A century is always a special moment in cricket. It becomes more special in T20 cricket, especially in the T20 World Cup.
Here we are only talking about centuries in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup history.
In the exciting contests of the T20 World Cup, we have already experienced some great centuries, which are still very rare.
Details of centuries in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
Contents
List of T20 World Cup centuries
Team-wise centuries in T20 World Cup
Year-wise centuries in T20 World Cup
Common questions on Men’s T20 World Cup centuries
List of T20 World Cup centuries
Tournament Stage | Player (Team) | Runs (Balls) | Balls to complete 100 runs | Innings | Opposition | Venue | Date |
First | Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) | 123 (58) | 51 | 1 | Bangladesh | Pallekele | 21/09/2012 |
First | Chris Gayle (West Indies) | 117 (57) | 50 | 1 | South Africa | Johannesburg | 11/09/2007 |
Super 10 | Alex Hales (England) | 116* (64) | 60 | 2 | Sri Lanka | Chattogram | 27/03/2014 |
Super 10 | Ahmed Shehzad (Pakistan) | 111* (62) | 58 | 1 | Bangladesh | Mirpur | 30/03/2014 |
Super 12 | Rilee Rossouw (South Africa) | 109 (56) | 52 | 1 | Bangladesh | Sydney | 27/10/2022 |
Super 12 | Glenn Phillips (New Zealand) | 104 (64) | 61 | 1 | Sri Lanka | Sydney | 29/10/2022 |
First | Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh) | 103* (63) | 60 | 1 | Oman | Dharamsala | 13/03/2016 |
Super 12 | Jos Buttler (England) | 101* (67) | 67 | 1 | Sri Lanka | Sharjah | 01/11/2021 |
First | Suresh Raina (India) | 101 (60) | 59 | 1 | South Africa | Gros Islet | 02/05/2010 |
Super 10 | Chris Gayle (West Indies) | 100* (48) | 47 | 2 | England | Mumbai | 16/03/2016 |
First | Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) | 100 (64) | 63 | 1 | Zimbabwe | Providence | 03/05/2010 |
Team-wise centuries in T20 World Cup
Team | Number of Players | Total centuries | Centurions (Year) |
England | 2 | 2 | Alex Hales (2014), Jos Buttler (2021) |
New Zealand | 2 | 2 | Brendon McCullum (2012), Glenn Phillips (2022) |
West Indies | 1 | 2 | Chris Gayle (2007 & 2016) |
India | 1 | 1 | Suresh Raina (2010) |
Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | Mahela Jayawardene (2010) |
Pakistan | 1 | 1 | Ahmed Shehzad (2014) |
Bangladesh | 1 | 1 | Tamim Iqbal (2016) |
South Africa | 1 | 1 | Rilee Rossouw (2022) |
Year-wise centuries in T20 World Cup
Year | Group Stages | Knockout Stages | Total | ||||
First | Super | Total | Semi-Final | Final | Total | ||
2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Common questions on Men’s T20 World Cup centuries
Q. How many centuries in T20 World Cup have been recorded?
A. To date, a total of 11 centuries have been recorded from eight different teams in the Men’s T20 World Cup history.
Q. Who scored the first T20 World Cup century?
A. West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle hit the first T20 World Cup century. It was the first game of the Men’s T20 World Cup history on 11th September 2007, where the left-handed opener scored 117 off 57 balls against South Africa at Johannesburg.
Q. Who has scored the fastest century in T20 World Cup?
A. West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle holds the record for the fastest century in T20 World Cup history. During a Super 10 stage game against England at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, in ICC World T20 2016, Gayle completed his century in just 47 balls.
Q. Who hit the slowest century in T20 World Cup?
A. English cricketer Jos Buttler holds the record for the slowest century in T20 World Cup history. During a Super 12 stage game in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021, Buttler scored a 67-ball century against Sri Lanka at Sharjah.
Q. Who is the only player to score two centuries in T20 World Cups?
A. West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle is the only player to score two centuries in T20 World Cups. After scoring 117 of 57 balls against South Africa in the 2007 edition (at Johannesburg), Gayle also scored 100 not out off 48 balls against England in the 2016 edition (at Mumbai).
Q. Who is the only Indian to score a century in T20 World Cup?
A. Suresh Raina is the only Indian to score a century in T20 World Cup. During the first stage (Group stage) of the ICC World T20 2010, the left-handed batter Suresh Raina scored 101 off 60 balls against South Africa (at Gros Islet).
Q. Who has scored the highest individual in T20 World Cup history?
A. New Zealand cricketer Brendon McCullum holds the record of highest individual score in T20 World Cup history. During the first round of the ICC World T20 2012, McCullum scored 123 runs against Bangladesh at Pallekele.
