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Line 41: \| lastT20Iagainst = Sri Lanka \| T20Ishirt = 1 \| club1 = [[KwaZulu-Natal (cricket team)\|KwaZulu-Natal]] \| year1 = {{nowrap\|1999/00–2008/09}} \| club2 = [[Dolphins (South African cricket team)\|Dolphins]] \| year2 = {{nowrap\|2003/~~04–2012~~04–2011/1312}} \| club3 = [[Essex County Cricket Club\|Essex]] \| year3 = 2009 Line 50: \| year4 = 2010 \| club5 = [[Surrey County Cricket Club\|Surrey]] \| year5 = 2013–2014~~, 2020-2022~~ \| club6 = [[Cape Cobras]] \| year6 = {{nowrap\|2013/14–2018/19}} Line 67: \| club13 = [[Khulna Tigers]] \| year13 = 2019/20 \| club14 = Surrey \| year15 = 2020–2022 \| columns = 4 \| column1 = [[Test cricket\|Test]] Line 101 ⟶ 104: \| top score3 = 97[[Not Out\|]] \| deliveries3 = – \| wickets3 = 0– \| bowl avg3 = – \| fivefor3 = 0– \| tenfor3 = 0– \| best bowling3 = – \| catches/stumpings3 = 19/– Line 121 ⟶ 124: \| catches/stumpings4 = 192/– \| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/hashim-amla-43906 ESPNcricinfo \| date = 5 February ~~2023~~ \| year = 2023 ~~\|nickname=Hash}}~~ }} '''Hashim Mahomed Amla'''<ref name="proebuck" /><ref name="Hashim Amla">{{cite web \| url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/43906.html \| title=Hashim Amla \| publisher=ESPNcricinfo \| access-date=22 July 2012 }}</ref> [[Order of Ikhamanga\|OIS]] (born 31 March 1983) is a South African former international cricketer who captained the national side in ~~Tests~~[[Test ~~and~~cricket\|Test ~~ODIs. Amla holds the record for being the fastest ever to score 3,000, 4,000, 6,000~~matches]] and ~~7,000~~[[One ~~ODI~~Day ~~runs,~~International]]s ~~and second fastest to reach 5,000 runs. He also became the fastest cricketer to reach 10 ODI centuries~~(ODIs). He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen to have played for South Africa, and one of the greatest opening batsmen of all time. He is a right-handed [[Batting (cricket)\|batsman]] and holds the record for the highest individual [[Test cricket\|Test]] score of any South African batsman of 311 [[not out]], scored against [[England cricket team\|England]] at [[The Oval]], London in July 2012.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1303799 \|title=Six of the best: Hashim Amla's career-defining performances \|work=International Cricket Council \|access-date=8 August 2019}}</ref>▼ ~~He became the fastest cricketer to score 15, 16, 17, 18 and 20 centuries in One Day International (ODI) Cricket, doing so in 86, 94, 98, 102 and 108 innings, respectively.~~ ▲He is a right-handed [[Batting (cricket)\|batsman]] and holds the record for the second highest individual [[Test ~~cricket\|Test]]~~ score of any South African batsman, ofscoring 311 [[not out]]~~, scored~~ against [[England cricket team\|England]] at [[The Oval]]~~, London~~ in July 2012.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1303799 \|title=Six of the best: Hashim Amla's career-defining performances \|work=International Cricket Council \|access-date=8 August 2019}}</ref> He has scored ODI centuries against all Test playing countries and is only the fourth person to do so. He was named as one of the [[Wisden Cricketers of the Year]] in 2013. In 2017, he scored 2 centuries in the [[Indian Premier League]], playing for [[Kings XI Punjab]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ipl-2017-10/hashim-amla-scores-second-century-of-ipl-2017-4645134/\|title=Hashim Amla scores second century of IPL 2017\|date=7 May 2017}}</ref> On 3 June 2017, he became the fastest cricketer to reach 25 ODI centuries. On 19 January 2018, Amla broke [[Virat Kohli]]’s record for being the fastest cricketer to reach 27 centuries in [[One Day International\|ODI cricket]]. Amla has reached the milestone in 167 innings, surpassing Kohli's 169. He scored ODI centuries against all Test playing countries, only the fourth person to do so. He was named as one of the [[Wisden Cricketers of the Year]] in 2013. Along with [[Quinton de Kock]], [[Faf du Plessis]], and [[AB de Villiers]], he formed the core batting line-up of the South African team. ~~He, along with Quinton de Kock, Faf du Plessis and AB de Villiers formed the batting core of the South African team for a long time, helping the team score runs consistently and at a high run rate.~~ ~~On 8~~In August 2019, Amla announced his retirement from international cricket.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Hashim Amla retires from international cricket \|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/hashim-amla-retires-from-international-cricket-1196991 \|access-date=8 August 2019 \|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> On 18 January 2023, Amla announced his retirement from all cricket.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/south-africa-great-hashim-amla-retires-from-playing-career-after-championship-winning-final-season-with-surrey-1354553 \|title=Hashim Amla announces retirement after signing off at Surrey \|work=ESPNcricinfo \|access-date=18 January 2023}}</ref> == Personal life == Line 247: First South African batsman to score 25 centuries in ODIs<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://m.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scores/16702/sl-vs-rsa-3rd-match-group-b-icc-champions-trophy-2017\|title=SL vs RSA. Commentary – Cricbuzz\|website=Cricbuzz\|access-date=3 June 2017}}</ref> * Fourth cricketer to score 25 centuries in both Test and ODI cricket<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://m.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scores/16702/sl-vs-rsa-3rd-match-group-b-icc-champions-trophy-2017\|title=SL vs RSA. Commentary – Cricbuzz\|website=Cricbuzz\|access-date=4 June 2017}}</ref> * In the [[Bangladeshi cricket team in South Africa in 2017–18\|1st ODI against Bangladesh in 2017]], Amla and [[Quinton de Kock]] recorded the highest ODI partnership for any wicket for South Africa, and set the highest score in an ODI for the loss of no wickets (282).<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://m.hindustantimes.com/cricket/quinton-de-kock-168-hashim-amla-110-power-south-africa-to-record-win/story-ZAxMc8AWxYxhWkR5OfGKHM.html\|title=Quinton de Kock 168, Hashim Amla 110 power South Africa to record win\|date=15 October 2017\|work=Hindustan Times\|access-date=15 October 2017}}{{Dead link\|date=August 2025 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ==See also== Line 261: * [http://dapalan.com/MKhn Hashim Amla breaks Virat Kohli's record, becomes fastest to 27 ODI centuries] *[http://www.wisdenindia.com/player/South-Africa/Hashim-Amla/3103.html Hashim Amla] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416200619/http://www.wisdenindia.com/player/South-Africa/Hashim-Amla/3103.html \|date=16 April 2018 }}'s profile page on Wisden {{Navboxes \|title= Captaincy Line 282 ⟶ 283: }} {{South Africans with 100 or more Test caps}} {{ICC Cricket Hall of Fame}} {{Authority control}} Line 293 ⟶ 295: [[Category:Gujarati sportspeople]] [[Category:People from eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality]] ~~[[Category:Cricketers from Surat]]~~ [[Category:Cricketers from Durban]] [[Category:South Africa Test cricketers]] Line 307 ⟶ 308: [[Category:Cape Cobras cricketers]] [[Category:Derbyshire cricketers]] [[Category:Dolphins ~~cricketers~~(South African cricket team) players]] [[Category:Durban Heat cricketers]] [[Category:Essex cricketers]]