Amla scored century in his 100th test

Jan. 12 (CRICKETNMORE) - South Africa vetearn Hashim Amla achieved another milestone as he becomes the eighth batsmen in the world to score a century in his 100th test match. He reached this milestone in the third test against Sri Lanka at Johannesburg on Thursday.

He is the second South African player to achieve this feet after Graeme Smith. Ricky Ponting of Australia holds the distinction of scoring century in both the innings of his 100th test. 

Hashim Amla scored his 26th century against Sri Lanka in his 100th test. Below is the list of player who who have scored centuries in their 100th Test match.

MC Cowdrey (England) 104 against Australia at Birmingham on Jul 1968 

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Javed Miandad (Pakistan) 145 against India at Lahore in 1989 

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CG Greenidge (West Indies) 149 against England at St John's in 1990 

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AJ Stewart (England) 105 England against West Indies at Manchester in 2000 

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Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) 184 against India at Bangalore in 2005 

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RT Ponting (Australia) 120  against South Africa at Sydney in 2006 

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RT Ponting (Australia) 143* Australia against South Africa at Sydney in 2006 

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GC Smith (South Africa) 131 against England at The Oval in 2012 

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Saurabh Sharma