Cricketers Who Scored a Century in Their 100th Test Match

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Mushfiqur Rahim Becomes 11th Player to Score a Century in 100th Test: Recently, Bangladesh's veteran wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim achieved a rare and remarkable feat in Test cricket. He became the 11th player in world cricket to score a century in his 100th Test match. On this historic occasion, let's take a look at all the members of this elite club who have reached this milestone in their 100th Test.

Mushfiqur Rahim creates history: Century in 100th Test

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The Ireland cricket team is currently touring Bangladesh, where the second Test match is being played between the two teams at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Dhaka. On the second day of play, November 20, 2025, Bangladesh's veteran wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim etched his name in the pages of history.

• This was Rahim's 100th Test match, and he scored a brilliant century (100*) in this memorable encounter.
• He became the 11th player in Test cricket history to achieve this feat.
• The Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batsman achieved this feat early on the second day against Ireland, taking a single off Jordan Neal to reach his 14th Test century.

Cricketers Who Scored a Century in Their 100th Test Match: Remaining unbeaten on 99 at the end of the first day, Rahim began the second day with patience and composure. Despite Ireland's disciplined bowling attack, the veteran batsman calmly handled the situation and achieved success on the third ball of the over. He displayed his experience by hitting a full-length delivery from Jordan Neil outside square leg and brought up his century. At this historic moment, all the fans in the stadium stood up and applauded him.

List of cricketers who scored a century in their 100th Test match

Scoring a century in their 100th Test match is a symbol of any player's determination, longevity, and dedication to the game. The following are the achievements of all the players included in this exclusive list:

Runs	Player	Team	Against which team	Venue	Year
104	Colin Cowdrey	England	Australia	Edgbaston	1968
145	Javed Miandad	Pakistan	India	Lahore	1989
149	Jordan Greenidge	West Indies	England	St. John's	1990
105	Alec Stewart	England	West Indies	Old Trafford	2000
184	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Pakistan	India	Bangalore	2005
120 and 143*	Ricky Ponting	Australia	South Africa	Sydney	2006
131	Graeme Smith	South Africa	England	The Oval	2012
134	Hashim Amla	South Africa	Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	2017
218	Joe Root	England	India	Chennai	2021
200	David Warner	Australia	South Africa	Melbourne	2022
100*	Mushfiqur Rahim	Bangladesh	Ireland	Dhaka	2025

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Some Unique Records of This Club

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Several players in this elite group have set records that make their achievement even more special:

• First Player: The first cricketer to score a century in his 100th Test was England legend Colin Cowdrey, who achieved this feat against Australia in 1968. was.
• Centuries in two innings: Australia's legendary captain Ricky Ponting is the only player to score centuries in both innings of his 100th Test match. He scored 120 and 143* against South Africa in Sydney.
• Highest score: The record for the highest individual score in this list is held by former England captain Joe Root, who scored a brilliant 218 against India in Chennai in 2021.
• Most recent: Mushfiqur Rahim is the newest member of this club.

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