#4 Shaun Pollock vs Sri Lanka, Centurion 2002
During the second Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka in 2002, Shaun Pollock became the fourth batsman to join this rare club. In reply to Sri Lanka’s first innings score of 323, South Africa were nine for 408 when Makhaya Ntini joined Pollock at the crease.
Pollock at that point was playing on 69 and given Ntini's reputation as a batsman, very few would have expected the former to reach a hundred.
But, in this innings, Ntini showed solid resistance against Lankan bowlers, while Pollock at the other end scored quickly. With Ntini batting with confidence, he took a single on the first ball of Chaminda Vaas’ over to move on to 99. Ntini, who only had to survive the remaining five balls, went for a wild slog that ended in the hands of a Sri Lankan fielder.
Pollock was in dismay and had to leave the pitch with his score at 99. He stood not out in the second innings as well, completing the tricky chase of 121 runs and taking his team to victory by three wickets.
