Best of 2018: 6 Batsmen who scored a century in T20Is 

England v India - 1st Vitality International T20
England v India - 1st Vitality International T20

Another year of exciting Twnety20 International cricket has ended successfully. Afghanistan was one of the emerging T20 teams. In 2018, they triumphed over Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, and Ireland in T20Is. However, Pakistan and India remained the most successful T20 teams of 2018.

Since there are just 20 overs per side, it is not at all easy to score a century in T20 match. One needs to score with every ball faced in order to score a century. And in 2018, only a handful of batsmen achieved this milestone.

So, here in this slideshow, we will look at 5 batsmen who scored a century in T20 international cricket in 2018.


#6 KL Rahul: 101* against England at Old Trafford

KL Rahul is usually known for his patient displays in Test cricket, and he is one of the important squad members of the Indian National Team. However, IPL has changed everything because of which, players play all the three formats (Test, One day and T20) simultaneously.

Rahul made his T20 debut against Zimbabwe in 2016. He has represented India 25 times in T20 international and has scored 782 runs with a batting average of 43.44. Rahul scored his first T20 international century against West Indies in 2016. Rahul has scored 4 half centuries and 2 centuries in T20 Internationals.

The 26-year-old became the first Indian batsman to score T20 international century in 2018. He scored an unbeaten 101 runs against England at Manchester with a strike rate of 187.03. He faced 54 balls and smashed 10 boundaries and 5 sixes during his innings. India won the match by 8 wickets.

#5 Glenn Maxwell: 103* against England at Hobart

Australia v England - T20 Game 1
Australia v England - T20 Game 1

Glenn Maxwell is one of the best T20 batsmen in the world. There is no doubt he likes to play attacking cricket and enjoying hitting long distance sixes. He is known for his hard-hitting and entertaining innings all over the world.

The 30-year-old made his international debut for Australia against Pakistan in 2012. Maxwell has played 57 matches for Aussies scoring 1345 runs with an average of 31.28 and also has 26 wickets to his name. He has scored 5 half centuries and 2 centuries in T20 International career.

Maxwell scored his 2nd T20 international century against England in 2018. He completed his century in 58 balls hitting 10 fours and 4 sixes. Maxwell played 19 T20 international in 2018 and scored 503 runs with an average of 36.14 and strike rate of 143.75.

#4 Colin Munro: 104 against West Indies at Mount Maunganui

New Zealand v Australia: T20 Tri Series
New Zealand v Australia: T20 Tri Series

Colin Munro is a left-handed batsman for New Zealand National Team. He made his T20 International debut in 2012 against South Africa and scored 23 runs on his debut. He is Known for his hard-hitting and has successfully fulfilled the role for T20 specialist for New Zealand.

He is the 2nd player from New Zealand to score a Century in T20 international in 2018. Colin scored 104 against West Indies on 3rd January. He faced 53 deliveries and smashed 3 fours and 10 sixes. Colin has played 48 T20 international for his country scoring 1277 with an average of 33.61. He also has 4 wickets to his name.

In 2018, Colin played 12 T20 international scoring 500 with a strike rate of 161.24. He scored one century and 4 half century in 2018. 2018 was the best year for Colin in T20 international cricket.

#3 Martin Guptill: 105 against Australia at Auckland

New Zealand v Australia: T20 Tri Series
New Zealand v Australia: T20 Tri Series

Martin Guptill is one of the best batsmen across the world. He plays a pivotal role in the New Zealand national team. Guptill made his international debut in 2009. He made his International Test debut against India, One day International debut against West Indies and T20 international Debut against Australia. However, in 2016 he retired from Test cricket after playing 47 matches and scoring 2586 runs which include 3 centuries and 17 half centuries. Now he plays one day and T20 cricket only.

He scored his 2nd T20 international century against Australia in 2018. He became the 2nd New Zealand player to score a T20 century in 2018. Guptill scored 105 runs off 54 deliveries with 6 boundaries and 9 sixes. In 2018, he scored 410 runs in 10 T20 international matches with an average of 41.00 in 2018.

#2 Aaron Finch: 172 against Zimbabwe at Harare

Australia v England - T20 Game 2
Australia v England - T20 Game 2

The 32-year-old Australian International made his T20 debut on 12 January 2011 against England. The right-handed batsman made 15 runs on his T20 international debut. Since then, he has been an integral part of the Australian T20 team.

Aaron Finch has played 50 T20 matches for Australia, scoring 1663 with an average of 38.67. He has scored 9 half centuries and 2 centuries in T20 International. Finch scored his 2nd T20 International century against Zimbabwe in 2018.

He scored 172 runs off 76 balls smashing 16 boundaries and 10 sixes. This is his highest score in T20 International. He is 2nd in the list of Highest score by an individual in T20 International cricket after Chris Gayle (175). Finch played 17 T20 international in 2018 scoring 531 runs with an average of 40.85 and strike rate of 176.41.

#1 Rohit Sharma: 2 centuries in 2018

England v India - 3rd Vitality International T20
England v India - 3rd Vitality International T20

Rohit Sharma is a name which cannot stay far from the limelight, and when it comes to T20 centuries, we cannot exclude his name. Rohit is one of the best T20 batsmen of the world. He has time and again proved why he is the best in the world when it comes to T20 cricket.

The 31-year-old made his T20 international debut against England in 2007. He has played 90 T20 international for India scoring 2237 runs with an average of 32.9.

Rohit Sharma is the only player to

England v India - 1st ODI: Royal London One-Day Series
England v India - 1st ODI: Royal London One-Day
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core two T20 international centuries in 2018. He scored 100 runs against England on 8th July and another inning of 111 runs against West Indies on 6th November.

He has scored 4 T20 international centuries which is highest by an individual in the short format of cricket.

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