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 top 10 fastest centuries in T20I cricket.
Fastest Centuries in T20Is
| Player | Team | Balls Taken | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sahil Chauhan | Estonia | 27 | Cyprus | Episkopi | 17 Jun 2024 |
| 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 |
| Sivakumar Periyalwar | Romania | 39 | Turkey | Ilfov County | 29 Aug 2019 |
| Zeeshan Kukikhel | Hungary | 39 | Austria | Lower Austria | 05 Jun 2022 |
| Johnson Charles | West Indies | 39 | South Africa | Centurion | 26 March 2023 |
Key insights from the above stats
27: Estonia’s Sahil Chauhan whacked the fastest T20I century, taking 6 fewer balls than Loftie-Eaton. Chauhan brought up his hundred off 27 balls against Cyprus on 17 June 2024, breaking past Loftie-Eaton’s 33-ball century record.
34: In September 2023, the cricketing world was amazed when Nepal’s Kushal Malla smashed a 34-ball century against Mongolia in the 2023 Asian Games.
314: 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.
3: David Miller, Rohit Sharma, and Sudesh Wickramasekara have all smashed their centuries in 35 balls. Notably, Miller and Sharma etched their hundreds 2 months apart from each other in 2017.
2: On 2 back-to-back days, Turkey faced mayhem from the batters of Czech Republic and Romania. On 29 August 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.
47: 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.
