India is one of the leading cricket teams in the T20 international and currently at the number 1 position in the ICC T20I team ranking. Players like Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul, and many more contributed great efforts that helped India to reach 1st rank. They played some awesome innings and added the fastest century in the shortest format of the game. So, let's check out players who made the fastest 100 in T20I for India:
List of the Fastest Century in T20I for India
|
Player
|
Runs
|
Balls
|
Against
|
Venue
|
Date
|
|
Rohit Sharma
|
118
|
35
|
Sri Lanka
|
Indore
|
22/12/2017
|
| Sanju Samson |
117 |
40 |
Bangladesh |
Hyderabad |
12/10/2024 |
| Tilak Varma |
120* |
41 |
South Africa |
Johannesburg |
15/11/2024 |
|
Suryakumar Yadav
|
112*
|
45
|
Sri Lanka
|
Rajkot
|
07/01/2023
|
|
KL Rahul
|
110*
|
46
|
West Indies
|
Lauderhill
|
27/08/2016
|
| Abhishek Sharma |
100 |
46 |
Zimbabwe |
Harare |
07/07/2024 |
|
Suryakumar Yadav
|
117
|
48
|
England
|
Nottingham
|
10/07/2022
|
|
Suryakumar Yadav
|
111*
|
49
|
New Zealand
|
Mount Maunganui
|
20/11/2022
|
| Ruturaj Gaikwad |
123* |
52 |
Australia |
Guwahati |
28/11/2023 |
|
KL Rahul
|
101*
|
53
|
England
|
Manchester
|
03/07/2018
|
|
Virat Kohli
|
122*
|
53
|
Afghanistan
|
Dubai (DSC)
|
08/09/2022
|
|
Shubman Gill
|
126*
|
54
|
New Zealand
|
Ahmedabad
|
01/02/2023
|
|
Deepak Hooda
|
104
|
55
|
Ireland
|
Dublin (Malahide)
|
28/06/2022
|
|
Rohit Sharma
|
100*
|
56
|
England
|
Bristol
|
08/07/2018
|
List of Centuries in T20 for India
1. Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma stands in the number 1 position for hitting the fastest century in T20I for India. He added this feat from just 35 balls while performing against Sri Lanka at Indore in 2017. Sri Lanka came to India and both teams met each other for the 2nd T20i where Rohit Sharma opened the inning and played a match-winning inning of 118 runs in 43 balls only.
2. Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar Yadav who is famed as the Sky in the Indian team comes in 2nd place for making the fastest century in T20I for India. He added this effort from 45 balls while playing against Sri Lanka in Rajkot in 2023. It was the 3rd T20I between India and Sri Lanka where Suryakumar came at number 4th place and made undefeated 118 runs in 51 balls which helped India to reach the 200+ milestone.
3. KL Rahul
KL Rahul is listed in the number 3rd place for contributing the fastest century in the T20 international for India. He made this superb effort in just 46 balls against West Indies at Lauderhill in 2016. India visited Windies where they faced each other for the 1st T20 where Rahul struck unbeaten 110 runs from 51 balls but could not achieve victory for his team and lost the match by 1 run only.
4. Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar Yadav once again registered his name in the list for making the fastest 100 in T20 international for India. While chasing the target of 216 runs against England in 2022, he achieved this feat in 48 balls but unfortunately, India could not get the target and lost the match by 17 runs. He became the most valuable player after adding 117 runs from 55 balls in that match.
5. Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar Yadav is listed for the 3rd time in the category of making the fastest hundred in T20I for India. This time, he added this record in 49 balls against New Zealand at Mount Maunganui in 2022. India went to New Zealand for the T20I series where both nations faced each other for the 1st match on November 20. Suryakumar played outstandingly in that match and added 111 runs in 51 balls and remained not out.