Temba Bavuma enters list of Ponting, Kohli, AB de Villiers and others with fantastic ton in run chase

Sports Tak Staff January 30 , 2023

Temba Bavuma scored 109 against England in successful run chase of 343 to enter the list of elite captains

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Apart from Bavuma, 11 other captains have scored a century against England in successful ODI run chases

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Australia's Greg Chappell was the first to achieve the feat with unbeaten 125 in 1977

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New Zealand's John Wright scored 101 in run chase of 220 in 1988

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India's Sourav Ganguly became the first to do it in 21st century with unbeaten 117 in 2002 ICC Champions Trophy

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South Africa's Graeme Smith achieved the feat in 2005 with a 105-run knock in run chase of 268

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Australia's Ricky Ponting did it thrice in 2005, and twice in 2009. His highest among the three is 126 in 2009

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Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene scored unbeaten 126 in run chase of 262 in 2006

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Australia's Steve Smith scored an unbeaten 102 in run chase of 304 in 2015

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South Africa's AB de Villiers scored unbeaten 101 in run chase of 237 in 2016

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Virat Kohli scored 122 in run chase of 351 in 2017. This is the highest run chase on the list

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Quinton de Kock in his short stint as captain scored 107 in run chase of 259 in 2020

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Ireland's Andy Balbirnie scored 113 in mammoth run chase of 329 in 2020

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