Shubman Gill joins the elite club of the T20I after a great game against New Zealand

In the third and final T20 Internationals (T20I) against New Zealand on Wednesday, India opener Shubman Gill led his team to a series win and wrote his name in the record books. He scored an impressive 126 from 63 deliveries to become the youngest player to score a century in T20Is.

During his exploits, Gill broke 19 gigantic boundaries, consisting of seven sixes. Also the 23 year old surpassed Virat Kohli’s highest individual score for India in the shortest format. Notably, in last year’s Asia Cup, Kohli played a 122-run knockout Afghanistan. Gill’s ton also placed him on the rare list of all three format centurions as he became the 21st cricketer in the world to achieve the feat.

Just a few weeks ago, Gill scored his first One Day International (ODI) double barrel against the Blackcaps. Now, after this recent record-breaking inning, the Punjab batsman joined the elite club of T20I centurions that include Brendon McCullum, Glen Maxwell, Rohit Sharma and many others.

So let’s take a look at the list of some great hitters of the T20I century.

Batters from full teams to score a T20I century:

• Rohit Sharma (IND) – Matches: 148 | Runs: 3853 | Highest score: 118 | 100s: 4
• Glen Maxwell (AUS) – Matches: 98 | Runs: 2159 | Highest score: 145* | 100s: 3
• Colin Munro (NZ) – Matches: 65 | Number of runs: 1724|Highest score: 109* | 100s: 3
• Suryakumar Yadav (IND) – Matches: 48 | Runs: 1675 | Highest score: 117 | 100s: 3
• Babar Azam (PAK) – Matches: 99 | Runs: 3355 | Highest score: 122 | 100s: 2
• Aaron Finch (AUS) – Equivalent to: 103 | Runs: 3120 | Highest score: 172 | 100s: 2
• Chris Gayle (WI) – Matches: 79 | Number of runs: 1899 |Highest score: 117 | 100s: 2
• Martin Guptill (NZ) – Matches: 122 | Runs: 3531 | Highest score: 105 | 100s: 2
• Eve Lewis (WI) – Matches: 53 | Runs: 1465 | Highest score: 125* | 100s: 2
• Brendon McCullum (NZ) – Matches: 71 | Runs: 2140 | Highest score: 123 | 100s: 2
• David Miller (SA) – Matches: 108 | Runs: 2106 | Highest score: 106* | 100s: 2
• Glen Phillips (NZ) – Matches: 59 | Runs: 1385 | Highest score: 108 | 100s: 2
• KL Rahul (IND) – Matches: 72 | Runs: 2265 | Highest score: 110* | 100s: 2
• Rilee Rossouw (SA) – Matches: 26 | Runs: 699 | Highest score: 109 | 100s: 2
• Ahmed Shehzad (SUIT) – Matches: 59 | Runs: 1471 | Highest score: 111* | 100s: 1
• Fin Allen (NZ) – Matches: 28 | Runs: 616 | Highest score: 101 | 100s: 1
• Josh Butler (ENG) – Matches: 103 | Runs: 2602 | Highest score: 101* | 100s: 1
• Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL) – Matches: 80 | Runs: 1889 | Highest score: 104* | 100s: 1
• Faf du Plessis (SA) – Matches: 47 | Runs: 1466 | Highest score: 119 | 100s: 1
• Alex Hales (ENG) – Matches: 75 | Runs: 2074 | Highest score: 116* | 100s: 1
• Hazratullah Zazai (AFG) – Matches: 34 | Runs: 967 | Highest score: 162* | 100s: 1
• Deepak Hooda (IND) – Matches: 21 | Runs: 368 | Highest score: 104 | 100s: 1
• Mahela Jayawardene (SL) – Matches: 55 | Runs: 1493 | Highest score: 100 | 100s: 1
• Virat Kohli (IND) – Matches: 115 | Runs: 4008 | Highest score: 122* | 100s: 1
• Richard Levi (SA) – Matches: 13 | Runs: 236 | Highest score: 117* | 100s: 1
• Liam Livingston (ENG) – Matches: 29 | Runs: 423 | Highest score: 103 | 100s: 1
• David Malan (ENG) – Matches: 55 | Runs: 1748 | Highest score: 103* | 100s: 1
• Mohammed Rizwan (SUIT) – Matches: 80 | Runs: 2635 | Highest score: 104* | 100s: 1
• Mohammed Shahzad (AFG) – Matches: 70 | Runs: 2015 | Highest score: 118* | 100s: 1
• Kevin O’Brien (IRE) – Matches: 110 | Runs: 1973 | Highest score: 124 | 100s: 1
• Rovman Powell (WI) – Matches: 55 | Runs: 890 | Highest score: 107 | 100s: 1
• Suresh Raina (IND) – Matches: 78 | Runs: 1605 | Highest score: 101 | 100s: 1
• Shubman Gill (IND) – Matches: 6 | Runs: 202 | Highest score: 126* | 100s: 1
• Paul Stirling (IRE) – Matches: 121 | Runs: 3181 | Highest score: 115* | 100s: 1
• Tamim Iqbal (BAN) – Matches: 74 | Runs: 1701 | Highest score: 103* | 100s: 1
• Nico van Wijk (SA) – Matches: 8 | Runs: 225 | Highest score: 114* | 100s: 1
• David Warner (AUS) – Matches: 99 | Runs: 2894 | Highest score: 100* | 100s: 1
• Shan Watson (AUS) – Matches: 58 | Runs: 1462 | Highest score: 124* | 100s: 1