Most Double Centuries in Test & ODI Cricket

There are a number of record-breaking double hundreds in the history of cricket, including those by Brian Lara, Don Bradman, and Sachin Tendulkar in Tests. And Rohit Sharma, Virendra Sehwag, and Chris Gayle in ODIs. Let’s take a look at the list of batsmen with the most double centuries in Test & ODI Cricket.

List of Most Double Centuries in Test Cricket

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg.	100	50	200
Don Bradman (Aus)	1928-1948	52	80	6996	334	99.94	29	13	12
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2000-2015	134	233	12400	319	57.40	38	52	11
BC Lara (WI)	1990-2006	131	232	11953	400*	52.88	34	48	9
WR Hammond (ENG)	1927-1947	85	140	7249	336*	58.45	22	24	7
V Kohli (IND)	2011-2022	102	173	8074	254*	49.53	27	28	7
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1997-2014	149	252	11814	374	49.84	34	50	7
MS Atapattu (SL)	1990-2007	90	156	5502	249	39.02	16	17	6
V Sehwag (IND)	2001-2013	104	180	8586	319	49.34	23	32	6
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1976-1993	124	189	8832	280*	52.57	23	43	6
Younis Khan (PAK)	2000-2017	118	213	10099	313	52.05	34	33	6

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Don Bradman

Don Bradman holds the record for scoring the most number of double tons in test cricket. He is known as the best batsman ever in the history of cricket, with an average of 99.94 in test cricket.

During his Test career, Bradman’s double centuries were largely earned against England and South Africa. He made his seventh and eighth double centuries during the 1934 Ashes series. He also scored three double centuries against England during his career. His twelfth double century was against India in 1948. Bradman still holds the record for most double-hundreds in Test cricket.

Kumar Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara, the former Sri Lankan cricketer, has scored 11 double centuries in Test cricket during his career.

He stands second on the list of most double centuries in Test Cricket. His double century scores are:

230 vs Pakistan in Lahore (2002)
270 vs Zimbabwe in Bulawayo (2004)
232* vs Bangladesh in Chittagong (2005)
287 vs South Africa in Colombo (2006)
211 vs Pakistan in Abu Dhabi (2011)
200* vs India in Colombo (2010)
213 vs Bangladesh in Chittagong (2013)
319 vs Bangladesh in Chittagong (2014)
237 vs Sri Lanka A in Colombo (2014)
244 vs West Indies in Galle (2015)
200 vs New Zealand in Wellington (2015)

Sangakkara is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in Sri Lankan cricket history, and his record of 11 Test double centuries is a testament to his skill and longevity as a player.

List of Most Double Centuries in ODI

Team	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opp.	Ground	Date
R. Sharma	264	173	33	9	152.60	India	v Sri Lanka	Kolkata	13 Nov 2014
M. Guptill	237*	163	24	11	145.39	NZ	v West Indies	Wellington	21 Mar 2015
V. Sehwag	219	149	25	7	146.97	India	v West Indies	Indore	8 Dec 2011
C. Gayle	215	147	10	16	146.25	WI	v Zimbabwe	Canberra	24 Feb 2015
F. Zaman	210*	156	24	5	134.61	Pak	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	20 Jul 2018
I. Kishan	209	131	24	10	160.30	India	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	10 Dec 2022
R. Sharma	209	158	12	16	132.27	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	2 Nov 2013
R. Sharma	208*	153	13	12	135.94	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	13 Dec 2017
Shubman Gill	208	149	19	9	139.59	India	v New Zealand	Hyderabad	18 Jan 2023
S. Tendulkar	200*	147	25	3	136.05	India	v South Africa	Gwalior	24 Feb 2010

If you wonder or if someone asks you, “who has scored three double centuries in one-day internationals?” then the answer should be pretty simple. Rohit Sharma has scored the most double centuries in ODIs, which is 3. Amazing, isn’t it?

Rohit Sharma’s first double century came on 2nd Nov 2013 against Australia. He scored 209 runs in 158 balls with 16 sixes and 12 fours.

The second double century came after a year, on 13th Nov 2014, against Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. He scored 264 runs off 173 balls with 9 sixes and 33 fours. This is still the highest Individual score in ODI history.

His third double-century was again against Sri Lanka at Mohali. On 13th Dec 2017, he became the only batsman with three ODI double centuries to his name. He scored 208* off 153 balls with 12 sixes and 13 fours.

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FAQs

Who has the most double centuries in test cricket?

Don Bradman (12) has the most double centuries in test cricket.

Who has the most double centuries in ODI Cricket?

Rohit Sharma (3) has the most double centuries in ODIs.

Who has the fastest double century in ODI cricket history?

Ishan Kishan holds the record for scoring the fastest double century in ODI cricket. He completed his double hundred in just 126 deliveries against Bangladesh on 10th Dec 2022.