() |
32 | 16 | 0 | 48 | |
13 | AB de Villiers | 2004–2018 | ![]() |
22 | 25 | 0 | 47 |
14 | Kane Williamson ǂ | 2010–2024 | ![]() |
32 | 13 | 0 | 45 |
15 | Steve Smith ǂ | 2010–2024 | ![]() |
32 | 12 | 0 | 44 |
16 | Chris Gayle | 1999–2021 | ![]() |
15 | 25 | 2 | 42 |
Sanath Jayasuriya | 1989–2011 | ![]() |
14 | 28 | 0 | 42 | |
18 | Shivnarine Chanderpaul^ | 1994–2015 | ![]() |
30 | 11 | 0 | 41 |
Younis Khan | 2000–2017 | ![]() |
34 | 7 | 0 | 41 | |
20 | Matthew Hayden | 1993–2009 | ![]() |
30 | 10 | 0 | 40 |
Ross Taylor | 2006–2022 | ![]() |
19 | 21 | 0 | 40 | |
22 | Tillakaratne Dilshan | 1999–2016 | ![]() |
16 | 22 | 1 | 39 |
Mohammad Yousuf | 1998–2010 | ![]() |
24 | 15 | 0 | 39 | |
24 | Alastair Cook | 2006–2018 | ![]() |
33 | 5 | 0 | 38 |
Sourav Ganguly | 1992–2008 | ![]() |
16 | 22 | – | 38 | |
Virender Sehwag | 1999–2013 | ![]() |
23 | 15 | 0 | 38 | |
Mark Waugh | 1988–2002 | ![]() |
20 | 18 | – | 38 | |
28 | Graeme Smith | 2002–2014 | ![]() |
27 | 10 | 0 | 37 |
29 | Michael Clarke | 2003–2015 | ![]() |
28 | 8 | 0 | 36 |
30 | Sunil Gavaskar^ | 1971–1987 | ![]() |
34 | 1 | – | 35 |
Herschelle Gibbs | 1996–2010 | ![]() |
14 | 21 | 0 | 35 | |
Desmond Haynes^ | 1978–1994 | ![]() |
18 | 17 | – | 35 | |
Inzamam-ul-Haq | 1991–2007 | ![]() |
25 | 10 | 0 | 35 | |
Viv Richards^ | 1974–1991 | ![]() |
24 | 11 | – | 35 | |
Steve Waugh^ | 1985–2004 | ![]() |
32 | 3 | – | 35 | |
36 | Gary Kirsten | 1993–2004 | ![]() |
21 | 13 | – | 34 |
37 | Adam Gilchrist^ | 1996–2008 | ![]() |
17 | 16 | 0 | 33 |
38 | Kevin Pietersen | 2004–2014 | ![]() |
23 | 9 | 0 | 32 |
39 | Babar Azam ǂ | 2015–2024 | ![]() |
9 | 19 | 3 | 31 |
Aravinda de Silva | 1984–2003 | ![]() |
20 | 11 | – | 31 | |
Javed Miandad^ | 1975–1996 | ![]() |
23 | 8 | – | 31 | |
Saeed Anwar | 1989–2003 | ![]() |
11 | 20 | – | 31 | |
43 | Allan Border^ | 1978–1994 | ![]() |
27 | 3 | – | 30 |
Gordon Greenidge^ | 1974–1991 | ![]() |
19 | 11 | – | 30 | |
45 | Mohammad Azharuddin | 1984–2000 | ![]() |
22 | 7 | – | 29 |
Don Bradman^ | 1928–1948 | ![]() |
29 | – | – | 29 | |
47 | Quinton de Kock ǂ | 2012–2024 | ![]() |
6 | 21 | 1 | 28 |
Graham Gooch^ | 1975–1995 | ![]() |
20 | 8 | – | 28 | |
49 | Nathan Astle | 1995–2007 | ![]() |
11 | 16 | 0 | 27 |
Marvan Atapattu | 1990–2007 | ![]() |
16 | 11 | 0 | 27 | |
Greg Chappell^ | 1970–1984 | ![]() |
24 | 3 | – | 27 | |
Andrew Strauss | 2003–2012 | ![]() |
21 | 6 | 0 | 27 | |
53 | Ian Bell | 2004–2015 | ![]() |
22 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
David Boon | 1984–1996 | ![]() |
21 | 5 | – | 26 | |
Garfield Sobers^ | 1954–1974 | ![]() |
26 | 0 | – | 26 | |
Marcus Trescothick | 2000–2006 | ![]() |
14 | 12 | 0 | 26 | |
57 | David Gower^ | 1978–1992 | ![]() |
18 | 7 | – | 25 |
Tamim Iqbal ǂ | 2007–2023 | ![]() |
10 | 14 | 1 | 25 | |
59 | Shikhar Dhawan | 2010–2022 | ![]() |
7 | 17 | 0 | 24 |
60 | Jonny Bairstow ǂ | 2011–2024 | ![]() |
12 | 11 | 0 | 23 |
Geoffrey Boycott^ | 1964–1982 | ![]() |
22 | 1 | – | 23 | |
Faf du Plessis | 2011–2021 | ![]() |
10 | 12 | 1 | 23 | |
Martin Guptill | 2009–2022 | ![]() |
3 | 18 | 2 | 23 | |
Justin Langer | 1993–2007 | ![]() |
23 | 0 | – | 23 | |
VVS Laxman | 1996–2012 | ![]() |
17 | 6 | – | 23 | |
66 | Azhar Ali | 2010–2022 | ![]() |
19 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
Colin Cowdrey | 1954–1975 | ![]() |
22 | 0 | – | 22 | |
Wally Hammond^ | 1927–1947 | ![]() |
22 | – | – | 22 | |
Michael Hussey | 2004–2013 | ![]() |
19 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
Ijaz Ahmed | 1986–2001 | ![]() |
12 | 10 | – | 22 | |
71 | Martin Crowe^ | 1982–1995 | ![]() |
17 | 4 | – | 21 |
Neil Harvey^ | 1948–1963 | ![]() |
21 | – | – | 21 | |
Mohammad Hafeez | 2003–2021 | ![]() |
10 | 11 | 0 | 21 | |
Richie Richardson | 1983–1996 | ![]() |
16 | 5 | – | 21 | |
75 | Ken Barrington^ | 1955–1968 | ![]() |
20 | – | – | 20 |
Gautam Gambhir | 2003–2016 | ![]() |
9 | 11 | 0 | 20 | |
Carl Hooper | 1987–2003 | ![]() |
13 | 7 | – | 20 | |
Tom Latham ǂ | 2012–2024 | ![]() |
13 | 7 | 0 | 20 | |
Clive Lloyd^ | 1966–1985 | ![]() |
19 | 1 | – | 20 | |
Saleem Malik | 1982–1999 | ![]() |
15 | 5 | – | 20 | |
Ramnaresh Sarwan | 2000–2013 | ![]() |
15 | 5 | 0 | 20 | |
Mark Taylor | 1989–1999 | ![]() |
19 | 1 | – | 20 | |
83 | Aaron Finch | 2011–2022 | ![]() |
0 | 17 | 2 | 19 |
Dinesh Chandimal ǂ | 2010–2024 | ![]() |
15 | 4 | 0 | 19 | |
Angelo Mathews ǂ | 2008–2024 | ![]() |
16 | 3 | 0 | 19 | |
Len Hutton^ | 1937–1955 | ![]() |
19 | – | – | 19 | |
Brendon McCullum | 2002–2016 | ![]() |
12 | 5 | 2 | 19 | |
Cheteshwar Pujara ǂ | 2010–2023 | ![]() |
19 | 0 | – | 19 | |
Mushfiqur Rahim ǂ | 2005–2023 | ![]() |
10 | 9 | 0 | 19 | |
Alec Stewart | 1989–2003 | ![]() |
15 | 4 | – | 19 | |
Zaheer Abbas^ | 1969–1985 | ![]() |
12 | 7 | – | 19 | |
92 | Michael Atherton | 1989–2001 | ![]() |
16 | 2 | – | 18 |
Shai Hope ǂ | 2015–2023 | ![]() |
2 | 16 | 0 | 18 | |
Dean Jones | 1984–1994 | ![]() |
11 | 7 | – | 18 | |
Allan Lamb | 1982–1992 | ![]() |
14 | 4 | – | 18 | |
Damien Martyn | 1992–2006 | ![]() |
13 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
Ben Stokes ǂ | 2011–2024 | ![]() |
13 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
Upul Tharanga | 2005–2019 | ![]() |
3 | 15 | 0 | 18 | |
Michael Vaughan | 1999–2008 | ![]() |
18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Dilip Vengsarkar | 1976–1992 | ![]() |
17 | 1 | – | 18 | |
101 | Denis Compton | 1937–1957 | ![]() |
17 | – | – | 17 |
Daryll Cullinan | 1993–2001 | ![]() |
14 | 3 | – | 17 | |
Stephen Fleming | 1994–2008 | ![]() |
9 | 8 | 0 | 17 | |
Dimuth Karunaratne ǂ | 2011–2024 | ![]() |
16 | 1 | – | 17 | |
Usman Khawaja ǂ | 2011–2024 | ![]() |
15 | 2 | 0 | 17 | |
KL Rahul ǂ | 2014–2024 | ![]() |
8 | 7 | 2 | 17 | |
Marlon Samuels | 2000–2018 | ![]() |
7 | 10 | 0 | 17 | |
Brendan Taylor | 2004–2021 | ![]() |
6 | 11 | 0 | 17 | |
Yuvraj Singh | 2000–2017 | ![]() |
3 | 14 | 0 | 17 | |
110 | MS Dhoni | 2004–2019 | ![]() |
6 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
Andy Flower^ | 1992–2003 | ![]() |
12 | 4 | – | 16 | |
Eoin Morgan | 2006–2022 | ![]() ![]() |
2 | 14 | 0 | 16 | |
Thilan Samaraweera | 1998–2013 | ![]() |
14 | 2 | 0 | 16 | |
Paul Stirling ǂ | 2008–2024 | ![]() |
1 | 14 | 1 | 16 | |
Herbert Sutcliffe^ | 1924–1935 | ![]() |
16 | – | – | 16 | |
Graham Thorpe | 1993–2005 | ![]() |
16 | 0 | – | 16 | |
117 | Dennis Amiss | 1966–1977 | ![]() |
11 | 4 | – | 15 |
Paul Collingwood | 2001–2017 | ![]() |
10 | 5 | 0 | 15 | |
Jack Hobbs^ | 1909–1930 | ![]() |
15 | – | – | 15 | |
Nasser Hussain | 1989–2003 | ![]() |
14 | 1 | – | 15 | |
Rohan Kanhai^ | 1957–1975 | ![]() |
15 | 0 | – | 15 | |
Ajinkya Rahane ǂ | 2011–2023 | ![]() |
12 | 3 | 0 | 15 | |
Ravi Shastri | 1981–1992 | ![]() |
11 | 4 | – | 15 | |
Navjot Singh Sidhu | 1983–1999 | ![]() |
9 | 6 | – | 15 | |
Clyde Walcott^ | 1948–1960 | ![]() |
15 | – | – | 15 | |
Doug Walters | 1965–1981 | ![]() |
15 | 0 | – | 15 | |
Everton Weekes | 1948–1958 | ![]() |
15 | – | – | 15 |
Women's international cricket
Last updated: June 2024
Rank | Player | Period | Teams | WTest | WODI | WT20I | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Meg Lanning | 2010–2023 | ![]() |
0 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
2 | Suzie Bates ǂ | 2006–2024 | ![]() |
– | 13 | 1 | 14 |
3 | Charlotte Edwards | 1996–2016 | ![]() |
4 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
4 | Claire Taylor^ | 1998–2011 | ![]() |
4 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
5 | Tammy Beaumont ǂ | 2009–2024 | ![]() |
1 | 9 | 1 | 11 |
Chamari Athapaththu ǂ | 2009–2024 | ![]() |
– | 9 | 2 | 11 | |
7 | Janette Brittin | 1979–1998 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | – | 10 |
Karen Rolton^ | 1995–2009 | ![]() |
2 | 8 | 0 | 10 | |
Nat Sciver-Brunt ǂ | 2013–2024 | ![]() |
1 | 9 | 0 | 10 | |
Laura Wolvaardt ǂ | 2016–2024 | ![]() |
1 | 8 | 1 | 10 | |
11 | Sophie Devine ǂ | 2006–2024 | ![]() |
– | 8 | 1 | 9 |
Smriti Mandhana ǂ | 2013–2024 | ![]() |
2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | |
13 | Debbie Hockley^ | 1979–1996 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | – | 8 |
Mithali Raj | 2002–2022 | ![]() |
1 | 7 | 0 | 8 | |
Hayley Matthews ǂ | 2014–2024 | ![]() |
0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
16 | Belinda Clark^ | 1991–2005 | ![]() |
2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
Sarah Taylor | 2006–2019 | ![]() |
0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
Amy Satterthwaite | 2007–2022 | ![]() |
– | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
Stafanie Taylor ǂ | 2008–2023 | ![]() |
– | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
Harmanpreet Kaur ǂ | 2009–2024 | ![]() |
0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
21 | Enid Bakewell^ | 1968–1982 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | – | 6 |
Alyssa Healy ǂ | 2010–2024 | ![]() |
0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
23 | Jill Kennare | 1982–1987 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | – | 5 |
Deandra Dottin ǂ | 2008–2022 | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Heather Knight ǂ | 2010–2023 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
Beth Mooney ǂ | 2016–2023 | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
See also
References
- ^ "Records – Combined Test, ODI and T20I records - Batting records – Most hundreds in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Records – Women's Test matches – Batting records – Most hundreds in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Records – Women's One-Day Internationals – Batting records – Most hundreds in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Records – Women's Twenty20 Internationals – Batting records – Most hundreds". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2019.