Australia is one of the leading cricket teams in all formats of the game. In the history of T20, they have lifted the T20 World Cup in 2021. There are players like Aaron Finch, David Warner, and Glenn Maxwell who added the quickest runs for Australia. So, let's check out some of the players who made the fastest century in T20 for Australia:
List of the Fastest Century in T20I for Australia
|
Player
|
Runs
|
Balls
|
Against
|
Venue
|
Date
|
|
Aaron Finch
|
156
|
47
|
England
|
Southampton
|
29/08/2013
|
| Glenn Maxwell |
104* |
47 |
India |
Guwahati |
28/11/2023 |
|
Glenn Maxwell
|
145
|
49
|
Sri Lanka
|
Pallekele
|
06/09/2016
|
|
Aaron Finch
|
172
|
50
|
Zimbabwe
|
Harare
|
03/07/2018
|
|
Glenn Maxwell
|
113
|
50
|
India
|
Bengaluru
|
27/02/2019
|
|
David Warner
|
100
|
56
|
Sri Lanka
|
Adelaide
|
27/10/2019
|
|
Glenn Maxwell
|
103*
|
58
|
England
|
Hobart
|
07/02/2018
|
|
Shane Watson
|
124*
|
60
|
India
|
Sydney
|
07/02/2018
|
1. Aaron Finch
Aaron Finch comes in 1st place for making the fastest century in the history of the T20 international for Australia. He added this superb effort in just 47 balls while performing against England in 2013 at Southampton. Australia visited England for the T20 series where Aaron Finch opened the innings with David Warner and struck an incredible 156 runs from 63 balls that helped them to win the match by 39 runs.
2 and 3rd. Glenn Maxwell
Glenn Maxwell is ranked 2nd for creating the record of the fastest 100 in T20I for Australia. He made this contribution in 49 balls against Sri Lanka at Pallekele in 2016. Australia went to Sri Lanka in 2016 to play a T20 bilateral series where both nations faced each other in the 1st T20. Glenn Maxwell in that match opened the inning and added 145 runs from 65 balls and remained not out. This performance of Maxwell helped them to reach a winning total of 263 runs and thus Maxwell became Man of the Match.
4. Aaron Finch
Aaron Finch is listed in 3rd place for making the fastest century in T20I for Australia. He achieved this feat in 50 balls while performing against Zimbabwe in Harare in 2018. During the ZIM T20 Tri-Series, Australia and Zimbabwe faced each other for the 3rd match where Aaron Finch got the chance to open and struck 172 runs from 76 balls which helped them to win the match by 100 runs.
5. Glenn Maxwell
Glenn Maxwell is standing in the 4th position for making the fastest century in a T20 international for Australia. He added this feat for the second time in his career in 50 balls while playing against India at Bengaluru in 2019. During Australia's visit to India, he added the fastest 100 in the 2nd T20 and contributed a total of 113 runs from 55 balls which helped them to win the match by 7 wickets.
6. David Warner
Australian opener David Warner is positioned at number 5th place for hitting the fastest hundred in T20I for Australia. He performed this effort in 56 balls against Sri Lanka at Adelaide in 2019. Sri Lanka was on a tour of Australia when both teams met for the 1st T20 at Adelaide. Warner in that match opened with Aaron Finch and added unbeaten 100 runs from 56 balls which helped them to achieve a winning total of 233 runs.