← Tons of Consequence

Ajinkya Rahane

12 Test hundreds. Of the 12 we can measure, 3 were tons of consequence.

Who against, and where

HundredsTons of consequence
Top tier (England, Australia, India)32
Second tier (New Zealand, South Africa)50
Third tier (Sri Lanka, West Indies, Pakistan)41
At home40
Away83

The tiers are a fixed grouping of countries, not a rating on the day. Where it was played is only known for the hundreds we have the match record for.

Every hundred

  1. 147 v Australia, Melbourne, 2014 · Away · Drawn

    A good ton. A draw, and the team was never in danger of losing.

  2. 118 v New Zealand, Wellington, 2014 · Away · Drawn

    A good ton. A draw, and the team was never in danger of losing.

  3. 103 v England, Lord's, 2014 · Away · Won

    A ton of consequence: rescued the innings. He came in at 3 for 86.

  4. 127 v South Africa, Delhi, 2015 · At home · Won

    A good ton. A dead rubber: the series was already decided.

  5. 126 v Sri Lanka, Colombo (PSS), 2015 · Away · Won

    A good ton. No: he came in comfortably and the team did not depend on him.

  6. 100* v South Africa, Delhi, 2015 · At home · Won

    A good ton. A dead rubber: the series was already decided.

  7. 188 v New Zealand, Indore, 2016 · At home · Won

    A good ton. A dead rubber: the series was already decided.

  8. 108* v West Indies, Kingston, 2016 · Away · Drawn

    A good ton. A draw, and the team was never in danger of losing.

  9. 132 v Sri Lanka, Colombo (SSC), 2017 · Away · Won

    A good ton. No: he came in comfortably and the team did not depend on him.

  10. 115 v South Africa, Ranchi, 2019 · At home · Won

    A good ton. A dead rubber: the series was already decided.

  11. 102 v West Indies, North Sound, 2019 · Away · Won

    A ton of consequence: rescued the innings. He came in at 3 for 81.

  12. 112 v Australia, Melbourne, 2020 · Away · Won

    A ton of consequence: rescued the innings. India were 2 for 61 when he came in, 134 behind. He made 112, 34% of the 326, and India won by 8 wickets.