India vs West Indies 2nd ODI Breaks World Record For Most Centuries In A Match

Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill [Source: X]The second ODI between India and West Indies in Guwahati has turned into a record-breaking batting spectacle, with five centuries already scored in the match. West Indies posted 405/7 after hundreds from John Campbell, Shai Hope and Amir Jangoo, before India's openers produced another massive response. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill added a record partnership, with both reaching three figures. With India deep into the chase, the Barsapara Cricket Stadium has witnessed toppling of a world record that had previously been approached but never achieved.India vs West Indies 2nd ODI breaks record for most centuriesThe second ODI in Guwahati has created history as the first match in ODI cricket to witness five centuries. West Indies set the record-breaking contest in motion with a remarkable batting display after being asked to bat first. John Campbell led the charge with 101, while Shai Hope followed with 104. Amir Jangoo then took the attack further with a superb 114, helping the visitors finish on 405/7 from their 50 overs.India's response produced the final two hundreds needed to establish the new record. Rohit Sharma smashed 101 from 75 balls, striking 10 fours and six sixes, while Shubman Gill continued his extraordinary innings and remained unbeaten on 173 from 100 balls, with 20 fours and seven sixes.That took the total number of centuries in the match to five. The previous ODI record stood at four centuries in a single match. That had happened on three occasions before this Guwahati encounter for Pakistan vs Australia in 1998, India vs Australia in 2013 and Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in 2023.Also Read- Rohit Sharma's Six Creates Chaos In Stands; Fans Fight For BallFive centuries landmark, only a second in List A cricketThe five hundreds in Guwahati represent a new landmark for ODI cricket. For the first time in ODI history, five centuries have been scored in a single match.Interestingly, this is only the second instance in List A cricket where five centuries have been recorded in one match. The previous occasion came in 2025, when Baroda played Hyderabad in Rajkot.West Indies supplied three hundreds in their first innings, before India's opening pair added two more during the chase.Rohit-Gill register India's second-highest opening partnership to break the recordThe record-breaking match has also produced one of India's biggest opening stands in ODI cricket.Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill added 255 runs from 161 balls, putting them second on India's all-time list for opening partnerships.Highest Opening Partnerships for India in ODIs258 – Sourav Ganguly & Sachin Tendulkar vs Kenya, Paarl, 2001255 – Rohit Sharma & Shubman Gill vs West Indies, Guwahati, 2026*252 – Sourav Ganguly & Sachin Tendulkar vs Sri Lanka, Colombo, 1998The stand was built at an extraordinary pace, with India crossing 250 before Rohit was eventually dismissed for 101 at 255/1. Gill, however, continued the assault alongside Virat Kohli, reaching 173 from just 100 balls. The partnership leaves Rohit and Gill only three runs short of Ganguly and Tendulkar's record 258-run stand.Also Read- Watch - Rohit Sharma's Never-Seen-Before Animated Celebration After Historic 100 vs WI