New Zealand is one of the leading teams in the shortest format of the game but unfortunately, they have never been able to win the T20 World Cup title. New Zealand has given some of the great hitters like Glen Phillips, Colin Munro, and many more who made the fastest century in the T20. So, let's check all those players who made the fastest century in T20 international for New Zealand.
List of Fastest Century in T20I for New Zealand
|
Player
|
Runs
|
Balls
|
Against
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Venue
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Date
|
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Glenn Phillips
|
108
|
46
|
West Indies
|
Mount Maunganui
|
29/11/2020
|
|
Colin Munro
|
104
|
47
|
West Indies
|
Mount Maunganui
|
03/01/2018
|
|
Martin Guptill
|
105
|
49
|
Australia
|
Auckland
|
03/01/2018
|
|
Brendon McCullum
|
116*
|
50
|
Australia
|
Christchurch
|
28/02/2010
|
|
Brendon McCullum
|
123
|
51
|
Bangladesh
|
Pallekele
|
21/09/2012
|
|
Colin Munro
|
101
|
52
|
Bangladesh
|
Mount Maunganui
|
6/01/2017
|
|
Colin Munro
|
109*
|
54
|
India
|
Rajkot
|
04/11/2017
|
|
Finn Allen
|
101
|
54
|
Scotland
|
Edinburgh
|
27/07/2022
|
|
Mark Chapman
|
104*
|
54
|
Pakistan
|
Rawalpindi
|
24/04/2023
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1. Glenn Phillips
New Zealand batter Glen Philips holds the record of making the fastest T20 century for his team. He made this feat in 46 balls while playing against West Indies at Mount Maunganui in 2020. During West Indies’s visit to New Zealand for a T20 series, both squads met each other for the 2nd T20I. New Zealand got the chance to bat first and its batter in the middle order, Glen Philips added 108 runs from 51 balls that helped the Kiwis to achieve a winning total of 238 runs.
2. Colin Munro
Colin Munro is in 2nd place for achieving the record for the fastest century in T20I for New Zealand. He made this superb effort in 47 balls while performing against West Indies at Mount Maunganui in 2018. West Indies went to New Zealand for a T20I series in 2018 where both squads faced each other for the 3rd T20I. New Zealand opener Colin Munro performed really well and added 104 runs in just 53 balls which helped them to win the match by a big margin of 119 runs.
3. Martin Guptill
Martin Guptill is sitting at the number 3 position for hitting the fastest century in the T20 international for New Zealand. He did this incredible job in just 49 balls while facing Australia at Auckland in 2018. During the Trans-Tasman Twenty20 Tri-Series, both nations met each other for the 5th match where New Zealand got the chance to bat first and Martin Guptill added 105 runs from 54 balls that helped them to place a huge total of 243 runs. But New Zealand bowlers could not defend the total and lost the match by 5 wickets.
4. Brendon McCullum
Brendon McCullum, the former skipper of New Zealand is holding the 4th position for adding the quickest hundred in the T20 international for New Zealand. He achieved this feat in 50 balls while performing against Australia at Christchurch in 2010. Australia visited New Zealand for a T20 series where they faced each other in the 2nd T20. McCullum opened the game and added unbeaten 116 runs in 56 balls but unfortunately, the match was tied.
5. Brendon McCullum
Brendon McCullum again finds himself in the record list for the quickest century in the T20 international for New Zealand. He achieved this milestone in 51 balls against Bangladesh at Pallekele in 2012. It was the ICC T20 World Cup 2012 when these two nations met each other for the 5th match. Brendon McCullum came first down and played a match-winning inning of 123 runs from 58 balls that helped them to win the match by 59 runs.