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In all the three formats of International Cricket, T20 has proved to be the most exciting. It has seen some of the most exceptional records and scores. Suresh Raina became the first Indian to score a century in this format. There are six other players who have joined the elite group of the hundreds in T20 as the number of balls are limited as it is. Read about the achievements and the skills of these cricketers in the following sections.
With four T20I centuries, India’s Rohit Sharma tops the list, followed by Sabawoon Davizi of the Czech Republic, Glenn Maxwell of Australia, and Colin Munro of New Zealand, who each have three. Evin Lewis of the West Indies is one of another 15 players who have two T20I centuries.
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Suryakumar Yadav
Following his century at Mount Maunganui, Suryakumar Yadav increased his run in 2022 to 1,151 runs at a strike rate of 188 in T20Is. Mohammad Rizwan still holds the world record with 1,326 runs in 2021, although Rizwan had already scored 135 and faced 372 more balls. Surya added 303 runs to the IPL with an average of 43 and a 145-strike rate. There is little doubt that his current run ranks as one of the highest peaks in the format’s history.
Virat Kohli
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Virat Kohli, a former captain, is the most recent Indian cricketer to record a century in a T20 match. Indian cricket’s highest individual T20I score was achieved by the daring batsman against Afghanistan in an Asia Cup 2022 Super Four match in Dubai.
Indians have recorded the most T20I centuries of any country with up to 10 individual centuries. Here are the seven Indians who have achieved a century in T20I matches.
But how does this peak compare to the other outstanding runs in Twenty20 cricket history?
The peak can be a broad term. It is also unfair to gauge peak performance solely based on international cricket given the franchise-dependent nature of the format. Numerous T20 greats were roving cricketers who participated in franchise-run competitions much more frequently than T20 Internationals. In his 463-match Twenty20 career, Chris Gayle, for instance, has only appeared 79 times for the West Indies. For South Africa in T20Is, AB de Villiers, an undisputed titan of the format, averaged just 26.
The second T20I of the three-match series against New Zealand was played on Sunday in Mount Maunganui, and Suryakumar Yadav continued his strong run of form by smashing the second century of his T20I career.
| Batter | Score | Opposite |
| Surya Kumar Yadav | 111 (51) | NZ |
| Virat Kohli | 122 (61) | AFG |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 117 (55) | ENG |
| Deepak Hooda | 104 (57) | IRE |
| Rohit Sharma | 111 (61) | WI |
| Rohit Sharma | 100 (56) | ENG |
| KL Rahul | 101 (54) | ENG |
| Rohit Sharma | 118 (43) | SL |
| KL Rahul | 110 (51) | WI |
| Rohit Sharma | 106 (66) | SA |
| Suresh Raina | 101 (60) | SA |
Suryakumar Yadav is the only player in the world with the best strike rate in T20I of more than 180. He achieved the milestone of 1,000 T20I runs in a calendar year on November 6, 2022, becoming the first Indian to do so. At position no. 4, Suryakumar Yadav is the inning’s top scorer. His best score in T20I was also this one. The Indian batsman who has scored the most runs from boundaries and fours in a single innings is Suryakumar Yadav. The first player to score 50 sixes in a T20I game in a single year was Suryakumar Yadav.
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