5 players who could break Aaron Finch's world record T20I score of 172

You heard it right. Aaron Finch has scored 172 runs in a Twenty20 international game. He did it against Zimbabwe on Tuesday and broke his own World record for the highest score by a player in a T20I innings which he set in 2013.

The Australian captain has been in great form at the moment and is playing some exceptional knocks. His last 6 T20I scores read 20*, 36*, 18*, 84, 68*, and 172.

With the advent of various cash-rich T20 leagues, the game is producing a lot of fearsome hitters these days. Batsmen like Chris Gayle, David Warner, and AB de Villiers has shown us in past that no record is safe in the limited-overs cricket.

There are quite a few players in the world who are more than capable of going past Aaron Finch’s top score of 172. Though it is definitely not an easy task, it is very much possible in modern-day cricket.

On that note, let’s take a look at the 5 players who could break Aaron Finch's world record T20I score of 172.

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#5 Evin Lewis

Lewis is a destructive batsman in T20 cricket

The 26-year-old from Trinidad is one of the destructive batsmen in world cricket right now. He has come out of the shadows of Chris Gayle and is establishing a name for himself in international limited-overs cricket.

Evin Lewis opens the batting for West Indies in One Day Internationals and Twenty20. With a highest T20I score of 125 not out, Lewis is not new to scoring big hundreds. He has already scored three hundreds in T20 cricket.

The West Indies opener is at the peak of his career right and has every chance to surpass Finch’s top score of 172. With his phenomenal hitting abilities, he could even break the 200 run barrier in T20 cricket soon.

#4 Colin Munro

Munro celebrates his T20I hundred

The New Zealand opening batsman is one of the fearsome hitters in shorter formats of the game. He is the only batsman in the world to score three hundreds in T20 internationals so far.

Colin Munro has been a consistent performer for New Zealand in T20 cricket and has a batting strike rate of 163.59. The 31-year-old has played some brutal knocks in the last 12 months for the Kiwis.

The left-handed batsman from Auckland can score boundaries right from ball one and is tailor-made for Twenty20 cricket. He is strong on the leg side and plays spin really well. New Zealand grounds are relatively small and Colin Munro will definitely get an opportunity or two to break Finch’s record.

#3 Jason Roy

Roy has the potential to make it big in T20 cricket

Jason Roy is one of the most prolific hitters in cricket right now. The 27-year-old was brilliant for England in the last 24 months and has played some scintillating innings. Jason Roy is one of those modern-day opening batsmen who can be naturally aggressive.

Roy has played some big knocks for England in One Day Internationals and a big hundred in Twenty20 cricket may not be far away. He can score runs really quick and play unorthodox shots.

Though he has a slight weakness against conventional leg-spin bowling, on his day, he could destroy any bowling attack in the world. He has already played more than 170 T20 games in his career and scored four hundreds.

#2 KL Rahul

Rahul celebrates his hundred against England on Tuesday

Lokesh Rahul is one of the exciting young players in world cricket at the moment. The Karnataka batsman has been in stunning form in T20 cricket with scores of 84*, 95*, 66, 21, 94, 7, 54, 70, and 101* in his last nine innings for Kings XI Punjab and Team India.

He played a stunning knock against England at the Old Trafford on Tuesday when he single-handedly chased the target of 160. He ended up with 101* runs, which included 10 fours and five huge sixes.

Rahul is touted to be the future of Indian cricket. Though he made his mark only in first-class cricket as a youngster, he soon adjusted to the demands of T20 cricket. He has shown us in the last few months that no boundary in the world is big enough for him.

#1 Jos Buttler

Buttler has been in scintillating form right now

He is arguably the most menacing hitter in T20 cricket at the moment. Jos Buttler was a middle-order batsman for England over the years, but his IPL exploits at the top for Rajasthan Royals has got him his promotion in the English batting lineup in the shortest form of the game.

Buttler has played some stunning knocks as an opening batsman for Royals in IPL 2018 and continued the same for England. Buttler also holds the record for the fastest hundred by an England batsman in ODI Cricket.

The 27-year-old can play all around the wicket and has no particular weakness. He has demonstrated in IPL that he improved a lot when it comes to batting against the spinners. With a lot of batting friendly pitches in England, no score is beyond the reach of Jos Buttler.