India secured a 1-0 lead in the ongoing five-match T20I series against Australia with a tense victory in the first game in Vishakhapatnam on Thursday, November 23.
While chasing a target of 209, the Men in Blue were powered by an outstanding performance from captain Suryakumar Yadav, who played a remarkable innings, scoring 80 runs off 42 balls.
Teaming up with Ishan Kishan (58) for a 112-run partnership, Suryakumar dominated the Australian bowlers and brought India close to victory.
Rinku Singh played a crucial cameo (22* off 14) towards the end, sealing the victory for India with two wickets remaining.
Australia recorded their highest T20I team score against India by posting 208/3 in 20 overs. Steve Smith contributed 52 runs off 41 balls, but the standout performance came from Josh Inglis.
Inglis showcased his authority with a spectacular innings, scoring 110 runs off just 50 balls, entertaining the crowd to the fullest. His remarkable century came in only 47 balls, making it the second-fastest T20I hundred against India.
Here are the top five fastest centuries against India in T20Is:
#1 Glenn Maxwell scored a fifty in Bengaluru in 2019 in 50 balls
As a member of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) now, Glenn Maxwell played an excellent innings in front of a full M Chinnaswamy Stadium in February 2019. The Australian all-rounder scored a century in 50 balls, leading to a seven-wicket victory over India.
Australia, in pursuit of 191 for victory, faced early dismissals of both Marcus Stoinis and Aaron Finch. Although D’arcy Short stayed for a while, Glenn Maxwell aggressively dominated the bowlers.
Maxwell defied Indian plans, capitalized on good batting conditions, and guided Australia to victory with an unbeaten 113 off 55 balls in the last over.
#2 Evin Lewis scored a fifty in Florida in 2016 in 48 balls
The West Indies and India engaged in a thrilling T20I contest in Florida in 2016. It turned out to be a high-scoring match, and the Caribbean team secured victory by a narrow margin of just one run.
Choosing to bat first, West Indies’ openers, Johnson Charles and Evin Lewis, launched an aggressive assault on the Indian bowling attack. Lewis, scoring a quick fifty in 25 balls, made a powerful statement by hitting five consecutive sixes off Stuart Binny in the 11th over.
Lewis reached a century in 48 balls, with a single off Jadeja, in a 49-ball innings featuring five fours and nine sixes. His partnership with Andre Russell added 78 runs in 36 balls. West Indies posted 245/6 in 20 overs, winning the match by just one run.
#3 Rilee Rossouw scored a fifty in Indore in 2022 in 48 balls
Leading up to the T20 World Cup 2022, India faced South Africa in a three-match T20I series. Although India secured a 2-1 victory, they conceded two impressive centuries, both highlighted in this list.
Firstly, Rilee Rossouw’s remarkable unbeaten century came off 48 balls at the Holkar Stadium in Indore. On a flat pitch, South Africa posted the second-highest T20I team total against India, reaching 227 in the first innings.
Quinton de Kock scored 68 off 43 balls, but Rilee Rossouw stole the show with a blistering 48-ball century, smashing seven fours and eight sixes at a strike rate of over 200. Despite fielding lapses by India, South Africa won by 49 runs, marking their biggest T20I win over India in India.
#4 Josh Inglis scored a fifty in Vizag in 2023 in 47 balls
The most recent addition to the list, Josh Inglis, recorded the second-fastest century against India in all T20 internationals. He achieved this feat by scoring 110 runs off 50 balls in the recently concluded first T20I in Vishakhapatnam.
Despite his team ending up on the losing side, Inglis received widespread acclaim for his outstanding batting performance, presenting a significant challenge for the Indian bowlers throughout the series.
Recent ODI World Cup winner Josh Inglis, coming in after Matthew Short’s dismissal, played aggressively, forming a crucial 130-run partnership with Steve Smith (52).
Inglis, with his maiden century featuring 11 boundaries and eight sixes, achieved a phenomenal strike rate of 220, single-handedly guiding Australia to a total of 208/3 in the first inning.
#5 David Miller scored a fifty in Guwahati in 2022 in 46 balls
David Miller currently holds the record for the fastest T20I century against India. The dynamic left-hander achieved this feat with a 46-ball ton during his second T20I encounter with India in Guwahati in 2022.
Despite Miller’s exceptional batting performance, South Africa faced a 16-run defeat. In pursuit of a challenging target of 238, the Proteas lost three wickets with only 47 runs on the board.
In an unbeaten 174-run partnership, Miller played the aggressor as South Africa needed 37 runs off the last six balls. Miller’s two consecutive sixes secured his second T20I century, the fastest against India. A higher strike rate from De Kock could have turned Miller’s heroics into a potential miracle in Guwahati.
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