Other than the short glove work behind the stumps, wicketkeepers additionally want to attain runs at a sooner tempo with the bat. In T20Is, now we have seen keeper-batters displaying their splendid strokeplay and accumulating vital runs.

Scoring a century within the shortest format is a ravishing achievement, and a handful of keeper-batters have notched up a whole bunch in T20Is.

So listed here are the wicketkeeper-batters with probably the most centuries in T20Is.

Most Centuries by a Wicketkeeper in T20I

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2: Leslie Dunbar turned the primary wicketkeeper batter to attain 2 centuries within the T20I format. The Serbian batter scored each of his a whole bunch in opposition to Bulgaria in 2019 and 2022, respectively.

1: Dunbar whacked an unbeaten 104 in opposition to Bulgaria in his debut T20I match, making him the primary wicketkeeper-batter to attain 100 on T20I debut. 

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43: Quinton de Kock introduced up his maiden T20I century with a bang in opposition to the West Indies in 2023. The South African keeper-batter took solely 43 balls to achieve his 100. That is the quickest T20I hundred by a wicketkeeper-batter. (You possibly can take a look at de Kock’s a whole bunch throughout format right here.)

123: Brendon McCullum hammered the primary century as a wicketkeeper in T20I cricket. He scored 123 runs off 58 balls in opposition to Bangladesh within the 2012 T20 World Cup. McCullum’s 123 nonetheless stays the highest rating by a wicketkeeper-batter in T20Is.