5 lesser known players who scored a century on ODI debut

#1 Phillip Hughes (Australia)

Philip Hughes passed away at the early age of 25 on Nov 27, 2014

Hughes made his ODI debut for Australia against Sri Lanka on Jan 11, 2013. It was the first game of the five-match ODI series in Australia.

Australia won the toss and elected to bat first. Hughes, who opened the batting for the hosts, played a decent knock of 112 runs from 129 balls.

Valuable contributions from Bailey and David Hussey helped the hosts to post a competitive score of 305 runs.

Chasing a target of 306, the visitors crumbled under pressure, as they lost their last eight wickets for 88 runs. In the end, Australia won the match by a comfortable margin of 107 runs.

Unfortunately, Hughes lost his life in a tragic on-field accident. Batting at 63 (not out), he was struck in the neck by a bouncer during a domestic game. His sudden death shocked the entire cricketing fraternity.

All the five players, who featured in this list, had also received the "Man-of-the-Match" awards on their corresponding debut games.