6 Centuries in One Day! Cricket Just Witnessed a Historic Batting Explosion 🔥🏏
Cricket produced an extraordinary batting day on September 27, 2026. Across three One-Day Internationals in India, South Africa and England, six individual centuries were scored in the same day.
The Six-Ton Sunday
The six centurions were Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Justin Greaves, Temba Bavuma, David Miller and Tom Banton.
Kohli Breaks Into the 15,000 Club
Virat Kohli added another huge milestone to the day. During India's chase against West Indies, he became only the second batter in men's ODI history to reach 15,000 runs, after Sachin Tendulkar.
Even more striking was the speed of the achievement. Kohli reached the landmark in just 303 ODI innings, 74 innings fewer than Tendulkar's 377. He finished the match unbeaten on 139 and completed his 55th ODI century.
Kohli also struck nine sixes in the innings, his highest total of sixes in a single international innings.
David Miller's 142 Adds Another Record
South Africa's David Miller produced one of the day's most explosive innings, smashing a career-best 142 from 93 balls against Australia.
The innings was also Miller's eighth ODI century batting at No. 5 or lower, equalling Jos Buttler's record for the most ODI hundreds from that position.
Banton Completes the Batting Feast
At The Oval in London, England opener Tom Banton scored 126 against Sri Lanka, joining the six-century club on the same remarkable day.
His hundred helped England produce a dominant performance and finish their ODI series against Sri Lanka with a 223-run victory.
Three Venues, Six Centuries
The six hundreds arrived across three different matches: India vs West Indies in Thiruvananthapuram, South Africa vs Australia in Johannesburg and England vs Sri Lanka at The Oval in London.
In less than 24 hours, the three matches turned into a remarkable global boundary feast, with more than 1,800 runs scored across the contests.
Why This Cricket Fact Stands Out
Cricket has seen enormous batting days before, but six individual ODI centuries across three matches on the same date made September 27 a particularly unusual entry in the record books.
From Kohli's 15,000-run landmark to Miller's 142 and Banton's century, the day produced a collection of individual achievements that will be remembered long after the scorecards are closed.