A Twenty20 International (T20I) is an international cricket match between two teams, each having T20I status, as determined by the International Cricket Council, the sport's world governing body. [1] In a T20I, the two teams play a single innings each, which is restricted to a maximum of 20 overs. [2] The format was originally introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board for the county cricket competition with the first matches contested on 13 June 2003 between the English counties in the Twenty20 Cup. [3] The first T20I took place on 17 February 2005 when Australia defeated New Zealand by 44 runs at Eden Park in Auckland. [4]
A century is a score of one hundred or more runs by a batsman in a single innings. [5] This is regarded as a notable achievement. [6] The first century in a T20I match was scored by Chris Gayle of the West Indies who made 117 against South Africa at the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in 2007. [7] [8]
India's Rohit Sharma and Australia's Glenn Maxwell jointly lead the list with five T20I centuries each. [9] In July 2018, Australia's Aaron Finch scored 172 from 76 balls against Zimbabwe to break his own record for the highest score in a T20I match, [10] [11] eclipsing the 156 he set in August 2013. [12] Namibia's Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton holds the record for the fastest T20I century, reaching the milestone in 33 deliveries against Nepal during 2024 Nepal Tri-Nation T20I Series. [13]
Four players have scored a century on their T20I debuts. [14] The oldest player to score a T20I century is Gibraltar's Avinash Pai who was aged 39 years and 272 days when he reached 107 not out runs against Bulgaria in October 2021. [15] At the age of 18 years and 280 days, Gustav Mckeon of France became the youngest, scoring 109 runs in July 2022 against Switzerland. [16]
As of 21 April 2024 [update] , 147 centuries have been scored by 110 different players. [17] India lead the list with 17 centuries. [18]
Symbol | Meaning |
---|---|
Player | The batsman who scored the century |
† | The batsman was named man of the match |
Runs | Number of runs scored |
* | Batsman remained not out |
Balls | Number of balls faced |
4s | Number of fours scored |
6s | Number of sixes scored |
S/R | Strike rate (runs scored per 100 balls) |
Inn. | Innings in which the score was made |
Team | The team the batsman was representing |
Opposition | The team the batsman was playing against |
Venue | The cricket ground where the match was played |
Date | The date when the match was played |
Result | Result for the team for which the century was scored |
The Oman men's national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Oman in international matches and is governed by Oman Cricket, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2000, and gained associate status in 2014. The national side has played matches at the Twenty20 International level. On 24 April 2019, Oman achieved One-Day International status for the first time until 2023, after they beat tournament hosts Namibia by four wickets in 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two.
The Papua New Guinea men's national cricket team, nicknamed the Barramundis, is the team that represents the country of Papua New Guinea in international cricket. The team is organised by Cricket PNG, which has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1973. Papua New Guinea previously had One-Day International (ODI) status, which it gained by finishing fourth in 2014 World Cup Qualifier. Papua New Guinea lost both their ODI and T20I status in March 2018 after losing a playoff match against Nepal during the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, a result that earned ODI and T20I status for their opponents. On 26 April 2019, Papua New Guinea defeated Oman to secure a top-four finish in the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two and reclaim their ODI status.
The German national cricket team is the men's team that represents the country of Germany in international cricket. The German Cricket Federation, which organises the team, has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1999, having previously been an affiliate member from 1991. The team made its international debut against Denmark in 1989, playing as West Germany. It has since played regularly in European Cricket Championship tournaments, as well as twice in the lower divisions of the World Cricket League. In 2001, Germany also competed in the ICC Trophy for the first and only time. In 2022, they played their first T20 World Cup Global Qualifier.
Aaron James Finch is an Australian cricket commentator and former international cricketer who served as the captain of the Australian cricket team in ODI and T20I cricket. In domestic cricket, he currently plays for and captains the San Francisco Unicorns of Major League Cricket Finch currently holds the record for two of the three highest individual scores in Twenty20 Internationals (T20I), his score of 172 against Zimbabwe in July 2018 beating his previous record of 156 against England in 2013. Finch was a part of the Australian team that won the 2015 Cricket World Cup, and six years later as Australia's captain, Finch also led Australia to win the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, which was the maiden T20 World Cup title for the country. In July 2018, he became the first player to reach 900 rating points on the official International Cricket Council (ICC) T20I rankings. He made his Test debut for Australia in October 2018. He is also a part time commentator with Fox Cricket and Triple M. Finch has played domestically for Victoria and Melbourne Renegades. He is an opening batter, and occasional left arm orthodox spinner.
The Cypriot national cricket team is the team that represents Cyprus in international cricket. They became an International Cricket Council (ICC) affiliate member in 1999, and an associate member in 2017, although it was not until August 2006 that they made their international debut, finishing as runners up in Division Four of the European Championship.
The Philippine national cricket team is the men's team representing the Philippines in international cricket. It is organized by the Philippine Cricket Association (PCA) which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2003. The PCA has been an associate member since 2017.
The Vanuatu national cricket team is the men's team that represents Vanuatu in international cricket. The team is organised by the Vanuatu Cricket Association, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1995 and an associate member in 2009. Vanuatu made its international debut at the 1979 Pacific Games, at which time the country was still known as the New Hebrides. The majority of the team's matches have come against other members of the ICC East Asia-Pacific region, including both at ICC regional tournaments and at the cricket events at the Pacific Games.
The Thailand women's national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Thailand in international women's cricket matches. Thailand is one of the strongest associate teams in women's international cricket and has been ranked as high as tenth in the ICC Women's T20I rankings.
A Super Over, also called a one-over eliminator or officially a one over per side eliminator, is a tie-breaking method used in limited-overs cricket matches, where both teams play a single, additional over of six balls to determine the winner of the match. A match which goes to a Super Over is officially declared a "tie", and won by the team who score the most runs in the Super Over. If the Super Over also ends in a tie, it is followed by another Super Over.
Saad Bin Zafar is a Pakistani-Canadian international cricketer who represents Canada in international cricket and is currently the captain of the men's national team. Saad is a left-handed all-rounder.
The Namibia men's national cricket team, nicknamed the Eagles, is the men's team that represents the Republic of Namibia in international cricket. It is organised by Cricket Namibia, which became an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1992.
Dipendra Singh Airee is a Nepalese cricketer. In August 2018, he was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Nepal's first-ever One Day International (ODI) match, against the Netherlands. He is regarded as one of the best all rounders in Nepal. During the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Airee made an unbeaten record fastest fifty in T20I cricket by scoring 50* off just 9 balls against Mongolia. He became the only third player in the history of T20I to hit six consecutive sixes in an over against Qatar in the ACC Premier Cup. He is also dubbed as “The Tiger” for his aggressive batting skills.