← Tons of Consequence

Azhar Ali

19 Test hundreds. Of the 19 we can measure, 4 were tons of consequence.

Who against, and where

HundredsTons of consequence
Top tier (England, Australia, India)70
Second tier (New Zealand, South Africa)10
Third tier (Sri Lanka, West Indies, Pakistan)93
Other (Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Ireland, Afghanistan and the rest)21
At home20
Away102
Neutral ground72

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. 100 v Sri Lanka, Dubai (DICS), 2011 · Neutral ground · Won

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

  2. 157 v England, Dubai (DICS), 2012 · Neutral ground · Won

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

  3. 157 v Sri Lanka, Colombo (SSC), 2012 · Away · Drawn

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

  4. 136 v Sri Lanka, Pallekele, 2012 · Away · Drawn

    A ton of consequence: saved the match. He saved the match.

  5. 109 v Australia, Abu Dhabi, 2014 · Neutral ground · Won

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

  6. 103 v Sri Lanka, Sharjah, 2014 · Neutral ground · Won

    A ton of consequence: chased it down. He made it in a winning chase.

  7. 100* v Australia, Abu Dhabi, 2014 · Neutral ground · Won

    A good ton. The team was already 323 ahead when he came in.

  8. 226 v Bangladesh, Mirpur, 2015 · Away · Won

    A ton of consequence: carried the innings. He scored 41% of the team's runs.

  9. 117 v Sri Lanka, Colombo (PSS), 2015 · Away · Lost

    A good ton. The team lost.

  10. 302* v West Indies, Dubai (DICS), 2016 · Neutral ground · Won

    A ton of consequence: carried the innings. He scored 52% of the team's runs.

  11. 205* v Australia, Melbourne, 2016 · Away · Lost

    A good ton. The team lost.

  12. 139 v England, Birmingham, 2016 · Away · Lost

    A good ton. The team lost.

  13. 127 v West Indies, Roseau, 2017 · Away · Won

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

  14. 105 v West Indies, Bridgetown, 2017 · Away · Lost

    A good ton. The team lost.

  15. 134 v New Zealand, Abu Dhabi, 2018 · Neutral ground · Lost

    A good ton. The team lost.

  16. 118 v Sri Lanka, Karachi, 2019 · At home · Won

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

  17. 141* v England, Southampton, 2020 · Away · Drawn

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

  18. 126 v Zimbabwe, Harare, 2021 · Away · Won

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

  19. 185 v Australia, Rawalpindi, 2022 · At home · Drawn

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