Did Virat Kohli Score a Century in 2013? Complete List of His Hundreds

And you are correct about Virat Kohli scoring not 1 but many hundreds in 2013. P.S. He hit six hundreds in international cricket across the calendar year, four of which arrived in ODIs and two came off his bat in Tests. Three of those six hundreds came against Australia.

Now, for the newer readers of cricket (a century means that the batter achieves 100 runs or higher in a single innings), his 117 against India is also another century to add to the list – of more than a few centuries in 2013, when he scored his tons against Australia (100 not out), West Indies (115), Zimbabwe (115), and South Africa (119).

Question	Quick answer
Did Virat Kohli score a century in 2013?	Yes
Total international centuries	6
ODI centuries	4
Test centuries	2
T20I centuries	0
Highest century score	119 vs South Africa
Centuries against Australia	3

Did Virat Kohli Score a Century in 2013? Quick Answer

Yes. Virat Kohli scored six international hundreds in 2013.

Four came in ODI cricket, and two came in Tests. He did not score a T20 International century during the year.

His six hundreds were:

• 107 vs Australia in a Test
• 102 vs West Indies in an ODI
• 115 vs Zimbabwe in an ODI
• 100* vs Australia in an ODI
• 115* vs Australia in an ODI
• 119 vs South Africa in a Test

Australia was the opponent for three of the six centuries, which helps explain why searches about Kohli’s 2013 hundreds often surface articles focused on the India-Australia series.

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Virat Kohli’s Centuries in 2013 – Complete List

Here is Kohli’s complete international century record for the calendar year.

Date	Score	Format	Opponent	Venue	Not Out?
Feb. 24, 2013	107	Test	Australia	Chennai	No
July 5, 2013	102	ODI	West Indies	Port of Spain	No
July 24, 2013	115	ODI	Zimbabwe	Harare	No
Oct. 16, 2013	100*	ODI	Australia	Jaipur	Yes
Oct. 30, 2013	115*	ODI	Australia	Nagpur	Yes
Dec. 18, 2013	119	Test	South Africa	Johannesburg	No

The Chennai hundred came in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar series. Kohli made 107 from 206 balls, while India eventually won the match by eight wickets.

How Many ODI Centuries Did Virat Kohli Score in 2013?

Kohli scored four ODI centuries in 2013:

• 102 vs West Indies
• 115 vs Zimbabwe
• 100* vs Australia
• 115* vs Australia

An ODI, or One Day International, normally gives each team a maximum of 50 overs to bat.

His Port of Spain hundred came from 83 balls, while the Zimbabwe century came from 108. His two Australia hundreds were substantially quicker: 100* from 52 balls in Jaipur and 115* from 66 in Nagpur.

How Many Test Centuries Did Kohli Score in 2013?

Kohli scored two Test centuries during the year:

• 107 vs Australia in Chennai
• 119 vs South Africa in Johannesburg

Test cricket is the longest international format, and a match can last up to five days.

The two hundreds came in very different conditions. Chennai was a home Test in India, while Johannesburg was an overseas match against South Africa’s pace attack.

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Kohli’s First Century of 2013 – 107 vs Australia

Kohli’s first hundred of the year came against Australia in the first Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

Australia scored 380 in its first innings before India replied with 572. Kohli contributed 107 from 206 balls, hitting 15 fours and one six. He shared an important 128-run partnership with MS Dhoni, who went on to score 224.

India eventually won the Test by eight wickets. Kohli’s innings was therefore part of a much larger first-innings advantage that helped India take control of the match.

The knock was also his first international century of calendar year 2013.

Kohli’s 102 vs West Indies in Port of Spain

Kohli’s second international hundred of 2013-and his first ODI hundred of the year-came against West Indies at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain on July 5.

He scored 102 from 83 balls, with 13 fours and two sixes, as India reached 311/7 in 50 overs. India went on to win the rain-affected match by 102 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method.

This innings is easy to overlook because Kohli’s explosive Australia hundreds later in the year attracted more attention. But chronologically, the Port of Spain century was the first of his four ODI hundreds in 2013.

Virat Kohli’s 115 vs Zimbabwe in Harare

Less than three weeks later, Kohli scored another ODI hundred, this time against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club.

Zimbabwe made 228/7 after India chose to field. India then slipped to 57/2 before Kohli and Ambati Rayudu rebuilt the chase.

Kohli scored 115 from 108 balls, including 13 fours and a six. India reached 230/4 in 44.5 overs to win by six wickets.

The innings also came while Kohli was leading the Indian side on the Zimbabwe tour.

For readers unfamiliar with cricket strategy, centuries in a chase are often notable because the batter is constantly working against a fixed target. A successful chase requires managing both wickets and the required scoring rate rather than simply accumulating runs.

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Kohli’s Famous 100* vs Australia in Jaipur

Kohli’s next century was one of the defining ODI innings of his early career.

Australia scored 359/5 in Jaipur on October 16, leaving India needing 360 to win.

India reached the target with remarkable ease, finishing on 362/1 in 43.3 overs. Rohit Sharma made 141 not out, Shikhar Dhawan scored 95, and Kohli finished unbeaten on 100. India won by nine wickets with 39 balls remaining.

How Fast Did Kohli Score the Jaipur Century?

Kohli’s 100 not out came from only 52 balls.

His innings included eight fours and seven sixes and produced a strike rate of 192.31.

The asterisk in 100* means Kohli was not dismissed before India’s innings ended.

Metric	Jaipur innings
Runs	100*
Balls	52
Fours	8
Sixes	7
Opponent	Australia
Format	ODI
Result	India won by 9 wickets

Why the Jaipur Century Stood Out

The size of the target made the innings especially notable.

A chase of 360 would normally place substantial pressure on the batting side, yet India’s top three dominated Australia’s attack. Dhawan’s 95 and Rohit’s unbeaten 141 created the foundation, while Kohli accelerated dramatically after arriving at the crease.

His 52-ball century was, at the time, the fastest ODI hundred by an Indian batter. The innings also reinforced a trait that would become closely associated with Kohli’s ODI career: scoring heavily while pursuing a target.

Kohli’s 115* vs Australia in Nagpur

Kohli repeated the feat only two weeks later.

In the sixth ODI at Nagpur on October 30, Australia posted 350/6, powered by George Bailey’s 156 and Shane Watson’s 102.

India again successfully chased a target above 350.

Rohit Sharma scored 79, Shikhar Dhawan made 100, and Kohli smashed 115 not out from 66 balls. India reached 351/4 in 49.3 overs to win by six wickets and level the series at 2-2.

Kohli’s innings included 18 fours and one six. He was named Player of the Match.

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Jaipur vs Nagpur – Kohli’s Two Australia Hundreds Compared

The two innings were similar in one important respect: both came during successful chases of at least 350.

Metric	Jaipur	Nagpur
Score	100*	115*
Balls	52	66
Fours	8	18
Sixes	7	1
Target	360	351
Opponent	Australia	Australia
Format	ODI	ODI
Not out	Yes	Yes
Match result	India won	India won

The Jaipur innings was faster by strike rate, while the Nagpur innings produced 15 more runs. Rather than treating one as automatically superior, the numbers show two different versions of an aggressive successful chase.

Kohli’s Final Century of 2013 – 119 vs South Africa

Kohli’s sixth and final international century of 2013 came in the first Test against South Africa at the Wanderers in Johannesburg.

India was 24/2 before Kohli helped rebuild the first innings. He eventually scored 119 from 181 balls, hitting 18 fours. India finished with 280.

The opposition attack included Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander, Morne Morkel, and Jacques Kallis. The innings was therefore a very different challenge from Kohli’s high-scoring ODI performances on Indian pitches earlier in the year.

Kohli then made 96 in India’s second innings, narrowly missing a second century in the match. India set South Africa 458 to win, and the Test ended in a draw after South Africa reached 450/7. Kohli was named Player of the Match.

The Johannesburg performance showed that Kohli’s 2013 century-making was not limited to limited-overs cricket, home conditions, or one opposition.

What Formats Did Kohli Score Centuries in During 2013?

Kohli’s six international hundreds were split between Tests and ODIs.

Format	Centuries	Scores
Tests	2	107, 119
ODIs	4	102, 115, 100*, 115*
T20Is	0	–
Total	6	–

He did not score a T20 International century in 2013.

The breakdown is useful because a simple search for Kohli’s “2013 centuries” can produce articles about only the Australia ODI series, even though two of his six hundreds came in Test cricket.

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How Many of Kohli’s 2013 Centuries Came Against Australia?

Kohli scored three of his six international centuries against Australia in 2013.

They were:

1. 107 in the Chennai Test
2. 100* in the Jaipur ODI
3. 115* in the Nagpur ODI

The other three came against West Indies, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.

Opponent breakdown

Australia – 3
West Indies – 1
Zimbabwe – 1
South Africa – 1

That means exactly half of his international hundreds during the calendar year came against Australia.

Don’t Confuse Kohli’s 2013 Centuries With His Career Century Total

One point can be confusing when reading contemporary reports from 2013.

Kohli scored six international centuries during calendar year 2013, but reports published during the Australia ODI series sometimes refer to a much larger number because they are talking about his career ODI century total.

For example, the ICC described Kohli’s 115* in Nagpur as his 17th ODI century. That meant the 17th ODI hundred of his career-not his 17th century of 2013.

Calendar-year figure

6 international centuries scored during 2013

Career-total figure

A running total that included centuries from previous years as well as those scored in 2013.

Keeping those two statistics separate prevents one of the most common misunderstandings around this historical record.

Virat Kohli’s 2013 Century Timeline

Here is the entire year in chronological order:

February 24 – Australia
107, Test, Chennai

↓

July 5 – West Indies
102, ODI, Port of Spain

↓

July 24 – Zimbabwe
115, ODI, Harare

↓

October 16 – Australia
100*, ODI, Jaipur

↓

October 30 – Australia
115*, ODI, Nagpur

↓

December 18 – South Africa
119, Test, Johannesburg

This timeline shows how Kohli’s six hundreds were spread throughout the year rather than concentrated in a single series.

What Kohli’s Six Centuries Show About His 2013 Season

Looking beyond the raw total, the six centuries show considerable variety in format, location, opposition, and match situation.

Success in Both Tests and ODIs

Kohli’s year included two Test hundreds and four ODI hundreds.

The Test innings required longer periods of batting and came against Australia and South Africa, while his ODI hundreds included both innings-setting performances and successful run chases.

Centuries at Home and Overseas

His six hundreds came in:

• India
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Zimbabwe
• South Africa

That geographical spread matters because conditions, pitches, weather, and opposition attacks can differ considerably between countries.

His first hundred came at home in Chennai, while his last came in Johannesburg against a South African pace attack featuring Steyn, Philander, and Morkel.

Hundreds While Chasing and Building First-Innings Totals

Kohli’s 2013 hundreds also came in different match situations.

The Jaipur and Nagpur centuries were both unbeaten innings in successful large ODI chases. His Zimbabwe hundred also helped India successfully pursue a target.

By contrast, the Chennai and Johannesburg Test centuries were first-innings efforts in matches where building a substantial total was the priority.

That range gives a fuller picture of Kohli’s 2013 season than simply counting six scores above 100.

2013 Century Stats at a Glance

6
International centuries

4
ODI centuries

2
Test centuries

3
Centuries against Australia

119
Highest score among his 2013 centuries

2
Not-out hundreds

Those two unbeaten hundreds were his 100* in Jaipur and 115* in Nagpur.

Conclusion

Virat Kohli did score a century in 2013-six international centuries, in fact. Four came in ODIs and two in Tests, with three of the six recorded against Australia.

The 100* from 52 balls in Jaipur and 115* from 66 in Nagpur are among the most memorable because both came during huge successful chases against Australia. But his complete 2013 record also includes hundreds against West Indies and Zimbabwe, a Test century in Chennai, and a 119 against South Africa in Johannesburg.

For the broader picture, the logical next step is to compare Virat Kohli’s centuries by year or explore his complete international century record.

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