Playing 100 T20 international matches is the new feat any cricketer will look forward to.
With T20s being the current norm, where the interest of the majority cricket audience lies, and the World Cup is held once in two years, teams are more interested in including the shortest format in every bilateral tour.
Nowadays, we also witness teams travelling to other countries to play just the T20 format.
We have seen before the elite list of players who have played 150 Test matches, and here is the new list of cricketers who have crossed the landmark of playing in more than 100 T20I matches.
Most T20I Matches in Career
| PLAYER | TEAM | MATCHES |
|---|---|---|
| Rohit Sharma | India | 159 |
| Paul Stirling | Ireland | 156 |
| George Dockrell | Ireland | 149 |
| Mohammad Nabi | Afghanistan | 147 |
| Jos Buttler | England | 143 |
| Mahmudullah | Bangladesh | 141 |
| Babar Azam | Pakistan | 136 |
| Adil Rashid | England | 133 |
| David Miller | South Africa/World XI | 133 |
| Ish Sodhi | New Zealand | 133 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | 129 |
| Sikandar Raza | Zimbabwe | 127 |
| Tim Southee | New Zealand | 126 |
| Glenn Maxwell | Australia | 126 |
| Mustafizur Rahman | Bangladesh | 126 |
| Virat Kohli | India | 125 |
| Hardik Pandya | India | 125 |
| Shoaib Malik | Pakistan/ICC XI | 124 |
| Mitchell Santner | New Zealand | 123 |
| Martin Guptill | New Zealand | 122 |
| Litton Das | Bangladesh | 120 |
| Nizakat Khan | Hong Kong | 120 |
| Dasun Shanaka | Sri Lanka | 120 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | Pakistan | 119 |
| Syed Aziz | Malaysia | 117 |
| Eoin Morgan | England | 115 |
| Fakhar Zaman | Pakistan | 115 |
| Shadab Khan | Pakistan | 113 |
| Sharvin Muniandy | Malaysia | 112 |
| Ryan Burl | Zimbabwe | 112 |
| Virandeep Singh | Malaysia | 111 |
| Kevin O’Brien | Ireland | 110 |
| Andy Balbirnie | Ireland | 110 |
| David Warner | Australia | 110 |
| Rashid Khan | Afghanistan/ICC XI | 110 |
| Adam Zampa | Australia | 108 |
| Najibullah Zadran | Afghanistan | 107 |
| Rovman Powell | Bangladesh | 107 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | Pakistan | 106 |
| Nicholas Pooran | West Indies | 106 |
| Ross Taylor | New Zealand/Samoa | 106 |
| Shem Ngoche | Kenya | 104 |
| Ahmed Faiz | Malaysia | 103 |
| Aaron Finch | Australia | 103 |
| Richard Berrington | Scotland | 102 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | Bangladesh | 102 |
| Imran Anwar | Bahrain | 101 |
| Kieron Pollard | West Indies | 101 |
| Mark Chapman | Hong Kong/New Zealand | 101 |
| Babar Hayat | Hong Kong | 100 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | India | 100 |
Key Stats
Almost everyone on this list is a batsman, with a few being all-rounders. We are yet to see a pure bowler, except Tim Southee, achieving the landmark of 100 T20I matches.
Rohit Sharma, Martin Guptill, Virat Kohli, & Paul Stirling, the top four run-getters in the format, are among the top three of most of the T20 batting records list.
Tim Southee is the highest wicket-taker among the players on this list.
People who are nearing the list:
- Babar Azam (PAK)
- Glenn Maxwell (AUS)
- Adil Rashid (ENG)
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar (IND)
- Kane Williamson (NZ)
- David Warner (AUS)
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