List of centuries scored on One Day International cricket debut

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A cricketer scoring a century (100 runs or more) on their One Day International (ODIs) debut is regarded by critics as a significant achievement. As of December 2023, 16 players from 10 different international teams have accomplished this feat. Players representing nine of the twelve teams that have full member status have scored an ODI century on debut.

Desmond Haynes
Desmond Haynes (left) has the highest score of any batsman on ODI debut.

England's Dennis Amiss was the first debutant to score a century in ODIs; he scored 103 runs off 134 balls against Australia during the first match of the Prudential Trophy in 1972. His total was surpassed by Desmond Haynes of West Indies when he made 148 against Australia in 1978. As of December 2023, this remains the highest individual score by a debutant in ODIs. In a 1992 World Cup game against Sri Lanka, Andy Flower made 115 not out while making his first ODI appearance, representing Zimbabwe. It remains the only World Cup century by a debutant as of the 2023 tournament. In September 1995, Pakistan's Saleem Elahi set a record for becoming the youngest player to achieve the feat; aged 18, he was yet to play first-class cricket then. Between 1972 and 1995 only four players had scored a century on their ODI debut. However, since 2009, twelve players have achieved the feat. South African Reeza Hendricks holds the record of fastest century by a batsman on ODI debut (88 balls). Of the 16 occasions a cricketer has scored a century on ODI debut, their team has lost only 3 times.

Key

Key for the centuries table
Symbol Meaning
Runs Number of runs scored
* Batsman remained not out
Batsman was awarded the man of the match title
S/R Strike rate of the batsman (runs scored per 100 balls)
Inn. Innings of the match in which the batsman scored his century
No result The match had no result

One Day International centuries on debut

One Day International centuries on debut
Batsman Runs S/R Inn. For Against Venue Date Result
1 Dennis Amiss 103 76.86 2   England   Australia Old Trafford, Manchester, England 24 August 1972 Won
2 Desmond Haynes 148 108.82 2   West Indies   Australia Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda 22 February 1978 Won
3 Andy Flower 115* 75.65 1   Zimbabwe   Sri Lanka Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, New Zealand 23 February 1992 Lost
4 Saleem Elahi 102* 76.69 2   Pakistan   Sri Lanka Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala, Pakistan 29 September 1995 Won
5 Martin Guptill 122* 90.37 1   New Zealand   West Indies Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 10 January 2009 No result
6 Colin Ingram 124 98.41 1   South Africa   Zimbabwe Chevrolet Park, Bloemfontein, South Africa 15 October 2010 Won
7 Rob Nicol 108* 82.44 2   New Zealand   Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe 20 October 2011 Won
8 Phillip Hughes 112 86.82 1   Australia   Sri Lanka Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 11 January 2013 Won
9 Michael Lumb 106 90.59 2   England   West Indies Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda 28 February 2014 Lost
10 Mark Chapman 124* 106.89 1   Hong Kong   UAE ICC Academy Ground, Dubai, UAE 16 November 2015 Won
11 KL Rahul 100* 86.95 2   India   Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe 11 June 2016 Won
12 Temba Bavuma 113 91.86 1   South Africa   Ireland Willowmoore Park, Benoni, South Africa 25 September 2016 Won
13 Imam-ul-Haq 100 80.00 2   Pakistan   Sri Lanka Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 18 October 2017 Won
14 Reeza Hendricks 102 114.60 1   South Africa   Sri Lanka Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka 5 August 2018 Won
15 Abid Ali 112 94.11 2   Pakistan   Australia Dubai Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE 29 March 2019 Lost
16 Rahmanullah Gurbaz 127 100.00 1   Afghanistan   Ireland Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 21 January 2021 Won

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