The ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam will be brimming with fans as they await yet another special knock from Virat Kohli in the 3rd ODI against South Africa. Millions who will watch from home will also be eager as the Indian star steps out once again in a must-win match. The series is tied 1-1 and India needs a match-winner in the middle. The eyes will once again be on Kohli, who already has two hundreds in this series. Indeed, fans and pundits across the world are excited to see if the “King” can score a rare hat-trick of hundreds in ODIs. Kohli has been in top form in the recent ODI games. All the talk about age, fitness or "lack of hunger" ended after his strong knock in Sydney. He continued with solid innings in Ranchi and Raipur as well. However, South Africa fought hard and pushed the series into a final-decider in Vizag. With high expectations, his fans believe he still has one big effort left in him and is hoping he gets another three-figure score. Also Read | How has Virat Kohli's twin centuries influence ticket sales in Vizag stadium for the third INDvsSA ODI? Players with Hat-Tricks of ODI Centuries The first-ever hat-trick of centuries in ODIs came from Pakistan's Zaheer Abbas, who scored 118, 105 and 103 against India in 1982-83. As many as 13 players have reached this milestone since then. 100s Players Runs Against Venue Date 4 Kumar Sangakkara (SL) 105* Bangladesh Melbourne 26 Feb 2015 117* England Wellington 1 Mar 2015 104 Australia Sydney 8 Mar 2015 124 Scotland Hobart 11 Mar 2015 3 Zaheer Abbas (PAK) 118 India Multan 17 Dec 1982 105 India Lahore 31 Dec 1982 113 India Karachi 21 Jan 1983 3 Saeed Anwar (PAK) 107 Sri Lanka Sharjah 30 Oct 1993 131 West Indies Sharjah 1 Nov 1993 111 Sri Lanka Sharjah 2 Nov 1993 3 Herschelle Gibbs (SA) 116 Kenya Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002 116* India Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002 153 Bangladesh Potchefstroom 3 Oct 2002 3 AB de Villiers (SA) 114* India Gwalior 24 Feb 2010 102* India Ahmedabad 27 Feb 2010 102 West Indies North Sound 22 May 2010 3 Quinton de Kock (SA) 135 India Johannesburg 5 Dec 2013 106 India Durban 8 Dec 2013 101 India Centurion 11 Dec 2013 3 Ross Taylor (NZ) 112* India Hamilton 28 Jan 2014 102 India Wellington 31 Jan 2014 105* Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 8 Dec 2014 3 Babar Azam (PAK) 120 West Indies Sharjah 30 Sep 2016 123 West Indies Sharjah 2 Oct 2016 117 West Indies Abu Dhabi 5 Oct 2016 3 Jonny Bairstow (ENG) 138 New Zealand Dunedin 7 Mar 2018 104 New Zealand Christchurch 10 Mar 2018 105 Scotland Edinburgh 10 Jun 2018 3 Virat Kohli (IND) 140 West Indies Guwahati 21 Oct 2018 157* West Indies Visakhapatnam 24 Oct 2018 107 West Indies Pune 27 Oct 2018 3 Rohit Sharma (IND) 102 England Birmingham 30 Jun 2019 104 Bangladesh Birmingham 2 Jul 2019 103 Sri Lanka Leeds 6 Jul 2019 3 Babar Azam (PAK) 114 Australia Lahore 31 Mar 2022 105* Australia Lahore 2 Apr 2022 103 West Indies Multan 8 Jun 2022 3 Fakhar Zaman (PAK) 101 New Zealand Karachi 13 Jan 2023 117 New Zealand Rawalpindi 27 Apr 2023 180* New Zealand Rawalpindi 29 Apr 2023 The longest streak, though, belongs to Sri Lankan great Kumar Sangakkara, who smashed four centuries in a row during the 2015 ODI World Cup. Another current cricketer, Quinton de Kock, hit three consecutive hundreds against India in the 2013 series. Indian batters have achieved this feat too and Kohli was the first from the country to enter the list. He slammed 140, 157 and 107 against West Indies in the 2018 home series. Rohit Sharma joined the group in the 2019 ODI World Cup with hundreds against England, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. India’s Win Percentage When Virat Kohli Scores a Century India now needs another big inning from Kohli to avoid another series loss against South Africa at home. An interesting fact adds more hope: India wins 83% of ODIs in which Kohli scores a century. As the series goes into the final stage, the question lingers-whether India takes the series with the best of their batter forward or South Africa will again give them another tough defeat at home.