Most T20 Centuries by Indian Players: Abhishek Sharma Leads with 11 Hundreds

Abhishek Sharma broke his own national record for the most centuries in the T20 cricket when he scored 113 runs from 38 balls against New Zealand on 27th of October 2026. The left-handed batsman hit 9 fours and 11 sixes as part of the Indian innings, scoring 199 runs at Hagley Oval, Wellington. It is his 4th century in T20 Internationals and 11th overall in T20 matches, surpassing the tally of 10 centuries scored by Virat Kohli in the T20 format.

Maximum T20 Centuries for Indian Cricketers

The 11 T20 centuries scored by Abhishek have put him above Kohli on the list of Indians. Based on the above-mentioned report, Abhishek has notched up centuries for India, Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL, and Punjab in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Rank	Player	T20 Matches	Runs	Centuries
1	Abhishek Sharma	220	6,606	11
2	Virat Kohli	430	14,218	10
3	KL Rahul	253	8,718	8
3	Sanju Samson	362	9,312	8
3	Rohit Sharma	472	12,531	8

The number of centuries by Kohli is 10, including one for India and nine in the IPL for RCB (Royal Challengers Bengaluru). On the other hand, the number of centuries made by Abhishek is four in T20Is, two in IPL for Sunrisers Hyderabad, and five for Punjab in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Most Centuries in T20 Cricket Worldwide

According to the report, Chris Gayle of the West Indies is the player with the most centuries in T20 cricket, with a total of 22 hundreds. The number of centuries for Abhishek is 11 in the format.

Rank	Player	Country	T20 Matches	Runs	Centuries
1	Chris Gayle	West Indies	463	14,562	22
2	Babar Azam	Pakistan	359	12,493	13
3	Abhishek Sharma	India	220	6,606	11
4	Quinton de Kock	South Africa	463	13,046	10
4	Virat Kohli	India	430	14,218	10
4	David Warner	Australia	439	14,284	10

Breaking Records With 113 by Abhishek Sharma Against New Zealand

113 from 38 balls at a strike rate of 297.36 was recorded by Abhishek. His innings consisted of nine fours and 11 sixes to assist India in reaching a score of 199 runs while chasing the target in six wickets, as per reports.

Abhishek opened with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who hit 45 runs from 19 balls. They made a total of 133 runs in 7.1 overs in their opening partnership.

Their opening partnership also contributed to India’s team record as India scored 50 in 2.2 overs and 100 in five overs. This broke the record set by Romania earlier for the fastest team 100 in five overs and two balls.

Abhishek Sharma’s Highest T20 Scores

Runs	Balls	Opponent	Team
148	52	Bengal	Punjab
141	55	Punjab Kings	Sunrisers Hyderabad
135*	68	Delhi Capitals	Sunrisers Hyderabad
135	54	England	India
113	38	New Zealand	India
112	51	Andhra	Punjab
112	56	Gujarat	Punjab
108	34	Afghanistan	India