Ajinkya Rahane Test Centuries List: When Had The Indian Batter Scored His Last Test Hundred?

Rishikesh Sharma | 09/06/2023
Ajinkya Rahane Test Centuries List: When Had The Indian Batter Scored His Last Test Hundred?

India batter Ajinkya Rahane missed out on his 13th Test century in ICC World Test Championship 2021-2023 final against Australia. On a track where other specialist Indian batters failed, Rahane did his best to help the team avoid an embarrassing batting effort. Just when he was about to reach the nervous 90s, a screamer of a catch from Australia all-rounder Cameron Green ended his knock.

It would have been Rahane’s first international hundred in 30 months. Readers must note that he had last scored a century against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground during Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2020-21. In what is one of his best innings in international cricket, Rahane has contributed a match-winning 112 (233) with the help of 12 fours.

After losing the first Test in Adelaide, that particular knock was of utmost importance for the Indian team. India won the match and leveled the series. Rahane won the Player of the Match trophy as well.

Speaking of his latest innings, Rahane did have his share of luck at The Oval after getting out on a no-ball from Australia captain Pat Cummins on Day 2. As far as his dismissal is concerned, the right-handed batter tried to punch a ball only to edge it to Green at gully, who grabbed a one-handed stunner in no time.

It was Rahane’s first match after 17 months and he made the occasion count. The way he performed for Chennai Super Kings in Indian Premier League 2023 played a vital part in his selection. Having regularly featured in Ranji Trophy 2022-2023, an experienced Rahane convinced the selectors for a spot for a title-decider.

Ajinkya Rahane Test Centuries List

S No. Score Opposition Venue Year
1 118 New Zealand Basin Reserve 2014
2 103 England Lord’s 2014
3 147 Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground 2014
4 126 Sri Lanka P Sara Oval 2015
5 127 South Africa Arun Jaitley Stadium 2015
6 100* South Africa Arun Jaitley Stadium, 2015
7 108* West Indies Sabina Park 2016
8 188 New Zealand Holkar Cricket Stadium 2016
9 132 Sri Lanka Sinhalese Sports Club 2017
10 102 West Indies Sir Vivian Richards Stadium 2019
11 115 South Africa JSCA International Stadium 2019
12 112 Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground 2020

Rahane is one of those rare players who has scored more centuries in overseas conditions than at home. Out of his 12 Test hundreds, eight have came outside India. He even scored his maiden century in the format against New Zealand at the Basin Reserve.

In the same year, he scored two more centuries, one at Lord’s and another one at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Rahane has often called his Lord’s hundred as one of the memorable ones in his career.

Post Edited By: Dixit Bhargav

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An engineering graduate and an ardent sports fan, Rishikesh Sharma is covering cricket for three years now after not making peace with a corporate life and has written more than 5000 articles. While Sourav Ganguly made him fall in love with the sport, Brendon McCullum and Gautam Gambhir enhanced it. Apart from cricket, Rishikesh is a huge fan of Liverpool FC. When not watching sports, you will find him riding around Jaipur.