Most Centuries In T20 World Cup 2024

Most Centuries In T20 World Cup 2024 – T20 Betting: The T20 World Cup was started in the year 2007. Since then, only 11 batsmen have scored a century in the T20 World Cup. Chris Gayle is the only name among these players, who has achieved this feat not once but twice.

The T20 World Cup 2024 is about to start. In such a situation, this question must come to your mind who are those players who have scored a century in the T20 World Cup?

So let us know in detail about ‘Most Centuries In T20 World Cup 2024‘:

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Top 10 Most Centuries In ICC Cricket T20 World Cup:

Here below, we have shared a ‘List Of Most Centuries In T20 World Cup‘. So let’s see in the table format:

Player	Runs	Strike Rate	Team	Opposition
CH Gayle (WI)	117	205.26	West Indies	South Africa
SK Raina (IND)	101	168.33	India	South Africa
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	100	156.25	Sri Lanka	Zimbabwe
BB McCullum (NZ)	123	212.06	New Zealand	Bangladesh
AD Hales (ENG)	116	181.25	England	Sri Lanka
Ahmed Shehzad (PAK)	111	179.03	Pakistan	Bangladesh
Tamim Iqbal (BAN)	103	163.49	Bangladesh	Oman
CH Gayle (WI)	100	208.33	West Indies	England
JC Buttler (ENG)	101	150.74	England	Sri Lanka
RR Rossouw (SA)	109	194.64	South Africa	Bangladesh

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Most Centuries In T20 World Cup 2024

1) Chris Gayle:

i. vs South Africa

On September 11, 2007, while playing for West Indies, Chris Gayle scored 117 runs in 57 balls with the help of 10 sixes and 7 fours, but this century could not help his team. South Africa won by losing just 2 wickets in 17.4 overs.

ii. vs England

On 16 March 2016, Gayle scored the second century of his T20 World Cup career against England at the Wankhede Stadium.

Gayle scored an unbeaten 100 runs in 48 balls with 11 sixes and 5 fours, due to which West Indies won the match by 6 wickets with 11 balls remaining.

2) Suresh Raina, vs South Africa

Suresh Raina had played a century against South Africa on 2 May 2010, as a result of which Team India won the match by 14 runs.

Raina scored 101 runs in 60 balls with the help of 5 sixes and 9 fours, based on which India scored 186/5 and restricted South Africa to 172/5.

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3) Mahela Jayawardene, vs Zimbabwe

On 3 May 2010, Sri Lankan opener Mahela Jayawardene played a century against Zimbabwe. He scored 100 runs in 64 balls with 4 sixes and 10 fours.

Thanks to Jayawardene’s century, Sri Lanka scored 173/7. Rain interfered in the match and Zimbabwe was given a target of 44 runs in 5 overs, but the team could not go beyond 29/1.

4) Brendon McCullum, vs Bangladesh

On September 21, 2012, while batting at number three for New Zealand, Brendon McCullum scored 123 runs in 58 balls with 7 sixes and 11 fours.

New Zealand scored 191 runs losing 3 wickets in this match. In response, the Bangladesh team could not progress beyond 132/8 in the stipulated overs. New Zealand won this match by a huge margin of 59 runs.

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5) Alex Hales, vs Sri Lanka

On 27 March 2014, Sri Lanka scored 189 runs losing 4 wickets against England. Mahela Jayawardene played an inning of 89 runs in 51 balls.

In reply, England lost 2 wickets without opening the account, but after this opener Alex Hales took charge. He scored an unbeaten 116 runs in 64 balls with 6 sixes and 11 fours and helped England win in 19.2 overs.

6) Ahmed Shehzad, vs Bangladesh

Pakistan’s opening batsman Ahmed Shehzad played a century against Bangladesh in Dhaka on 30 March 2014. He scored unbeaten 111 runs in 62 balls with the help of 5 sixes and 10 fours.

Thanks to Shahzad’s explosive innings, Pakistan scored 190 runs losing 5 wickets, in response to which Bangladesh could not go beyond 140/7. Pak won this match by fifty runs only.

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7) Tamim Iqbal, vs Oman

On 13 March 2016, Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal scored an unbeaten century against Oman in Dharamshala. Tamim played an inning of 103 runs in 63 balls with 5 sixes and 10 fours.

After Iqbal’s storm, Oman’s team could not even escape the havoc of Bangladeshi bowlers. Only two players from Oman could touch double figures and the team lost the match by 54 runs under Duckworth Lewis Nimay after scoring 65/9 in 12 overs.

8) Jos Buttler, vs Sri Lanka

Jos Buttler scored a century as an opening batsman in Sharjah on 1 November 2021. Butler scored an unbeaten 101 runs in 67 balls with the help of 6 sixes and the same number of fours.

On the strength of Butler, England scored 163 runs after losing 4 wickets. After this, the Sri Lankan team was bundled out for just 137 runs and won the match by 26 runs.

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9) Riley Rossow, vs Bangladesh

This match between South Africa and Bangladesh was played on 27 October 2022 in Sydney. In the match, Rilee Rossouw played an innings of 109 runs in 56 balls, which included 8 sixes and 7 fours.

With Rose’s stormy innings, South Africa scored 205/5. The pressure of the huge target was visible on Bangladesh and the team was reduced to 101 runs in 16.3 overs. South Africa won the match by a margin of 104 runs.

10) Glenn Phillips, vs Sri Lanka

On 29 October 2022, Glenn Phillips played a century against Sri Lanka in Sydney. He scored 104 runs in 64 balls with 4 sixes and 10 fours.

With Phillips’ century, New Zealand added 167 runs after losing 7 wickets in the stipulated overs. After this, the Sri Lankan team was bundled out for just 102 runs in 19.2 overs and won the match by 65 runs.

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FAQs

Who has the most centuries in T20 matches?

Chris Gayle, one of the explosive batsmen in the world, holds the record for scoring the fastest and most centuries in T20.

How many times has India won the T20 World Cup?

India has won the T20 World Cup title once in 2007.

Who has the most centuries in T20 India?

The record of most centuries in T20 is in the name of Rohit Sharma. Rohit Sharma has played 148 T20 matches and scored 4 centuries.

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