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Which players have scored a century in T20s for England? | The four players with a T20 century for England in men’s T20s.
Scoring a century will forever be the ultimate achievement in cricketing circles, with anybody fortunate enough to have experienced the thrill of raising a celebratory bat towards the dressing room and stands boasting enough memories to last a lifetime.
Said heroics are, in theory, a little easier to savor in the five-day event of a Test arena, with time very much on the side of those looking to put willow on leather. When the competitive timeframe is shortened in a white-ball environment, runs need to flow a little quicker as the scoreboard is kept ticking over.
When there are only 20 overs in which to work, then centurions become an endangered species that are very rare to come across. Hitters may become bigger on a seemingly annual basis, but even those with the heaviest of slugs can find it hard to reach three figures.
List of players who have scored a century in men’s T20s for England
Heading into another T20 World Cup, which has Australia topping cricket betting at +250, only four Englishmen have been able to race their way to 100 and beyond in the shortest format of the game. The potential is certainly there for more famous names to etch entries into the history books, but for now the centurion list remains a very exclusive club.
Alex Hales – 116*
Destructive opening batsman Hales has returned to the England fold after being forced to sit out a 50-over World Cup triumph in 2019, with a slate wiped clean for a man who certainly knows his way to the boundary rope – and the back of a stand! A record-setting innings was produced against Sri Lanka at the 2014 World T20, with a century reached from just 63 balls.
Dawid Malan – 103*
Malan is the ultimate model of consistency in white-ball cricket, with a remarkable ability boasted to time just about any delivery and innings to perfection. He may not be the most glamorous of batsmen, with fireworks not really his kind of thing, but he can be a game-changing presence if allowed to build his way into an innings – as he did in some style against New Zealand in November 2019.
Liam Livingstone – 103
Very much a T20 cricketer for the modern era, Livingstone has enjoyed a meteoric rise to prominence. So high has his star soared that he is now one of the most sought-after and expensive performers in the ever-expanding world of franchise cricket. His most impressive performance with the bat in an England shirt came against Pakistan at Trent Bridge in July 2021.
Jos Buttler – 101*
England’s Jos Buttler affirmed his credentials as a bona fide superstar with the only century at the #T20WorldCup ? pic.twitter.com/CgXhhYhuDE
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) November 18, 2021
It is only fitting that the finest white-ball player that England has ever produced finds himself on a notable list, with Buttler boasting run-scoring ability that is almost unmatched. He required just 67 balls to pass 100 against Sri Lanka in November 2021 and now boasts centuries in all three formats of the game.
Next?
Given the options available to England, and with scores creeping ever higher both individually and collectively when only having 120 deliveries to work with, who will be next to join England’s club of T20 centurions?
