5 Indian batsmen who hit two ODI 150s in a year

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#3 Sachin Tendulkar (2009)

India v Sri Lanka - Tri-Series Game 5

Sachin Tendulkar is the second Indian batsmen to score 2 ODI 150s in 2009.

His 1st 150 in 2009 was against New Zealand on 8 March at Christchurch. He scored 163 but was retired hurt in that match. As a result, he was ruled out for the rest of the series. He won the player of the match award. India scored 392 in 50 overs. Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh, and Zaheer Khan were the star performers with the ball as they picked up two wickets each. New Zealand stumbled to a score of 334 and lost by 58 runs.

His 2nd 150 in the same year was against Australia on 5 November 2009 at Hyderabad. He scored 175 but it went in vain as India fell short of the target by 3 runs. He won the Player of the Match award. Australia scored 350 in 50 overs with the help of century by Shaun Marsh. India innings folded with 347 runs on the scorecard.


#4 Virender Sehwag (2011)

Australia v India - Tri-Series Game 10

Virender Sehwag scored his two 150s in 2011.

His 1st 150 in 2011 was against Bangladesh in the ICC World Cup 2011 at Dhaka. He scored 175 and was awarded the Man of the Match. India scored 370 in 50 overs with the help of centuries by Sehwag and Virat Kohli. With the help of great bowling performance by Munaf Patel, India successfully defended the target and won the match by 87 runs.

His second 150 in the same year was against Windies on 8 December at Indore. He scored 219 and propelled India to a mammoth total of 418. He was awarded as Man of the Match. Rahul Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja were the star performers with the ball as they picked up three wickets each. As a result, Windies stumbled to a score of 265 of 49.2 overs.

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Edited by Arvind Sriram