This article explores the remarkable surge in T20I centuries since 2020. The table and insights section below highlight record-breaking performances from both established stars and emerging associate nation players.
Most T20I Centuries in the 2020s Decade
| Player | Inns | 100s | HS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karanbir Singh (AUT) | 64 | 4 | 164 |
| Phil Salt (ENG) | 60 | 4 | 141* |
| Suryakumar Yadav (IND) | 107 | 4 | 117 |
| Adil Butt (SWZ) | 36 | 3 | 116 |
| Finn Allen (NZ) | 61 | 3 | 137 |
| Babar Azam (PAK) | 100 | 3 | 122 |
| Kushal Bhurtel (NEP) | 78 | 3 | 129 |
| DK Kesuma (INA) | 78 | 3 | 117* |
| Mohammad Ihsan (ESP) | 28 | 3 | 160 |
| Muhammad Waseem (UAE) | 99 | 3 | 112 |
| Sanju Samson (IND) | 57 | 3 | 111 |
| D Visser (Samoa) | 23 | 3 | 132 |
| Abhishek Sharma (IND) | 55 | 2 | 135 |
| Anshuman Rath (HKG) | 65 | 2 | 140* |
| V Balakrishnan (BOT) | 45 | 2 | 101 |
| Jos Buttler (ENG) | 89 | 2 | 131 |
| Sabawoon Davizi (CZK-R) | 43 | 2 | 115* |
| Quinton de Kock (SA) | 71 | 2 | 115 |
| Faheem Nazir (SUI) | 27 | 2 | 113 |
| Jan Frylinck (NAM) | 58 | 2 | 134 |
| Joao Jorge Huo (MOZ) | 40 | 2 | 126 |
| Josh Inglis (AUS) | 46 | 2 | 110 |
| A Johnson (CAN) | 31 | 2 | 121* |
| K Kadowaki-Fleming (JPN) | 54 | 2 | 114 |
| Luka Woods (SRB) | 21 | 2 | 112 |
| Glenn Maxwell (AUS) | 64 | 2 | 120* |
| G Mckeon (Fran) | 33 | 2 | 109 |
| George Munsey (SCOT) | 50 | 2 | 132 |
| Musaddiq Ahmed (GER) | 25 | 2 | 122 |
| Pathum Nissanka (SL) | 93 | 2 | 107 |
| Glenn Phillips (NZ) | 75 | 2 | 108 |
| Rilee Rossouw (SA) | 13 | 2 | 109 |
| Sahibzada Farhan (PAK) | 42 | 2 | 100* |
| Tilak Varma (IND) | 56 | 2 | 120* |
Discover All “Since 2020” Cricket Records
Most Runs in All Formats Combined Since 2020
Most Wickets in All Formats Combined Since 2020
Most Runs for India in All Formats Combined Since 2020
Most ODI Runs for India Since 2020
Most Test Centuries Since 2020
Key Insights on T20I Century Trends and Records Since 2020
Individual Batting Milestones and Record Scores
Mohammad Ihsan (Spain) holds the highest individual score in T20Is since 2020, racking up 160 off 63 balls against Croatia in 2025.
Sacha De Alwis (Cayman Islands) is the only other batter to breach the 150-run mark since the turn of the decade, scoring an unbeaten 150 against Brazil in 2024.
Phil Salt has scored all of his centuries while opening for England, the most by any opener in T20Is since 2020.
All of Salt’s hundreds have resulted in wins, marking the most by a batter in this decade.
Sanju Samson (India) scored three tons in 2024, the most by any batter in a calendar year in T20I history.
Age and Career Longevity Records
Gustav Mckeon (France) is the only batter to score two T20I centuries before turning 18.
Mckeon also remains the youngest batter to score a ton, smashing 109 against Switzerland at the age of 18 years and 280 days in 2022.
Avinash Pai (Gibraltar) is the oldest batter to smash a century (107*) at the age of 39 years and 272 days against Bulgaria in 2021.
Faheem Nazir (Switzerland) scored his two T20I hundreds after turning 39, the only batter to achieve multiple centuries at that age.
Leadership and Specialized Role Performances
Babar Azam (Pakistan), Faheem Nazir (Switzerland), and Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (Japan) have scored two or more T20I centuries as captains since 2020.
Sanju Samson (India) and Phil Salt have smashed two or more T20I hundreds specifically as wicketkeepers from 2020 onwards.
Darius Visser (Samoa) is the lone batter with multiple 100-plus knocks in losing causes since 2020.
Phil Salt and Suryakumar Yadav (India) lead the decade with three centuries each in overseas T20Is.
Dharma Kesuma (Indonesia), Mohammad Ihsan (Spain), and Babar Azam have brought up two or more T20I hundreds on home soil since 2020.
Team Totals and Opposition Records
The number of T20I centurions has more than tripled since 2020 compared to the period between 2005 and 2019.
Spain posted 290 for 3 against Croatia in 2025, the highest team total by an associate team in T20Is.
Phil Salt smashed three of his hundreds against the West Indies, the most by a batter against a single team since 2020.
