Fastest Centuries in T20 World Cup History

The Twenty20 (T20) cricket world championship is known as the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. The International Cricket Council (ICC), the sport’s global governing body, defines a Twenty20 International (T20I) as an international cricket match between two teams, each of which has T20I status.

Each team in a T20I only gets one inning, which can only last up to 20 overs. When a cricket player achieves 100 runs or more in a single innings, he is said to have “completed” a century. Nine players have scored ten centuries in the most recent tournament, the 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

In cricket, a batsman who scored 100 runs or more in a single innings is said to have scored a century. The phrase is also used in the phrase “century partnership,” which happens when two batsmen score together and collectively add 100 runs to the team total.

David Miller owns the record for the quickest century in a T20 international, while Chris Gayle holds the record for the fastest century in the T20 World Cup (and fastest 100 in T20). Miller, Sudesh Wickramasekara of the Czech Republic, and Rohit Sharma of India all hold the record. 

Glenn Phillips got the second century of the 2022 T20 World Cup on October 29, 2022. With 10 fours and 4 sixes, he scored 104 runs off 64 balls. This is the ninth-fastest T20I century in the T20 World Cup as of right now.

From 2007 through 2022, T20 World Cup’s fastest century 

From 2007 through 2022, there have been 8 T20 World Cups, and during those tournaments, 10 centuries have been scored. The only T20 World Cup player with two hundreds and the fastest hundred in a game is Chris Gayle. 

Take a look at the whole list of the quickest century in the T20 World Cup by going back in time. From 2007 through 2022, the T20 World Cup’s fastest century.

Chris Gayle (West Indies): 50 balls, 100 runs (2007) 

Chris Gayle, aka the Universe Boss, scored the first century in a T20 World Cup game. Gayle hit 117 off just 57 balls in the opening match of the 2007 World T20 in Johannesburg against the South African hosts. He needed just 50 balls to reach his century. This continues to be the only 100 in the T20 World Cup that was produced while the team was losing.

India’s Suresh Raina: 100 runs off 59 balls (2010) 

The only Indian to strike a century in both the T20 and ODI World Cups is Suresh Raina. Raina’s first T20 World Cup century, like Gayle’s, was in 2010 against South Africa. Raina had a remarkable innings, scoring 101 runs at a strike rate of 168.33 with the help of 9 fours and 5 sixes. India won the match by a score of 14 runs because to Raina’s outstanding batting.

New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum scored 100 runs off 51 balls (2012) 

Brendon McCullum, a former captain of New Zealand, currently holds the record for the best individual score in T20 World Cup history. In 2012, McCullum performed a mind-blowing innings against Bangladesh in Pallekele, scoring 123 runs off just 58 balls. He needed just 51 balls to reach 100. McCullum’s outstanding performance contributed to New Zealand’s 59-run victory in the game.

England’s Ahmed Shehzad scored 100 runs off 58 balls (2014) 

At the T20 World Cup, Ahmed Shehzad became the lone Pakistani player to record a century. Shehzad began the batting for Pakistan against Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup 2014 match, scoring a magnificent century off just 58 balls. His 111-run innings, which featured 10 fours and five sixes, helped his team win easily by 50 runs.

West Indian Chris Gayle: 100* off 47 shots (2016) 

In the history of the T20 World Cup, Chris Gayle is the only player to have scored two century. He also owns the record for the T20 World Cup’s quickest century. Gayle played a furious innings of 100* in just 47 balls while England was chasing a goal of 183 in Mumbai. This innings featured 5 fours and 11 sixes. The game was won by West Indies by six wickets.

South African Rilee Rossouw scored 100 runs off 52 balls (2022) 

As he guided his team to victory over Bangladesh in the 2022 T20 World Cup, Rilee Rossouw became the first South African cricketer to make a century in the T20 World Cup. The squad amassed a massive total of 205 runs, which they easily defended, thanks to Rossouw’s 109, which had seven fours and eight sixes. He is the second player in T20I history to record a century in consecutive games.

Top 10 T20 International Players with Fastest Century 

In terms of t20 international cricket, David Miller holds the record for the fastest century. Miller, along with Rohit Sharma and Sudesh Wickramasekara (of the Czech Republic), hold the record for the quickest 100 in Twenty20.

Bonus Trivia

In Twenty20 cricket, who scored the fastest century? 

In T20 cricket, Chris Gayle holds the record for the fastest century, doing so against Pune in the 2013 season of the Indian T20 League in just 30 balls. 

In T20 cricket, who has the highest individual score? 

The best individual score in T20 cricket is still Chris Gayle’s 175 against Pune, which he played without conceding a run. He scored 66 runs off 66 balls, including 17 sixes and 13 fours. 

In Twenty20 cricket, who Indian player scored the fastest century? 

In T20 cricket, Rishabh Pant currently holds the record for the fastest Indian century. In the 2018 Syed Mushtaq Ali match between Pant and Himachal Pradesh, it just took him 32 balls to reach his century.

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