In the T20I format, scoring runs at a faster pace is quite crucial, given the limited resources available at hand. So, even quick 30-40 runs at a higher strike rate play a pivotal role.
However, a few batters continue their momentum and convert their starts into brilliant centuries. Many notable batters have scored hundreds while dominating in a particular batting position.
In this article, we’ll look at the batters with the most centuries at each batting position in T20Is.
Most Centuries at Each Batting Position in T20Is
| Position/No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opener | Rohit Sharma – 5 | Babar Azam – 3 | Sabawoon Davizi – 3 | Muhammad Waseem – 3 | Phil Salt – 3 |
| No. 3 | Leslie Dunbar – 2 | Rilee Rossouw – 2 | Josh Inglis – 2 | Tilak Varma – 2 | Ahmed Faiz – 1 |
| No. 4 | Glenn Maxwell – 4 | Suryakumar Yadav – 3 | Glenn Phillips – 2 | Dipendra Airee – 1 | Babar Hayat – 1 |
| No. 5 | David Miller – 2 | Mark Chapman – 1 | Liam Livingstone – 1 | Sivakumar Periyalwar – 1 | Varun Thamotharam – 1 |
| No. 6 | Shaheryar Butt – 1 | – | – | – | – |
| No. 8 | Saber Zakhil – 1 | – | – | – | – |
Key Insights
1: leading centurions in the shortest format. Sharma’s all hundreds have come as an opener, while Maxwell’s most of the tons have come while batting at No. 4.
3: India’s captain Rohit Sharma and Pakistan’s former skipper Babar Azam have each notched up 3 or more T20I hundreds as captains of their teams. Interestingly, both of the players have achieved this feat while opening the batting.
2: Serbia’s Leslie Dunbar has scored the most hundreds as a wicketkeeper while batting at No. 3. The keeper-batter has scored 2 centuries, with both of his 100+ scores featuring among the highest scores by wicketkeepers in T20Is.
172: Australia’s former captain Aaron Finch scored the highest score as an opener in the 20-over format. He accumulated 172 runs in 76 balls against Zimbabwe in 2018.
2: Only 2 batters have scored T20I centuries while coming to bat at No. 6 or lower positions. Saber Zakhil, one of the 2 batters, is the sole tailender — No. 8 to No. 11 — to bring up the three figures. Zakhil came to bat on the last ball of the 6th over when Belgium were 8 down on 14 runs. Then he played an impressive knock of an unbeaten 100 to lift his team’s total to 146/8.
0: No batter has managed to score a century while coming to bat at No. 7, 9, 10, and 11.
The following are the highest scores achieved by batters in the above-mentioned positions:
- No. 7: Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan) | 89 vs Ireland
- No. 9: Ali Nayyer (Switzerland) | 48* vs
- No. 10: Akeal Hosein (West Indies) | 44* vs England
- No. 11: Khalid Ahmadi (Belgium) | 31* vs Malta
