Centuries don’t happen quite as frequently in T20Is, as that milestone isn’t the first thing on a batter’s mind. They rather focus on scoring quickly without worrying much about losing their wicket or the century.
But there have been a few instances where some batters didn’t stop at just one century. They scored multiple centuries within a year, which is a big feat.
So here’s a look at the batters with the most centuries in a calendar year in T20Is.
Most T20I Centuries in a Year
| Player | Year | Inns | 100s | Inns/100 | 50s | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanju Samson (IND) | 2024 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 436 | 111 | 43.6 |
| Adil Butt (SWZ) | 2026 | 11 | 3 | 3.67 | 2 | 532 | 116 | 59.11 |
| Colin Munro (NZ) | 2017 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 277 | 109* | 39.57 |
| Rohit Sharma (IND) | 2018 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 590 | 111* | 36.87 |
| Sabawoon Davizi (CZK-R) | 2022 | 15 | 2 | 7.5 | 2 | 612 | 115* | 51 |
| Faheem Nazir (SUI) | 2022 | 7 | 2 | 3.5 | 2 | 382 | 113 | 63.66 |
| Gustav Mckeon (Fran) | 2022 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 2 | 377 | 109 | 75.4 |
| Rilee Rossouw (SA) | 2022 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 372 | 109 | 46.5 |
| Suryakumar Yadav (IND) | 2022 | 31 | 2 | 15.5 | 9 | 1164 | 117 | 46.56 |
| Phil Salt (ENG) | 2023 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 394 | 119 | 56.28 |
| Suryakumar Yadav (IND) | 2023 | 17 | 2 | 8.5 | 5 | 733 | 112* | 48.86 |
| Tilak Varma (IND) | 2024 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 306 | 120* | 102 |
| Karanbir Singh (AUT) | 2025 | 32 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 1488 | 115 | 51.31 |
| Dharma Kesuma (INA) | 2025 | 38 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 670 | 115* | 21.61 |
| Mohammad Ihsan (ESP) | 2025 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 283 | 160 | 141.5 |
| Darius Visser (Samoa) | 2025 | 11 | 2 | 5.5 | 0 | 313 | 110* | 34.77 |
| Kushal Bhurtel (NEP) | 2026 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 522 | 129 | 47.45 |
| Harry Brook (ENG) | 2026 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 690 | 114* | 49.28 |
| Shai Hope (WI) | 2026 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 601 | 102* | 50.08 |
| Karanbir Singh (AUT) | 2026 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 895 | 164 | 42.61 |
| Sahibzada Farhan (PAK) | 2026 | 15 | 2 | 7.5 | 6 | 697 | 100* | 49.78 |
Key Insights on Most T20I Centuries in Calendar Years
Record-Breaking Multiple T20I Century Scorers in a Year
India’s Sanju Samson and Eswatini’s Adil Butt hold the joint record for the most centuries in a calendar year in T20Is. Both smashed three hundreds each in 2024 and 2026.
Samson and Butt scored two of their centuries in consecutive T20I innings, becoming part of a select group of batters with consecutive centuries in T20Is.
New Zealand’s Colin Munro was the first batter to score two centuries in a calendar year in T20Is. He achieved the feat in 2017, smashing 101 against Bangladesh in Mount Maunganui and an unbeaten 109 against India in Rajkot.
Except for 2020, each year from 2019 to 2026 has recorded more than 15 centuries in T20Is, with the number going past 40 in 2025 and 2026. 18 hundreds were scored in 2019, 16 in 2021, 30 in 2022, 25 in 2023 and 34 in 2024. (Check out the batters with the most T20I centuries since 2020 here.)
Most T20I Hundreds at Home-Away and Consecutive Years
Butt (in Eswatini), Dharma Kesuma (in Indonesia) and Mohammad Ihsan (in Spain) are the three batters who scored two or more centuries at home in a year in T20Is.
Suryakumar Yadav (India), Phil Salt (England), Samson, Tilak Varma (India), Shai Hope (West Indies) and Karanbir Singh (Austria) are the six batters who brought up two or more centuries in away T20Is in a year.
Surya and Karanbir Singh are the two batters to smash two centuries in two consecutive years each in T20Is.
Most T20I Centuries by Position in a Calendar Year
Surya is the only non-opener to score two centuries each in two different years in T20Is. He did so in consecutive years in 2022 and 2023. (Check out Surya’s T20I hundreds here.)
South Africa’s Rilee Rossouw (2022), Tilak Varma (2024) and England’s Harry Brook (2026) are the other non-openers with two T20I hundreds each in a year.
Faheem Nazir (Switzerland), Butt, Brook and Hope are the four captains to score two or more centuries in a year in T20Is.
Samson and Hope are the two wicketkeeper-batters to smash two or more T20I hundreds in a calendar year.
Most T20I Centuries vs Same Opponent in a Year
Salt (vs West Indies in 2023), Samson (vs South Africa in 2024), Tilak (vs South Africa in 2024), Ihsan (vs Croatia in 2025), Butt (vs Lesotho in 2026) and Hope (vs India in 2026) are the six batters to score two centuries against the same opponent in a year in T20Is.
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