Suryakumar Yadav becomes part of elite list with fourth T20I century

It is very had to stop Suryakumar Yadav in T20I cricket as the Indian captain reached another milestone in his distinguished career during the third and final T20I against South Africa in Johannesburg on Thursday.

The top-ranked T20I batter hammered his fourth T20I century to match Rohit Sharma and Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell's record for the most T20I hundreds.

Czech Republic’s Sabawoon Davizi, New Zealand’s Colin Munro, and Pakistan’s Babar Azam share the second spot for the most centuries in T20I cricket, each boasting four centuries in the format.

Meanwhile, Muhammad Waseem, Evin Lewis, George Munsey, Glenn Phillips, Martin Guptill, Aaron Finch, KL Rahul, David Miller, Brendon McCullum, and Chris Gayle have scored two tons in T20Is. Get to know the cricketers with the most centuries in T20I cricket.

Suryakumar Yadav

Since his T20I debut against England in 2021, Suryakumar Yadav has made the format his own. SKY’s first two T20I tons came in 2022. He struck a rapid knock of 117 runs from 55 balls against England in Nottingham to become the fifth Indian men’s cricketer to score a hundred in the format, before smashing another century with a 51-ball 111 against New Zealand at Mount Maunganui in November. His third century in T20Is was against Sri Lanka in January 2023 at Rajkot when he scored 112 runs off just 51 balls. Suryakumar's latest T20I ton was a 56-ball 100 against South Africa in December 2023.

Glenn Maxwell

Glenn Maxwell currently shares the record for the most centuries in T20I cricket. Nicknamed The Big Show, Glenn Maxwell scored his first T20I hundred during the first game of Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka in Pallekele in 2016. Opening the batting, Maxwell smashed an unbeaten 145 off just 65 balls, laced with 14 fours and nine maximums. Maxwell later slammed his second T20I hundred (103*) against arch-rivals England in Hobart in 2018. The flamboyant batter hit his next two T20I centuries against India, both in winning causes. He scored 113* against them in Bangalore in 2019 while his latest one (104*) was in Guwahati in 2023 in his 100th T20I match.

Rohit Sharma

India cricket team captain Rohit Sharma was the first player to notch four centuries in the T20I format. The right-handed batter scored his first T20I ton against South Africa in Dharamsala in 2015. Rohit clobbered 106 off just 66 balls, including 12 fours and five sixes. Despite Rohit’s hundred, India lost the game by seven wickets. He smashed his second T20I century (118) versus Sri Lanka in Indore in 2017. Rohit’s next two T20I hundreds came in 2018. He scored 100* against England in Bristol while hammering 111* versus West Indies in Lucknow.

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