T20 World Cup, Most Century: These days there is excitement about IPL 2024. After its end, T20 World Cup 2024 will start. This time this tournament is to be played in West Indies and America. A total of 11 centuries have been scored in the T20 World Cup, which started in 2007, till 2023. Ten batsmen together have scored this century. In this list, West Indies opener Chris Gayle is prominent, who has scored his first century in the tournament. He has a total of 2 centuries in his name.
In the history of T20 World Cup, only one batsman from India had scored a century. This player is none other than Suresh Raina, who played an inning of 101 runs against South Africa in the T20 World Cup played in 2010, which included 9 fours and 5 sixes. After Raina, no Indian batsman has been able to score a century in this tournament.
10 batsmen who scored centuries in T20 World Cup (T20 World Cup Most Century)
1. Chris Gayle (West Indies)
Scored 117 runs against South Africa in 2007.
2. Suresh Raina (India)
Scored 101 runs against the African team in the 2010 T20 World Cup.
3. Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
Scored 100 runs against Zimbabwe in the 2010 World Cup.
4. Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)
Played an inning of 123 runs against Bangladesh in the 2012 T20 World Cup.
5. Alex Hales (England)
Scored 116 runs against Sri Lanka in the 2014 T20 World Cup.
6. Ahmed Shahzad (Pakistan)
Played an inning of 111 runs against Bangladesh in the 2014 T20 World Cup.
7. Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh)
Scored 103 runs against Oman in the 2016 T20 World Cup.
8. Chris Gayle (West Indies)
Played an inning of 100 runs against England in the 2016 T20 World Cup.
9. Jos Buttler (England)
101 runs were added against Sri Lanka in the 2021 T20 World Cup.
10. Riley Rousseau (South Africa)
Scored 109 runs against Bangladesh in the 2022 T20 World Cup.
11. Glenn Phillips (New Zealand)
Scored 104 runs against Sri Lanka in the 2022 T20 World Cup.