Most Centuries in T20 World Cup

Scoring a century in any format of the game is considered one of the greatest achievements by a batter. It takes skills, strong character and composure throughout the innings to reach this milestone. Such long innings with big scores show the complete dominance of the batter against the opponent. 

Meanwhile, in T20 cricket, unlike the other two formats, a batter also has to keep an eye on his strike rate while piling up runs. Notching-up a century at a slower pace in the 20-over format will help the batter raise his average but will not benefit the team in any way.

With the abundance of T20 franchise leagues around the world, the batters have fully adapted to the aggressive style of cricket, ensuring that the bowlers have a hell of a time on the field. That being said, expect the batters to set the stage ablaze with big runs and attacking mindset in the 2024 T20 World Cup.  

To date, only 10 players have managed to hit a century in the T20 World Cup, with West Indies legend, Chris Gayle, who is the only player to have crossed the 100-run barrier twice. England, aided by Brendon McCullum, Jos Buttler and Alex Hales, are the team with the most centuries (3). Notably, only one Indian made it to this elite list – former all-rounder, Suresh Raina.

Most Centuries in T20 World Cup History From (2007-2024)

Player 

Team 

Mat 

Runs 

No. of 100s 

Ave 

SR 

Chris Gayle 

WI 

33 

965 

2 

34.46 

142.75 

Mahela Jayawardene 

SL 

31 

1016 

1 

39.07 

134.74 

Brendon McCullum 

NZ 

25 

637 

1 

28.95 

128.42 

Jos Buttler 

ENG 

35 

1013

1 

42.2

147.23

Tamim Iqbal 

BAN 

23 

514 

1 

24.47 

113.46 

Suresh Raina 

IND 

26 

453 

1 

25.16 

130.17 

Alex Hales 

PAK 

14 

356 

1 

27.38 

134.84 

Ahmed Shehzad 

PAK 

9 

250 

1 

31.25 

126.9 

Rilee Rossouw 

SA 

4 

109 

1 

36.33 

181.66 

Glenn Phillips 

NZ 

16

364

1 

33.09 

133.82

 

*Last Updated on 29th June 2024