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 | 134 |
| Mohammad Nabi | Afghanistan | 132 |
| David Miller | South Africa | 130 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | 129 |
| Babar Azam | Pakistan | 128 |
| Tim Southee | New Zealand | 126 |
| Virat Kohli | India | 125 |
| Shoaib Malik | Pakistan | 124 |
| Adil Rashid | England | 124 |
| Martin Guptill | New Zealand | 122 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | Pakistan | 119 |
| Ish Sodhi | New Zealand | 119 |
| Glenn Maxwell | Australia | 116 |
| Eoin Morgan | England | 115 |
| Hardik Pandya | India | 114 |
| Kevin O’Brien | Ireland | 110 |
| Andy Balbirnie | Ireland | 110 |
| Mitchell Santner | New Zealand | 109 |
| David Warner | Australia | 109 |
| Najibullah Zadran | Afghanistan | 107 |
| Mustafizur Rahman | Bangladesh | 106 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | Pakistan | 108 |
| Sikandar Raza | Zimbabwe | 105 |
| Shadab Khan | Pakistan | 104 |
| Nicholas Pooran | West Indies | 104 |
| Aaron Finch | Australia | 103 |
| Nizakat Khan | Hong Kong | 103 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | Bangladesh | 102 |
| Ross Taylor | New Zealand | 102 |
| Dasun Shanaka | Sri Lanka | 102 |
| Kieron Pollard | West Indies | 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)
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