Cricket's Rarest Feat: 8 Centuries, 161 Fours, 1462 Runs in a Single Match, First in 147 Years, Repeated After 8
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Cricket History Rewritten: 8 Centuries, 1462 Runs in Single Test Match
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News18•01-04-2026, 16:37
Cricket History Rewritten: 8 Centuries, 1462 Runs in Single Test Match
•Two historic Test matches saw a world record of 8 centuries scored in a single game.
•The first instance occurred from April 29 to May 3, 2005, in St. John's, Antigua, between South Africa and West Indies.
•Chris Gayle scored a massive 317 runs; other centurions included Sarwan, Chanderpaul, Bravo, Smith, de Villiers, Kallis, and Prince.
•A total of 1462 runs were made and 161 fours were hit in three innings with only 17 wickets falling, resulting in a draw.
•The record was repeated in March 2013 in Galle, Sri Lanka vs. Bangladesh, with Sangakkara, Dilshan, Mathews, Rahim (200), Ashraful, and Hossain scoring centuries.
