Most Hundreds in T20I: The record of scoring most centuries in T20 international cricket was in the name of Rohit Sharma, but now Australia’s Glenn Maxwell has also equaled him. Maxwell played an unbeaten century in the T20 match against India at Guwahati ground on 28 November, and converted Australia’s lost game into victory. Maxwell played an innings of 104 runs in 48 balls, which included 8 fours and 8 sixes.
Maxwell converted a lost bet into a win
Thanks to this brilliant innings, Maxwell not only led his team to victory but also kept it alive in this series. Now the ongoing 5-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, due to his brilliant century, Maxwell has equaled Rohit Sharma, the player who has scored the most centuries in the T20 International format.
Maxwell came equal to Rohit
Rohit Sharma has scored maximum 4 centuries in T20 format, and now Australia’s Glenn Maxwell has also come equal to Rohit with his 4 T20 centuries. Rohit Sharma had scored four centuries in 140 T20 innings, but Maxwell has done this feat in only 92 T20 innings. Maxwell’s best score in International T20 is 145 runs unbeaten, while Rohit Sharma’s best score is 118 runs. The name of former Pakistan captain Babar Azam is at third place in this list, who has so far scored 3 centuries in the international T20 format.
However, if we talk about this match between India and Australia, in this match India’s Ruturaj Gaikwad became the first Indian cricketer to score a century in T20 format against Australia. He played an unbeaten inning of 123 runs in 57 balls, taking the team’s score to 222 runs at the loss of 3 wickets in 20 overs, but Maxwell’s innings reduced Australia’s score to 225 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. Delivered and won the match.