Hashim Amla is a cricketer who represents the South Africa national cricket team and is the captain of the national Test side. He has scored centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings) in Test and One Day International (ODI) matches on 23 and 21 occasions respectively. As of 19 August 2015, he has played 84 Tests and 118 ODIs for South Africa, scoring 6,770 and 5,743 runs respectively. Former England captain Geoffrey Boycott once said about him that "he bats in a way that gives very little hope for the bowlers" and "he plays the same way at the start of his innings as he does at the end of it".
Amla made his Test debut against India at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, in 2004. His first century came two years later against New Zealand at the Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town. His score of 311 not out, against England at The Oval, London, in 2012, is the only triple century by a South African batsman in Test cricket. Amla has scored Test centuries at fifteen cricket grounds, including ten at venues outside South Africa. He has scored his twenty-three Test centuries against eight different opponents; he is most successful against Australia and India, making five each. As of 2015, Amla is third in the list of Test century-makers for South Africa.
Amla made his ODI debut in 2008 against Bangladesh at the Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong. His first century came in the same year against the same team at the Willowmoore Park, Benoni. His highest ODI score is 159 against Ireland at the Manuka Oval, Canberra in 2015. Amla is the fastest batsman to reach 2,000, 3,000, 4,000 and 5,000 runs in ODIs, taking 40, 57, 81 and 101 innings respectively to do so. He has played 15 Twenty20 International (T20I) matches, without scoring a century, his highest score being 47 not out. As of 2015, Amla is eighth in the list of century-makers in international cricket, all formats of the game combined.
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