9 players who have scored more than 1 century in T20Is

The T20 format has become very popular all around the world and is the most loved one as compared to the other two longer formats of the game. Raining sixes and thrilling matches are few of the main reasons behind it.

Earlier, scoring a century in T20 cricket was not everyone’s cup of tea as the grounds were bigger and the bowlers were also more precise to their line and lengths. The batsmen believed in building their innings slowly by taking their own time. However, the Universe Boss, Chris Gayle, changed this trend during the 2007 T20 World Cup.

Gayle became the first cricketer to score a century in T20I cricket, playing for the West Indies. Chris achieved this feat during the first ever T20 World Cup. He smashed the majority of the balls for a boundary registering a score of 117 runs against the mighty South African team. The cricket world did not witness another century in T20Is for almost 2 years and hence, it was believed that Gayle‘s century was a one-off.

However, presently there are several cricketers who have scored more than 1 T20I century in their career. Such 9 cricketers are as follows:

#9 Chris Gayle (West Indies)

Chris Gayle from West Indies

Christopher Henry Gayle has etched his name in the history books of T20I cricket with his fearless approach. He has created a dangerous image of himself in the cricketing world as every bowler feels the pressure while bowling to him. He has the ability to smash right from the first ball of the match.

Regarded as the Universe Boss, Chris Gayle has smashed 2 centuries in T20I cricket so far while donning his nation's jersey. Gayle smashed his first ever international T20 century against South Africa on 11th September 2007. Later on, in the year 2016, he smashed his second century in the T20I format by playing a quick innings of 100 runs from 48 balls against England.

#8 Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)

Brendon McCullum smashed 2 international T20 centuries in his career.

Nicknamed Baz, Brendon McCullum also had a similar approach to that of Chris Gayle when it comes to T20 cricket. McCullum played the role of a leading batsman for the New Zealand side throughout his career. He was the second cricketer in the world and the first one from New Zealand to score a century in T20 cricket.

Baz scored his 1st international T20 century at Lancaster Park in New Zealand against Australia in 2010. And just after 2 years, he smashed another century against Bangladesh. In both the matches, New Zealand ended up on the winning side.

#7 Martin Guptill (New Zealand)

Martin Guptill became the 2nd New Zealander to score a century in T20I cricket

Martin Guptill has remained as the cornerstone for the New Zealand side playing as the team’s opening batsman. Guptill has made some incredible contributions for his nation which will never fade away and is the 2nd batsman from his country to score a century in the shortest format.

South Africa and Australia are the 2 sides against which Guptill has scored his T20I centuries - in the year 2012 and 2018, respectively. He scored 101 and 105 runs against these 2 opponents.

#6 Aaron Finch (Australia)

Aaron Finch became the first Australian cricketer to score a century in T20 cricket in the year 2013.

The Australian side has always been known for having star-studded players in their squad. Some of the best examples of it are Steve Smith, David Warner, and Aaron Finch. Finch has handled the opening slot very well for his side since years.

He currently holds the record of the highest individual run scorer in T20Is and achieved this feat against Zimbabwe when he hit his 2nd T20 century while playing an unimaginable innings of 172 runs. Meanwhile,his first T20 century came against England, against whom he scored 156 runs from just 63 balls.

#5 Evin Lewis (West Indies)

Evin Lewis smashed his first ever T20I century against India.

The 27-year-old left-handed batsman, Evin Lewis from West Indies, is one of the biggest names in T20 cricket currently. He took the whole world by storm when he smashed his first international T20 century against a strong Indian side.

In fact, the West Indian opening batsman has smashed both his T20 centuries against T20 specialists, India. He smashed his debut 100 in the year 2016 and the second one in the year 2017. On both the occasions, West Indies won the matches.

#4 KL Rahul (India)

K.L.Rahul smashed his first international T20 century against West Indies.

KL Rahul is a cricketer who is perfectly suited for T20 cricket as per the nature of his playing style. Rahul became the 3rd Indian cricketer to smash a century in this format of the game after Suresh Raina and Rohit Sharma.

So far, he has scored 2 centuries in the shortest format of the game, one against West Indies and the other one against England. In both the innings, he remained not out on 110 and 101 respectively.

#3 Glenn Maxwell (Australia)

Glenn Maxwell is mainly known for his unique stroke-making ability in cricket.

The Australian side is lucky to have an explosive all-rounder in the form of Glenn Maxwell. Maxwell is such a player who can turn the match in his side's favour at any moment. His unique stroke-playing ability is well-known all around the globe.

Maxwell became the 2nd Australian player to score a T20I century after Aaron Finch. He accomplished this feat during the year 2016 when he played a mind-boggling innings of 145 not-out against Sri Lanka. Later on, he even succeeded in repeating the same feat against England at Old Trafford as he scored 105 runs from just 54 balls.

#2 Colin Munro (New Zealand)

Colin Munro has so far smashed 3 T20I centuries in his career.

The name of Colin Munro has become very popular in T20 cricket all around the world because of his class and talent. The left-handed batsman from New Zealand has smashed 3 centuries in T20 cricket so far. He is the only New Zealander and one of the two batsmen in the world to score 3 centuries in T20Is.

Bangladesh, India, and West Indies are the 3 countries against which Munro has scored his centuries. His best individual score in this format till date is 109 not out which he scored against India on 4th November 2017. On the other 2 occasions, he scored 101 and 104 runs, respectively.

#1 Rohit Sharma (India)

Rohit Sharma is the only cricketer to smash 4 international T20 centuries in cricket.

Rohit Sharma has broken many records and has even created new ones in the shortest format of the game.

Nicknamed as the 'Hitman', Rohit Sharma holds the record of scoring the most international centuries in T20 cricket. So far, he has smashed a total 4 centuries in this format and is currently leading the list.

Out of all 4 centuries, his highest ever individual score in T20 cricket is 118 not-out which he smashed against Sri Lanka on 22nd December 2017. Apart from this, he has even scored a century against South Africa, West Indies, and England.