The fast-paced nature of the T20I format has prompted batters to score runs quickly from the word go. Once a batter comes to the crease, their only aim is to smash the bowlers across the park and score runs at a huge strike rate.
In this process, some batters hammer the fastest centuries leaving fans and cricket experts in awe. Their sheer power-hitting skills and resilience come in handy to achieve this mind-boggling feat.
So, in this article, let’s take a look at the T20I’s fastest hundreds ever scored.
Fastest Centuries in T20Is
| Player | Team | Balls Taken | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sahil Chauhan | Estonia | 27 | Cyprus | Episkopi | 17 Jun 2024 |
| Muhammad Fahad | Turkey | 29 | Bulgaria | Sofia | 12 Jul 2025 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | Namibia | 33 | Nepal | Kirtipur | 27 Feb 2024 |
| Sikandar Raza | Zimbabwe | 33 | Gambia | Nairobi | 23 Oct 2024 |
| Kushal Malla | Nepal | 34 | Mongolia | Hangzhou | 27 Sept 2023 |
| David Miller | South Africa | 35 | Bangladesh | Potchefstroom | 29 Oct 2017 |
| Rohit Sharma | India | 35 | Sri Lanka | Indore | 22 Dec 2017 |
| Sudesh Wickramasekara | Czech Republic | 35 | Turkey | Ilfov County | 30 Aug 2019 |
| Abhishek Sharma | India | 37 | England | Wankhede | 02 Feb 2025 |
| Sheikh Rasik | Hungary | 37 | Malta | Marsa | 04 Feb 2025 |
Key insights from the above stats
Estonia’s Sahil Chauhan whacked the fastest century in T20I cricket. Chauhan brought up his hundred off 27 balls against Cyprus on June 17, 2024, breaking Loftie-Eaton’s record of a 33-ball century.
In September 2023, the cricketing world was amazed when Nepal’s Kushal Malla smashed a 34-ball century against Mongolia at the 2023 Asian Games.
Kushal Malla’s 137* and Dipendra Singh Airee’s 52* helped Nepal post 314/3 on the scoreboard—the highest team total in men’s T20I. Meanwhile, Airee’s 50 came in just 9 balls, making it the fastest fifty in the shortest format.
David Miller, Rohit Sharma, and Sudesh Wickramasekara have all smashed their centuries in 35 balls. Notably, Miller and Sharma etched their hundreds two months apart from each other in 2017.
On two back-to-back days, Turkey faced mayhem from the batters of the Czech Republic and Romania. On August 29, 2019, Sivakumar Periyalwar scored the fastest century for Romania in 39 balls, while the next day, Sudesh Wickramasekara slammed the fastest hundred for the Czech Republic in 35 balls. Both these innings came against Turkey at Ilfov County.
Chris Gayle, the swashbuckling batter from the Caribbean, holds the record for the fastest century in the T20 World Cup. He reached his 100 in 47 balls against England at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai in 2016.
