The record for scoring the most centuries in international T20 cricket belonged to Rohit Sharma, but now Australia’s Glenn Maxwell has also equaled it. Maxwell scored an unbeaten century in the T20 match against India at the Guwahati ground on November 28, turning Australia’s lost game into a win. Maxwell played an innings of 104 runs off 48 balls, including 8 fours and 8 sixes.
Thanks to this brilliant innings, Maxwell not only led his team to victory but also kept them alive in the series. Now, the ongoing five-match T20 series between India and Australia has reached 2-1 and the remaining two matches will be played in Raipur and Bengaluru respectively. However, his brilliant century has put Maxwell on par with Rohit Sharma, the player who has scored the most centuries in the T20 International format.
Rohit Sharma has scored a maximum of 4 centuries in the T20 format and now Australian Glenn Maxwell has also equaled Rohit with his 4 T20 centuries. Rohit Sharma had scored four centuries in 140 T20 innings, but Maxwell achieved this feat in just 92 T20 innings. Maxwell’s best score in International T20 is 145 unbeaten runs while Rohit Sharma’s best score is 118 runs. Third on this list is the name of former Pakistan captain Babar Azam, who has scored three centuries in the international T20 format so far.
However, if we talk about this match between India and Australia, in this match, Indian Ruturaj Gaikwad became the first Indian cricketer to score a century in the T20 format against Australia. He played an unbeaten innings of 123 runs in 57 balls, increasing the team’s score to 222 runs for a loss of 3 wickets in 20 overs, but Maxwell’s innings reduced Australia’s score to 225 runs for a loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. Delivered and won the game.