5 Indian batsmen who hit two ODI 150s in a year

One-day international cricket is played between the teams who are awarded the full member status or ODI status by ICC with each innings lasting up to 50 overs.

Top-order batsmen are considered as an indispensable commodity to their team as they contribute by scoring runs with the bat in the initial overs.

Rohit Sharma became the latest to join the list of Indians scoring two ODI 150s in a year. He scored both of his 150s against Windies in Windies tour of India.

In this post, let us have a look at the Indian batsmen to score two ODI 150s in a year.

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#1 Sourav Ganguly (1999)

Sourav Ganguly became the first Indian batsmen to score two ODI 150s in a year. He did it in the year 1999.

His first 150 in 1999 was against Sri Lanka in the ICC World Cup 1999 at Taunton. He scored 183 and was dismissed by Pramodya Wickramasinghe. He won the Player of the Match award. He and Dravid scored centuries in that match while the other batsmen struggled to perform with the bat. India posted a total of 373 in 50 overs.

With the help of great bowling performance by Robin Singh, Sri Lanka were bowled out for a total of 216 and lost by 157 runs.

His second 150 in the same year was against New Zealand on 11th November at Gwalior. He scored an unbeaten 155 and helped his team to post a total of 261. He won the Player of the Match award. With the help of great bowling performances by Nikhil Chopra and Anil Kumble, India successfully defended the score and won the match by 14 runs.

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#2 Gautam Gambhir (2009)

Gautam Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir scored his two 150s in 2009. He scored both of his 150s against Sri Lanka.

His first 150 in 2009 was on 5th February at Colombo when India toured Sri Lanka. He scored exactly 150 and was dismissed by Muttiah Muralitharan. He won the Player of the Match award.

India scored 332 in 50 overs. Irfan Pathan was the star performer with the ball as he picked up the wickets of Sanath Jayasuriya, Thilina Kandamby and Muttiah Muralitharan. Sri Lanka were bundled out for 265 and lost by 67 runs.

His second 150 in the same year was on 24 December at Kolkata when Sri Lanka toured India. He scored an unbeaten 150 and helped his team to chase the target of 316 successfully. He won the Player of the Match award but he handed that award to Virat Kohli. Sri Lanka scored 315 in 50 overs with the help of century by Upul Tharanga.

But, India won by seven wickets with the help of centuries by Kohli and Gambhir.

#3 Sachin Tendulkar (2009)

Sachin Tendulkar is the second Indian batsmen to score 2 ODI 150s in 2009.

His 1st 150 in 2009 was against New Zealand on 8 March at Christchurch. He scored 163 but was retired hurt in that match. As a result, he was ruled out for the rest of the series. He won the player of the match award. India scored 392 in 50 overs. Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh, and Zaheer Khan were the star performers with the ball as they picked up two wickets each. New Zealand stumbled to a score of 334 and lost by 58 runs.

His 2nd 150 in the same year was against Australia on 5 November 2009 at Hyderabad. He scored 175 but it went in vain as India fell short of the target by 3 runs. He won the Player of the Match award. Australia scored 350 in 50 overs with the help of century by Shaun Marsh. India innings folded with 347 runs on the scorecard.

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#4 Virender Sehwag (2011)

Virender Sehwag scored his two 150s in 2011.

His 1st 150 in 2011 was against Bangladesh in the ICC World Cup 2011 at Dhaka. He scored 175 and was awarded the Man of the Match. India scored 370 in 50 overs with the help of centuries by Sehwag and Virat Kohli. With the help of great bowling performance by Munaf Patel, India successfully defended the target and won the match by 87 runs.

His second 150 in the same year was against Windies on 8 December at Indore. He scored 219 and propelled India to a mammoth total of 418. He was awarded as Man of the Match. Rahul Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja were the star performers with the ball as they picked up three wickets each. As a result, Windies stumbled to a score of 265 of 49.2 overs.

#5 Virat Kohli (2018)

Virat Kohli scored his two 150s in 2018.

His 1st 150 in 2018 was against South Africa on 7 February at Cape Town. He scored an unbeaten 160 and helped his team to post a total of 303. He won the player of the match award. The spinners, Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal have a good day with the ball as they picked up four wickets each. As a result, India won by 124 runs.

His 2nd 150 in the same year was against Windies on 24 October at Visakhapatnam. He scored an unbeaten 157 and propelled India to a score of 321. He was awarded as Man of the Match. However, the match ended with a tie. Shai Hope was the star performer with the bat for Windies as he scored an unbeaten 123.

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#6 Rohit Sharma (2018)

Rohit Sharma is the second Indian batsmen to score 2 ODI 150s in 2018. He scored both of his 150s against Windies in Windies tour of India.

His 1st 150 in 2018 was on 21 October at Guwahati. He scored an unbeaten 152 and helped his team to chase the target of 323 successfully. Windies scored 322 in 50 overs with the help of century by Shimron Hetmyer. But, India won by eight wickets with the help of centuries by Kohli and Rohit.

His 2nd 150 in the same year was on 29 October at Mumbai. He scored 162 and was dismissed by Ashley Nurse. He won the Player of the Match award. He and Rayudu scored centuries and helped the team to post a total of 377. Kuldeep Yadav and Khaleel Ahmed have a good day with the ball as they picked up three wickets each. As a result, India won by 224 runs.