West Indies’ Chris Gayle, unsurprisingly, has the most centuries in T20 cricket – over international and domestic cricket.
The West Indian opener is considered a pioneer of the shortest format of the game, having played 272 matches for 18 different teams.
With 18 centuries to his name, Gayle is far ahead of anyone else. In second place with seven centuries is former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum.
Australia’s Michael Klinger, who is joint third on the list with England’s Luke Wright, has never played international cricket despite his promising T20 stats.
In 123 T20 matches, the 36-year-old has notched up 3891 runs with six centuries at an average of 38.91 and a strike rate of 127.03.
Following them is explosive Australian opening batsman David Warner, who has five centuries in the format. Warner also led Sunrisers Hyderabad to their maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title earlier this year.
Zimbabwe’s Hamilton Masakadza, England’s Jason Roy and India’s Virat Kohli have scored four centuries each in T20 cricket.
Interestingly, Kohli – despite a stellar T20 record – had never scored a century in T20 cricket before the start of this year’s IPL.
He registered his first T20 century against Gujarat Lions in April and three more followed over the next few weeks.
Here are the batsmen with the most centuries in T20 cricket:
| Batsman |
Matches |
Runs |
Centuries |
| Chris Gayle (WI) |
272 |
9668 |
18 |
| Brendon McCullum (NZ) |
251 |
6955 |
7 |
| Michael Klinger (AUS) |
123 |
3891 |
6 |
| Luke Wright (ENG) |
256 |
6022 |
6 |
| David Warner (AUS) |
222 |
6921 |
5 |
| Hamilton Masakadza (ZIM) |
112 |
3671 |
4 |
| Jason Roy (ENG) |
124 |
3259 |
4 |
| Virat Kohli (IND) |
206 |
6461 |
4 |
NOTE: Table last updated on October 17, 2016.
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