← Tons of Consequence

Cheteshwar Pujara

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)102
Second tier (New Zealand, South Africa)31
Third tier (Sri Lanka, West Indies, Pakistan)51
Other (Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Ireland, Afghanistan and the rest)10
At home102
Away92

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. 206* v England, Ahmedabad, 2012 · At home · Won

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

  2. 159 v New Zealand, Hyderabad, 2012 · At home · Won

    A ton of consequence: carried the innings. He made 159, 36% of India's 438, after coming in at 1 for 49. India won by an innings and 115 runs.

  3. 135 v England, Wankhede, 2012 · At home · Lost

    A good ton. The team lost.

  4. 204 v Australia, Hyderabad, 2013 · At home · Won

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

  5. 153 v South Africa, Johannesburg, 2013 · Away · Drawn

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

  6. 113 v West Indies, Wankhede, 2013 · At home · Won

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

  7. 145* v Sri Lanka, Colombo (SSC), 2015 · Away · Won

    A ton of consequence: rescued the innings. 6 wickets fell around him while the team was under 200.

  8. 124 v England, Rajkot, 2016 · At home · Drawn

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

  9. 119 v England, Visakhapatnam, 2016 · At home · Won

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

  10. 101* v New Zealand, Indore, 2016 · At home · Won

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

  11. 202 v Australia, Ranchi, 2017 · At home · Drawn

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

  12. 153 v Sri Lanka, Galle, 2017 · Away · Won

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

  13. 143 v Sri Lanka, Nagpur, 2017 · At home · Won

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

  14. 133 v Sri Lanka, Colombo (SSC), 2017 · Away · Won

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

  15. 132* v England, Southampton, 2018 · Away · Lost

    A good ton. The team lost.

  16. 123 v Australia, Adelaide, 2018 · Away · Won

    A ton of consequence: rescued the innings. 5 wickets fell around him while the team was under 200.

  17. 106 v Australia, Melbourne, 2018 · Away · Won

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

  18. 193 v Australia, Sydney, 2019 · Away · Drawn

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

  19. 102* v Bangladesh, Chattogram, 2022 · Away · Won

    A good ton. The team was already 324 ahead when he came in.