Below are the details of Sachin Tendulkar's 42 centuries in one day internationals.
Australia - 8
Sri Lanka - 7
Pakistan - 5
Zimbabwe - 5
Kenya - 4
New Zealand - 4
West Indies - 4
South Africa - 3
England - 1
Namibia - 1
| S.No | Runs | Balls faced | 4s | 6s | Strike Rate | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | 110 | 130 | 8 | 2 | 84.61 | Australia | Colombo (RPS) | 9-Sep-94 |
| 2 | 115 | 136 | 9 | 0 | 84.55 | New Zealand | Vadodara | 28-Oct-94 |
| 3 | 105 | 134 | 10 | 0 | 78.35 | West Indies | Jaipur | 11-Nov-94 |
| 4 | 112* | 107 | 15 | 1 | 104.67 | Sri Lanka | Sharjah | 9-Apr-95 |
| 5 | 127* | 138 | 15 | 1 | 92.02 | Kenya | Cuttack | 18-Feb-96 |
| 6 | 137 | 137 | 8 | 5 | 100 | Sri Lanka | Delhi | 2-Mar-96 |
| 7 | 100 | 111 | 9 | 1 | 90.09 | Pakistan | Singapore | 5-Apr-96 |
| 8 | 118 | 140 | 8 | 2 | 84.28 | Pakistan | Sharjah | 15-Apr-96 |
| 9 | 110 | 138 | 5 | 1 | 79.71 | Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 28-Aug-96 |
| 10 | 114 | 126 | 14 | 0 | 90.47 | South Africa | Mumbai | 14-Dec-96 |
| 11 | 104 | 97 | 8 | 1 | 107.21 | Zimbabwe | Benoni | 9-Feb-97 |
| 12 | 117 | 137 | 13 | 2 | 85.4 | New Zealand | Bangalore | 14-May-97 |
| 13 | 100 | 89 | 5 | 7 | 112.35 | Australia | Kanpur | 7-Apr-98 |
| 14 | 143 | 131 | 9 | 5 | 109.16 | Australia | Sharjah | 22-Apr-98 |
| 15 | 134 | 131 | 12 | 3 | 102.29 | Australia | Sharjah | 24-Apr-98 |
| 16 | 100* | 103 | 13 | 0 | 97.08 | Kenya | Kolkata | 31-May-98 |
| 17 | 128 | 131 | 8 | 2 | 97.7 | Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 7-Jul-98 |
| 18 | 127* | 130 | 13 | 1 | 97.69 | Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 26-Sep-98 |
| 19 | 141 | 128 | 13 | 3 | 110.15 | Australia | Dhaka | 28-Oct-98 |
| 20 | 118* | 112 | 14 | 2 | 105.35 | Zimbabwe | Sharjah | 8-Nov-98 |
| 21 | 124* | 92 | 12 | 6 | 134.78 | Zimbabwe | Sharjah | 13-Nov-98 |
| 22 | 140* | 101 | 16 | 3 | 138.61 | Kenya | Bristol | 23-May-99 |
| 23 | 120 | 141 | 11 | 2 | 85.1 | Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 29-Aug-99 |
| 24 | 186* | 150 | 20 | 3 | 124 | New Zealand | Hyderabad (Decc) | 8-Nov-99 |
| 25 | 122 | 138 | 12 | 0 | 88.4 | South Africa | Vadodara | 17-Mar-00 |
| 26 | 101 | 140 | 3 | 1 | 72.14 | Sri Lanka | Sharjah | 20-Oct-00 |
| 27 | 146 | 153 | 15 | 2 | 95.42 | Zimbabwe | Jodhpur | 8-Dec-00 |
| 28 | 139 | 125 | 19 | 0 | 111.2 | Australia | Indore | 31-Mar-01 |
| 29 | 122* | 131 | 12 | 1 | 93.12 | West Indies | Harare | 4-Jul-01 |
| 30 | 101 | 129 | 9 | 0 | 78.29 | South Africa | Johannesburg | 5-Oct-01 |
| 31 | 146 | 132 | 17 | 0 | 110.6 | Kenya | Paarl | 24-Oct-01 |
| 32 | 105* | 108 | 8 | 1 | 97.22 | England | Chester-le-Street | 4-Jul-02 |
| 33 | 113 | 102 | 12 | 1 | 110.78 | Sri Lanka | Bristol | 11-Jul-02 |
| 34 | 152 | 151 | 18 | 0 | 100.66 | Namibia | Pietermaritzburg | 23-Feb-03 |
| 35 | 100 | 119 | 9 | 1 | 84.03 | Australia | Gwalior | 26-Oct-03 |
| 36 | 102 | 91 | 12 | 1 | 112.08 | New Zealand | Hyderabad (Decc) | 15-Nov-03 |
| 37 | 141 | 135 | 17 | 1 | 104.44 | Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 16-Mar-04 |
| 38 | 123 | 130 | 12 | 2 | 94.61 | Pakistan | Ahmedabad | 12-Apr-05 |
| 39 | 100 | 113 | 10 | 1 | 88.49 | Pakistan | Peshawar | 6-Feb-06 |
| 40 | 141* | 148 | 13 | 5 | 95.27 | West Indies | Kuala Lumpur | 14-Sep-06 |
| 41 | 100* | 76 | 10 | 1 | 131.57 | West Indies | Vadodara |