Tim David smashed one of the fastest T20I centuries for Australia, getting to the milestone in 37 balls against the West Indies. When David came in, Australia was 87/4 chasing 215. He then launched a counterattack with gusto.
He hit the West Indies bowlers all over the park, stayed calm under pressure and got Australia to a big win and a personal record for himself.
Here are the fastest T20I centuries by an Australian batsman in T20I:
1. Tim David – 37 balls vs West Indies, 2025
Tim David leads the list with his 37 ball century against the West Indies in 2025. Chasing 216, David came in with Australia 61/3. He and Mitchell Owen won the game and he almost did it all by himself.
In 37 balls, Tim David got to his century and finished the game for Australia with an unbeaten 102 off 37 balls, 6 fours and 11 sixes. He got Australia to the target in 16.2 overs to win the game.
2. Josh Inglis – 43 balls vs Scotland, 2024
Josh Inglis is second on this list with a 43 ball hundred against Scotland in 2024. He came in at the top in the 2nd T20I and took advantage of the powerplay and controlled the Scottish bowlers during his innings. His 103 off 49 balls, 7 fours and 7 sixes, got Australia to 196/4 at the Grange Cricket Club in Edinburgh. Scotland fell short by 70 runs in the chase and Australia won the series.
3. Aaron Finch – 47 balls vs England, 2013
Aaron Finch, an opener, set the tone for Australia’s T20 batting with a century against England in 2013, getting to the milestone in 47 balls. Finch smashed the English bowlers all around the ground at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. After getting to a hundred in 47 balls, Finch continued to score 156 off 63 balls with 11 fours and 14 sixes. He got Australia to 248 and England fell 39 runs short and Finch won the game and a record for himself.
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4. Josh Inglis – 47 balls vs India, 2023
Josh Inglis hit a 47 ball century against India in 2023. Playing in Visakhapatnam in the 1st T20I, Inglis used India’s inexperienced bowling to build an innings with flair. Batting at 3, Inglis got to his century in 47 balls. He kept attacking India’s bowling till Prasidh Krishna got him out in the 18th over. Inglis finished with 110 off 50 balls, 11 fours and 8 sixes. He got Australia to 208 and India chased it down in the last over to win by 2 wickets.
5. Glenn Maxwell – 47 balls vs India, 2023
Sharing the third-fastest mark is Glenn Maxwell, who hit a hundred in 47 balls against India in 2023. Chasing 223 in the 3rd T20I, Maxwell walked in at no. 4 with Australia 68/3. He went absolutely ballistic, hitting boundaries all around the ground
He reverse swept, ramped and smashed the ball all over the park, leaving the Indian bowlers clueless. In 47 balls he reached triple figures. Even after his hundred he stayed till the end and steered Australia to a last ball win and finished unbeaten on 104 off 48 balls, 8 fours and 8 sixes.
