Scoring a century in a Test match is difficult. A batter needs patience, grit, and batting excellence. But some players have done it twice, in both innings of the same match. With Najmul Hossain Shanto scoring his second twin tons, the Bangladeshi batter joins an elite list of cricketers. Sunil Gavaskar, Ricky Ponting, and David Warner have done it thrice. Kumar Sangakkara and Jaques Kallis have scored twin tons twice.
The first cricketer to score centuries in both innings of a Test match was Australia’s Warren Bardsley. He scored 136 and 130 against England in 1909. Since then, the feat has been accomplished by 78 players on 96 occasions as of June 2025.
India’s Sunil Gavaskar was the first to do it thrice, including a memorable 124 and 220 against the West Indies in 1971. Ricky Ponting’s twin centuries in his 100th Test match (120 and 143*) against South Africa in 2006 remain iconic. David Warner, the most recent to join this elite trio, achieved his third twin-century performance in 2015 against New Zealand.
Indian Players with twin tons
Vijay Hazare was the first Indian to score twin tons in a Test match. Hazare hit 116 and 145 against Australia at the Adelaide Oval in 1948. Since then, only five Indian batters have scored twin tons in a Test match. Both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have scored a century in both innings, while Ajinkya Rahane, Rahul Dravid and Sunil Gavaskar are the others. Gavaskar is the only Indian batter to score twin tons three times.
Player1st Inn2nd InnTeamOpponentVenueDateVijay Hazare116145IndiaAustraliaAdelaide Oval, Adelaide23 January 1948Sunil Gavaskar124220IndiaWest IndiesQueen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain13 April 1971Sunil Gavaskar111137IndiaPakistanNational Stadium, Karachi14 November 1978Sunil Gavaskar107182*IndiaWest IndiesEden Gardens, Kolkata29 December 1978Rahul Dravid190103*IndiaNew ZealandSeddon Park, Hamilton2 January 1999Rahul Dravid110135IndiaPakistanEden Gardens, Kolkata16 March 2005Virat Kohli115141IndiaAustraliaAdelaide Oval, Adelaide9 December 2014Ajinkya Rahane127100*IndiaSouth AfricaFeroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi3 December 2015Rohit Sharma176127IndiaSouth AfricaACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam2 October 2019Full list of players to score century in both innings
NoPlayer1st Inn2nd InnTeamOpponentVenueDate1Warren Bardsley136130AustraliaEnglandThe Oval, London9 August 19092Jack Russell140111EnglandSouth AfricaKingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban16 February 19233Herbert Sutcliffe176127EnglandAustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne1 January 19254Wally Hammond119*177EnglandAustraliaAdelaide Oval, Adelaide1 February 19295Herbert Sutcliffe104109*EnglandSouth AfricaThe Oval, London17 August 19296George Headley114112West IndiesEnglandBourda, Georgetown21 February 19307Eddie Paynter117100EnglandSouth AfricaOld Wanderers, Johannesburg24 December 19388George Headley106107West IndiesEnglandLord’s, London24 June 19399Denis Compton147103*EnglandAustraliaAdelaide Oval, Adelaide31 January 194710Arthur Morris122124*AustraliaEnglandAdelaide Oval, Adelaide31 January 194711Alan Melville189104*South AfricaEnglandTrent Bridge, Nottingham7 June 194712Bruce Mitchell120189*South AfricaEnglandThe Oval, London16 August 194713Don Bradman132127*AustraliaIndiaMelbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne1 January 194814Vijay Hazare116145IndiaAustraliaAdelaide Oval, Adelaide23 January 194815Everton Weekes162101West IndiesIndiaEden Gardens, Kolkata31 December 194816Jack Moroney118101*AustraliaSouth AfricaOld Wanderers, Johannesburg10 February 195017Clyde Walcott126110West IndiesAustraliaQueen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain11 April 195518Clyde Walcott155110West IndiesAustraliaSabina Park, Kingston11 June 195519Garfield Sobers125109*West IndiesPakistanBourda, Georgetown13 March 195820Rohan Kanhai117115West IndiesAustraliaAdelaide Oval, Adelaide27 January 196121Hanif Mohammad111104PakistanEnglandBangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka19 January 196222Bob Simpson153115AustraliaPakistanNational Stadium, Karachi24 October 196423Doug Walters242103AustraliaWest IndiesSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney14 February 196924Sunil Gavaskar124220IndiaWest IndiesQueen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain13 April 197125Lawrence Rowe214100*West IndiesNew ZealandSabina Park, Kingston16 February 197226Greg Chappell247*133AustraliaNew ZealandBasin Reserve, Wellington1 March 197427Ian Chappell145121AustraliaNew ZealandBasin Reserve, Wellington1 March 197428Glenn Turner101110*New ZealandAustraliaLancaster Park, Christchurch8 March 197429Greg Chappell123109*AustraliaWest IndiesThe Gabba, Brisbane28 November 197530Gordon Greenidge134101West IndiesEnglandOld Trafford, Manchester8 July 197631Geoff Howarth122102New ZealandEnglandEden Park, Auckland4 March 197832Sunil Gavaskar111137IndiaPakistanNational Stadium, Karachi14 November 197833Sunil Gavaskar107182*IndiaWest IndiesEden Gardens, Kolkata29 December 197834Allan Border150*153AustraliaPakistanGaddafi Stadium, Lahore18 March 198035Duleep Mendis105105Sri LankaIndiaM. 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Chidambaram Stadium, Madras17 September 198236Javed Miandad104103*PakistanNew ZealandNiaz Stadium, Hyderabad25 November 198437Allan Border140114*AustraliaNew ZealandLancaster Park, Christchurch28 February 198638Dean Jones116121*AustraliaPakistanAdelaide Oval, Adelaide19 January 199039Graham Gooch333123EnglandIndiaLord’s, London26 July 199040Asanka Gurusinha119102Sri LankaNew ZealandSeddon Park, Hamilton22 February 199141Andrew Jones122100*New ZealandSri LankaSeddon Park, Hamilton22 February 199142Alec Stewart118143EnglandWest IndiesKensington Oval, Bridgetown8 April 199443Gary Kirsten102133South AfricaIndiaEden Gardens, Kolkata27 November 199644Aravinda de Silva138*103*Sri LankaPakistanSSC Cricket Ground, Colombo26 April 199745Steve Waugh108116AustraliaEnglandOld Trafford, Manchester3 July 199746Aravinda de Silva146120Sri LankaIndiaSSC Cricket Ground, Colombo9 August 199747Grant Flower104151ZimbabweNew ZealandHarare Sports Club, Harare18 September 199748Rahul Dravid190103*IndiaNew ZealandSeddon Park, Hamilton2 January 199949Wajahatullah Wasti133121*PakistanSri LankaGaddafi Stadium, Lahore4 March 199950Andy Flower142199*ZimbabweSouth AfricaHarare Sports Club, Harare7 September 200151Brian Lara221130West IndiesSri LankaSSC Cricket Ground, Colombo29 November 200152Matthew Hayden197103AustraliaEnglandThe Gabba, Brisbane7 November 200253Yasir Hameed170105PakistanBangladeshNational Stadium, Karachi20 August 200354Matthew Hayden117132AustraliaSri LankaCazalys Stadium, Cairns9 July 200455Michael Vaughan103101*EnglandWest IndiesLord’s, London22 July 200456Marcus Trescothick105107EnglandWest IndiesEdgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham29 July 200457Rahul Dravid110135IndiaPakistanEden Gardens, Kolkata16 March 200558Ricky Ponting149104*AustraliaWest IndiesThe Gabba, Brisbane3 November 200559Inzamam-ul-Haq109100*PakistanEnglandIqbal Stadium, Faisalabad20 November 200560Ricky Ponting120143*AustraliaSouth AfricaSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney,2 January 200661Ricky Ponting103116AustraliaSouth AfricaKingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban24 March 200662Mohammad Yousuf102124PakistanWest IndiesNational Stadium, Karachi27 November 200663Jacques Kallis155100*South AfricaPakistanNational Stadium, Karachi1 October 200764Andrew Strauss123108EnglandIndiaM. 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Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai11 December 200865Tillakaratne Dilshan162143Sri LankaBangladeshZohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong3 January 200966Phillip Hughes115160AustraliaSouth AfricaKingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban6 March 200967Hashim Amla114123*South AfricaIndiaEden Gardens, Kolkata,14 February 201068Jacques Kallis161109*South AfricaIndiaNewlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town2 January 201169Kieran Powell117110West IndiesBangladeshSher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka13 November 201270Kumar Sangakkara142105Sri LankaBangladeshGalle International Stadium, Galle8 March 201371Peter Fulton136110New ZealandEnglandEden Park, Auckland22 March 201372Brendan Taylor171102*ZimbabweBangladeshHarare Sports Club, Harare17 April 201373Kumar Sangakkara319105*Sri LankaBangladeshZohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong4 February 201474David Warner135145AustraliaSouth AfricaNewlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town1 March 201475Younis Khan106103*PakistanAustraliaDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai22 October 201476Azhar Ali109100*PakistanAustraliaSheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi30 October 201477Misbah-ul-Haq101101*PakistanAustraliaSheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi30 October 201478David Warner145102AustraliaIndiaAdelaide Oval, Adelaide9 December 201479Virat Kohli115141IndiaAustraliaAdelaide Oval, Adelaide9 December 201480David Warner163116AustraliaNew ZealandThe Gabba, Brisbane5 November 201581Ajinkya Rahane127100*IndiaSouth AfricaFeroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi3 December 201582Shai Hope147118*West IndiesEnglandHeadingley Cricket Ground, Leeds25 August 201783Mominul Haque176105BangladeshSri LankaZohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong31 January 201884Brendan Taylor110106*ZimbabweBangladeshSher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka11 November 201885Steve Smith144142AustraliaEnglandEdgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham1 August 201986Rohit Sharma176127IndiaSouth AfricaACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam2 October 2019List of players to score century in both innings of Test match Inside Sport India.
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