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(T20I) is an international

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match between two teams, each having T20I status, as determined by the

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, the sport's world governing body. In a T20I, the two teams play a single

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each, which is restricted to a maximum of 20 overs. Law 13.6.1 All matches will consist of one innings per side, each innings being limited to a maximum of 20 overs. All matches shall be of one day's scheduled duration. The format was originally introduced by the

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for the

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competition with the first matches contested on 13 June 2003 between the English counties in the

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. The first T20I took place on 17 February 2005 when

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defeated

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by 44 runs at

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, with Australian captain

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finishing

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on 98. A

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is a score of one hundred or more runs by a

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in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement. The first century in a T20I match was scored by

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of the

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who made 117 against

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at the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in 2007. South Africa won the match, one of only 18 occurrences which did not result in a victory to the team with the player scoring the century. One further T20I century has been scored in a match that ended in a

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leads the list with four T20I centuries, followed by Czech Republic's Sabawoon Davizi, India's Suryakumar Yadav, Australia's

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and New Zealand's

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with three each. A further 14 players have scored two T20I centuries including

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of the West Indies. Lewis' first century came during the 2016 series against India at the

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. In reply, India's

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finished on 110 not out, the first occasion where two T20I centuries were scored in the same match. Rahul's innings was one of the 23 instances where a batsman scored a century in the second innings of a T20I match. AARON FINCH (6299545847)

In July 2018, Finch posted 172 from 76 balls against

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during the

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to break his own record for the highest score in a T20I match, eclipsing the 156 he set in August 2013. Rohit Sharma, David Miller of South Africa and the

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's Sudesh Wickramasekara all share the record for the fastest T20I century, reaching the milestone from 35 deliveries. Only Lesile Dunbar of

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and

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have scored century on their T20I debuts. The oldest player to score a T20I century is

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's Balaji Pai who was aged 39 years and 272 days when he reached 107 not out runs against

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in October 2021. At the age of 18 years and 280 days, Gustav Mckeon of

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became the youngest, scoring 109 runs in July 2022 against

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. , 109 centuries have been scored by 84 different players in 1,986 T20I matches.

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Centuries A century is a period of 100 years. Centuries are numbered ordinally in English and many other languages. The word ''century'' comes from the Latin ''centum'', meaning ''one hundred''. ''Century'' is sometimes abbreviated as c. A centennial or ...