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 | 150 |
| George Dockrell | Ireland | 144 |
| Mahmudullah | Bangladesh | 141 |
| Jos Buttler | England | 137 |
| Mohammad Nabi | Afghanistan | 132 |
| David Miller | South Africa | 130 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | 129 |
| Babar Azam | Pakistan | 128 |
| Tim Southee | New Zealand | 126 |
| Adil Rashid | England | 127 |
| Virat Kohli | India | 125 |
| Ish Sodhi | New Zealand | 124 |
| Shoaib Malik | Pakistan | 124 |
| Martin Guptill | New Zealand | 122 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | Pakistan | 119 |
| Glenn Maxwell | Australia | 116 |
| Eoin Morgan | England | 115 |
| Hardik Pandya | India | 114 |
| Shadab Khan | Pakistan | 112 |
| Kevin O’Brien | Ireland | 110 |
| Andy Balbirnie | Ireland | 110 |
| David Warner | Australia | 110 |
| Mitchell Santner | New Zealand | 109 |
| Nizakat Khan | Hong Kong | 108 |
| Mustafizur Rahman | Bangladesh | 107 |
| Najibullah Zadran | Afghanistan | 107 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | Pakistan | 106 |
| Sikandar Raza | Zimbabwe | 105 |
| Nicholas Pooran | West Indies | 104 |
| Aaron Finch | Australia | 103 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | Bangladesh | 102 |
| Ross Taylor | New Zealand | 102 |
| Dasun Shanaka | Sri Lanka | 102 |
| Kieron Pollard | West Indies | 101 |
| Syed Aziz | Malaysia | 101 |
| Litton Das | Bangladesh | 101 |
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)
