India and West Indies create history, play first-ever ODI in 55-year history with never-seen-before feat

The second ODI between India and the West Indies on Wednesday (September 30) at the Barspara Stadium in Guwahati saw history being created as the two sides played a high-scoring clash that saw as many as five players score centuries in an unprecedented moment in the format's 55-year history.

After the hosts won the toss and chose to bowl first, they posted a huge total of 405 on the board, with John Campbell (101), Shai Hope (104), and Amir Jagnoo (114) scoring centuries. In reply, India's opening pair of skipper Shubman Gill and former captain Rohit Sharma posted a 255-run opening partnership, with both players scoring tons.

India-West Indies ODI Creates History

Since the first-ever ODI match was played in 1971, there have been 5023 games in the format so far, but this is the first-ever game in which there have been five centuries scored. Previously, there have been three ODIs in which there were four centuries scored across both teams.

Most Centuries In An ODI Match

Tems	Venue	Year	Centuries	Players to Score Centuries
India vs West Indies	Guwahati	2026	5	John Campbell, Shai Hope, Amir Jagnoo, Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma
Pakistan vs Australia	Lahore	1998	4	Ijaz Ahmed, Mohammad Yusuf, Adam Gilchrist, Ricky Ponting
India vs Australia	Nagpur	2013	4	Shane Watson, George Bailey, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka	Hyderabad	2023	4	Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samawickrama, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan

Three Centuries In An Innings

Meanwhile, this was only the sixth instance of a team scoring three centuries in an innings in the format, while it was the first time West Indies managed the rare feat. Meanwhile, India became the first country to concede a hat-trick of tons in the format twice.

Three Centuries In An ODI Innings

Team	Opponent	Players	Venue	Year
South Africa	West Indies	Hashim Amla, Riley Rosseuw, AB de Villiers	Johannesburg	2015
South Africa	India	Quinton de Kock, Faf du Plessis, Ab de Villiers	Mumbai	2025
England	Netherlands	Phil Salt, Dawid Malan, Jos Buttler	Amstelveen	2022
South Africa	Sri Lanka	Quinton de Kock, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram	New Delhi	2023
Australia	South Africa	Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, and Cameron Green	Macay	2025
West Indies	India	John Campbell, Shai Hope, Amir Jagnoo	Guwahati	2026

West Indies are set to become the first team to register a defeat despite three players scoring centuries for them in an innings.

This incredible match comes just three days after six ODI centuries were scored in a day on Sunday (September 27) with Justin Greaves, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli scoring tons in the first ODI between these two teams, while Temba Bavuma and David Miller reached the milestone for South Africa against Australia while Tom Banton made a ton for England against Sri Lanka. If two Proteas player again score a century against the world champions in the ongoing third ODI, that record would be broken too.

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