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Sahibzada Farhan has joined an elite list of cricketers who have scored a century in the T20 World Cup on his way to scoring an unbeaten 100 of 58 balls against Namibia on 18th February 2026. Let us look at the list of centuries in the T20 World Cup from 2007 to 2026 here.
How many centuries are there in the T20 World Cup?
There have been 14 centuries in the T20 World Cups till 18th February 2026. Chris Gayle scored the first-ever century in the T20 World Cup in 2007, and Shahibzada Farhan scored the latest against Namibia on 18th February.
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List of 100’s in T20 World Cup (2007-2026)
The following is a list of 100s scored by players in T20 World Cups starting from 2007 to 2026.
| Player | Score | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| CH Gayle (WI) | 117 | West Indies | South Africa | Johannesburg | 11-Sep-07 |
| SK Raina (IND) | 101 | India | South Africa | Gros Islet | 2-May-10 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 100 | Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | Providence | 3-May-10 |
| Brendon McCullum | 123 | New Zealand | Bangladesh | Pallekele | 21-Sep-12 |
| Alex Hales | 116* | England | Sri Lanka | Chattogram | 27-Mar-14 |
| Ahmed Shehzad | 111* | Pakistan | Bangladesh | Mirpur | 30-Mar-14 |
| Tamim Iqbal | 103* | Bangladesh | Oman | Dharamsala | 13-Mar-16 |
| Chris Gayle | 100* | West Indies | England | Wankhede | 16-Mar-16 |
| Jos Buttler | 101* | England | Sri Lanka | Sharjah | 1-Nov-21 |
| Riley Rossouw | 109 | South Africa | Bangladesh | Sydney | 27-Oct-22 |
| Glenn Phillips | 104 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | Sydney | 29-Oct-22 |
| Pathum Nissanka | 100* | Sri Lanka | Australia | Pallekele | 16-Feb-26 |
| Yuvraj Samra | 110 | Canada | New Zealand | Chennai | 17-Feb-26 |
| Sahibzada Farhan | 100* | Pakistan | Namibia | Colombo (SSC) | 18-Feb-26 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo
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Who has the Most 100s in the T20 World Cup?
Chris Gayle of the West Indies holds the record for scoring the most centuries in T20 World Cups. Gayle scored his first century (117) in the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup in 2007 against South Africa, and registered his second century (100*) against England in the 2016 T20 World Cup.
He is the only batsman to score two centuries in T20 World Cups.
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Who is the Youngest Centurion in the T20 World Cup?
Yuvraj Samra of Canada became the youngest centurion in the T20 World Cup en route to his 110 against New Zealand on 17th February 2026.
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