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 | 145 |
| Jos Buttler | England | 143 |
| Mahmudullah | Bangladesh | 141 |
| Babar Azam | Pakistan | 136 |
| Adil Rashid | England | 133 |
| Ish Sodhi | New Zealand | 132 |
| David Miller | South Africa/World XI | 131 |
| 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 |
| Shoaib Malik | Pakistan/ICC XI | 124 |
| Martin Guptill | New Zealand | 122 |
| Mitchell Santner | New Zealand | 122 |
| Hardik Pandya | India | 121 |
| Litton Das | Bangladesh | 120 |
| Nizakat Khan | Hong Kong | 120 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | Pakistan | 119 |
| Dasun Shanaka | Sri Lanka | 119 |
| Eoin Morgan | England | 115 |
| Fakhar Zaman | Pakistan | 114 |
| Syed Aziz | Malaysia | 114 |
| Shadab Khan | Pakistan | 112 |
| Ryan Burl | Zimbabwe | 112 |
| Kevin O’Brien | Ireland | 110 |
| Andy Balbirnie | Ireland | 110 |
| David Warner | Australia | 110 |
| Sharvin Muniandy | Malaysia | 109 |
| Rashid Khan | Afghanistan/ICC XI | 108 |
| Adam Zampa | Australia | 108 |
| Virandeep Singh | Malaysia | 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 |
| Aaron Finch | Australia | 103 |
| Richard Berrington | Scotland | 102 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | Bangladesh | 102 |
| Kieron Pollard | West Indies | 101 |
| Babar Hayat | Hong Kong | 100 |
| Mark Chapman | Hong Kong/New Zealand | 100 |
| Ahmed Faiz | Malaysia | 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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